Jump to content

Lance Schulters: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
→top: ce
 
(124 intermediate revisions by 75 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
{{NFL player
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|Name=Lance Schulters
{{Infobox NFL biography
|Image=
| image =
|DateOfBirth=[[May 27]], [[1975]]
| name = Lance Schulters
|Birthplace=[[Guyana]]
| caption =
|DateofDeath=
| current_team = Atlanta Falcons
|Position=[[Free safety|FS]]
| number =
|College=[[Hofstra University|Hofstra]]
| position = Defensive assistant
|DraftedYear=
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|27}}
|DraftedRound=
| birth_place = [[Guyana]]
|DatabaseFootball=SCHULLAN01
| height_ft = 6
|ProBowls=1
| height_in = 2
|years=1998-2001<br>2002-2004<br>2005<br>2006
| weight_lbs = 202
|teams=[[San Francisco 49ers]]<br>[[Tennessee Titans]]<br>[[Miami Dolphins]]<br>[[Atlanta Falcons]]
| college = [[Hofstra Pride football|Hofstra]]
}}
| draftyear = 1998
'''Lance Schulters''' (born [[May 27]], [[1975]] in [[Guyana]]) is a professional [[American football]] player for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the [[National Football League]].
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 119
| pastteams =
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1998}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})
* Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2007}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
| pastcoaching =
*[[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2020}})<br />Defensive assistant
*[[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})<br />Defensive assistant
*[[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)<br/>Defensive assistant
| highlights =
*[[Super Bowl|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl LVI|LVI]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]])
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 539
| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2 = 7.5
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3 = 4
| statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5 = 19
| statlabel6 = [[Touchdown|Defensive touchdowns]]
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = SchuLa00
}}
'''Lance A. Schulters''' (born May 27, 1975) is an [[American football]] coach and former player who is the defensive assistant coach for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-finalize-2022-coaching-staff | title=Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff }}</ref> He played in the NFL as a [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] for 10 seasons. Schulters played [[college football]] for the [[Hofstra Pride football|Hofstra Flying Dutchmen]] (now Pride). He was selected by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the fourth round of the [[1998 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


A [[Pro Bowl]] selection with the 49ers in [[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]], Schulters also played for the [[Tennessee Titans]], [[Miami Dolphins]], [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[New Orleans Saints]].
Schulters transferred to Hofstra after starting two years at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY[], played four seasons with the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and three seasons with the [[Tennessee Titans]]. He was cut by the Titans prior to the [[2005]] season but was signed by the Dolphins with whom he had 4 [[interception]]s and 77 tackles that season. Schulters was a one time [[Pro Bowl]]er in [[1999]].
He signed with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] on November 8, 2006, as a backup to replace injured DB [[Kevin Mathis]].


==College career==
Schulters attended [[Canarsie High School]], where he played football under coach Mike Camardese. Schulters moved on to Nassau Community College in [[Garden City, New York]], becoming a two-year starter before transferring to Hofstra in 1996. He played two seasons for the Flying Dutchmen, becoming a two-time All-America selection and the 1997 I-AA Independent Defensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gohofstra.com/honors/hall-of-fame/lance-schulters/77/kiosk | title=Lance Schulters (2013) - Hall of Fame }}</ref>


==Professional career==
Played defensive back, running back, wide receiver and quarterback at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn, N.Y ... Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior when he scored four total touchdowns, including a 97-yard run and a 60-yard interception return in the same game ... Was the recipient of the 49ers’ Ed Block Courage Award in 2001 ... That same year, was named the recipient of the team’s Matt Hazeltine Award, given to the most courageous and inspirational player on the squad ... Lists “Independence Day”, “Enter The Dragon” and “Chinese Connection” as favorite movies, “Dragon Ball” as favorite television show, Jay Z, Eminem and 50 Cent as favorite musical artists, Emmitt Smith as sports hero, Denzel Washington as favorite actor, Jada Pinkett-Smith as favorite actress and Jamaican food/ox tail as favorite food ... Has three brothers and one sister ... Older brother, Duane, was the starting running back at the University of Pittsburgh from 1996-97 ... Younger brother, Jamal, plays football and basketball at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, later signed letter of intent to attend Kansas State University.
===San Francisco 49ers===
Schulters played the first four seasons of his career with the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. After winning the starting free safety job in the first week of the 1999–2000 season from aging Pro Bowl safety [[Merton Hanks]],<ref>{{cite news |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=1999-11-22 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/11/22/SPORTS7447.dtl |title=Schulters' fire emerges from ashes of the Niners | first=Jeffri | last=Chadiha}}</ref> Schulters played a major role in the 49ers' first win of the season, in Week 2 against the [[New Orleans Saints]] at home, intercepting a pass from [[Billy Joe Hobert]] and returning it 64 yards for a dramatic touchdown that broke a 21–21 tie with 1:31 left in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jt-sw.com/football/boxes/index.nsf/Games/1999-02-no-sf|title = San Francisco 49ers 28, New Orleans Saints 21}}</ref> Schulters finished the season with six interceptions returned for 121 yards while starting in 13 games for the 49ers, earning himself a trip to the Pro Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/1999-sf|title=1999 San Francisco 49ers Stats}}</ref> Schulters played in San Francisco for two more seasons, and was part of a playoff team with a regular-season record of 12–4 in his last year before signing with the [[Tennessee Titans]] after the 2001–02 season.


