Chris Partridge

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Chris Partridge
Seattle Seahawks
TitleOutside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born (1980-11-03) November 3, 1980 (age 44)
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
College Lafayette
NFL draft 2003: undrafted
Career history
  • Paramus Catholic HS (NJ) (2003–2004)
    Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Lafayette (2005)
    Defensive backs coach & special teams coordinator
  • The Citadel (2006–2007)
    Defensive line coach & special teams coordinator
  • Paramus Catholic HS (NJ) (2010–2014)
    Head coach
  • Michigan (2015)
    Director of player personnel
  • Michigan (2016–2017)
    Linebackers coach & special teams coordinator
  • Michigan (2018–2019)
    Safeties coach & special teams coordinator
  • Ole Miss (2020–2022)
    Co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach
  • Michigan (2023)
    Linebackers coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (2024–present)
    Outside linebackers coach

Chris Partridge (born November 3, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the outside linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He also was the Paramus Catholic High School head coach and worked as an assistant coach for Michigan Wolverines football from 2016 to 2020 and the defensive coordinator for Ole Miss from 2020 to 2022.

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Coaching career

Paramus Catholic High School

Partridge was the head coach of his alma mater, Paramus Catholic High School, a position he held for five seasons (2010–2014). [2] While at the helm of the Paladin program, Partridge grew a football program listed 4,250th nationally and 112th in the state of New Jersey to the top-ranked team in the state and No. 4 nationally by USA Today. He coached and mentored more than 30 Division I football players during that time, as well as various All-American players including Jabrill Peppers. [3]

Michigan

Partridge was hired by Michigan in January 2015 as the Director of Player Personnel. [4] On December 3, 2015, it was announced that Partridge would coach the linebackers for Michigan during the 2016 Citrus Bowl, after the departure of Michigan defensive coordinator and linebackers coach D. J. Durkin, who left to be the head coach at Maryland. [5] Partridge then took over as full time linebackers coach and helped with the special teams. On February 8, 2017, Partridge was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator and continued as linebackers coach. [6] Before the 2018 season, Partridge was offered to join the Alabama Crimson Tide football staff, but chose to stay at Michigan. [7] Weeks after, Partridge received a significant pay raise and new coaching duties. Partridge was assigned to coach safeties and continue as special teams coordinator, [8] Al Washington took over as linebackers coach.

Ole Miss

On January 2, 2020, Partridge was hired by Ole Miss and new head coach Lane Kiffin. [9] Later, Partridge was named co-defensive coordinator alongside former Michigan assistant DJ Durkin. In 2022, he was promoted to play caller while still being co-defensive coordinator with new hire Maurice Crum Jr.

Michigan (second stint)

Partridge returned to Michigan's football staff for the 2023 season, but was fired on November 17, 2023. [10] Partridge had allegedly participated in the destruction of evidence regarding the University of Michigan football sign-stealing scandal. [11] Partridge was later cleared of wrongdoing once the investigation concluded. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Partridge". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Nasr, Paul. "In a rivalry that comes down to recruiting, Chris Partridge knows how to sell a vision", The Michigan Daily , November 13, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2025. "It was 2010, and Chris Partridge had taken over his alma mater’s struggling football program as Paramus Catholic High School’s new head coach."
  3. ↑ "Chris Partridge". MGoBlue.com. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Michigan hires Chris Partridge to recruiting position, report says". highschoolsports.nj.com. Advance Local Media. January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Partridge to coach Michigan LBs, Durkin leaves for Maryland". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Michigan's Chris Partridge now special teams coordinator, LBs coach". freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Breaking: Partridge to stay at Michigan". 247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Michigan's Chris Partridge earns pay bump, new coaching duties". MLive.com. MLive. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Michigan's Chris Partridge hired by Ole Miss". MLive.com. Advanced Local Media LLC. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (February 8, 2023). "Chris Partridge Rejoins Michigan Football Staff". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ Dellenger, Ross; Wetzel, Dan. "Sources: NCAA's evidence vs. Michigan included booster involvement in scouting scheme, attempted destruction of evidence". Yahoo. Yahoo. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ Peterson, Chris (August 15, 2025). "Former Michigan assistant Chris Partridge is cleared of wrongdoing by NCAA". GBMWolverine. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Hole, Isaiah (August 15, 2025). "NCAA exonerates Chris Partridge in 'signgate,' clearing him of major allegations". USA Today . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
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