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Mark DeLeone
Detroit Lions
Position:Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1987-06-30) June 30, 1987 (age 37)
Syracuse, New York
Career history
As a coach:

Mark DeLeone (born June 30, 1987) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach of the Detroit Lions. He was previously the inside linebackers coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018.

Coaching career

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 1, 2016, DeLeone was promoted to the Kansas City Chiefs assistant linebackers coach.[1] The Chiefs went 12–4 in 2016 and clinched the AFC West title for the first time since 2010 and made the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since 1995.[2][3] They would lose in the Divisional Round against the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–18.[4] During the season they would defeat the NFC Champions, the Atlanta Falcons 29-28.[5] Linebackers Justin Houston, Derrick Johnson, and Tamba Hali would make the NFL's Top 100, ranked 26th, 80th, and 84th respectively.

The Chiefs went 10–6 in 2017 and won back-to-back AFC West titles for the first time in franchise history and made the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since 1994.[6] They would lose to the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card round 21-22.[7] They would defeat both the AFC champion New England Patriots and the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles during the season.[8][9] Under his coaching, Justin Houston would rank 7th in tackles for loss.[10] Justin Houston would make the NFL's Top 100 ranked 76th.

In the 2017 offseason, Derrick Johnson left in free agency & Tamba Hali was released.[11][12] On January 29, 2018, DeLeone was promoted to the Kansas City Chiefs inside linebackers coach.[13] The Chiefs went 12-4 and won their third straight AFC West title in franchise history and made the playoffs for the fourth year in a row for the first time since 1993.[14][15] They would go on to defeat the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Round 31-13 and then lose to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game 31–37.[16][17] During the season they defeated two playoff teams; the AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens and the Los Angeles Chargers.[18][19] Under his coaching, Justin Houston ranked 5th in forced fumbles and linebacker Reggie Ragland recorded the 8th longest interception return.[20] At the end of the season, defensive coordinator Bob Sutton was fired and DeLeone left to join his former offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.[21]

Chicago Bears

On January 29, 2019, the Chicago Bears named DeLeone the inside linebackers coach.[22] The Bears went 8-8 in 2019 and missed the playoffs.[23]

Personal life

DeLeone graduated from the University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in liberal arts & sciences.

References

  1. ^ Paylor, Terez (April 1, 2016). "Chiefs promote Britt Reid, Andy Reid's son, to defensive line coach in series of staff moves". The Kansas City Star.
  2. ^ "Chiefs Clinch a Playoff Spot". Kansas City Chiefs. December 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (January 1, 2017). "Chiefs clinch AFC West after win over Chargers". NFL.com.
  4. ^ Paylor, Terez (January 15, 2017). "Chiefs' divisional-round struggles continue with 18-16 loss to Steelers". The Kansas City Star.
  5. ^ Stites, Adam (2016-12-04). "Chiefs hold off Falcons rally to win, 29-28". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  6. ^ Hagemann, Andie (December 24, 2017). "Chiefs clinch AFC West title after win over Dolphins". NFL.com.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jeanna (2018-01-07). "The Chiefs have a long, sad history of playoff losses". SBNation.com.
  8. ^ Mellinger, Sam (September 8, 2017). "'(Expletive), we won.' Chiefs did what no team had done against Brady and Patriots". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 29, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Skretta, Dave (2017-09-17). "Hunt scores 2 TDs as Chiefs hold on to beat Eagles 27-20". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "2017 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  11. ^ Patra, Kevin (May 4, 2018). "Ex-Chiefs LB Derrick Johnson joining rival Raiders". NFL.com.
  12. ^ Sessler, Marc (March 12, 2018). "Chiefs release Tamba Hali after 12 seasons". NFL.com.
  13. ^ Roesch, Wesley (2018-01-29). "Chiefs announce several coaching staff changes". Chiefs Wire.
  14. ^ "Chiefs clinch playoff berth with OT win over Ravens". NFL.com. December 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "Chiefs clinch AFC West title, home-field advantage". NFL.com. December 30, 2018.
  16. ^ Teope, Herbie (January 12, 2019). "Chiefs defeat Colts to advance to AFC title game". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Chadiha, Jeffri (January 21, 2019). "Chiefs learn tough lesson in AFC title game defeat to Patriots". NFL.com.
  18. ^ McMullen, Matt (December 9, 2018). "Chiefs Defeat Ravens, 27-24, in Overtime Thriller". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2019-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Hayre, Chris (September 9, 2018). "Recap: Chiefs Beat Chargers 38-28 in Season Opener". Chargers.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "2018 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  21. ^ Kerkhoff, Blair (January 29, 2019). "Another Chiefs defensive assistant coach lands with a new team: Matt Nagy's Bears". The Kansas City Star.
  22. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 29, 2019). "Bears hire DeLeone as inside linebackers coach". Chicago Bears.
  23. ^ Hackman, Ryan (2019-12-29). "The Chicago Bears were a fluke in 2018". Bear Goggles On. Retrieved 2019-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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