Kevin Spencer (football coach)
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Kevin Spencer is an assistant coach for the National Football League
's Arizona Cardinals
. He has been a coach in the NFL since 1991.
as a Coaching Assistant under then coach, Bill Belichick
, in 1991. His final season with the team was in 1994. He was born in Queens, New York, but grew up on Long Island. He considers Cleveland his hometown, because he has family there.
football team in 1995. Under head coach Mike White, he served as Quality Control for the 1995 season. In the 1996 season, he then moved into the role of Assistant Linebackers Coach. In 1997, the Raiders new Head Coach, Joe Bugel
, gave him the job of Defensive Assistant.
as special teams coach under Head Coach, Jim Mora
. He held this until the 2001 season, the same year that Mora left the team.
in 2002, Spencer got his first Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XL
. In 2003, Spencer was named the NFL's top special teams coach in a vote of his peers.
Ken Whisenhunt
was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Spencer was allowed out of the final year of his contract with the Steelers and is expected to coach Arizona's special teams in 2007.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He has been a coach in the NFL since 1991.
Cleveland Browns
Kevin Spencer started his NFL career with the Cleveland BrownsCleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as a Coaching Assistant under then coach, Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick
William Stephen "Bill" Belichick is an American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
, in 1991. His final season with the team was in 1994. He was born in Queens, New York, but grew up on Long Island. He considers Cleveland his hometown, because he has family there.
Oakland Raiders
Kevin Spencer then moved to the Oakland RaidersOakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
football team in 1995. Under head coach Mike White, he served as Quality Control for the 1995 season. In the 1996 season, he then moved into the role of Assistant Linebackers Coach. In 1997, the Raiders new Head Coach, Joe Bugel
Joe Bugel
Joseph John 'Buges' Bugel was the Offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1989 and from 2004 to 2009...
, gave him the job of Defensive Assistant.
Indianapolis Colts
In 1998, Spencer was hired on by the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
as special teams coach under Head Coach, Jim Mora
Jim E. Mora
James Earnest Mora is the former head coach of the USFL's Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars and the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. He played football at Occidental College where he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. His son Jim L...
. He held this until the 2001 season, the same year that Mora left the team.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Signing with the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
in 2002, Spencer got his first Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 season...
. In 2003, Spencer was named the NFL's top special teams coach in a vote of his peers.
Arizona Cardinals
Following the 2006 season, former Steelers' offensive coordinatorOffensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
Ken Whisenhunt
Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth "Ken" Moore Whisenhunt is the current head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team, leading them to the first Super Bowl in franchise history during the 2008 season...
was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Spencer was allowed out of the final year of his contract with the Steelers and is expected to coach Arizona's special teams in 2007.