Dave Merritt is an American football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs for the National Football League who serves as defensive backs coach.
He is also a former linebacker who served as the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
In 2020, Merritt trained S Tyrann Mathieu to his second-successive first group AP All-Pro assignment and third of his profession, first at the wellbeing position.
Mathieu drove all NFL securities with six captures in the normal season, adding one in the postseason. Since joining the Chiefs in 2019, Mathieu drives generally safeguards in the NFL with 11 interferences.
Merritt additionally tutored new kid on the block CB L’Jarius Sneed who was the most elevated evaluated newbie CB of the 2020 season by Pro Football Focus.
He completed the season permitting a 53.4 passer rating when designated, the second-most reduced in the NFL, and a 62.2 finish rate, the fifth-least.
Sneed achieved all of this in only nine games played, missing six games because of injury.
What Teams Has Dave Merritt Coached So Far?
- Tennessee-Chattanooga (1997)
Outside linebackers - Virginia Military Institute (1998)
Defensive ends/outside linebackers coach - Virginia Military Institute (1999–2000)
Defensive line coach - New York Jets (2001–2003)
Defensive assistant/linebackers coach - New York Giants (2004)
Defensive assistant/quality control coach - New York Giants (2005)
Defensive assistant - New York Giants (2006–2017)
Secondary/Safeties coach - Arizona Cardinals (2018)
Defensive backs coach - Kansas City Chiefs (2019–present)
Defensive backs coach
