Ken Zampese enters his fourth season in Washington in 2023 and his first as senior offensive assistant/game management coordinator. Prior to joining the Commanders, he served in a variety of offensive coaching roles with the Cleveland Browns (2018), Cincinnati Bengals (2003-17), St. Louis Rams (2000-02), Green Bay Packers (1999) and Philadelphia Eagles (1998).
In 2021, Zampese helped quarterback Taylor Heinicke record 3,419 passing yards and 20 touchdowns in 16 games. Heinicke had seven games with a 90.0 or higer passer rating, and had five games with two or more touchdowns.
In 2020, Zampese helped oversee a Washington quarterback room that started four different quarterbacks during the 2020 season, combining for the second-most completions in a single season in franchise history [389]. Three different quarterbacks won games for the franchise in 2020.
Zampese worked with QB Alex Smith who posted a 5-1 record as a starter in 2020 and won the NFL's AP Comeback Player of the Year Award.
In 2018, Zampese helped guide Browns rookie QB Baker Mayfield to an NFL rookie record 27 passing touchdowns, despite starting just 13 games. His 27 passing touchdowns ranked fifth in a season among all Browns quarterbacks in franchise history. Mayfield also threw for 3,725 passing yards, setting a Browns rookie record and ranking sixth among NFL rookies all-time. Mayfield led all 2018 NFL rookies in passing yards (3,725), passing touchdowns (27), completion percentage (63.79) and passer rating (93.7) under the guidance of Zampese.
As the Bengals offensive coordinator in 2016, Zampese helped the Bengals offense finish comfortably in the NFL's top half in net yards at No. 13, averaging 356.9 per game. Prior to being named the clubs offensive coordinator, Zampese spent 13 seasons as the Bengals quarterbacks coach, working with Jon Kitna, Carson Palmer and Andy Dalton.
Zampese came to the Bengals following three seasons in St. Louis. He was the club's wide receivers coach in 2001 as the Rams led the league in passing yards, averaging 291.4. In 2002, he added the title of passing game coordinator, and the Rams finished second in the league at 259.6 yards per game. Zampese began his NFL career in 1998 as an offensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Prior to the NFL, Zampese coached for nine years in college, including two seasons at Miami (Ohio). In 1997, Miami averaged 37.4 points per game. Zampese played wide receiver and kick returner at the University of San Diego from 1985-88. He was the team's Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior. He earned an undergraduate degree in business from San Diego, and later received a master's degree in adult education from Southern California.
