Longtime NFL special teams coordinator and former Central Michigan head coach John Bonamego told ESPN on Friday he is retiring from coaching.
Bonamego, 59, spent 19 years as a special teams assistant or coordinator in the NFL and another 16 as a college coach, including the four-year stint as the head coach of his alma mater from 2015 to 2018. He spent last season as a senior special teams analyst at Iowa State.
"It's been an incredible journey," Bonamego told ESPN. "But [my wife] Paulette and I, we're super excited about the next chapter of our lives.