Chris Kiffin
Chris Kiffin is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska and Idaho.Coaching career
Idaho
In 2006, Kiffin started his coaching career at Idaho as a coaching assistant.In 2007, Kiffin was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a coaching intern under head coach Jon Gruden.Nebraska
In 2008, Kiffin was hired as a defensive quality control coach at Nebraska.USC
In 2010, Kiffin was hired as a defensive assistant at USC.Arkansas
In 2011, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Arkansas State.Ole Miss
In 2012, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Ole Miss.He left in 2017 to join his brother.In 2017, Kiffin was hired by his brother, Lane Kiffin, at Florida Atlantic as a defensive coordinator in 2016.In 2018, Kiffin was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their pass rush specialist coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.Cleveland Browns
On February 13, 2020, Kiffin was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.Personal life
Chris is the son of longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin Chris and his wife, Angela, have four children: daughters, Bella, Grace and Taylor, and son, Christian. A native of Tampa, Florida, Chris played defensive tackle at Colorado State.
