Chris Kiffin

Chris Kiffin (born January 19, 1982) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska and Idaho.

Chris Kiffin
Houston Texans
Position:Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-01-19) 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
As a coach:

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 State

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] 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

On February 14, 2023, Kiffin left the Cleveland Browns to become the linebackers coach with the Houston Texans.[9]

Personal life

Chris is the son of longtime National Football League defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin[10] and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head coach Lane Kiffin[11] 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
  1. Kulha, Andrew. "Did Chris Kiffin Go Too Far with Hundreds of Facebook Messages to Recruit's GF?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Chris Kiffin - Football Coach". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. "FAU hires Ole Miss DL coach Chris Kiffin as defensive coordinator". SEC Country.
  5. Richardson, Shandel. "FAU defensive coordinator Chris Kiffin leaves for job with San Francisco 49ers". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. "Report: Browns to Hire Chris Kiffin to New Staff, Comes From Familiar Roots". SI.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. "Browns Coach Quits in Cleveland, Heads to Collegiate Ranks". January 14, 2022.
  8. "Sources: C. Kiffin backtracks, returns to Browns". February 10, 2022.
  9. "Sources: Texans hire Chris Kiffin as LB Coach". February 14, 2023.
  10. "Staff Directory". Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. "Lane Kiffin Named Head Football Coach".
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