Rod Wilson

Total tackles	47
Forced fumbles	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rod Wilson
	Wilson in 2020
Arizona Cardinals
Title	Inside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1981 (age 44); Cross, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Position	Defensive back (No. 59, 56, 58)
High school	Cross
College	South Carolina
NFL draft	2005: 7th round, 220th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Chicago Bears (2005–2007); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2009); Jacksonville Jaguars (2010)*; Chicago Bears (2010);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
	Charleston Southern (2013–2016); Inside linebackers coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2017–2019); Assistant special teams coach; South Carolina (2020); Linebackers coach; Coastal Carolina (2021); Inside linebackers coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2022–2023); Defensive assistant; Kansas City Chiefs (2024–2025); Outside linebackers coach; Arizona Cardinals (2026–present); Inside linebackers coach;
Awards and highlights
	As player All-SEC (2004); As coach 3× Super Bowl champion (LIV, LVII, LVIII);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles
Total tackles	47
Forced fumbles	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

TitleInside linebackers coach

BornNovember 12, 1981 (age 44)
Cross, South Carolina, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)

Rodriques Wilson (born November 12, 1981) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the inside linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the outside linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2024 to 2025.

Wilson played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft.^[1] He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars. Wilson's coaching career began in 2013 and he previously served as an assistant coach for Charleston Southern University, the University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina University and Kansas City Chiefs.

[1]

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.67 s	4.12 s	7.10 s	39.0 in (0.99 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	21 reps
All values from Pro Day^[2]

v t e Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LIV champions
1 Jody Fortson 2 Dustin Colquitt 4 Chad Henne 7 Harrison Butker 8 Matt Moore 9 Kyle Shurmur 10 Tyreek Hill 11 Demarcus Robinson 12 Gehrig Dieter 13 Byron Pringle 14 Sammy Watkins 15 Patrick Mahomes (MVP) 17 Mecole Hardman 19 Marcus Kemp 20 Morris Claiborne 21 Bashaud Breeland 22 Juan Thornhill 23 Armani Watts 24 Jordan Lucas 25 LeSean McCoy 26 Damien Williams 27 Rashad Fenton 29 Kendall Fuller 30 Alex Brown 30 Elijah McGuire 31 Darrel Williams 32 Tyrann Mathieu 34 Darwin Thompson 35 Charvarius Ward 38 Chris Lammons 39 Spencer Ware 40 John Lovett 41 James Winchester 42 Anthony Sherman 43 Emmanuel Smith 44 Dorian O'Daniel 45 Mike Weber 48 Nick Keizer 49 Daniel Sorensen 50 Darron Lee 52 Demone Harris 53 Anthony Hitchens 54 Damien Wilson 55 Frank Clark 56 Ben Niemann 57 Breeland Speaks 59 Reggie Ragland 60 Ryan Hunter 61 Stefen Wisniewski 62 Austin Reiter 64 Mike Pennel 68 Jackson Barton 70 Greg Senat 71 Mitchell Schwartz 72 Eric Fisher 73 Nick Allegretti 74 Martinas Rankin 75 Cameron Erving 76 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif 77 Andrew Wylie 79 Tim Ward 81 Blake Bell 82 Deon Yelder 87 Travis Kelce 90 Emmanuel Ogbah 91 Derrick Nnadi 92 Tanoh Kpassagnon 94 Terrell Suggs 95 Chris Jones 96 Braxton Hoyett 97 Alex Okafor 98 Xavier Williams 99 Khalen Saunders -- Devaroe Lawrence -- Keith Reaser
Head coach: Andy Reid
Coaches: Eric Bieniemy Joe Bleymaier Mike Borgonzi Brendan Daly Willie Davis Connor Embree David Girardi Andy Heck Matt House Mike Kafka Greg Lewis Sam Madison Deland McCullough Tom Melvin Dave Merritt Barry Rubin Steve Spagnuolo Dave Toub Rod Wilson Britt Reid

