Matt House
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Linebackers coach |
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| Born: | Harrison, Michigan |
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| High school: | Harrison Community High School, MI |
| College: | Michigan State |
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Matt House is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He won Super Bowl LIV as the linebackers coach of the Chiefs in 2019.
Coaching career
House began his coaching career at his alma mater Michigan State University in 2001. After the 2002 season he went to the University of North Carolina where he served as an assistant defensive coach for two season. In 2005 he was able to run his own position room for the first time, coaching the defensive line for Gardner Webb. In 2006 he became the Buffalo Bulls’ defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator. He made the jump to the NFL in 2008 as an assistant special teams coach for the Panthers. For the next three years he coached in St. Louis under Steve Spagnuolo as a defensive quality control coach. In 2012 he returned to the college ranks working at Pitt as the team's secondary coach. The following year he was promoted to defensive coordinator where he stayed until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015 he served as FIUs defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach.[1] For 2016 he joined Mark Stoops Kentucky staff as the team's inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.[2] The following season he was promoted to defensive coordinator and remained in that position until the end of the 2018 season when he made his return to the National Football League.[3][4] In 2019 became the Chiefs’ linebackers coach[5] and became a part of the staff that won the super bowl.[1][6] After rumors of him going to either the University of Tennessee or Auburn University to become the defensive coordinator following the 2020 season, House remained in Kansas City for the 2021 season.[7]
Personal life
Matt and his wife, Jessi, have four children.
References
- ^ a b Keel, Fletcher. "Local ties to Super Bowl LIV". Wctv.tv. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Hale, Jon. "Matt House contract info released". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Mark Stoops explains Matt House's decision to leave Kentucky for the NFL". Saturday Down South. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Hale, Jon. "UK DC Matt House reverses course, takes job with Kansas City Chiefs". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Linebackers coach Matt House explains why he chose to join Chiefs". Chiefs Wire. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Editor, Angela Kellogg Cleaver Managing. "Harrison Alum Matt House to Coach at Superbowl LIV". Clare County Cleaver. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Ragan, Zach (2021-02-15). "What a potential Matt House staff could look like at Tennessee". A to Z Sports Nashville. Retrieved 2021-08-04.