The former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback was instrumental in the team’s two Super Bowl victories.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired their entire defensive coaching staff, including their defensive coordinator. In the midst of all of this, former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend has become a coaching free agency.
Townsend, 48, had been with the Jaguars as their passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach since 2022. Prior to joining the Jaguars, he had stints with four previous NFL organizations and one collegiate stop.
Townsend began his coaching career as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Arizona Cardinals (2011-2012). He then became the cornerbacks coach at Mississippi State (2013-2015). He subsequently hopped around the NFL, working as a cornerback or defensive backs/assistant defensive backs coach in Tennessee (2016-2017), New York – with the Giants – (2018), and Chicago (2019-2021).
Townsend was a cornerback for the Steelers from 1998 to 2009, winning two Super Bowls. He had 21 interceptions and three touchdowns in his career.
He concluded his career with the Indianapolis Colts, where he played one season.
