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Massachusetts Football Adds Cato June To Coaching Staff
March 04, 2020 | Football
Seven-year NFL veteran, Michigan alumnus named outside linebackers coach
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts football head coach Walt Bell announced the hiring of NFL veteran Cato June to Bell's coaching staff on Wednesday. June, who played linebacker in college and the NFL, will oversee the UMass outside linebackers.
June spent the last four seasons on the football staff at Howard University. He coached the running backs in 2016 before he shifted to the defensive side of the ball. June tutored the safeties in 2017 while he also served as the program's recruiting coordinator. He maintained his recruiting role in 2018 and 2019 while working with the safeties and outside linebackers, respectively.
June racked up 504 tackles, 20.0 TFLs, 26 passes defended and 12 interceptions during his 89-game NFL career spanning tenures with the Indianapolis Colts (2003-06), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007-08) and Chicago Bears (2009). June tallied more than 100 tackles in three consecutive seasons, with 110 in 2004, 103 the following season and 142 over the 16-game regular season in 2006.
He was instrumental in propelling Indianapolis to their 2006 Super Bowl Championship. June provided 26 tackles, including a TFL, over four playoff games. It culminated in a seven-tackle outing when Indianapolis defeated Chicago, 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4, 2007.
The Colts selected June, a University of Michigan alumnus, in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. While at Michigan from 1998-2002, June established himself as a lockdown defender in the secondary and recorded 138 career tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, eight pass breakups, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. The Wolverines won 47 games overall during June's tenure on the team and appeared in the 1998, 2000 and 2001 Citrus Bowls, 1999 Orange Bowl and 2002 Outback Bowl.
June joined the coaching ranks following the conclusion of his playing career when he was named to the staff at his scholastic alma mater, Anacostia High School (D.C.), as the team's defensive coordinator in 2011. June was promoted to Anacostia's head coach in 2012, a position he held until he accepted the same position at nearby Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Prince George's County before the 2015 season.
Massachusetts opens its 2020 season at UConn on Thurs., Sept. 3. The Minutemen host their first of six home games at McGuirk Alumni Stadium against Troy on Sat., Sept. 12. UMass also hosts Albany (Sat., Sept. 19), Temple (Sat., Oct. 10), FIU (Sat., Oct. 24), New Mexico State (Sat., Nov. 7) and Army West Point (Sat., Nov. 21).
UMass Athletics began accepting season ticket deposits on Wed., Feb. 5 in conjunction with the National Signing Day Show. Season ticket packages will be available for purchase starting on April 25, 2020.
Follow Massachusetts football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
June spent the last four seasons on the football staff at Howard University. He coached the running backs in 2016 before he shifted to the defensive side of the ball. June tutored the safeties in 2017 while he also served as the program's recruiting coordinator. He maintained his recruiting role in 2018 and 2019 while working with the safeties and outside linebackers, respectively.
June racked up 504 tackles, 20.0 TFLs, 26 passes defended and 12 interceptions during his 89-game NFL career spanning tenures with the Indianapolis Colts (2003-06), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007-08) and Chicago Bears (2009). June tallied more than 100 tackles in three consecutive seasons, with 110 in 2004, 103 the following season and 142 over the 16-game regular season in 2006.
He was instrumental in propelling Indianapolis to their 2006 Super Bowl Championship. June provided 26 tackles, including a TFL, over four playoff games. It culminated in a seven-tackle outing when Indianapolis defeated Chicago, 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4, 2007.
The Colts selected June, a University of Michigan alumnus, in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. While at Michigan from 1998-2002, June established himself as a lockdown defender in the secondary and recorded 138 career tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, eight pass breakups, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. The Wolverines won 47 games overall during June's tenure on the team and appeared in the 1998, 2000 and 2001 Citrus Bowls, 1999 Orange Bowl and 2002 Outback Bowl.
June joined the coaching ranks following the conclusion of his playing career when he was named to the staff at his scholastic alma mater, Anacostia High School (D.C.), as the team's defensive coordinator in 2011. June was promoted to Anacostia's head coach in 2012, a position he held until he accepted the same position at nearby Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Prince George's County before the 2015 season.
Massachusetts opens its 2020 season at UConn on Thurs., Sept. 3. The Minutemen host their first of six home games at McGuirk Alumni Stadium against Troy on Sat., Sept. 12. UMass also hosts Albany (Sat., Sept. 19), Temple (Sat., Oct. 10), FIU (Sat., Oct. 24), New Mexico State (Sat., Nov. 7) and Army West Point (Sat., Nov. 21).
UMass Athletics began accepting season ticket deposits on Wed., Feb. 5 in conjunction with the National Signing Day Show. Season ticket packages will be available for purchase starting on April 25, 2020.
Follow Massachusetts football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
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