Ken Zampese was named Atlanta Falcons senior offensive assistant on Feb. 3, 2024.

Zampese joins the Falcons from the Washington Commanders where he spent the last four seasons. In 2023, Zampese worked as senior offensive assistant/game management after spending the previous three seasons as the Commanders quarterbacks' coach. He brings a wealth of experience to Atlanta, serving in a variety of coaching roles with several NFL teams including Washington, Cleveland (2018), Cincinnati (2003-17), St. Louis (2000-02), Green Bay (1999), and Philadelphia (1998).

In 2021, he worked with Taylor Heinicke helping the quarterback pass for 3,419 yards with 20 touchdowns in 16 games. Under Zampese's guidance, Heinicke had seven games with a passer rating of 90-or-better and five games with two-or-more touchdown passes. In 2020, Zampese worked with Alex Smith who posted a 5-1 record as a starter and was named the AP Comeback Player of the year. 

Prior to his time in Washington, Zampese split time in 2019 with Atlanta Legends and the University of Florida after spending the 2018 season with the Browns. In Cleveland, guided first overall pick Baker Mayfield to an impressive rookie season, setting an NFL rookie record with 27 touchdown passes in just 13 games. Mayfield led all rookies in passing yards (3,725), passing touchdowns (27), completion percentage (63.79) and passer rating (93.7) that season.

Zampese was the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2016 season where the team fielded a top-13 unit averaging 356.9 yards per game. Prior to being named the offensive coordinator, Zampese spent the previous 13 seasons as the Bengals quarterbacks coach working with Jon Kitna, Carson Palmer, and Andy Dalton. Under Zampese's tutalege, Kitna was named AP Comeback Player of the Year and PFWA Most Improved Player in 2003, Palmer earned back-to-back Pro Bowl selections in 2005 and 2006, while Dalton was named to Pro Bowls in 2011, 2014, and 2016.

Zampese joined the Bengals after three seasons in St. Louis. In 2001, he was the club's wide receivers coach as the Rams led the NFL in passing yards. The next season, he added passing game coordinator to his responsibilities with the Rams finishing second in the league in passing. 

Zampese spent time as an offensive assitant with the Rams (2000)  and Green Bay Packers (1999) after getting his NFL start as an offensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998. Prior to working in the NFL, he spent nine years as a college coach, including two seasons as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Miami (Ohio) and four seasons at Northern Arizona where he was offensive coordinator (1995) and wide receivers coach (1992-94). Zampese began his caoching career as a graduate assistant at USC (1990-91).

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.