Chiefs Hire Al Harris as assistant Secondary Coach; other assistants as well

[Dante84]

Longtime NFL cornerback Al Harris has a new job: The Chiefs have announced that Harris is their new secondary coach.

Harris played cornerback for new Chiefs head coach Andy Reid for four years in Philadelphia, and Reid obviously thinks Harris can teach younger players some things about the position.

“Al’s playing experience over 15 years will bring a unique perspective for our players,” Reid said in a statement.

Harris was drafted by the Buccaneers in 1997 but was cut before ever playing in a regular-season game for Tampa Bay. He later played for the Eagles from 1998 to 2002, the Packers from 2003 to 2009, the Dolphins in 2010 and the Rams in 2011. He spent 2012 as a coaching intern for the Dolphins.

The Chiefs also announced that Mark DeLeone has been hired as a quality control coach and Brent Salazar has been hired as assistant strength & conditioning coach..

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/25/chiefs-hire-al-harris-as-secondary-coach/

[ModSocks]

No Emmitt Thomas? Boooo

[Sorter]

So, goodbye Emmitt?

[-King-]

What happened with Emmitt Thomas?

[Gadzooks]

Holy shit! Brent Salazar?!? Wow...

[Easy 6]

Dude was a damn good CB, one of the most physical guys of the last twenty years, i hope he can rub some of that off.

[Crush]

Holy shit! Brent Salazar?!? Wow...

The missing piece of the puzzle. In due time, you will bow before his greatness.

[silver5liter]

The missing piece of the puzzle. In due time, you will bow before his greatness.

He has been here in that same job for a while i believe...

[DTLB58]

Holy shit! Brent Salazar?!? Wow...

What are you so worked up about? He was already here. Or was that sarcasm?

Brent Salazar (Assistant Strength & Conditioning) – Salazar begins his seventh season in Kansas City as the assistant strength and conditioning coach (2007-13). Prior to joining the Chiefs, he spent one year (2006) as the assistant director of athletic performance at the University of the Pacific. He was responsible for designing and implementing the training regimens for seven different varsity sports during his time with the Tigers. The Denver, Colo., native served as a graduate intern at UNLV in 2005. Salazar assisted the Rebels’ strength and conditioning staff in their regimen with the football team. He was directly responsible for overseeing the training program for the men’s tennis squad and men’s soccer team. Salazar originally started working in the NFL as an intern for the Denver Broncos during the 2005 NFL offseason.

[RealSNR]

Poo if we got rid of Emmitt Thomas

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Poo if we got rid of Emmitt Thomas

Bill Williamson ‏@espn_afcwest

#Chiefs Former NFL DB Al Harris assistant DBs coach.

[DTLB58]

I think the Assistant part is the key. Doesn't say anything about parting ways with Thomas.

Chiefs Hire Al Harris to Assist Defense/Secondary

Posted 24 minutes ago

Reid Ferrin Chiefs Insider KCChiefs.com Email @KCChiefs_Reid

Harris reunites with coach Reid and Dorsey

The Kansas City Chiefs made a key addition to their coaching staff on Friday, naming Al Harris as defensive assistant/secondary coach.

The two-time Pro Bowl player, Al Harris begins his first full season as an NFL assistant coach in Kansas City, joining the staff of his first NFL head coach, Andy Reid.

But wait, it gets even better.

Harris played for coach Reid from 1999-2002 and was later acquired by the Green Bay Packers personnel team that included current Chiefs general manager John Dorsey.

“We are happy to add Al to our staff,” Reid said. "Al's playing experience over 15 years will bring a unique perspective for our players.”

Originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, Harris went on to play in 194 games (128 starts) with Philadelphia (1998-02), Green Bay (2003-09), Miami (2010) and St. Louis (2011).

The former All-Pro selection spent two seasons (1993-94) at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. He then transferred to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (1995-96) and was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference pick in his senior season.

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Hire-Al-Harris-to-Assist-DefenseSecondary/012f8415-a9e3-4e68-922a-d7e80295cf21

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Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid on Al Harris: "Al’s playing experience over 15 years will bring a unique perspective for our players."

[Sorter]

Bill Williamson ‏@espn_afcwest

#Chiefs Former NFL DB Al Harris assistant DBs coach.

Wooohoooo!!!!!

[RunKC]

The best part of this offseason is that we got a GM and elite coaches who have proven that they can coach/find talent for our 2 biggest needs on the team: QB and CB.

[ModSocks]

Bill Williamson ‏@espn_afcwest

#Chiefs Former NFL DB Al Harris assistant DBs coach.

Schweeeeet

[RustShack]

I was excited when I thought it was assistant.. Not how I feel about just him and no Emmit..

