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Mel Tucker (born January 4, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[1] Tucker previously served with the Browns as the team's defensive backs coach^[2] before being named the team's defensive coordinator following the firing of Todd Grantham.^[3] Following the firing of Browns head coach Romeo Crennel, Tucker was replaced by Rob Ryan.^[4]

References

^ Stellino, Vito (January 24, 2009). "Jaguars sign Tucker as new D-coordinator". Folrida Times-Union. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Associated Press (January 12, 2008). "Browns Fire Grantham as Defensive Coordinator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Bensch, Bob (January 12, 2008). "Cleveland Browns Promote Mel Tucker to Defensive Coordinator". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Carucci, Vic (May 28, 2009). "Many teams make notable adjustments on defense". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

Preceded by Todd Grantham	Cleveland Browns Defensive Coordinators 2008	Succeeded by Rob Ryan
Preceded by Gregg Williams	Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive Coordinators 2009–present	Succeeded by Current Coach

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[1] Stellino, Vito (January 24, 2009). "Jaguars sign Tucker as new D-coordinator". Folrida Times-Union. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

[2] Associated Press (January 12, 2008). "Browns Fire Grantham as Defensive Coordinator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

[3] Bensch, Bob (January 12, 2008). "Cleveland Browns Promote Mel Tucker to Defensive Coordinator". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

[4] Carucci, Vic (May 28, 2009). "Many teams make notable adjustments on defense". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

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 '''Mel Tucker''' (born January 4, 1972 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) is an [[American football]] [[defensive coordinator]] for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Stellino|first=Vito|title=Jaguars sign Tucker as new D-coordinator|url=http://www.staugustine.com/stories/012409/sports_0124_039.shtml|accessdate=December 29, 2010|newspaper=Folrida Times-Union|date=January 24, 2009}}</ref> Tucker previously served with the Browns as the team's defensive backs coach<ref>{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Browns Fire Grantham as Defensive Coordinator |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/sports/football/12nfl.html?ref=sports|accessdate=December 29, 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 12, 2008}}</ref> before being named the team's defensive coordinator following the firing of [[Todd Grantham]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bensch|first=Bob|title=Cleveland Browns Promote Mel Tucker to Defensive Coordinator|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=afK45GKru8D0&refer=home|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=December 29, 2010|date=January 12, 2008}}</ref> Following the firing of Browns head coach [[Romeo Crennel]], Tucker was replaced by [[Rob Ryan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carucci|first=Vic|title=Many teams make notable adjustments on defense|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d810879d2&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true|publisher=NFL.com|accessdate=December 29, 2010|date=May 28, 2009}}</ref>