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DeMarcus Covington
Green Bay Packers
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989 (age 35)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
High school:John Carroll Catholic
College:Samford
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Record at Pro Football Reference

DeMarcus Covington (born March 30, 1989) is an American football coach who currently serves as the defensive line coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He previously served as an assistant coach at the New England Patriots, Eastern Illinois University, the University of Tennessee at Martin, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Early years

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Covington played collegiately at wide receiver for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Samford Bulldogs where he registered 62 receptions for 586 yards and two touchdowns from 2007 to 2010. He graduated from Samford in 2011.[2][3]

Coaching career

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College

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Covington began his coaching career a year after he graduated in 2012 as defensive graduate assistant at the University of Alabama-Birmingham for the Blazers. In 2013 he went to the Southeastern Conference where he spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at Ole Miss. In 2015, Covington coached the defensive line at UT Martin.[4] This was followed by 2016 when he spent the college football season as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois.[1][2]

New England Patriots

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Covington joined the organization in 2017 and was a coaching assistant for two years before becoming the teams outside linebackers coaching in 2019.[1] He won his first Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[5] In 2020 he was moved to coaching the defensive line.[6] On February 1, 2024, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.[7] Covington was not retained by the Patriots upon the hiring of Mike Vrabel.[8]

Personal life

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Covington and wife, Natasha have two sons, Cassius and Cayman.[1] Covington created Next Level in 2012, a non-profit football camp that serves as an outlet to the youth of his home town of Birmingham, Alabama, for a full day of football-related drills and activities.[1] Covington was not retained following the hiring of Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator on January 22nd.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "DeMarcus Covington". patriots.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Samford Alumnus DeMarcus Covington Helps Patriots to Super Bowl Appearance". samford.edu. January 31, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "FOXNews.com - Samford knocks off Georgia Southern 27-17 - College Sports". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Callahan, Andrew (January 28, 2024). "Patriots plan to promote Covington to DC". Hartford Courant. p. D5. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (August 11, 2020). "Lawrence Guy thinks that DeMarcus Covington will help the Patriots defensive line 'see the bigger picture'". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Patriots Announce New Group of Coordinators". Patriots.com. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Patriots Announce Coordinator Positions on Mike Vrabel's Coaching Staff". www.patriots.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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