Kevin Ross (American football)

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Kevin Ross
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TitleCornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born (1962-01-16) January 16, 1962 (age 63)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Paulsboro (Paulsboro, New Jersey)
College Temple
NFL draft 1984: 7th round, 173rd overall pick
Position Defensive back, no. 31, 36
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Awards and highlights
As a player:

As a coach:

Career NFL statistics
Interceptions 38
Interception yards654
Total touchdowns 6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kevin Lesley Ross (born January 16, 1962) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the cornerbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a cornerback and safety.

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Ross was selected in the seventh round of the 1984 NFL draft with the 173rd overall selection by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent his first 10 seasons. He also played two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, one year with the San Diego Chargers, then returned to the Chiefs for one season in 1997.

Playing career

Ross played high school football at Paulsboro High School in Paulsboro, New Jersey, [1] and went on to attend Temple University.

As the Chiefs' seventh pick in the 1984 NFL draft, he became a starter his rookie season and perfected a classic bump-and-run coverage that made him hard to beat in the secondary. For his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, he intercepted 30 passes and scored 5 touchdowns. Ross played in a total of 156 games for the Chiefs. He went to Atlanta as a free agent before the 1994 season and later returned to play in five games in 1997.

Along with former teammate Albert Lewis, Ross was named one of the NFL's top 10 all-time cornerback tandems by the NFL Network in July 2008.

Ross went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Kansas City Hall of Fame in 2011. He is one of only three players in franchise history to score a touchdown in at least four different ways (two INTs, two blocked field goal returns, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt).

Coaching career

San Diego Chargers

He was the assistant secondary and quality control coach with the San Diego Chargers from 2007 to 2009. After the Chargers' 2009 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chargers' administration announced that they would not renew his contract for the following season. [2]

Oakland Raiders

Ross was hired by the Oakland Raiders on March 5, 2010, as a defensive backs coach. He was not retained following the 2011 season.

Arizona Cardinals

Ross was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their cornerbacks coach in 2013. He held that position until 2017.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ross was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, reuniting him with Bruce Arians, to become the cornerbacks coach. As a coach for the Buccaneers, he won Super Bowl LV defeating the team he played eleven seasons for, the Chiefs 31–9, which was his first Super Bowl victory as a player or coach. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumblesAllTD
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsY/ILngTDFFFRTD
1984 KC 161698612420.77110101
1985 KC 161511134715.7270010
1986 KC 1616932.046616.53500311
1987 KC 1211581.034013.3400000
1988 KC 151499100.000000
1989 KC 1513754297.3230000
1990 KC 16156459719.4400030
1991 KC 141368100.000010
1992 KC 1616580.519999.09911201
1993 KC 15151020.524924.5480110
1994 ATL 161610480241.03268.7160200
1995 ATL 161590721837023.3330020
1996 SD 1616786711273.570210
1997 KC 50110000
Career2041911,099220535.03865417.299261513

References

  1. Kevin Ross [ usurped ], database Football. Accessed November 26, 2007.
  2. San Diego Chargers' Norv Turner Fires Four Assistant Coaches ESPN.com, January 13, 2009
  3. "Super Bowl LV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.