Chris Achuff (born September 18, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He previously served as an defensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).

Chris Achuff
San Antonio Brahmas
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College:Bloomsburg
Career history
As a coach:

Coaching career

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College

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From 2008 to 2016, Achuff served as the defensive line coach at Baylor University.

On March 11, 2020, Achuff was named linebackers coach at Syracuse in a return to college football.[1][2]

National Football League

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Arizona Cardinals

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In 2018, Achuff was hired by the Arizona Cardinals to be their assistant defensive line coach.[3] On January 31, 2019, Achuff was promoted to defensive line coach.[4]

On December 30, 2019, it was announced that Achuff was being let go by the Cardinals after spending two seasons there.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Achuff Named Orange Linebackers Coach". Syracuse University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Leiker, Emily (August 18, 2022). "Meet the new faces of the SU football coaching staff". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Cox, Seth (February 15, 2018). "Arizona Cardinals Coaching Staff: Assistant DL Coach Chris Achuff". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Williams, Charean (February 1, 2019). "Chris Achuff will remain on Cardinals' staff as DL coach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Kwong, Andy (December 30, 2019). "Cardinals fire DL coach Chris Achuff and assistant ST coach Randall McCray". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved May 5, 2020.