Dwayne Stukes (born January 24, 1977) is an American football coach and former defensive back. He was most recently the special teams coordinator for the Denver Broncos[1] of the National Football League (NFL).[2] He was previously an assistant special teams coach for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams.
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| Born: | January 24, 1977 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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| College: | Virginia |
| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
| Undrafted: | 2000 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Professional playing career
editStukes was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Virginia.[3] He spent parts of four seasons in the NFL from 2000 to 2003 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4] Stukes also played in NFL Europe on the Berlin Thunder (2001–2002) and in the Arena Football League on the Colorado Crush).[5]
Coaching career
editStukes was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive assistant on February 21, 2019.[6] Stukes assumed Jason Rebrovich's defensive line coaching duties for team's week 11 game in 2020 against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to Rebrovich missing the game for COVID-19 pandemic protocols.[7]
On February 23, 2021, the Los Angeles Rams announced Stukes as an assistant special teams coach.[8][9] Stukes won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.[10]
On February 18, 2022, Stukes was hired by the Denver Broncos to serve as the team's special teams coordinator for the 2022 season.[11] On December 26, Stukes was fired by the Broncos and replaced by Mike Mallory.[12]
Personal
editStukes and his wife, Lori have four children: three daughters and a son.[13]
References
edit- ^ Alper, Josh (February 21, 2019). "Jaguars add Dwayne Stukes to coaching staff". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Alex Marvez [@alexmarvez] (January 21, 2016). "Source tells @NFLonFOX that @Giants have hired Dwayne Stukes as assistant special teams coach. Stukes last with @ChicagoBears in 2014" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dwayne Stukes College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Dwayne Stukes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 28, 2013). "Chris Harris back with Bears as defensive assistant". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ Fryburger, Jackson (February 21, 2019). "Jaguars hire Dwayne Stukes as defensive assistant". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Reid, John (November 22, 2020). "Jaguars coach Doug Marrone unsure about his starting QB for this upcoming week". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (February 23, 2021). "Rams finalize 2021 coaching staff". www.therams.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Arthur, Kenneth (February 23, 2021). "Rams add 5 new coaches, promote Thomas Brown to assistant head coach". Turf Show Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Broncos hire Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator, Dwayne Stukes as special teams coordinator". February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Broncos fire special teams coordinator Dwayne Stukes, offensive line coach Butch Barry". 9news.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dwayne Stukes". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.[permanent dead link]
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