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16 Facts About Chris Kiffin

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Chris Kiffin was born on January 19,1982 and is an American football coach.

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Chris Kiffin served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Chris Kiffin coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska, and Idaho.

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In 2005, Kiffin started his coaching career at Idaho as a coaching assistant.

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In 2006, Chris Kiffin was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offseason quality control intern under head coach Jon Gruden.

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In 2008, Chris Kiffin was hired as a defensive quality control coach at Nebraska.

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In 2010, Chris Kiffin was hired as a defensive assistant at USC.

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In 2011, Chris Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Arkansas State.

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In 2012, Chris Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Ole Miss.

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In 2017, Chris Kiffin was hired by his brother, Lane, at Florida Atlantic as a defensive coordinator in 2016.

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In 2018, Chris Kiffin was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their pass rush specialist coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.

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On February 13,2020, Chris Kiffin was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.

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However, on February 10,2022, Chris Kiffin left Ole Miss returning to the Browns as a defensive line coach.

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On February 14,2023, Chris Kiffin left the Cleveland Browns to become a linebackers coach with the Houston Texans.

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Chris Kiffin was fired a year later and replaced by Billy Davis.

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Chris Kiffin is the son of longtime National Football League defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and his older brother is the University of Mississippi head coach Lane.