Dave Merritt

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David Merritt
Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Secondary coach
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-08) September 8, 1971 (age 52)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school: Raleigh (NC) Millbrook
College: North Carolina State
NFL draft: 1993  / Round: 7 / Pick: 191
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

David Merritt (born September 8, 1971) is an American football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs for the National Football League (NFL) and former linebacker who served as the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at North Carolina State.

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Merritt also played for the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals and has been a coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Virginia Military Institute and for the New York Jets.

Early years

Merritt was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Millbrook High School (Raleigh, North Carolina). Merritt was a member of the Millbrook High School inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2012

Coaching career

New York Jets

In 2001, Merritt joined the New York Jets as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach. [2]

New York Giants

Merritt was hired by the New York Giants as a defensive assistant and quality control coach in 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to secondary and safeties coach. Merritt won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants, both times defeating the New England Patriots. [3] [4]

Arizona Cardinals

On February 21, 2018, Merritt was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their new defensive backs coach. [5]

Kansas City Chiefs

On February 8, 2019, Merritt was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as their new defensive backs coach. Merritt won his third Super Bowl ring when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. [6] Merritt got his fourth championship ring with the Chiefs as they defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. [7] Merritt won his fifth Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [8]

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References

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