1. Heath Charles Farwell was born on December 31,1981 and is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Heath Farwell
1. 2.
Heath Farwell played for 10 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings and Seattle Seahawks and was the special teams captain during his tenure with the Seahawks.
3.
Heath Farwell has served as the special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills and an assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.
4.
Heath Farwell recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star.
5.
Heath Farwell played at San Jose State in 2000 before transferring to San Diego State University.
6.
Heath Farwell was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his three quarterback sacks were 4th in the Mountain West Conference among linebackers.
7.
Heath Farwell's four forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West.
8.
Heath Farwell recovered two fumbles on the season versus Air Force and UCLA, and had a season high eight tackles versus Utah.
9.
Heath Farwell added a team best seven sacks, two interceptions and forced four fumbles.
10.
Heath Farwell finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles in three seasons at San Diego State.
11.
Heath Farwell was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 out of San Diego State.
12.
Heath Farwell was named the special teams MVP for the Vikings at the end of the 2006 NFL season.
13.
Heath Farwell received a $7.5 million contract over three years from the Vikings.
14.
Heath Farwell was voted as a NFC 2010 Pro Bowl special teams starter.
15.
On September 3,2011, Heath Farwell was waived by the Vikings.
16.
Heath Farwell's release cleared $1.75 million in salary cap space for the Vikings.
17.
Heath Farwell signed with the Seattle Seahawks on October 19,2011.
18.
Heath Farwell served as a special teams captain for the Seahawks from 2012 onward.
19.
The Seahawks placed Heath Farwell on injured reserve on August 26,2014.
20.
In 2018, Heath Farwell was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their assistant special teams coordinator.
21.
In 2019, Heath Farwell was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their special teams coordinator under head coach Sean McDermott.
22.
On February 17,2022, Heath Farwell was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their special teams coordinator under head coach Doug Pederson.
23.
In 2025, Heath Farwell was retained under new Jaguars head coach Liam Coen.