Swinton played college football at Hampton University from 2003 to 2006. He finished his college career with 103 tackles, 19 passes defensed and eight interceptions.[1]
Coaching careeredit
Tennesseeedit
In 2007, Swinton became a defensive graduate assistant at Tennessee and would stay in that role all the way through the 2008 season.
St. Louis Ramsedit
In 2009, Swinton was hired by the St. Louis Rams as the special teams quality control coach, he maintained that role for three seasons, before being let go after the 2011 season.
Kansas City Chiefsedit
In 2012, Swinton had been offered another job in the same role by the Kansas City Chiefs. He worked with Kansas City's newly hired offensive quality control coach, Jim Bob Cooter, who he was familiar with from his days at Tennessee.
Denver Broncosedit
In 2013, Swinton was hired by the Denver Broncos as a special teams assistant. He stayed with Broncos for two seasons from 2013 to 2014.
Chicago Bearsedit
In 2015, Swinton followed John Fox, who was fired by the Broncos, to the Chicago Bears to serve as a special teams assistant.
San Francisco 49ersedit
On January 22, 2016, Swinton was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their special teams coordinator under by head coach Chip Kelly.[2]
Chicago Bears (second stint)edit
Following the firing of Kelly in San Francisco, Swinton returned to the Chicago Bears as their assistant special teams coach in 2017.
Detroit Lionsedit
In 2018, Swinton was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant under head coach Matt Patricia.
Arizona Cardinalsedit
In 2019, Swinton joined the Arizona Cardinals under the Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellowship. In 2020, Swinton was hired full-time by the Cardinals to serve as their assistant special teams coach.
Los Angeles Chargersedit
On January 25, 2021, Swinton was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their special teams coordinator under head coach Brandon Staley.[3] Following the 2021 season, on January 19, 2022, Swinton was fired by the Chargers.[4]
Las Vegas Raidersedit
On March 3, 2023, Swinton was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as a special teams assistant.
Referencesedit
^"Kansas City Chiefs: Derius Swinton". www.kcchiefs.com.
^"Derius Swinton to Leave Bears' Coaching Staff". NBC Chicago. January 22, 2016.
^Communications, Chargers (January 25, 2021). "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Joe Lombardi, Renaldo Hill and Derius Swinton II for Coordinator Positions". www.chargers.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^"Chargers fire special teams coordinator Derius Swinton II". NFL.com.
External linksedit
Los Angeles Chargers profile February 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
April 14, 2024
derius, swinton, april, 1985, american, football, coach, assistant, special, teams, coach, vegas, raiders, previously, served, assistant, coach, arizona, cardinals, detroit, lions, chicago, bears, francisco, 49ers, denver, broncos, angeles, chargers, kansas, c. Derius Swinton II April 26 1985 is an American football coach who is the assistant special teams coach for the Las Vegas Raiders He previously served as an assistant coach for the Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Chicago Bears San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs Derius Swinton IILas Vegas RaidersPosition Assistant Special Teams CoachPersonal informationBorn 1985 04 26 April 26 1985 age 38 Newport News VirginiaCareer informationCollege HamptonCareer historyAs a coach Tennessee 2007 2008 Defensive graduate assistant St Louis Rams 2009 2011 Special teams quality control coach Kansas City Chiefs 2012 Special teams quality control coach Denver Broncos 2013 2014 Assistant special teams coach Chicago Bears 2015 Assistant special teams coach San Francisco 49ers 2016 Special teams coordinator Chicago Bears 2017 Assistant special teams coach Detroit Lions 2018 Offensive assistant Arizona Cardinals 2019 Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellowship Arizona Cardinals 2020 Assistant special teams coach Los Angeles Chargers 2021 Special teams coordinator Las Vegas Raiders 2023 present Assistant special teams coach Contents 1 Early years 2 Coaching career 2 1 Tennessee 2 2 St Louis Rams 2 3 Kansas City Chiefs 2 4 Denver Broncos 2 5 Chicago Bears 2 6 San Francisco 49ers 2 7 Chicago Bears second stint 2 8 Detroit Lions 2 9 Arizona Cardinals 2 10 Los Angeles Chargers 2 11 Las Vegas Raiders 3 References 4 External linksEarly years editSwinton played college football at Hampton University from 2003 to 2006 He finished his college career with 103 tackles 19 passes defensed and eight interceptions 1 Coaching career editTennessee edit In 2007 Swinton became a defensive graduate assistant at Tennessee and would stay in that role all the way through the 2008 season St Louis Rams edit In 2009 Swinton was hired by the St Louis Rams as the special teams quality control coach he maintained that role for three seasons before being let go after the 2011 season Kansas City Chiefs edit In 2012 Swinton had been offered another job in the same role by the Kansas City Chiefs He worked with Kansas City s newly hired offensive quality control coach Jim Bob Cooter who he was familiar with from his days at Tennessee Denver Broncos edit In 2013 Swinton was hired by the Denver Broncos as a special teams assistant He stayed with Broncos for two seasons from 2013 to 2014 Chicago Bears edit In 2015 Swinton followed John Fox who was fired by the Broncos to the Chicago Bears to serve as a special teams assistant San Francisco 49ers edit On January 22 2016 Swinton was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their special teams coordinator under by head coach Chip Kelly 2 Chicago Bears second stint edit Following the firing of Kelly in San Francisco Swinton returned to the Chicago Bears as their assistant special teams coach in 2017 Detroit Lions edit In 2018 Swinton was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant under head coach Matt Patricia Arizona Cardinals edit In 2019 Swinton joined the Arizona Cardinals under the Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellowship In 2020 Swinton was hired full time by the Cardinals to serve as their assistant special teams coach Los Angeles Chargers edit On January 25 2021 Swinton was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their special teams coordinator under head coach Brandon Staley 3 Following the 2021 season on January 19 2022 Swinton was fired by the Chargers 4 Las Vegas Raiders edit On March 3 2023 Swinton was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as a special teams assistant References edit Kansas City Chiefs Derius Swinton www kcchiefs com Derius Swinton to Leave Bears Coaching Staff NBC Chicago January 22 2016 Communications Chargers January 25 2021 Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Joe Lombardi Renaldo Hill and Derius Swinton II for Coordinator Positions www chargers com Retrieved January 25 2021 Chargers fire special teams coordinator Derius Swinton II NFL com External links editLos Angeles Chargers profile Archived February 1 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derius Swinton II amp oldid 1209831826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
