Donald D’Alesio is an American professional football coach who is the Safeties coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Safeties Coach |
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| Born: | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| High school: | Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, Ohio) |
| College: | Youngstown State |
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Early life
editA Youngstown, Ohio native, D'Alesio attended Cardinal Mooney High School, playing football there and winning a state championship in 2009. He then attended Youngstown State University from 2010 to 2014, playing Defensive Back on the schools football team and earning a degree in business.[1][2]
Career
editYoungstown State
editHe spent his first coaching year at his alma mater as a defensive quality control coach, primarily working with the defensive line. He then was then the defensive line coach from 2016 to 2017, coaching multiple future NFL players, such as Derek Rivers and Avery Moss. In 2018, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator while still coaching the defensive line. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2019.[2]
LSU
editD'Alesio spent the 2020 season at Louisana State University as a defensive analyst.[2][3]
Kansas City Chiefs
editD'Alesio was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as a defensive assistant on April 2, 2021.[4]
On February 22, 2022, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced that D'Alesio had been promoted to safeties coach.[5] He won Super Bowl LVII in his first season as safeties coach.
He also won Super Bowl LVIII the next season as safeties coach.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Donald D'Alesio - Assistant Football Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line - Football Coaches". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Official Website of the Kansas City Chiefs | Chiefs.com". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks (February 7, 2020). "Report: LSU analyst Kevin Cosgrove to join Texas Tech as linebackers coach". The Advocate. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ Dixon, John (April 2, 2021). "Chiefs announce changes to coaching staff for 2021". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinal Mooney graduate promoted by Kansas City Chiefs". WKBN.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinal Mooney graduate set to coach in Super Bowl". WKBN.com. February 6, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Heisman winner, Super Bowl champ visit the Valley". WKBN.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.