Shaun O’Hara speaks to the impact Rutgers football’s new offensive line coach will make: ‘Nobody’s going to outwork Pat Flaherty’
Shaun O’Hara won a Super Bowl rings playing for the New York Giants and offensive line coach Pat Flaherty. It is his belief that Flaherty brings a lot to the table in his new position with Rutgers football.
Hired last month to be Rutgers football’s offensive line coach, Flaherty represents two decades of experience in the NFL. In his 11 seasons with the Giants, Flaherty won Super Bowl XLII with O’Hara as his starting center.
O’Hara, now a highly respected analyst with the NFL Network, was named a Pro Bowl selection in each of his final three seasons in the league. He was also an All-Pro pick in 2008.
A former Rutgers football standout who was a walk-on to the program, O’Hara sees Flaherty’s return to Rutgers as a natural fit. From 1984-91, Flaherty was an offensive line assistant.
“Well, I think it’s, you know, it’s a great opportunity for ‘Flats’,” O’Hara told Rutgers Wire on Friday about the return of Flaherty to the Scarlet Knights.
O’Hara joined former Giants teammates Eli Manning and Justin Tuck at an event in Waldwick, N.J. The event was sponsored by The Children’s Place and included over 300 children and their families at the Superdome Sports facility. The event included learning football tips from the Giants trio as well custom t-shirts and an Easter egg hunt.
“I know this, you know Greg Schiano and Pat Flaherty do go back a long way. Actually, I think Greg was a GA (graduate assistant) at Rutgers when Pat was a tight ends coach. So they’ve known each other for a long time. Nobody’s gonna outwork that Flaherty. that’s for darn sure. He’s one of those guys that just doesn’t know any other way but to prepare and to make sure his players are prepared.
“You know, he led us to countless victories. He’s got the Super Bowl rings to prove it. So I know he comes to the ‘Banks’ with a lot of merit. But I think he’s gonna really make those kids better on and off the field.”
Flaherty is an instrumental part of the Rutgers football rebuild, which is entering its fourth season under Schiano. The offensive line has been a sticking point for the program the past three years and Flaherty’s NFL experience will be counted on to guide and elevate the group.
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Joining Flaherty on the offensive line staff is Scott Vallone. The former standout Rutgers football defensive lineman was named an offensive line assistant last month.
