Ed Donatell is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 coach for the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

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Most recently he served as the defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 for the University of Washington

University of Washington

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 Huskies football team

Washington Huskies football

College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...

 from January to December 2008 under Tyrone Willingham

Tyrone Willingham

Lionel Tyrone "Ty" Willingham is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University , the University of Notre Dame , and the University of Washington , compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1.-Early career:Willingham attended...

. He and the entire staff were let go after the winless 2008 season. Previously he served as a special assistant to the New York Jets

New York Jets

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. Donatell served as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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 under head coach Jim Mora for three seasons, prior to which he occupied this position for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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. He graduated from Stow High School

Stow-Munroe Falls High School

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 in Stow

Stow, Ohio

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the 2000 census and 33,899 as of 2008. It is a suburban community that is part of the Akron metropolitan area. Stow is located adjacent to several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage Counties...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, and later earned a master's degree in administration from Kent State University

Kent State University

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. He is married and has three children.

He is currently the defensive back coach with the San Francisco 49ers, after leaving the Denver Broncos during a 2 year run from 2009 through 2010.