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13 Facts About Jason Tarver

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Jason Tarver was born on August 28,1974 and is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

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Jason Tarver previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders.

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Jason Tarver attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California and graduated in 1993.

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Jason Tarver graduated from Santa Clara with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997.

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Jason Tarver maintained a close relationship with West Valley's football program and advocated against the cutting of the school's football program, until it ultimately was cut in 2014.

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In 2001, Jason Tarver was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as an offensive quality control coach.

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In 2011, Jason Tarver was named co-defensive coordinator on David Shaw's staff at Stanford.

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In February 2012, Jason Tarver was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive coordinator under head coach Dennis Allen.

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Jason Tarver apologized after the incident, but was still later fined $15,000 by the Raiders for his actions.

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In 2015, Jason Tarver returned to the San Francisco 49ers and was hired as their linebackers coach under head coach Jim Tomsula.

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Jason Tarver was retained under new head coach Chip Kelly in 2016.

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In February 2018, it was announced that Jason Tarver was hired as defensive coordinator under Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Derek Mason.

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On February 18,2020, Jason Tarver was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their linebackers coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.