Summary
Chris Kiffin (born January 19, 1982) is an American football coach. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska and Idaho.
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | January 19, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sickles (Tampa, FL) |
| College: | Colorado State |
| Career history | |
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Coaching career edit
Idaho edit
In 2005, Kiffin started his coaching career at Idaho as a coaching assistant.
In 2006, Kiffin was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a offseason quality control intern under head coach Jon Gruden.
Nebraska edit
In 2008, Kiffin was hired as a defensive quality control coach at Nebraska.
USC edit
In 2010, Kiffin was hired as a defensive assistant at USC.
Arkansas State edit
In 2011, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Arkansas State.
Ole Miss edit
In 2012, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Ole Miss.[1] He left in 2017 to join his brother.[2]
Florida Atlantic edit
In 2017, Kiffin was hired by his brother, Lane Kiffin, at Florida Atlantic[3] as a defensive coordinator in 2016.[4]
San Francisco 49ers edit
In 2018, Kiffin was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their pass rush specialist coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.[5]
Cleveland Browns edit
On February 13, 2020, Kiffin was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.[6] Following the 2021 season, Kiffin left the Browns coaching staff to join the coaching staff at Ole Miss.[7] However, on February 10, 2022, Kiffin left Ole Miss to return to the Browns and take his former coaching role.[8]
Houston Texans edit
On February 14, 2023, Kiffin left the Cleveland Browns to become the linebackers coach with the Houston Texans.[9] Kiffin was fired a year later and replaced by Billy Davis[10]
Personal life edit
Chris is the son of longtime National Football League defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin[11] and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head coach Lane Kiffin[12] Chris and his wife, Angela, have four children: daughters, Bella, Grace and Taylor, and son, Christian. A native of Tampa, Florida, Chris played defensive tackle at Colorado State.
References edit
- ^ Kulha, Andrew. "Did Chris Kiffin Go Too Far with Hundreds of Facebook Messages to Recruit's GF?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Potter, Davis (December 15, 2016). "Ole Miss assistant Chris Kiffin bids farewell after joining Lane Kiffin's staff at FAU". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Kiffin - Football Coach". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "FAU hires Ole Miss DL coach Chris Kiffin as defensive coordinator". SEC Country.
- ^ Richardson, Shandel (February 15, 2018). "FAU defensive coordinator Chris Kiffin leaves for job with San Francisco 49ers". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Browns to Hire Chris Kiffin to New Staff, Comes From Familiar Roots". SI.com. February 7, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Browns Coach Quits in Cleveland, Heads to Collegiate Ranks". January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Sources: C. Kiffin backtracks, returns to Browns". February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Sources: Texans hire Chris Kiffin as LB Coach". February 14, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Jonathan M. (February 28, 2024). "Texans hire Billy Davis to coach linebackers, replacing Chris Kiffin". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Staff Directory". Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Lane Kiffin Named Head Football Coach". Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.