1. Russell Dean Pees was born on September 4,1949 and is an American football coach who is a senior advisor for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
17 Facts About Dean Pees
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Dean Pees was the defensive coordinator for the Ravens, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and Atlanta Falcons.
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Dean Pees began his coaching career at Elmwood High School after being the defensive coordinator for two years he got the head coaching position.
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In 1983, Dean Pees moved to Miami University, where he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach of the team.
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From 1987 to 1989, Dean Pees was the secondary coach at the United States Naval Academy.
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Dean Pees then took the defensive coordinator job, under Nick Saban, at the University of Toledo, which he held for four seasons with the team.
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Dean Pees spent the 1994 season under head coach Lou Holtz as the secondary coach for the University of Notre Dame.
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From 1995 to 1997, Dean Pees worked as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach again under Saban at Michigan State University.
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Dean Pees had coached alongside Bill's father, Steve Belichick, at Navy in the late 1980s.
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On January 26,2010, Dean Pees was hired as the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens.
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On January 27,2012, Dean Pees was promoted to defensive coordinator by head coach John Harbaugh.
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Dean Pees was on the coaching staff that won Super Bowl XLVII.
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On January 29,2018, Dean Pees was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans under head coach Mike Vrabel.
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On January 20,2020, Dean Pees announced his retirement from football for the second time.
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On January 21,2021, Dean Pees was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their defensive coordinator under head coach Arthur Smith.
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On January 9,2023, Dean Pees announced his retirement from football for the third time.
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Dean Pees' son, Matt, is a defensive analyst for the Chicago Bears.