Tony Oden

In 2004, Oden got his first NFL coaching job with the Houston Texans as a defensive assistant coach.^[1]

In 2006, Oden was hired as assistant secondary coach by the New Orleans Saints, spending five seasons in that capacity. Head coach Sean Payton promoted him to the role of secondary coach following the 2010 season.^[2]

On January 19, 2012, Oden was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defensive backs coach.^[3]

In 2013, Oden was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their secondary and cornerbacks coach.^[4] He was let go after the season.

In 2014, Oden was hired by the Detroit Lions as their defensive backs coach.^[5]

In 2018, Oden was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their defensive backs coach under head coach Adam Gase. Following the firing of Gase in 2019, the Dolphins announced on February 8, 2019, that they had retained Oden as their safeties coach under new head coach Brian Flores.^[6]

On February 10, 2020, Oden was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their defensive backs coach under defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, whom he had previously worked with in Houston, and head coach Kyle Shanahan.^[7][8] He replaced Joe Woods, who left to become the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.

On February 2, 2021, Oden was hired by the New York Jets as their senior defensive assistant and the team's cornerbacks coach.^[9]

On January 27, 2025, the Tennessee Titans hired Oden to serve as their passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach under head coach Brian Callahan.^[10] Following the firing of Callahan and the end of the 2025 season, new head coach Robert Saleh chose to keep him on the coaching staff.^[11]

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