DeMarcus Covington (born March 30, 1989) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He previously served as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University, the University of Tennessee at Martin, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
| New England Patriots | |
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator |
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| Born: | March 30, 1989 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | John Carroll Catholic |
| College: | Samford |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Record at Pro Football Reference | |
Early years
editCovington played collegiately at wide receiver for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Samford Bulldogs where he registered 62 receptions for 586 yards and two touchdowns from 2007 to 2010. He graduated from Samford in 2011.[2][3]
Coaching career
editCollege
editDeMarcus began his coaching career a year after he graduated in 2012 as defensive graduate assistant at the University of Alabama-Birmingham for the Blazers. In 2013 he went to the Southeastern Conference where he spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at Ole Miss. In 2015 Covington coached the defensive line at UT Martin.[4] This was followed by 2016 when he spent the college football season as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois.[1][2]
New England Patriots
editCovington joined the organization in 2017 and was a coaching assistant for two years before becoming the teams outside linebackers coaching in 2019.[1] He won his first Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[5] In 2020 he was moved to coaching the defensive line.[6] On February 1, 2024, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.[7]
Personal life
editCovington and wife, Natasha have two sons, Cassius and Cayman.[1] Covington created Next Level in 2012, a non-profit football camp that serves as an outlet to the youth of his home town of Birmingham, Alabama, for a full day of football-related drills and activities.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "DeMarcus Covington". patriots.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Samford Alumnus DeMarcus Covington Helps Patriots to Super Bowl Appearance". samford.edu. January 31, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "FOXNews.com - Samford knocks off Georgia Southern 27-17 - College Sports". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Chattanooga Athletics - DeMarcus Covington - Staff Directory - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". gomocs.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (August 11, 2020). "Lawrence Guy thinks that DeMarcus Covington will help the Patriots defensive line 'see the bigger picture'". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots Announce New Group of Coordinators". Patriots.com. February 1, 2024.