Nick Rapone was born on April 25,1956 and is an American football coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
12 Facts About Nick Rapone
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Nick Rapone previously coached at the collegiate level at Temple, Pitt and Delaware.
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Nick Rapone began coaching under Bruce Arians at Temple University who he had previously played with and for at Virginia Tech.
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Originally hired as a secondary coach, Nick Rapone took on the additional responsibility of defensive coordinator for his final four years with the Owls.
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Nick Rapone returned to Temple for a second stint in 1999, working as the school's secondary coach until the 2006 season.
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Nick Rapone was at Delaware from 2006 until 2012 as the team's defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.
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In 2013 Nick Rapone made the jump to the NFL and was named defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals under Bruce Arians.
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Nick Rapone stayed with Arizona until Arians retirement following the 2017 season.
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Nick Rapone returned to a familiar place in Delaware in 2018 as he was named the team's cornerbacks coach.
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In 2019 when Arians came out of retirement to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nick Rapone went with him and was named the team's safeties coach.
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Nick Rapone was part of the coaching staff when the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
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Nick Rapone remained with the team in 2022 when Todd Bowles who he coached at Temple took over as the team's head coach.