Chris Hewitt
Christopher Horace Hewitt (born July 22, 1974) is a former American football defensive back who is the pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
| Baltimore Ravens | |
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| Position: | Pass game coordinator/secondary coach |
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| Born: | July 22, 1974 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dwight Morrow (Englewood, New Jersey) |
| College: | Cincinnati |
| Undrafted: | 1997 |
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Early life
Hewitt was born in Kingston, Jamaica[1] and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School.[2] He played football, basketball and track while in high school.
College career
He played for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team at the collegiate level. Hewitt's 31.50 kickoff return average in the 1993 season ranks second on the all-time rankings for the Cincinnati Bearcats, while his 742 career kickoff return yards rank ninth and his 28.54 career yards per kickoff returns place him first on the school's rankings.[3]
Professional career
Hewitt played as a defensive back and on special teams for the New Orleans Saints in 1997, starting two games and finishing the season with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery as a defensive back. In 1998, he again started two games and had 9 tackles and two sacks. In his third and final season with the Saints, Hewitt was limited to one tackle and a sack.[1]
Coaching career
Hewitt joined the coaching staff at Rutgers under Greg Schiano, where he spent eight years, including as running backs coach and defensive backs coach. As part of the NFL's Minority Coaching Fellowship Program, Hewitt worked on the staffs of the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the Ravens, who hired him in February 2012 as the team's assistant special teams coach.[4] Hewitt was brought into the Ravens by head coach John Harbaugh, who had been Hewitt's special teams coach when he was playing at the age of 17 as a freshman at the University of Cincinnati. Hewitt was part of the Ravens coaching staff for the Raven's victory at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, which was played in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, where Hewitt played in the NFL with the Saints.[5][6]
The Ravens promoted Hewitt to pass defense coordinator on February 26, 2020.[7]
References
- "Chris Hewitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- Leggate, Jim. "Englewood Native Chris Hewitt Headed to Super Bowl as Ravens Coach; Chris Hewitt is the Baltimore Ravens' assistant special teams coach.", Englewood Patch, February 1, 2013. Accessed August 27, 2018. "Englewood native Chris Hewitt is headed to the Super Bowl as an assistant special teams coach for the Baltimore Ravens, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Hewitt, a Dwight Morrow graduate, spent three years as a defensive back for the New Orleans Saints before coaching at Notre Dame and Rutgers."
- Kickoff Returns Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cincinnati Bearcats football. Accessed February 1, 2013.
- Rowe, John. "Chris Hewitt leaves Rutgers for NFL", The Record (Bergen County), February 14, 2012. Accessed February 1, 2013.
- Stapleton, Art. "Englewood's Chris Hewitt heads to Super Bowl with the Ravens", The Record (Bergen County), January 31, 2013. Accessed February 1, 2013.
- "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- "Ravens Coaching Announcements". BaltimoreRavens.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.