Tim Atkins (American football)

Atkins began his coaching career in 2001, as Hamilton High School's assistant defensive backs coach. Atkins became Whittier College's safeties coach and video coordinator in 2004 and was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2005. Atkins's last college team he coached for was in 2009, when he was a graduate assistant and defensive quality control coach at Florida Atlantic University.^[4]

Aitkins was hired in 2006 by the Miami Dolphins originally as a staff assistant. The Dolphins brought him back as a defensive assistant.^[5] After the hiring of Bill Parcells in 2007 as the Dolphins Executive VP,^[6] lower-level assistants of Cam Cameron were not retained after he was fired. Aitkins took a job with Florida Atlantic the next season.

On June 16, 2011, the Bills hired Atkins as a defensive assistant under head coach Chan Gailey.^[7]

In 2014, the Browns hired Tim Atkins as a defensive assistant under head coach Mike Pettine; following his firing in 2015, Atkins was not brought back.^[8]

In 2016, Atkins was hired by the New York Jets as a defensive support staff under head coach Todd Bowles.^[9]

Atkins joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 as their defensive quality control coach.^[10] Atkins worked closely with veteran secondary coaches and played a role in the development of Tampa Bay's defensive backs. During his tenure, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV. Atkins was later promoted to assistant secondary coach in 2025.

On February 6, 2026, Atkins was promoted to safeties coach as part of a restructuring of head coach Todd Bowles' defensive staff.^[11]

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