Dwayne Stukes Explained

Dwayne Stukes
Position:Special teams coordinator
Birth Date:24 January 1977
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:195
College:Virginia
Undraftedyear:2000
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Berlin Thunder
    Assistant defensive backs coach
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)
    Coaches assistant
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Special teams quality control coach
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)
    Assistant defensive backs coach
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Special teams coordinator
  • Dallas Cowboys
    Minority coaching intern
  • Chicago Bears (–)
    Assistant special teams coordinator
  • New York Giants (–)
    Assistant special teams coordinator
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (–)
    Defensive assistant
  • Los Angeles Rams
    Assistant special teams coach
  • Denver Broncos
    Special teams coordinator
Highlights:
As player
As coach
  • Super Bowl champion (LVI)
Afl:2653

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 four children: three daughters and a son.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaguars add Dwayne Stukes to coaching staff. Alper. Josh. 2019-02-21. ProFootballTalk. en-US. 2020-04-27.
  2. alexmarvez. Alex Marvez. 689980092752199680. January 21, 2016. Source tells @NFLonFOX that @Giants have hired Dwayne Stukes as assistant special teams coach. Stukes last with @ChicagoBears in 2014..
  3. Web site: Dwayne Stukes College Stats. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-04-27.
  4. Web site: Dwayne Stukes. CBSSports.com. en. 2020-04-27.
  5. Web site: Mayer. Larry. Chris Harris back with Bears as defensive assistant. Chicago Bears. January 28, 2013. January 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130140039/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Chris-Harris-back-with-Bears-as-defensive-assistant/5bcba42b-f7a8-4206-a475-7821c953fda9. January 30, 2013. dead.
  6. News: Fryburger, Jackson . Jaguars hire Dwayne Stukes as defensive assistant . USAToday.com . February 21, 2019 . November 29, 2020.
  7. News: Reid, John . Jaguars coach Doug Marrone unsure about his starting QB for this upcoming week . Jacksonville.com . November 22, 2020 . November 29, 2020.
  8. Web site: Jackson. Stu. February 23, 2021. Rams finalize 2021 coaching staff. live. 2021-02-24. www.therams.com. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223223052/https://www.therams.com/news/rams-finalize-2021-coaching-staff . February 23, 2021 .
  9. Web site: Arthur. Kenneth. 2021-02-23. Rams add 5 new coaches, promote Thomas Brown to assistant head coach. 2021-02-24. Turf Show Times. en.
  10. Web site: Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022 . 2023-02-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: Broncos hire Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator, Dwayne Stukes as special teams coordinator . February 17, 2022 .
  12. Web site: Broncos fire special teams coordinator Dwayne Stukes, offensive line coach Butch Barry. October 7, 2023. 9news.com. en.
  13. Web site: Dwayne Stukes. www.jaguars.com. en-US. 2020-04-27.

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