1. Trevor Deshea Townsend was born on September 8,1975 and is an American professional football coach and former cornerback who currently is the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Deshea Townsend previously worked as an assistant coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals.
Deshea Townsend grew from a special teams player and nickelback, into a solid starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers at cornerback.
Deshea Townsend was known for his outside speed as a pass rusher.
Deshea Townsend has recorded 322 tackles, 15.5 quarterback sacks and 18 interceptions during his twelve years as a Steeler.
Deshea Townsend had a key sack on Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck during the final minutes of Super Bowl XL, which helped secure the Steelers eventual victory.
Deshea Townsend visited with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during free agency and his agent was contacted by the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and Atlanta Falcons.
Deshea Townsend received the contract offer during a visit with the New England Patriots.
On February 10,2011, Deshea Townsend was hired as assistant defensive backs coach of the Arizona Cardinals, joining former coach Ray Horton who was named defensive coordinator.
Deshea Townsend was released alongside head coach Ken Whisenhunt at the end of the 2012 season.
In January 2013, Deshea Townsend was hired as cornerbacks coach at Mississippi State University.
On February 6,2018, Deshea Townsend was named the assistant defensive backs coach for the New York Giants.
On January 18,2019, Deshea Townsend was named the defensive backs coach for the Chicago Bears, a position that was eventually renamed to secondary coach.
On February 17,2022, Deshea Townsend was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach under head coach Doug Pederson.
Deshea Townsend was let go of his duties and fired on January 8,2024.
On February 21,2024, Deshea Townsend was hired by the Detroit Lions as their passing game coordinator and Defensive backs coach under head coach Dan Campbell.