17 Facts About Monte Kiffin

1.

Monte Kiffin is currently a player personnel analyst at Ole Miss for his son, Lane Kiffin.

2.

Monte Kiffin is widely considered to be one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history.

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Possibly due to the mounting pressure on his son's poor coaching records, on November 29,2012, Monte Kiffin resigned from his position to pursue other opportunities in the NFL.

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Monte Kiffin was paid about $1.2 million per year by Tennessee.

5.

Monte Kiffin earned a reported $2 million annual salary from the Buccaneers and has turned down several NFL head coaching jobs during his career.

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Monte Kiffin was a defensive assistant at Nebraska under legendary coach, Bob Devaney.

7.

Monte Kiffin coached the defenses of Nebraska's 1970 and 1971 back-to-back undefeated national champion teams under coordinator Lance Van Zant.

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8.

Monte Kiffin had been interviewed for a head coaching position with the San Francisco 49ers.

9.

Reports stated that Gruden refused to allow Monte Kiffin to announce his departure to Tennessee mid-season.

10.

Allegations were made that Monte Kiffin refused to participate in normal coaching meetings.

11.

Monte joined the University of Southern California coaching staff as defensive coordinator, after his son Lane Kiffin became the head coach.

12.

On January 11,2013, following the 2012 NFL season, Monte Kiffin was hired as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Monte Kiffin was demoted on January 28,2014 in favor of defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

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Monte Kiffin joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive assistant in March 2016.

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Monte Kiffin is the mastermind behind the Tampa 2 scheme, which is a slight modification of Tony Dungy's Cover 2.

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Elder son, Lane Monte Kiffin, played football at Fresno State before entering coaching: becoming the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, and Florida Atlantic Owls, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide and is currently the head coach at the University of Mississippi.

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Younger son, Chris Monte Kiffin, played football at Colorado State and is the Linebackers Coach for the Houston Texans.