| Personal information | |
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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) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Virginia |
| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
| Undrafted: | 2000 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |
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.
Professional playing career
Stukes 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
Stukes 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
Stukes and his wife, Lori have three children: two daughters and a son.[13]
References
- ^ 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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