===Tennessee Titans===
... Full name is Lance A. Schulters, born May 27, 1975 in Guyana.
Schulters played three seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was cut by the Titans prior to the 2005 season.


===First stint with Dolphins===
In 2005, Schulters signed with the [[Miami Dolphins]], recording four [[interception]]s and 77 tackles on the season.


===Atlanta Falcons===
{{defensiveback-stub}}
He signed with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] on November 8, 2006, as a backup to replace injured [[defensive back]] [[Kevin Mathis]].
[[Category:1975 births|Schulters, Lance]]

[[Category:Hofstra Pride football players|Schulters, Lance]]
===Second stint with Dolphins===
[[Category:Guyanese sportspeople|Schulters, Lance]]
On October 24, 2007, the Dolphins resigned Schulters after suffering several injuries in their secondary.
[[Category:Living people|Schulters, Lance]]

[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players|Schulters, Lance]]
===New Orleans Saints===
[[Category:Tennessee Titans players|Schulters, Lance]]
On August 18, 2008, Schulters signed with the [[New Orleans Saints]]. He was released by the team on August 29.
[[Category:Miami Dolphins players|Schulters, Lance]]

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
! colspan="6"| Interceptions
|-
! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sack !! FF !! FR !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! PD
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] || [[1998 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 15 || 16 || 12 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[1999 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 13 || 61 || 52 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || '''6''' || '''127''' || '''21.2''' || '''64''' || '''1''' || 9
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] || [[2000 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 12 || '''88''' || 58 || '''30''' || 0.5 || '''3''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 3
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[2001 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| '''16''' || 61 || 52 || 9 || 1.0 || 0 || '''1''' || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || '''10'''
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || 86 || '''73''' || 13 || '''2.0''' || 0 || '''1''' || '''6''' || 56 || 9.3 || 28 || 0 || '''10'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || 85 || 65 || 20 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 8
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| 3 || 14 || 12 || 2 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || 77 || 57 || 20 || '''2.0''' || 1 || 0 || 4 || 78 || 19.5 || 37 || 0 || 6
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 7 || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 7 || 37 || 27 || 10 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Lance Schulters Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1516/lance-schulters|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=25 June 2014}}</ref> || 121 || 534 || 416 || 118 || 7.5 || 4 || 3 || 19 || 261 || 13.7 || 64 || 1 || 50
|}

==Coaching career==
Schulters became the defensive backs coach at Bryant University in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/20110328egk0qd | title=Former NFL All-Pro Joins Bryant Staff | date=28 March 2011 }}</ref> He joined the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2020-10-13/fellowships-helping-former-players-get-nfl-jobs | title=Fellowships helping former players get NFL jobs | date=14 October 2020 }}</ref> and landed a job with the Seattle Seahawks.

===Atlanta Falcons===
Schulters joined the Atlanta Falcons as a special teams intern in 2015 and eventually became a defensive assistant.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/ex-49ers-ulbrich-schulters-falcons-sideline | title=Ex-49ers Ulbrich, Schulters on Falcons' sideline }}</ref>

===Los Angeles Rams===
Schulters followed [[Raheem Morris]], the Falcons' former interim head coach and Schulters' former teammate at Hofstra, to the Los Angeles Rams as a coaching fellow in 2021. The Rams won the [[Super Bowl]] in his first season on their staff.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401326638 | title=Rams vs. Bengals - Game Recap - February 13, 2022 - ESPN }}</ref> He was promoted to a role as a defensive assistant in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-finalize-2022-coaching-staff | title=Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff }}</ref> He was fired on January 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: Rams part ways with five assistants, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/18/report-rams-part-ways-with-five-assistants-including-special-teams-coach-joe-decamillis/amp/ |website=NBCSports.com |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

===Atlanta Falcons===
On February 3, 2024, Schulters returned to the Atlanta Falcons to serve as a defensive assistant under coach [[Raheem Morris]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Charean|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-announce-six-more-assistants-including-tim-berbenich-ken-zampese|title=Falcons announce six more assistants, including Tim Berbenich, Ken Zampese|website=nbcsports.com|date=February 3, 2024|accessdate=February 4, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Schulters' son, K-Shawn, is a defensive back at [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://villanova.com/sports/football/roster/kshawn-schulters/12413 | title=Kshawn Schulters - Football }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}<!--added above categories/infobox footers by script-assisted edit-->

{{49ers1998DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl LVI}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schulters, Lance}}
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football safeties]]
[[Category:Hofstra Pride football players]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Tennessee Titans players]]
[[Category:Miami Dolphins players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]]
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]]
[[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]]
[[Category:People from Canarsie, Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Players of American football from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Guyanese emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Guyanese players of American football]]
[[Category:Guyanese people of African descent]]
[[Category:Canarsie High School alumni]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Rams coaches]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from New York (state)]]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 2 September 2024

Lance Schulters
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Defensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 49)
Guyana
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College:Hofstra
NFL draft:1998 / round: 4 / pick: 119
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:539
Sacks:7.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:19
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lance A. Schulters (born May 27, 1975) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played in the NFL as a safety for 10 seasons. Schulters played college football for the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen (now Pride). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[2]

A Pro Bowl selection with the 49ers in 1999, Schulters also played for the Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.

