Jethro Fitzgerald Franklin was born on October 25,1965 and is an American football coach and former player who most recently was the defensive line coach for the Missouri Tigers.
15 Facts About Jethro Franklin
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Jethro Franklin grew up in San Jose, California, attended Yerba Buena High School.
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Jethro Franklin attended San Jose City College, a junior college, where he played both years and earned junior college All-American honors in 1985.
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Jethro Franklin transferred to Fresno State University, where he played for two seasons.
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Jethro Franklin graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor's degree in criminology in 1988.
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Jethro Franklin did not play for the Oilers, but played defensive line for the Seattle Seahawks in the 1989 season.
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Jethro Franklin then was the No 1 draft choice of the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football in 1991, but instead opted to begin his coaching career.
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Jethro Franklin returned to Fresno State to coach the defensive line from 1991 to 1998, this term included a pair of NFL coaching fellowships, working with the Buffalo Bills in the summer of 1994 and the Cleveland Browns in the summer of 1995.
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Jethro Franklin then served as Defensive Line Coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2000 to 2004.
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Jethro Franklin coached the defensive line for USC during the 2005 season.
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Jethro Franklin coached for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006.
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Jethro Franklin was a member of the Houston Texans from 2007 to 2008.
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Jethro Franklin returned to USC as the defensive line coach in 2009.
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Jethro Franklin moved to coach the Defensive line at Temple Owls.
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On January 31,2018, Jethro Franklin joined the Seattle Seahawks as assistant defensive line coach.