1. Renaldo Hill was born on November 12,1978 and is an American former professional football safety who currently serves as a defensive backs coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
40 Facts About Renaldo Hill
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Renaldo Hill served as the defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos from 2019 to 2020, the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2021 to 2022, and an assistant defensive coach for the Miami Dolphins in 2023.
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Renaldo Hill attended Chadsey High School in Detroit, Michigan, where he was a four-year starter at defensive back.
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Renaldo Hill was named to the school's academic honor roll on two occasions.
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Renaldo Hill was a three-year letterman for the Michigan State Spartans, the first two years of which he played under former head coach Nick Saban.
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Renaldo Hill started all 35 games in which he played during that time at right cornerback, and concluded his career with 182 total tackles, 11 stops for loss, nine interceptions and 36 passes defensed.
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Renaldo Hill had a career-high five interceptions during his first season in 1998.
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Renaldo Hill was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection the following year when he amassed 57 tackles, an interception and 13 passes defensed.
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Renaldo Hill's senior season in 2000, Hill was a second-team All-Big Ten performer in his when he posted 71 tackles, three interceptions, and 11 passes defensed.
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Renaldo Hill was originally selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round in the 2001 NFL draft.
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Renaldo Hill played in 14 games in his rookie season, including one start, and recorded 22 tackles, three passes defensed and a half-sack.
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Renaldo Hill had five tackles and the first half-sack of his career on a five-yard sack of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
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Renaldo Hill was inactive for the final two games of the season with a hamstring injury.
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In 2002 Renaldo Hill appeared in 14 contests, including seven starts at cornerback, and missed two games with a foot injury.
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Renaldo Hill posted 66 tackles, two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, a sack and two fumble recoveries on the year, while contributing 11 stops on special teams.
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Renaldo Hill collected a season-high 10 tackles against the San Diego Chargers when he came off bench in first quarter to replace an injured Duane Starks.
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Renaldo Hill went on to start each of the next four games in Starks' spot.
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Renaldo Hill recorded an eight-yard sack of Marc Bulger against the St Louis Rams, which was the first full sack of his career.
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Renaldo Hill started all 14 games in which he played at cornerback in 2003, posting 67 tackles, five interceptions for 119 yards in returns including a touchdown, seven passes defensed, two sacks and a forced fumble.
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Renaldo Hill's interception ranked second on the team behind only Dexter Jackson's six.
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Renaldo Hill missed two games during the season with a sprained ankle.
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Renaldo Hill picked off Quincy Carter, Jon Kitna and Trent Dilfer during the season.
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Renaldo Hill played in 13 games in 2004 with ten starts at cornerback, and was inactive for three contests in 2004.
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Renaldo Hill played in all 16 games during his lone season with the Raiders, opening three games at free safety and ten contests as the nickel cornerback behind Charles Woodson and Nnamdi Asomugha.
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Renaldo Hill recorded 89 tackles, an interception and five passes defensed on the year, while tallying three special teams stops.
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On March 16,2006, Renaldo Hill agreed to a three-year deal with the Miami Dolphins.
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Thanks in part to the contract holdout of rookie defensive back Jason Allen, Renaldo Hill was able to win the starting free safety job before the regular season began.
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Renaldo Hill went on to start all 16 games for the Dolphins in 2006 and finished third on the team with 83 tackles.
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Renaldo Hill had two interceptions, which tied him with Jason Taylor for the team lead, and a fumble recovery he returned for a touchdown.
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Renaldo Hill picked off Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna and Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman during the season.
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In Week 3, Renaldo Hill got the free safety job , and it paid huge dividends as the secondary play became more solid and it helped Miami earn its first victory of the season against the Patriots.
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Renaldo Hill proved to be solid in run support, finishing with 74 tackles.
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On February 27,2009, Renaldo Hill signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Denver Broncos.
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Renaldo Hill played in Denver for two seasons before being released on July 30,2011.
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Renaldo Hill began his coaching career at Wyoming, where he served as a graduate assistant in 2012 before being promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2013.
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In 2015, Renaldo Hill became the defensive backs coach at Pittsburgh where he coached for three seasons.
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In 2018, Renaldo Hill was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their assistant defensive backs coach under head coach Adam Gase.
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On January 17,2019, Renaldo Hill was hired by the Denver Broncos as their defensive backs coach under head coach Vic Fangio.
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On January 25,2021, Renaldo Hill was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their defensive coordinator under head coach Brandon Staley, whom he worked with in Denver.
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On February 20,2023, Renaldo Hill was hired as a pass game coordinator and a defensive backs coach by the Miami Dolphins.