College career

[edit]

Schulters attended Canarsie High School, where he played football under coach Mike Camardese. Schulters moved on to Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, becoming a two-year starter before transferring to Hofstra in 1996. He played two seasons for the Flying Dutchmen, becoming a two-time All-America selection and the 1997 I-AA Independent Defensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]

Professional career

[edit]

San Francisco 49ers

[edit]

Schulters played the first four seasons of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. After winning the starting free safety job in the first week of the 1999–2000 season from aging Pro Bowl safety Merton Hanks,[4] Schulters played a major role in the 49ers' first win of the season, in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints at home, intercepting a pass from Billy Joe Hobert and returning it 64 yards for a dramatic touchdown that broke a 21–21 tie with 1:31 left in the game.[5] Schulters finished the season with six interceptions returned for 121 yards while starting in 13 games for the 49ers, earning himself a trip to the Pro Bowl.[6] Schulters played in San Francisco for two more seasons, and was part of a playoff team with a regular-season record of 12–4 in his last year before signing with the Tennessee Titans after the 2001–02 season.

Tennessee Titans

[edit]

Schulters played three seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was cut by the Titans prior to the 2005 season.

First stint with Dolphins

[edit]

In 2005, Schulters signed with the Miami Dolphins, recording four interceptions and 77 tackles on the season.

Atlanta Falcons

[edit]

He signed with the Atlanta Falcons on November 8, 2006, as a backup to replace injured defensive back Kevin Mathis.

Second stint with Dolphins

[edit]

On October 24, 2007, the Dolphins resigned Schulters after suffering several injuries in their secondary.

New Orleans Saints

[edit]

On August 18, 2008, Schulters signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was released by the team on August 29.

NFL statistics

[edit]
Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Comb Solo Ast Sack FF FR Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
1998 SF 15 16 12 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
1999 SF 13 61 52 9 0.0 0 0 6 127 21.2 64 1 9
2000 SF 12 88 58 30 0.5 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3
2001 SF 16 61 52 9 1.0 0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 10
2002 TEN 16 86 73 13 2.0 0 1 6 56 9.3 28 0 10
2003 TEN 16 85 65 20 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8
2004 TEN 3 14 12 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2005 MIA 16 77 57 20 2.0 1 0 4 78 19.5 37 0 6
2006 ATL 7 9 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2007 MIA 7 37 27 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
Career[7] 121 534 416 118 7.5 4 3 19 261 13.7 64 1 50

Coaching career

[edit]

Schulters became the defensive backs coach at Bryant University in 2011.[8] He joined the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship[9] and landed a job with the Seattle Seahawks.

Atlanta Falcons

[edit]

Schulters joined the Atlanta Falcons as a special teams intern in 2015 and eventually became a defensive assistant.[10]

Los Angeles Rams

[edit]

Schulters followed Raheem Morris, the Falcons' former interim head coach and Schulters' former teammate at Hofstra, to the Los Angeles Rams as a coaching fellow in 2021. The Rams won the Super Bowl in his first season on their staff.[11] He was promoted to a role as a defensive assistant in 2022.[12] He was fired on January 18, 2023.[13]

Atlanta Falcons

[edit]

On February 3, 2024, Schulters returned to the Atlanta Falcons to serve as a defensive assistant under coach Raheem Morris.[14]

Personal life

[edit]

Schulters' son, K-Shawn, is a defensive back at Villanova.[15]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff".
  2. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lance Schulters (2013) - Hall of Fame".
  4. ^ Chadiha, Jeffri (November 22, 1999). "Schulters' fire emerges from ashes of the Niners". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ "San Francisco 49ers 28, New Orleans Saints 21".
  6. ^ "1999 San Francisco 49ers Stats".
  7. ^ "Lance Schulters Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Former NFL All-Pro Joins Bryant Staff". March 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "Fellowships helping former players get NFL jobs". October 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Ex-49ers Ulbrich, Schulters on Falcons' sideline".
  11. ^ "Rams vs. Bengals - Game Recap - February 13, 2022 - ESPN".
  12. ^ "Rams finalize 2022 coaching staff".
  13. ^ "Report: Rams part ways with five assistants, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (February 3, 2024). "Falcons announce six more assistants, including Tim Berbenich, Ken Zampese". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "Kshawn Schulters - Football".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Lance_Schulters&oldid=1243666613"