The Washington Commanders announced today they have named Pete Ohnegian as the team's player development coach.Â
Ohnegian joins the Commanders after serving as a defensive quality control coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. Last season, Ohnegian's main responsibilities included assisting the linebackers along with film breakdowns and oversight of the elite performance program tracking the development for defensive players. Â
Prior to his time in Dallas, Ohnegian served as the strength and conditioning coordinator at William Patterson (N.J.) in 2018, following an internship with Army football strength and conditioning staff in 2016. In 2003, Ohnegian founded a professional performance center, Good Energy Training, in his home state of New Jersey, which he ran until 2020.
Ohnegian's coaching career began at his alma mater, Lafayette College, where he was the defensive line coach and Director of Strength and Conditioning for the 1994 season. He was part of the 1994 Lafayette team that won the Patriot League title.
Ohnegian played five seasons (1994-00) in the XFL (2001) and spent a portion of the 1997 training camp with the Cowboys as a center/guard and long snapper.
As a player at Lafayette, Ohnegian was a four-year letter winner and captain (1993 season) as a defensive end, where he helped the Leopards win the Patriot League title in 1992. Ohnegian capped his career for the Leopards with 149 total tackles (87 solo), plus 11 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks. Ohnegian and his wife, Katie, have a daughter, Allison, and three sons, John, Andrew and Michael.
