Chris Kiffin
| Ole Miss Rebels | |
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| Position: | Co-defensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 19, 1982 Raleigh, NC, United States |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sickles (Tampa, FL) |
| College: | Colorado State |
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Chris Kiffin (born January 19, 1982) is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels. 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.
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]
Ole Miss
On January 13, 2022 it was reported that Kiffin was leaving the Browns organization to take a coaching position at Ole Miss[7]
Personal life
Chris is the son of longtime National Football League defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin[8] and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head coach Lane Kiffin[9] 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.
- ^ 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. "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.
- ^ "Report: Browns DL Coach Chris Kiffin leaving for Ole Miss".
- ^ "Staff Directory". Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Lane Kiffin Named Head Football Coach".
- Living people
- 1982 births
- American football defensive linemen
- Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches
- Cleveland Browns coaches
- Colorado State Rams football players
- Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches
- Idaho Vandals football coaches
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches
- Ole Miss Rebels football coaches
- San Francisco 49ers coaches
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches
- USC Trojans football coaches