Mike Woicik


Mike Woicik is an American football strength and conditioning coach in the National Football League. He holds the record for second-most Super Bowl rings won by a coach with six, winning three with the Cowboys and three with the New England Patriots. Woicik has also authored a book Total Conditioning for Football: The Syracuse Way.

Early life

Woicik graduated from Westwood High School in Westwood, Massachusetts before attending Boston College where he earned a bachelor's degree in history. He then went to Springfield College to receive his master's degree in physical education.

Coaching career

College

Woicik began his coaching career as the track coach and weight room coordinator at Springfield from 1978 to 1980. He then was hired as a strength and conditioning coach by Syracuse University, where he stayed through 1989.

NFL

Woicik earned his first NFL coaching job in 1990 with the Cowboys as their strength and conditioning coach. In his six-year stint, the team won three Super Bowls. He then served the New Orleans Saints in the same capacity from the 1997 season through the 1999 season. In 2000, he was hired by the Patriots, where he won another three Super Bowls with the team.
On February 11, 2011, Woicik finalized a deal to rejoin the Cowboys in the same position he had in New England.
On January 14, 2020, Woicik was informed that he would not be retained for the 2020 Season by new head coach Mike McCarthy.

Awards and honors