Coaching career: The Helvetic Guards canceled operations, and although the Helvetic Mercenaries replaced them I cannot find any source that states whether the coaching staff remains the same.
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| Metzelaars finished his 16 NFL seasons with 383 [[reception (American football)|receptions]] for 3,686 yards and 29 [[touchdown]]s in 235 games. At the time of his retirement, his 235 games were the most ever played by a tight end in NFL history. | Metzelaars finished his 16 NFL seasons with 383 [[reception (American football)|receptions]] for 3,686 yards and 29 [[touchdown]]s in 235 games. At the time of his retirement, his 235 games were the most ever played by a tight end in NFL history. |
| ==Coaching== | ==Coaching career== |
| After retiring, Metzelaars moved into the coaching ranks as the [[offensive coordinator]] at [[Charlotte Christian School]] from 1998 to 2002. In 2003, Metzelaars joined [[Wingate University]] as an assistant offensive coach but also coached in [[NFL Europa|NFL Europe]] with [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona]] during the off-season. He also was an intern with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] during their 2003 training camp, assisting with the tight ends under [[offensive coordinator]] [[Tom Moore (football coach)|Tom Moore]]. In 2004, Metzelaars joined the Colts staff full-time as the offensive quality control coach. After reaching four Super Bowls with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as a player, he finally won a [[Super Bowl ring|ring]] with the Colts' triumph in [[Super Bowl XLI]].<ref name="ColtsSuperBowl"/> In 2012, Metzelaars joined the Buffalo Bills staff full-time as the tight ends coach. He, along with the entire Bills coaching staff, was dismissed on December 31, 2012. On January 24, 2014, Metzelaars became tight ends coach for the [[San Diego Chargers]], replacing [[Jason Michael]] who left to be offensive coordinator for the [[Tennessee Titans]]. He was reunited with former Buffalo Bills teammate [[Frank Reich]], who was promoted to be the Chargers' new offensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/12/yyyyy-draft-of-a-story-yyyyy.html|title=Bills make it official: Gailey is fired|last=Gaughan|first=Mark|date=December 31, 2012|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013010...ft-of-a-story-yyyyy.html|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chargers hire Pete Metzelaars|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/24/chargers-tight-ends-coach/|publisher=[[U-T San Diego]]|date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chargers Hire Metzelaars as Tight Ends Coach|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/articl...a-fac5-4b91-a9b2-e3b3880871b4|publisher=[[San Diego Chargers|chargers.com]]|date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> | After retiring, Metzelaars moved into the coaching ranks as the [[offensive coordinator]] at [[Charlotte Christian School]] from 1998 to 2002. In 2003, Metzelaars joined [[Wingate University]] as an assistant offensive coach but also coached in [[NFL Europa|NFL Europe]] with [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona]] during the off-season. He also was an intern with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] during their 2003 training camp, assisting with the tight ends under [[offensive coordinator]] [[Tom Moore (football coach)|Tom Moore]]. In 2004, Metzelaars joined the Colts staff full-time as the offensive quality control coach. After reaching four Super Bowls with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as a player, he finally won a [[Super Bowl ring|ring]] with the Colts' triumph in [[Super Bowl XLI]].<ref name="ColtsSuperBowl"/> In 2012, Metzelaars joined the Buffalo Bills staff full-time as the tight ends coach. He, along with the entire Bills coaching staff, was dismissed on December 31, 2012. On January 24, 2014, Metzelaars became tight ends coach for the [[San Diego Chargers]], replacing [[Jason Michael]] who left to be offensive coordinator for the [[Tennessee Titans]]. He was reunited with former Buffalo Bills teammate [[Frank Reich]], who was promoted to be the Chargers' new offensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/12/yyyyy-draft-of-a-story-yyyyy.html|title=Bills make it official: Gailey is fired|last=Gaughan|first=Mark|date=December 31, 2012|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013010...ft-of-a-story-yyyyy.html|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chargers hire Pete Metzelaars|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/24/chargers-tight-ends-coach/|publisher=[[U-T San Diego]]|date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chargers Hire Metzelaars as Tight Ends Coach|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/articl...a-fac5-4b91-a9b2-e3b3880871b4|publisher=[[San Diego Chargers|chargers.com]]|date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> |
| In 2018, Metzelaars became the offensive line coach for the [[Atlanta Legends]] of the newly formed [[Alliance of American Football]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Alper|first=Josh|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-continue-building-coaching-staffs/|title=AAF teams continue building coaching staffs|publisher=[[Profootballtalk.com]]|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> | In 2018, Metzelaars became the offensive line coach for the [[Atlanta Legends]] of the newly formed [[Alliance of American Football]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Alper|first=Josh|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-continue-building-coaching-staffs/|title=AAF teams continue building coaching staffs|publisher=[[Profootballtalk.com]]|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> |
| In 2023 he joined the [[Helvetic Guards]] of the [[European League of Football]] (ELF) as the [[special teams coordinator]] and tight ends coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Helvetic Guards announce changes in the coaching staff with Super Bowl champions|url=https://europeanleague.football/new...website=europeanleague.football|date=February 12, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>. However, On 4 April 2024, the team announced the end of operations.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIE HELVETIC GUARDS STELLEN DEN BETRIEB EIN – ERSATZTEAM STEHT IN DEN STARTLÖCHERN|url=https://endzone.ch/die-helvetic-gua...m-steht-in-den-startloechern/|trans-title=The Helvetic Guards cancel operations – Replacement team is in the starting holes|language=de|website=endzone.ch|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> | |
| In 2023 he joined the Helevetic Guards in the European League of football as Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Helvetic Guards |author-link=Helvetic Guards |user=HelveticGuards |number=1624363167529803779 |date=February 11, 2023 |title=Super Bowl winning Coach Pete Metzelaars will be our Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach. After a stint with the Barcelona Dragons in the NFL Europe Coach Metzerlaars is ready for another adventure in europe. #upforthechallenge https://t.co/j0xJtm74R4 |language=en |access-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url= |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== |
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