Chad Walker
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach |
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| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Career information | |
| College: | Louisiana State |
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Chad Walker is an American football coach who is the assistant coach for the defensive backs of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was formerly a quality control assistant at the University of Oklahoma before he joined the Atlanta Falcons as a defensive assistant.[1]
Walker was hired in 2013 by Oklahoma University to help transform the defense to a 3-4 scheme.[2] Prior to joining the Sooners staff, Walker spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Division III Mississippi College.[3] He spent three years at Bryant University, first as defensive backs coach in 2009 before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2010.[4] Walker helped the Bulldogs post a 19-14 record over their first three years as an FCS program.
The New Orleans, Louisiana, native worked as a defensive quality control coach for three seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2005–07). Before moving to the NFL, Walker spent two seasons as a defensive assistant on Nick Saban's staff at Louisiana State University. During that time the Tigers won the 2003 SEC championship and national title. Walker served as a graduate assistant at Louisiana-Monroe and West Virginia before landing at LSU. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at LSU in 2000 after graduating with a degree in education.
References
- ↑ "Atlanta Falcons: Chad Walker". Atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Sooners' defense has Alabama influence". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "The Official Site of Mississippi College Choctaws - Staff Directory". www.gochoctaws.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Bryant University Bulldogs". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved 2015-11-02.