Markus Paul
| Position: | Director of Physical Development |
| Jets Seasons: | 2 |
| NFL Coaching seasons: | 9 |
| Age: | 43 |
Markus Paul enters his first season with the New York Jets as the director of physical development after serving the past five season as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for NE ... while with NE Paul worked under the direction of Mike Woicik, who trained six Super Bowl Championship teams, assisting in player conditioning while handling the additional responsibilities of coordinating the Patriots’ player development programs ... he celebrated three Super Bowl championships during his tenure in NE, as the Patriots enjoyed records of 17-2 in both 2004 and 2003 and 14-5 in 2001 ... his teams’ have shown the ability to stay consistently strong towards the end of the season compiling a record of 39-5 after November 1 during the 2001-04 seasons ... originally joined the NFL in 1998 as a assisted strength & conditioning coach with NO on the staff of Head Coach Mike Ditka ... his responsibilities in NO included the monitoring of each player’s workout routines throughout the year ... was a fourth-round selection of the Chicago Bears in 1989 ... in five seasons with the Bears he started in 30 of 71 games, including 15 starts at each S position ... he finished his career in 1993 as a member of the Tampa Bay organization after recording six career INT, which he returned for 100 yards ... a four-year starter at Syracuse (1985-88), Paul set a school record with 19 career INT ... as a senior in 1988, he earned first-team All-American honors from The Sporting News and Football News... holds a Bachelors of Science in Retailing from Syracuse University... was an all-state QB and DB at Osceola (Fla.) High and led his team to the high school Citrus Bowl in 1983... Paul and his wife, Patricia have a son, Jairus, and a daughter, Tabitha.
