Chris Kiffin
Chris Kiffin (born January 19, 1982) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska and Idaho.
Cleveland Browns | |
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Position: | Defensive line coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Tampa, Florida, United States | January 19, 1982
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
Idaho
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
In 2008, Kiffin was hired as a defensive quality control coach at Nebraska.
USC
In 2010, Kiffin was hired as a defensive assistant at USC.
Arkansas
In 2011, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Arkansas State.
Ole Miss
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
In 2017, Kiffin was hired by his brother, Lane Kiffin, at Florida Atlantic[3] as a defensive coordinator in 2016.[4]
San Francisco 49ers
In 2018, Kiffin was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their pass rush specialist coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.[5]
Cleveland Browns
On February 13, 2020, Kiffin was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.[6]
Personal life
Chris is the son of longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin[7] and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head coach Lane Kiffin [8] 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
- Kulha, Andrew. "Did Chris Kiffin Go Too Far with Hundreds of Facebook Messages to Recruit's GF?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Thursday, Davis Potter Email the author Published 12:50 pm; December 15; 2016 (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.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "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. "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. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Staff Directory". Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- "Lane Kiffin Named Head Football Coach".