Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday. He was 84.
FILE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin looks on during an NFL wildcard football playoff game against the New York Giants, Sunday Jan 6, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. Kiffin, a long-time NFL assistant coach whose Buccaneers defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday, July 11, 2024. He was 84. TAMPA, Fla. —
“As a coach, Monte was a true innovator who got the best out of his players and helped create one of the signature defenses of the early 2000s,” the Glazer family, which owns the Buccaneers and inducted Kiffin into the team’s Ring of Honor three years ago, said in a statement. During his stint with the Bucs, Tampa Bay’s defense led the NFL in fewest points allowed per game , ranked second in takeaways and yards allowed per game , third in interceptions and 10th in sacks .
In a career that spanned more than five decades, Kiffin also worked at Arkansas and as an NFL assistant for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys.
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