1. Chris Tabor was born on March 4,1971 and is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
19 Facts About Chris Tabor
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Chris Tabor has served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Bears, and has more than 20 years of coaching experience between the high school, collegiate and professional levels.
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Chris Tabor was an all-conference selection and team MVP in 1992, when the Ravens won the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, and advanced to the NAIA Division II national semifinals.
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In 2017 Chris Tabor was elected into the Benedictine College Hall of Fame.
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Chris Tabor started his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant at his alma mater, Benton High School, in St Joseph, Missouri.
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In 1997, Chris Tabor was hired by the University of Missouri as a graduate assistant.
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Chris Tabor would serve in that role for three years before being promoted to their running backs and special teams coach in 2000.
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In 2002, Chris Tabor joined Utah State University as their assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.
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Chris Tabor spent two seasons at Western Michigan University as the running backs and special teams coach.
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Chris Tabor left college-level football and got his first shot in the National Football League when he spent three seasons as assistant special teams coach with the Chicago Bears.
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Chris Tabor worked under coordinator Dave Toub on head coach Lovie Smith's staff.
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In 2011, Chris Tabor was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their special teams coordinator.
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Chris Tabor oversaw kicker Phil Dawson and returner Joshua Cribbs in 2012 when both were selected to the Pro Bowl, marking just the second time in team history that two specialists made the annual all-star game in the same season.
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On January 12,2018, Chris Tabor returned to the Chicago Bears as their special teams coordinator under head coach Matt Nagy.
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On October 25,2021, Nagy tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in Chris Tabor taking over as the interim head coach.
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On January 27,2022, Chris Tabor was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their special teams coordinator under head coach Matt Rhule.
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On November 27,2023, Chris Tabor was named interim head coach after head coach Frank Reich was fired.
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On February 11,2025, the Buffalo Bills hired Chris Tabor to serve as their special teams coordinator.
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Chris Tabor grew up in a football family; his father, Don, coached high school football in Missouri for 40 years and all of his brothers played football at Benedictine College.