Kevin Ross (American football)

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Kevin Ross
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1962-01-16) January 16, 1962 (age 62)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Paulsboro
(Paulsboro, New Jersey)
College: Temple
NFL draft: 1984  / Round: 7 / Pick: 173
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

As a coach:

Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:38
Interception yards:654
Touchdowns:2

Kevin Lesley Ross (born January 16, 1962) is a former American football cornerback and safety and the current cornerbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ross was drafted in the 7th round of the 1984 NFL Draft with the 173rd overall selection by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent his first 10 seasons. He also played two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, one year with the San Diego Chargers, then returned to the Chiefs for one season in 1997.

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Playing career

Ross played high school football at Paulsboro High School in Paulsboro, New Jersey, [1] and went on to attend Temple University.

As the Chiefs' seventh pick in the 1984 NFL Draft, he became a starter his rookie season and perfected a classic bump-and-run coverage that made him hard to beat in the secondary. For his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, he intercepted 30 passes and scored 5 touchdowns. Ross played in a total of 156 games for the Chiefs. He went to Atlanta as a free agent before the 1994 season and later returned to play in five games in 1997.

Along with former teammate Albert Lewis, Ross was named one of the NFL's top 10 all-time cornerback tandems by the NFL Network in July 2008.

Ross went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Kansas City Hall of Fame in 2011. He is one of only three players in franchise history to score a touchdown in at least four different ways (two INTs, two blocked field goal returns, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt).

Coaching career

San Diego Chargers

He was the assistant secondary and quality control coach with the San Diego Chargers from 2007 to 2009. After the Chargers' 2009 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chargers' administration announced that they would not renew his contract for the following season. [2]

Oakland Raiders

Ross was hired by the Oakland Raiders on March 5, 2010, as a defensive backs coach. He was not retained following the 2011 season.

Arizona Cardinals

Ross was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their cornerbacks coach in 2013. He held that position until 2017.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ross was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, reuniting him with Bruce Arians, to become the cornerbacks coach. As a coach for the Buccaneers, he won Super Bowl LV defeating the team he played eleven seasons for, the Chiefs 31–9, which was his first Super Bowl victory as a player or coach. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumblesAllTD
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsY/ILngTDFFFRTD
1984 KC 161698–––612420.77110101
1985 KC 1615111–––34715.7270010—
1986 KC 161693––2.046616.53500311
1987 KC 121158––1.034013.3400000—
1988 KC 151499–––100.000000—
1989 KC 151375––—4297.3230000—
1990 KC 161564–––59719.4400030—
1991 KC 141368–––100.000010—
1992 KC 161658––0.519999.09911201
1993 KC 1515102––0.524924.5480110—
1994 ATL 161610480241.03268.7160200—
1995 ATL 1615907218–37023.3330020—
1996 SD 1616786711–273.570210—
1997 KC 50110––––––000—
Career2041911,099220535.03865417.299261513

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References

  1. ↑ Kevin Ross Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed November 26, 2007.
  2. ↑ San Diego Chargers' Norv Turner Fires Four Assistant Coaches ESPN.com, January 13, 2009
  3. ↑ "Super Bowl LV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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