Lance Schulters

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Lance Schulters
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Defensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 49)
Guyana
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College: Hofstra
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 4 / Pick: 119
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:539
Sacks:7.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:19
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Lance A. Schulters (born May 27, 1975) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played in the NFL as a safety for 10 seasons. Schulters played college football for the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen (now Pride). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft. [2]

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A Pro Bowl selection with the 49ers in 1999, Schulters also played for the Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.

College career

Schulters attended Canarsie High School, where he played football under coach Mike Camardese. Schulters moved on to Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, becoming a two-year starter before transferring to Hofstra in 1996. He played two seasons for the Flying Dutchmen, becoming a two-time All-America selection and the 1997 I-AA Independent Defensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. [3]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Schulters played the first four seasons of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. After winning the starting free safety job in the first week of the 1999–2000 season from aging Pro Bowl safety Merton Hanks, [4] Schulters played a major role in the 49ers' first win of the season, in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints at home, intercepting a pass from Billy Joe Hobert and returning it 64 yards for a dramatic touchdown that broke a 21–21 tie with 1:31 left in the game. [5] Schulters finished the season with six interceptions returned for 121 yards while starting in 13 games for the 49ers, earning himself a trip to the Pro Bowl. [6] Schulters played in San Francisco for two more seasons, and was part of a playoff team with a regular-season record of 12–4 in his last year before signing with the Tennessee Titans after the 2001–02 season.

Tennessee Titans

Schulters played three seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was cut by the Titans prior to the 2005 season.

First stint with Dolphins

In 2005, Schulters signed with the Miami Dolphins, recording four interceptions and 77 tackles on the season.

Atlanta Falcons

He signed with the Atlanta Falcons on November 8, 2006, as a backup to replace injured defensive back Kevin Mathis.

Second stint with Dolphins

On October 24, 2007, the Dolphins resigned Schulters after suffering several injuries in their secondary.

New Orleans Saints

On August 18, 2008, Schulters signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was released by the team on August 29.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesFumblesInterceptions
CombSoloAstSackFFFRIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
1998 SF 15161240.000000.0001
1999 SF 13615290.000612721.26419
2000 SF 128858300.531000.0003
2001 SF 16615291.001300.00010
2002 TEN 168673132.0016569.328010
2003 TEN 168565201.000000.0008
2004 TEN 3141221.000000.0001
2005 MIA 167757202.01047819.53706
2006 ATL 79810.000000.0000
2007 MIA 73727100.000000.0002
Career [7] 1215344161187.5431926113.764150

Coaching career

Schulters became the defensive backs coach at Bryant University in 2011. [8] He joined the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship [9] and landed a job with the Seattle Seahawks.

Atlanta Falcons

Schulters joined the Atlanta Falcons as a special teams intern in 2015 and eventually became a defensive assistant. [10]

Los Angeles Rams

Schulters followed Raheem Morris, the Falcons' former interim head coach and Schulters' former teammate at Hofstra, to the Los Angeles Rams as a coaching fellow in 2021. The Rams won the Super Bowl in his first season on their staff. [11] He was promoted to a role as a defensive assistant in 2022. [12] He was fired on January 18, 2023. [13]

Atlanta Falcons

On February 3, 2024, Schulters returned to the Atlanta Falcons to serve as a defensive assistant under coach Raheem Morris. [14]

Personal life

Schulters' son, K-Shawn, is a defensive back at Villanova. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff".
  2. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lance Schulters (2013) - Hall of Fame".
  4. ↑ Chadiha, Jeffri (November 22, 1999). "Schulters' fire emerges from ashes of the Niners". San Francisco Chronicle .
  5. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers 28, New Orleans Saints 21".
  6. ↑ "1999 San Francisco 49ers Stats".
  7. ↑ "Lance Schulters Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Former NFL All-Pro Joins Bryant Staff". March 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Fellowships helping former players get NFL jobs". October 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ex-49ers Ulbrich, Schulters on Falcons' sideline".
  11. ↑ "Rams vs. Bengals - Game Recap - February 13, 2022 - ESPN".
  12. ↑ "Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff".
  13. ↑ "Report: Rams part ways with five assistants, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ Williams, Charean (February 3, 2024). "Falcons announce six more assistants, including Tim Berbenich, Ken Zampese". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kshawn Schulters - Football".
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