Walter Lee Howard (born February 18, 1965) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Howard played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies before being selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft. After his playing career, he became a coach, finishing his career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | February 18, 1965 Bryan, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bryan | ||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 3 / pick: 73 | ||||||
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Playing career
editHoward was an all-conference linebacker at Texas A&M before being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft.[2] Howard spent two seasons with the Chiefs and a season with the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football before going into coaching.[3]
Coaching career
editHoward began his coaching career at his alma mater Texas A&M, where he was a member of a coaching staff that won three consecutive Southwest Conference championships. He went on to coach at Grinnell College in Iowa, working his way up to defensive coordinator in 1996. Howard left Grinnell to join the coaching staff of the St. Louis Rams as a defensive assistant in 1998. He won his first career Super Bowl with the team when they won Super Bowl XXXIV over the Tennessee Titans in 1999.[4]
After a stint at Louisiana Tech as their linebackers coach, Howard joined the coaching staff at Southwest Texas State as their associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator before leaving to join Jack Del Rio's inaugural coaching staff of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003.[5]
Howard joined the coaching staff at UCLA in 2006 as their defensive line coach, eventually being promoted to associate head coach of the defense.[6] After one season at Washington State, Howard spent 2012 at California as their defensive line coach.[7]
Howard joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2013 as their defensive line coach.[8] He won his first career Grey Cup with the team when they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 101st Grey Cup. He was named the defensive line coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2015, spending three seasons with the team.[9]
Howard was named the linebackers coach of the Montreal Alouettes in 2018. He was reassigned to defensive line for the 2019 season. He was relieved of his coaching duties on September 26, 2021.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Todd Howard". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Howard has game planned his way to the top". Los Angeles Sentinel. November 3, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Todd Howard chats about his Super Bowl win". Montreal Alouettes. February 5, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Final assistants named". Jacksonville Jaguars. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "UCLA hires Jaguars assistant to coach defensive line". ESPN. February 3, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Cal hires Todd Howard as defensive line coach". East Bay Times. January 21, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Riders complete coaching staff". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Bombers Name Todd Howard Defensive Line Coach". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Struggling Alouettes replace defensive coach Todd Howard". Montreal Gazette. September 26, 2021.