1. Carlos Devonn Polk was born on February 22,1977 and is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the assistant special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Carlos Polk
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Carlos Polk previously served as an assistant coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, and Grossmont College.
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Carlos Polk played for 8 seasons in the NFL with the Chargers and Dallas Cowboys.
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Carlos Polk attended Guilford High School in Rockford, Illinois, where he was a standout linebacker for the Vikings football team.
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Carlos Polk finished as one of the all-time leading tacklers in the state of Illinois high school history, with 453 career tackles, while tallying 10 fumble recoveries, 7 blocked kicks, 5 interceptions and 30 tackles for loss.
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Carlos Polk received All-conference, All-state, USA Today All-American and Northern Illinois Conference-9 Defensive Player of Year honors.
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Carlos Polk appeared in 12 games, posting 32 tackles and one sack.
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Carlos Polk finished his college career with 227 tackles, 32 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
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Carlos Polk was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft.
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Carlos Polk registered his first-career safety and first-career blocked kick.
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Carlos Polk went on to enjoy his best professional season, posting 32 defensive tackles, 2 sacks and 19 special teams tackles and received the team's Ed Block Courage Award.
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On October 16,2008, Carlos Polk was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting with head coach Wade Phillips, who was his defensive coordinator with the San Diego Chargers.
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Carlos Polk was signed for depth purposes after special teams player Sam Hurd was lost for the year with a high left-ankle sprain injury and Kevin Burnett was limited with a calf injury.
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Carlos Polk finished with 10 special teams tackles, one forced fumble and one blocked punt.
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Carlos Polk wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.
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In 2009, Carlos Polk began his coaching career at Grossmont College as their assistant special teams coach.
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In 2010, Carlos Polk was hired by the San Diego Chargers as their assistant special teams coach.
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In 2013, Carlos Polk was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as a coaching intern under head coach Jason Garrett.
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In 2014, Carlos Polk was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their assistant special teams coach.
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In 2019, Carlos Polk returned an was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as their assistant special teams coach, reuniting with head coach Jason Garrett.
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On January 31,2021, Carlos Polk was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their assistant special teams coach under coordinator Brian Schneider and head coach Urban Meyer.
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On February 11,2022, Carlos Polk was hired as the assistant special teams coach by the Chicago Bears under new head coach Matt Eberflus and special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.
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On February 10,2025, the Dallas Cowboys hired Carlos Polk to serve as their assistant special teams coach under head coach Brian Schottenheimer.