Dwayne Stukes

Dwayne Stukes
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:	Defensive Assistant
Personal information
Born:	January 24, 1977; Portsmouth, Virginia
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:	Virginia
Undrafted:	2000
Career history
As player:
	Atlanta Falcons (2000); Berlin Thunder (2001); Pittsburgh Steelers (2001); Berlin Thunder (2002); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002–2003)*; Colorado Crush (2004);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
	Berlin Thunder (2006); Assistant defensive backs coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006–2007); Coaches assistant; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008); Special teams quality control coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2010); Assistant defensive backs coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011); Special teams coordinator; Dallas Cowboys (2012); Minority coaching intern; Chicago Bears (2013–2014); Assistant special teams coordinator; New York Giants (2016-2017); Assistant special teams coordinator; Jacksonville Jaguars (2019–present); Defensive assistant;
Career highlights and awards
	World Bowl champion (IX, X); Super Bowl XXXVII Champion;
	Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Dwayne Stukes (born January 24, 1977) is an American football coach and former defensive back. He is currently a defensive assistant special teams coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars [1]of the National Football League. [2] He was previously an assistant special teams coach for the Chicago Bears. He also served as special teams coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Following a 4–12 record for the 2011 season, Raheem Morris and his entire coaching staff were fired.

Professional playing career

Stukes was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Virginia.[3] He spent parts of four seasons in the NFL from 2000 to 2003 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4] Stukes also played in NFL Europe on the Berlin Thunder (2001-2002) and in the Arena Football League on the Colorado Crush).[5]

Stukes was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive assistant on February 21, 2019.[6] Stukes assumed Jason Rebrovich's defensive line coaching duties for team's week 11 game in 2020 against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to Rebrovich missing the game for COVID-19 pandemic protocols.[7]

Stukes and his wife, Lori have three children two daughters and a son.[8]

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