EDIT now I'm seeing he is indeed assistant

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Reid Ferrin ‏@KCChiefs_Reid

Coach Al Harris will be assisting Coach Thomas, who remains the lead secondary coach....#Chiefs

[dirk digler]

Reid is slowly winning me over. Let's hope this pretty good coaching staff can get this team to win.

[loochy]

Dexter McCluster knows of a good barber in town for him to can use

[chefsos]

I think Al Harris is the first guy I can remember seeing with the dreads sticking all out from under his helmet. This doesn't mean anything but it's the first thing that comes to mind when I hear his name.

[Rambozo]

Cool, I always liked Al Harris as a player.

[ChiefMojo]

Grooming Al to take over for Emmitt in not that many years if I were to guess. Love this hire!

[the Talking Can]

nice to have some 'young' blood on the coaching staff...should bring some needed energy to the team

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Adam Teicher ‏@adamteicher

Besides coaching moves, Chiefs have signed a WR, Tyler Shoemake

[mcaj22]

these shitty CBs will be chewed out instantly for not being physical and covering

so goodbye Jalil Brown you steamy turd

[thabear04]

Reid Ferrin ‏@KCChiefs_Reid

Coach Al Harris will be assisting Coach Thomas, who remains the lead secondary coach....#Chiefs

We also still got Gibbs I got an espn update saying we Had retain Thomas and Gibbs

[-King-]

God damn...this coaching staff is ridiculous.

[The Bad Guy]

Chiefs are going to be a pressure defense. All Harris has done is play bump and run.

[rtmike]

Holy shit! Brent Salazar?!? Wow...


He never left.


In the coaches being hired blog on the Chiefs website...Thomas, Gibbs & Salazar are mentioned along with Harris & others'.

[htismaqe]

Chiefs are going to be a pressure defense. All Harris has done is play bump and run.

They're gonna be aggressive on both sides of the ball.

It may work, it may not.

But it's a 180-degree change from the last 4 years and because of that, I LOVE IT.

[Rain Man]

Cool, I always liked Al Harris as a player.


Yeah, and I don't know why I say this, but he seemed like a smart player.

[tony77]

Nice I like it.

[Mr. Laz]

Flowers and Carr were both here before Thomas


what safety/cornerback developed so much since Thomas got here in 2010?

[mcaj22]

Flowers and Carr were both here before Thomas


what safety/cornerback developed so much since Thomas got here in 2010?

none

because Scooter drafted crappy ones that have capped ceilings due to their ability

[Mr. Laz]

none

because Scooter drafted crappy ones that have capped ceilings due to their ability
ahh ... i see, it's the guy that's not here anymore.

:thumb:

I look forward to a ton of stud young secondary players now that Thomas isn't being held back.

[ModSocks]

Flowers and Carr were both here before Thomas


what safety/cornerback developed so much since Thomas got here in 2010?

Uhm....Carr and Flowers? Berry's rookie season....?????

Are you serious? Both Carr and Flowers became better DB's under Thomas. I don't know if that's from his coaching or simply from experience, but it happened under his watch, so rightfully he gets credit.

[Mr. Laz]

Uhm....Carr and Flowers? Berry's rookie season....?????

Are you serious? Both Carr and Flowers became better DB's under Thomas. I don't know if that's from his coaching or simply from experience, but it happened under his watch, so rightfully he gets credit.
Berry hasn't improved much since he came into the league a stud(yes, the injury)

Carr and Flowers cut their teeth before Thomas got here for the most part


The secondary as a whole has looked pretty sloppy in recent years.


I know,I know ... Thomas is an ex-chief so everyone loves him.


we'll see

[mcaj22]

ahh ... i see, it's the guy that's not here anymore.

:thumb:

I look forward to a ton of stud young secondary players now that Thomas isn't being held back.

well yeah, if they scout and draft a real talent in the secondary with actual potential and a high ceiling. I believe Thomas can definitely groom him

but what can Thomas honestly do with a midget slot CB that looks like hes running in quicksand, a 5th round safety that whiffs with his shoulder and can never stay on the field, and another 4th? 5th? round CB that is completely lost in coverage.

not to mention the stop gap veterans, Stanford Routt, Abe Elam, Jon McGraw, Sabby Pissinshitti. What was Emmitt Thomas going to do with all these turds.

He literally has Eric Berry and Brandon Flowers and that is it for talent.

[RustShack]

The secondary hasn't looked bad, its been the weak links who have made it look bad. Its been our backup CB's or Safeties that give up most of the huge plays. You know, the shit guys we picked up from bad teams. Obviously bad players if bad team let them go.

[The Bad Guy]

Laz showing his ass again.

[The Bad Guy]

He's either complaining that people were bitching Pioli too much or he's calling someone a homer because Emmitt Thomas hasn't done a bad job here.

[Deberg_1990]

Wasnt Harris one of the first with the sweet Dreads hanging out of the Helmet?