Todd Bowles

**Todd Bowles**
	Arizona Cardinals
	Safety; Defensive Coordinator;
Personal information
	Date of birth: November 18, 1963 (age 56)
	Place of birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey
	High School: Elizabeth (NJ)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
	College: Temple
	Undrafted in 1986
	Debuted in 1986 for the Washington Redskins
	Last played in 1993 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
	As player:; * Washington Redskins ( 1986– 1990) San Francisco 49ers ( 1991) ; Washington Redskins ( 1992– 1993) ;
	As coach:; * Green Bay Packers ( 1995– 1996); (Player personnel staff) Morehouse College (1997); (Defensive coordinator/secondary coach) ; Grambling State (1998–1999); (Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach) ; New York Jets ( 2000); (Defensive backs coach) ; Cleveland Browns ( 2001– 2003); (Defensive nickel package coach) ; Cleveland Browns ( 2004); (Secondary coach) ; Dallas Cowboys ( 2005– 2007); (Secondary coach) ; Miami Dolphins ( 2008– 2011); (Assistant head coach/secondary coach) ; Miami Dolphins ( 2011); (Interim head coach/secondary coach) ; Philadelphia Eagles ( 2012); (Defensive backs coach) ; Philadelphia Eagles ( 2012); (Defensive Coordinator) ; Arizona Cardinals ( 2013–present); (Defensive Coordinator) ;
Career highlights and awards
	N/A ;

Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963) is an American football Defensive Coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, mainly for the Washington Redskins, and started in Super Bowl XXII. He was the defensive backs coach for the New York Jets in 2000, Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2004, Dallas Cowboys from 2005 to 2007, Miami Dolphins from 2008 to 2011, and, most recently, the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the interim head coach for the Dolphins for the final three games of the 2011 season after the firing of Tony Sparano.

Early yearsEdit

Bowles attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey.^[1] He played college football for Temple University.

Executive and coaching careerEdit

After retiring as a player, Bowles was a member of the Green Bay Packers' player personnel staff from 1995–1996. He was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Morehouse College in 1997, and the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Grambling State from 1998–1999. He was the defensive backs coach for the New York Jets in 2000, Cleveland Browns in 2004, and Dallas Cowboys from 2005–2007. He was the Browns' defensive nickel package coach from 2001–2003.

Miami DolphinsEdit

Bowles was hired by the Miami Dolphins as the team's secondary coach and assistant head coach on January 23, 2008. After nearly four seasons as the secondary coach and assistant head coach, he was named the interim head coach on December 12, 2011, following the firing of head coach Tony Sparano. Bowles' first game as interim head coach of the Dolphins came on December 18, on the road against the Buffalo Bills. The Dolphins won the game 30-23. The Dolphins finished 2–1 under Bowles in 2011.

Philadelphia EaglesEdit

The Philadelphia Eagles hired Bowles as the team's secondary coach on January 30, 2012. The Eagles announced on October 16, 2012 that they dismissed defensive coordinator Juan Castillo from his duties and named Todd Bowles as their new defensive coordinator. Under Bowles, the Eagles finished the season ninth in pass defense (while consistently giving up big plays) and twenty-third in rushing defense. The team sacked the opposing quarterback twenty times fewer than the 2011 season and generated only thirteen takeaways.^[2]

Arizona CardinalsEdit

On January 18th, 2013, Bowles was hired as defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals.

ReferencesEdit

↑ Todd Bowles, Database Football. Accessed September 19, 2007.
↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/position/defense/seasontype/2

External linksEdit

Miami Dolphins bio

[0] Todd Bowles, Database Football. Accessed September 19, 2007.

[1] ttp://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/position/defense/seasontype/2

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v · d · eCurrent defensive coordinators of the National Football League
American Football Conference
AFC East Dave Wannstedt (Buffalo Bills) Kevin Coyle (Miami Dolphins) Matt Patricia (New England Patriots) Mike Pettine (New York Jets)	AFC North Dean Pees (Baltimore Ravens) Mike Zimmer (Cincinnati Bengals) Dick Jauron (Cleveland Browns) Dick LeBeau (Pittsburgh Steelers)	AFC South Wade Phillips (Houston Texans) Greg Manusky (Indianapolis Colts) Mel Tucker (Jacksonville Jaguars) Jerry Gray (Tennessee Titans)	AFC West Jack Del Rio (Denver Broncos) Gary Gibbs (Kansas City Chiefs) Jason Tarver (Oakland Raiders) John Pagano (San Diego Chargers)
National Football Conference
NFC East Rob Ryan (Dallas Cowboys) Perry Fewell (New York Giants) Juan Castillo (Philadelphia Eagles) Jim Haslett (Washington Redskins)	NFC North Rod Marinelli (Chicago Bears) Gunther Cunningham (Detroit Lions) Dom Capers (Green Bay Packers) Alan Williams (Minnesota Vikings)	NFC South Mike Nolan (Atlanta Falcons) Sean McDermott (Carolina Panthers) Steve Spagnuolo (New Orleans Saints) Bill Sheridan (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	NFC West Ray Horton (Arizona Cardinals) Vacancy (St. Louis Rams) Vic Fangio (San Francisco 49ers) Casey Bradley (Seattle Seahawks)

Persondata
Name	Bowles, Todd
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 18, 1963
Place of birth	Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Date of death
Place of death

Personal information
Arizona Cardinals
Safety Defensive Coordinator
Date of birth: (1963-11-18) November 18, 1963 (age 56)
Place of birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey
High School: Elizabeth (NJ)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College: Temple
Undrafted in 1986
Debuted in 1986 for the Washington Redskins
Last played in 1993 for the Washington Redskins


Career history
As player: * Washington Redskins ( 1986– 1990) San Francisco 49ers ( 1991) Washington Redskins ( 1992– 1993)
As coach: * Green Bay Packers ( 1995– 1996) (Player personnel staff) Morehouse College (1997) (Defensive coordinator/secondary coach) Grambling State (1998–1999) (Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach) New York Jets ( 2000) (Defensive backs coach) Cleveland Browns ( 2001– 2003) (Defensive nickel package coach) Cleveland Browns ( 2004) (Secondary coach) Dallas Cowboys ( 2005– 2007) (Secondary coach) Miami Dolphins ( 2008– 2011) (Assistant head coach/secondary coach) Miami Dolphins ( 2011) (Interim head coach/secondary coach) Philadelphia Eagles ( 2012) (Defensive backs coach) Philadelphia Eagles ( 2012) (Defensive Coordinator) Arizona Cardinals ( 2013–present) (Defensive Coordinator)
Career highlights and awards
N/A

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