Kris Richard

Kris Richard
Position (s): Defensive Back	Jersey numbers: 42, 35
born on October 28, 1979 in Los Angeles , California
Career information
Active : 2002 - 2006
NFL Draft : 2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85
College : USC
Teams
as a player Seattle Seahawks ( 2002 - 2004 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 2005 - 2006 ) as a trainer Southern California (2008–2009) assistant coach Seattle Seahawks (2010) Assistant Coach for the Defensive Back Seattle Seahawks (2011) cornerbacks Seattle Seahawks (2012-2014) defensive backs Seattle Seahawks (2015-2017) Defensive Coordinator Dallas Cowboys (since 2018) Defensive backs
Career statistics
Tackles	53
Sacks	1
forced fumbles	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Won Super Bowl XLVIII 2 × NFC Champion ( 2013 , 2014 )

Kris Richard (* 28. October 1979 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American American football coach and former players. He coaches the defensive backs for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL).

player

Kris Richard was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft . The defensive back played 38 games for there , but started in just one game. After three years he moved to the Miami Dolphins in 2005 , where he left before the start of the season to play for the San Francisco 49ers , where he spent his last two seasons, but only played one game. In 2007 the Oakland Raiders signed him, but he resigned as an active player before the start of the season.

Trainer

In 2008 Pete Carroll , under whom he had played in college, brought him to the University of Southern California (USC) as a coach . When the Seattle Seahawks hired Carroll in 2010 as head coach , Richard also moved to the Seahawks, where he worked as an assistant coach to the defensive backs. In 2012, he was named Defensive Backs coach before being promoted to Defensive Coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 , where he succeeded Dan Quinn . After the Seahawks missed the play-offs in the 2017 season, Richard was sacked on January 16, 2018. The Dallas Cowboys then hired him as a trainer of the defensive backs and passing game coordinator .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jerry Brewer: Kris Richard, the man behind the Legion of Boom, prepares his unit for the latest challenge. August 19, 2014, accessed December 12, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Kris Richard. National Football League , accessed December 12, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Kris Richard, to Easy Choice. (No longer available online.) February 10, 2015, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; accessed on December 12, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Clare Farnsworth: Kris Richard continuing to live the dream. (No longer available online.) October 24, 2013, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; accessed on December 12, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ^ Gregg Bell: Kris Richard's latest “right place, right time” is as the NFL's youngest defensive coordinator. August 4, 2015, accessed December 12, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Larry Hartstein: Report: Kris Richard expected to succeed Dan Quinn in Seattle. February 2, 2015, accessed December 12, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Josh Alper: Pete Carroll: I think Kris Richard is doing a really good job. October 19, 2015, accessed December 12, 2015 . 
8. ^ Seahawks fire defensive coordinator Kris Richard, linebackers coach Michael Barrow. The Seattle Times, January 16, 2018, accessed January 18, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Report: Cowboys hire ousted Seahawks DC Kris Richard. 247 Sports, accessed March 23, 2018 .