Teryl Austin was born on March 3,1965 and is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
12 Facts About Teryl Austin
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Teryl Austin was previously the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2014 to 2017 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018.
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Teryl Austin played college football at the University of Pittsburgh from 1984 to 1987, where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter.
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Teryl Austin then began a career in coaching, landing a position as a graduate assistant at Penn State in 1991.
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Teryl Austin went on to serve on the coaching staffs at Syracuse and Michigan before joining the Seattle Seahawks' staff in 2003, helping Seattle advance to Super Bowl XL in 2006.
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Teryl Austin joined the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff as coach of defensive backs in 2007.
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On February 12,2010, it was announced that Teryl Austin had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators.
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On January 26,2011, it was announced that Teryl Austin had been hired as the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens, and helped lead them to a Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
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On January 16,2014, it was announced that Teryl Austin had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.
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Teryl Austin was scheduled to interview with the Denver Broncos but withdrew from consideration.
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On January 11,2018, it was announced that Teryl Austin had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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On November 12,2018, Teryl Austin was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator after the Bengals defense became the first in NFL history to give up 500+ yards in 3 straight games, against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New Orleans Saints, respectively.