28 Facts About Leslie Frazier

Leslie Antonio Frazier was born on April 3,1959 and is an American football coach and former player.

Leslie Frazier is currently the assistant head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

Leslie Frazier played professional football as a cornerback for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League, winning a Super Bowl in the 1985 season.

Leslie Frazier was most recently an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills.

Leslie Frazier played college football at Alcorn State University from 1978 to 1980, where he lined up in the defensive secondary next to Roynell Young.

Leslie Frazier went undrafted in 1981, but was signed by the Bears just days later.

Leslie Frazier spent most of his rookie season on special teams, returning six kickoffs for 78 yards.

Leslie Frazier was a part of the 1985 Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX.

Leslie Frazier's playing career was cut short due to a knee injury he suffered returning a punt in the second quarter of the Super Bowl.

Leslie Frazier was a member of the "G Crew" in "The Super Bowl Shuffle".

Leslie Frazier started his coaching career in 1988 as the first head coach at Trinity College in Illinois, now known as Trinity International University.

Leslie Frazier held the position for nine seasons, built the NAIA program from the ground up and won a pair of Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference titles before he moved on to the University of Illinois in 1997 as the Illinois defensive backs coach.

In 1999, Leslie Frazier joined first time head coach Andy Reid as defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.

In 2003, Leslie Frazier was hired as defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals under new head coach Marvin Lewis where he helped turn the unit into a group that increased takeaways from 24 in 2003 to 36 in 2004.

In 2005, Leslie Frazier was hired by Tony Dungy as a defensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts, receiving the title of special assistant to the head coach as well as defensive backs coach.

Leslie Frazier was specifically brought in by Dungy to help the Colts' young corps of defensive backs.

On February 8,2007, Leslie Frazier became the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings under head coach Brad Childress following the hiring of Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin by the Pittsburgh Steelers as their head coach.

Leslie Frazier ended the 2010 season with a loss to the Detroit Lions, putting the Vikings in last place in the NFC North.

On January 3,2011, the Vikings and Leslie Frazier reached an agreement making him the permanent head coach.

The biggest single-season turn around in Vikings history resulted in Leslie Frazier finishing fourth in voting for the NFL Coach of the Year Award and the Vikings exercising their fourth year team option to keep Leslie Frazier under contract through 2014.

Leslie Frazier was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be their defensive coordinator on January 3,2014.

On January 15,2016, Leslie Frazier was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as their secondary coach.

On January 12,2017, Leslie Frazier was hired by the Buffalo Bills to be their defensive coordinator, reuniting him with new Bills head coach Sean McDermott, whom Leslie Frazier worked alongside as assistant coaches for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2002.

On March 4,2020, Leslie Frazier was promoted to assistant head coach.

On February 2,2024, Leslie Frazier was hired as the assistant head coach for the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2022, Leslie Frazier was interviewed for multiple head coaching vacancies for teams such as the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and the Chicago Bears, whom he previously played for from 1981 to 1985 and won Super Bowl XX with the team.

Leslie Frazier was nearly hired by the Giants in 2022 before the job was eventually won by former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll on January 28,2022.

Leslie Frazier has not held a head coaching position since 2013, which was his fourth and final year as the coach of the Minnesota Vikings.