![]() Hamilton with Washington in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebackers coach | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | September 11, 1995||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Carver (Montgomery) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 6 / pick: 197 | ||||||||||||||
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Shaun Dion Hamilton (born September 11, 1995) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 20 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine |
Hamilton was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (197th overall pick) of the 2018 NFL draft. [1] On May 10, 2018, he signed his rookie contract. [2] Hamilton recorded his first career interception against the quarterback Josh Rosen in Week 6 win against the Miami Dolphins in the 2019 season. [3] After Week 15 of the 2020 season, Hamilton was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2020. [4] Hamilton was waived on January 11, 2021. [5]
On January 12, 2021, Hamilton was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. [6] [7] He was placed on injured reserve on August 17.
On March 14, 2022, Hamilton re-signed with the Lions. [8] He was released on August 23. [9]
After his release from Detroit, on September 7, 2022, Hamilton retired from playing to pursue a coaching career, joining the Lions coaching staff as a defensive assistant. [10] On February 8, 2023, Hamilton accepted a role as an assistant linebackers coach with the same team. [11] On January 25, 2025, after linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard was promoted to be the defensive coordinator, the Lions promoted Hamilton to be the linebackers coach. [12]
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