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American football player and coach (born 1983)

Born (1983-01-13) January 13, 1983 (age 43)

Jeff Howard
Seattle Seahawks
Title	Safeties coach
Personal information
Born	(1983-01-13) January 13, 1983 (age 43)
Career information
College	Eastern New Mexico
Position	Linebacker
Career history
Odessa Permian High School (2007–2010) Assistant DBs/LBs – Defensive coordinator Texas Tech (2011–2012) Offensive line assistant / Defensive quality control / DBs Minnesota Vikings (2013–2019) Defensive assistant Cleveland Browns (2020–2022) Defensive backs coach/Pass game coordinator Los Angeles Chargers (2023) Linebackers coach Seattle Seahawks (2024–present) Safeties coach

Awards and highlights
Super Bowl champion (LX)

Jeff Howard (born January 13, 1983) is an American professional football coach who is the safeties coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

Howard played linebacker for Eastern New Mexico from 2001 to 2004 and was a 4-time Academic All-Lone Star Conference member. Howard earned 1st Team All-Lone Star Conference honors as a linebacker (LB) in 2003–2004^[2] while capping his career by being named a 2004 AFCA Division II All-American^[3] and graduating cum laude with a degree in biology and chemistry. Howard had his jersey retired by Eastern New Mexico in 2006 and entered ENMU Hall of Honor in 2011.^[4]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Howard transitioned from his on-field playing days to coaching at Odessa Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Howard was on staff from 2007 to 2010, during which he assisted the defensive backs and LBs before becoming the defensive coordinator in 2009–2010. Howard was on the Texas Tech staff from 2011 to 2012, he started in the summer of 2011 as an offensive assistant working with the offensive line position then moving to the defensive side of the ball to serve in the defensive quality control role for the 2011 season and coaching the safety position in 2012.^[5]

Minnesota Vikings

Howard joined the Minnesota Vikings for the 2013 NFL season as assistant to the head coach, Leslie Frazier. In 2014 he was promoted to defensive assistant and continued at the defensive assistant-linebackser in 2015 and assistant defensive backs in for the 2019 season.^[6]^[7]

Cleveland Browns

On January 29, 2020, the Cleveland Browns^[1] announced that Howard would be joining their team under Head Coach Kevin Stefanski^[8] as the team's defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator.^[9] Howard missed the team's wild card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 10, 2021, due to COVID-19 protocols.^[10]

Los Angeles Chargers

On February 11, 2023, the Los Angeles Chargers hired Howard as their linebackers coach.^[11]

Seattle Seahawks

In February 2024, he was hired as the safeties coach for the Seahawks.^[12] He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl LX over the New England Patriots 29–13.^[13]

References

1 2 "Browns to Hire Jeff Howard as Defensive Backs Coach, Passing Game Coordinator". Maven. January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Lone Star Conference Football - Eastern New Mexico". static.lonestarconference.org. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "2004 AFCA division II coaches' all-America team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2020.
↑ "Jeff Howard (2011) - Hall of Honors". Eastern New Mexico University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Cleveland Browns". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Jeff Howard named Cleveland Browns' pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach". WKYC. February 11, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Vikings Announce 2019 Coaching Staff". Vikings Territory. February 10, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Browns Name Jeff Howard Pass Game Coordinator/DB's Coach". theOBR.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
↑ "Browns to Hire Jeff Howard as Defensive Backs Coach, Passing Game Coordinator". SI.com. January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
↑ Smith, Pete (January 8, 2021). "Browns Finally Practice, 7 Players Listed as Questionable, Including 3 All-Pros". SI.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
↑ "Report: Chargers to Hire Browns' Jeff Howard as New Inside Linebackers Coach". si.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
↑ "Report: Seahawks to hire Jeff Howard as assistant coach". NBC Sports. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
↑ Maaddi, Rob (February 8, 2026). "Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13". AP News. Retrieved February 11, 2026.

External links

Jeff Howard on Twitter
Jeff Howard Bio on Pro Football History
Howard: A Little Mojo in Super Bowl

NFL defensive back coaches

American Football Conference

AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West
Joe Danna & Jay Valai (Buffalo Bills) Ryan Downard & Jahmile Addae (Miami Dolphins) Justin Hamilton & Scott Booker (New England Patriots) Chris Harris & Ryan Slowik (New York Jets)	Mike Mickens & P. J. Volker (Baltimore Ravens) Charles Burks & Jordan Kovacs (Cincinnati Bengals) Brandon Lynch & Ephraim Banda (Cleveland Browns) Jason Simmons & Joe Whitt Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers)	Dino Vasso & Stephen Adegoke (Houston Texans) Chris Hewitt & Jerome Henderson (Indianapolis Colts) Anthony Perkins (Jacksonville Jaguars) Tony Oden & Marquand Manuel (Tennessee Titans)	Doug Belk (Denver Broncos) Dave Merritt & Andre Curtis (Kansas City Chiefs) Joe Woods & Matt Robinson (Las Vegas Raiders) Steve Clinkscale & Adam Fuller (Los Angeles Chargers)

National Football Conference

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West
Derrick Ansley & Ryan Smith (Dallas Cowboys) Donald D'Alesio & Addison Lynch (New York Giants) Joe Kasper & Roy Anderson (Philadelphia Eagles) William Gay & Tommy Donatell (Washington Commanders)	Al Harris (Chicago Bears) Deshea Townsend (Detroit Lions) Bobby Babich (Green Bay Packers) Gerald Alexander (Minnesota Vikings)	Justin Hood (Atlanta Falcons) Renaldo Hill (Carolina Panthers) Grady Brown (New Orleans Saints) Rashad Johnson & Tim Atkins (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Zac Etheridge (Arizona Cardinals) Aubrey Pleasant & Chris Beake (Los Angeles Rams) Jerry Gray & Ray Brown (San Francisco 49ers) Karl Scott & Jeff Howard (Seattle Seahawks)

v t e Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl LX champions
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