v t e Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVII champions
1 Jerick McKinnon 2 Ronald Jones II 4 Chad Henne 5 Tommy Townsend 6 Bryan Cook 7 Harrison Butker 8 Carlos Dunlap 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 10 Isiah Pacheco 11 Marquez Valdes-Scantling 12 Shane Buechele 13 Nazeeh Johnson 14 Cornell Powell 15 Patrick Mahomes (MVP) 17 Mecole Hardman 19 Kadarius Toney 20 Justin Reid 21 Trent McDuffie 22 Juan Thornhill 23 Joshua Williams 24 Skyy Moore 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 26 Deon Bush 27 Ugo Amadi 29 Jerrion Ealy 30 Dicaprio Bootle 32 Nick Bolton 34 Melvin Gordon 35 Jaylen Watson 38 L'Jarius Sneed 39 Zayne Anderson 40 Kendall Blanton 41 James Winchester 43 Jack Cochrane 45 Michael Burton 46 Jordan Franks 47 Darius Harris 48 Cole Christiansen 50 Willie Gay 51 Mike Danna 52 Creed Humphrey 54 Leo Chenal 55 Frank Clark 56 George Karlaftis 57 Orlando Brown 59 Joshua Kaindoh 61 Austin Reiter 62 Joe Thuney 65 Trey Smith 66 Brandon Williams 67 Lucas Niang 70 Prince Tega Wanogho 71 Danny Shelton 73 Nick Allegretti 75 Darian Kinnard 77 Andrew Wylie 81 Blake Bell 82 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 83 Noah Gray 84 Justin Watson 85 Marcus Kemp 87 Travis Kelce 88 Jody Fortson 89 Matt Bushman 91 Derrick Nnadi 92 Phil Hoskins 94 Malik Herring 95 Chris Jones 98 Tershawn Wharton 99 Khalen Saunders -- Mike Caliendo -- Chris Oladokun -- La'Mical Perine -- Justyn Ross
Head coach: Andy Reid
Coaches: Eric Bieniemy Joe Bleymaier Mike Borgonzi Joe Cullen Brendan Daly Willie Davis Connor Embree Ken Flajole David Girardi Andy Heck Greg Lewis Tom Melvin Dave Merritt Donald D'Alesio Matt Nagy Barry Rubin Steve Spagnuolo Dave Toub

v t e Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII champions
1 Jerick McKinnon 2 Joshua Williams 4 Rashee Rice 5 Tommy Townsend 6 Bryan Cook 7 Harrison Butker 8 Justyn Ross 9 Blaine Gabbert 10 Isiah Pacheco 11 Marquez Valdes-Scantling 12 Mecole Hardman 12 Montrell Washington 13 Chris Oladokun 14 Cornell Powell 15 Patrick Mahomes (MVP) 17 Richie James 19 Kadarius Toney 20 Justin Reid 21 Mike Edwards 22 Trent McDuffie 23 Drue Tranquill 24 Skyy Moore 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 26 Deon Bush 27 Chamarri Conner 29 La'Mical Perine 30 Keaontay Ingram 31 Nic Jones 32 Nick Bolton 34 Deneric Prince 35 Jaylen Watson 38 L'Jarius Sneed 39 Keith Taylor 40 Ekow Boye-Doe 41 James Winchester 42 Trey Dean 43 Jack Cochrane 44 Cam Jones 48 Cole Christiansen 49 Matt Bushman 50 Willie Gay 51 Mike Danna 52 Creed Humphrey 53 B. J. Thompson 54 Leo Chenal 56 George Karlaftis 57 Truman Jones 59 Darius Harris 61 Austin Reiter 62 Joe Thuney 64 Wanya Morris 65 Trey Smith 66 Mike Caliendo 69 Mike Pennel 72 Jason Godrick 73 Nick Allegretti 74 Jawaan Taylor 75 Darian Kinnard 76 Prince Tega Wanogho 77 Lucas Niang 79 Donovan Smith 81 Blake Bell 82 Gerrit Prince 83 Noah Gray 84 Justin Watson 85 Izaiah Gathings 87 Travis Kelce 88 Jody Fortson 90 Charles Omenihu 91 Derrick Nnadi 92 Neil Farrell 93 Matt Dickerson 94 Malik Herring 95 Chris Jones 96 Isaiah Buggs 97 Felix Anudike-Uzomah 98 Tershawn Wharton -- Nazeeh Johnson -- Nikko Remigio
Head coach: Andy Reid
Coaches: Joe Bleymaier Joe Cullen Brendan Daly Willie Davis Connor Embree David Girardi Andy Heck Tom Melvin Dave Merritt Donald D'Alesio Matt Nagy Todd Pinkston Ken Flajole Steve Spagnuolo Dave Toub Rod Wilson

Rod Wilson

Chicago Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jacksonville Jaguars

Chicago Bears

Coaching career

Charleston Southern

Furman

Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)

South Carolina

Coastal Carolina

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

Arizona Cardinals

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