Rutgers University Athletics

Anthony Van Curen enters his second year as a defensive assistant with the Rutgers staff in 2017, working primarily with the linebackers. Van Curen previously worked in player development for the Scarlet Knights during the 2016 season.
 
Prior to his time with RU, Van Curen was an assistant defensive line coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 2014-16. Van Curen also worked as a training camp operations assistant with the Buffalo Bills.
 
Van Curen played collegiately at St. John Fisher College, where he was a four-year linebacker, long snapper and special teams player. During his time at Fisher, the Cardinals compiled a 33-12 record, won the 2008 ECAC Northeast Championship Bowl, the 2009 & 2010 ECAC Northwest Bowl and were the 2010 Empire 8 Co-Champions.
 
Van Curen earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from St. John Fisher in 2012 and his master’s degree in sport administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2016.