Carroll says Kiffin taught him “everything I know about defense.”
One of the great innovative defensive minds in football history has passed away. Monte Kiffin, best known as the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died on Thursday at the age of 84. At the time of his passing, Monte worked as a consultant and player personnel analyst at Ole Miss under his son, head coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin’s impact on modern football is impossible to overstate.
Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, himself a Super Bowl winner with one of the greatest defenses in NFL history, has spoken at length over the years about his relationship with Kiffin when they worked together at Arkansas, NC State, and the Minnesota Vikings. In a 2016 interview with then ESPN Seahawks beat writer Sheil Kapedia, Carroll said of Kiffin: “I owe him everything. He taught me everything I know about defense.
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