Mel Tucker

Mel Tucker

Date of birth	January 4, 1972 (1972-01-04) (age 39)
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Position(s)	Defensive back
College	Wisconsin
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1997-present	Michigan State 1997 Miami (Ohio) 1998–1999 LSU 2000 Ohio State 2001–2004 Cleveland Browns 2005–2008 Jacksonville Jaguars 2009–present

Mel Tucker (born January 4, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[1] Tucker previously served with the Browns as the team's defensive backs coach^[2] before being named the team's defensive coordinator following the firing of Todd Grantham.^[3] Following the firing of Browns head coach Romeo Crennel, Tucker was replaced by Rob Ryan.^[4]

References

1. ^ Stellino, Vito (January 24, 2009). "Jaguars sign Tucker as new D-coordinator". Folrida Times-Union. http://www.staugustine.com/stories/012409/sports_0124_039.shtml. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 
2. ^ Associated Press (January 12, 2008). "Browns Fire Grantham as Defensive Coordinator". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/sports/football/12nfl.html?ref=sports. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 
3. ^ Bensch, Bob (January 12, 2008). "Cleveland Browns Promote Mel Tucker to Defensive Coordinator". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=afK45GKru8D0&refer=home. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 
4. ^ Carucci, Vic (May 28, 2009). "Many teams make notable adjustments on defense". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d810879d2&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 

Preceded by Todd Grantham	Cleveland Browns Defensive Coordinators 2008	Succeeded by Rob Ryan
Preceded by Gregg Williams	Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive Coordinators 2009–present	Succeeded by Current Coach

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Name	Tucker
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Date of birth	January 4, 1972
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
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