15 Facts About Freddie Kitchens

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Freddie Kitchens has served as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and an assistant coach for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.

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Freddie Kitchens has spent stints as an assistant coach with Mississippi State, North Texas, LSU and Glenville State of the NCAA.

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Freddie Kitchens was a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1993 to 1997, during which time he threw for 4,668 passing yards and 30 touchdowns.

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Freddie Kitchens then worked on the Arizona Cardinals staff for 11 years, from 2007 to 2017.

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Freddie Kitchens coached multiple positions, including tight ends, quarterbacks, and running backs.

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In 2018, Freddie Kitchens was hired as running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns.

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Gregg Williams was named interim head coach, and Freddie Kitchens was promoted to offensive coordinator.

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On January 12,2019, Freddie Kitchens was promoted to the head coaching position by the Cleveland Browns.

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Freddie Kitchens was the 17th head coach in Browns history, and the ninth since the franchise's reactivation in 1999.

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Freddie Kitchens's hiring was strongly supported by newly hired Giants head coach Joe Judge, who had worked with Kitchens at Mississippi State.

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Freddie Kitchens was released after the 2021 season following the firing of Judge.

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On May 18,2022, Freddie Kitchens was hired to be a senior analyst for the South Carolina Gamecocks under head coach Shane Beamer.

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On February 27,2023, multiple outlets reported that Freddie Kitchens had been hired to replace John Lilly as North Carolina's tight ends coach and run game coordinator.

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Freddie Kitchens is expected to be introduced to the media on March 1,2023 at the team's pre-spring practice press conference.

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In 2013, Freddie Kitchens underwent emergency surgery to repair an aortic dissection.