Reginald Wayne Herring was born on July 3,1959 and is an American football coach and former player and most recently the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
28 Facts About Reggie Herring
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Reggie Herring has now coached for 36 years across college and the NFL.
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Reggie Herring arrived in Denver to coach linebackers in 2015 after previous stops in the league with Chicago, Houston and Dallas.
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Reggie Herring has coached nine linebackers who have made Pro Bowl appearances during their careers, including defensive end Mario Williams, outside linebackers DeMarcus Ware, Connor Barwin, and inside linebackers Zach Thomas, Keith Brooking, Lance Briggs, Brian Cushing, Sean Lee and DeMeco Ryans.
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Reggie Herring served as the interim head football coach for the University of Arkansas in the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Reggie Herring played at Florida State University from 1978 to 1980, earning his bachelor's degree in criminology.
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In 1989, Reggie Herring was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame.
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Reggie Herring first served as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma State University in 1981 under head coach Jimmy Johnson.
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In 1986, Reggie Herring left OSU to coach linebackers at Auburn University under head coach Pat Dye.
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At Auburn, Reggie Herring helped lead the Tigers to three consecutive SEC titles from 1987 to 1989.
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In 1992, Reggie Herring was offered his first defensive coordinator position, though he continued to coach linebackers, at Texas Christian University.
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Reggie Herring was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Tigers for the 1997 season, and held that position through the 2001 season.
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The Tigers made six bowl appearances during that stretch as seven of Reggie Herring's linebackers were selected in the NFL Draft.
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In 2002, Reggie Herring accepted a position in the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach linebackers, after having been on the job as defensive coordinator at Ole Miss for less than a month.
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In 2004, Reggie Herring left the NFL to become defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at North Carolina State University.
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In 2005, Reggie Herring left North Carolina State for a defensive coordinator position with Houston Nutt at the University of Arkansas.
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At Arkansas, Reggie Herring improved the Razorback defense in almost every statistical category.
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On November 26,2007, after Houston Nutt was forced to resign, Reggie Herring was announced as the interim coach of the Razorbacks for the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Reggie Herring took part in the Aggies' 2008 recruiting, and resigned after National Signing Day to return to the NFL and become the linebackers coach at the Dallas Cowboys.
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Reggie Herring was hired by the Dallas Cowboys on February 8,2008.
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Reggie Herring worked as the team's linebacker position coach under head coach Wade Phillips.
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Reggie Herring joined new Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips in January 2011.
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Reggie Herring coached in his second stint with the Texans from 2011 to 2013.
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Reggie Herring was part of a staff that helped turn the league's 30th-ranked defensive unit into a group that ranked fourth overall during his three years with the club.
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Reggie Herring joined Marc Trestman's coaching staff as Chicago Bears linebackers coach on January 22,2014.
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Reggie Herring joined Gary Kubiak's coaching staff as Denver Broncos linebackers coach on January 26,2015.
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On February 7,2016, Reggie Herring was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won Super Bowl 50.
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Reggie Herring is married to the former Lisa Ward of Griffin, Georgia.