- Jethro Franklin
Jethro Franklin (born
October 25 ,1960 inSt. Nazaire ,France ) is thedefensive line coach for theNational Football League Houston Texans .Coaching career
Previously, Franklin coached the
USC Trojans . He was the first choice of theSan Antonio Riders of theWorld League of American Football in 1991, but instead opted to begin a coaching career. He was the defensive line coach at Fresno State from 1991 to 1998, the interior defensive line coach at UCLA in 1999, and the defensive line coach for theGreen Bay Packers from 2000 to 2004. He was defensive line coach for the University of Southern California in 2005. In 2006, he was defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and since 2007, has been defensive line coach for the Houston Texans.Playing career
Franklin grew up in
San Jose, California , attendedYerba Buena High School , San Jose Community College, and graduated from Fresno State University in 1988. He played in the NFL for theSeattle Seahawks in 1989.External links
* [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/coachdetail.aspx?listid=coaches&coach=Franklin,Jethro, Biography for NFL]
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