Eric Charles Henderson was born on January 8,1983 and is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach, and run game coordinator for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference.
21 Facts About Eric Henderson
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Eric Henderson previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams.
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Eric Henderson had a breakout sophomore season in 2003, starting all 13 games and earning first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors with 11 sacks and 24 TFL.
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Eric Henderson earned second-team All-ACC nods as both a junior and a senior.
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Eric Henderson helped the Tech defense rank in the Top 25 nationally in seven categories in 2005, and he was a key performer as Tech upset No 3 Miami, holding the Hurricanes to 30 yards rushing.
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Eric Henderson played four seasons at Georgia Tech, with a redshirt year in 2001.
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Eric Henderson has a 441-pound bench press and a 32-inch vertical leap to his credit.
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Eric Henderson missed seven games with injuries over his final two seasons at Georgia Tech, hurting his chances of being drafted, but he signed with the Bengals on May 9,2006 as college free agent.
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Eric Henderson was waived on September 2,2006 and then signed September 4 to the Bengals practice squad where he spent the full season.
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Eric Henderson played in all four preseason games in 2006, recording five total tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble.
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Eric Henderson spent the first seven weeks of the 2008 season on the Bengals' practice squad.
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Eric Henderson finished the 2008 season with two tackles in two games.
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In 2012, Eric Henderson segued into coaching as a defensive assistant at Georgia Military College, where he worked with the outside linebackers and secondary.
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In 2013, Eric Henderson moved on to Oklahoma State, where he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant and a third as a defensive quality control coach.
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Eric Henderson spent the 2016 season as the defensive line coach at Texas-San Antonio.
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In 2017, Eric Henderson was hired the Los Angeles Chargers to serve as their assistant defensive line coach under head coach Anthony Lynn.
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In 2019, Eric Henderson was hired by the Los Angeles Rams to serve as their defensive line coach under head coach Sean McVay.
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In February 2021, Eric Henderson was named run game coordinator while retaining his defensive line coaching duties.
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Eric Henderson became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
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On January 15,2024, it was announced that Eric Henderson would join the USC Trojans football staff under head coach Lincoln Riley.
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Eric Henderson will hold the multiple responsibilities of co-defensive coordinator, run game coordinator, and defensive line coach.