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2 Coaching career  



2.1  Houston Oilers  





2.2  Denver Broncos  





2.3  Arizona Cardinals  





2.4  Houston Texans  





2.5  Tennessee Titans (first stint)  





2.6  St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams  





2.7  Miami Dolphins  





2.8  New York Jets  





2.9  Atlanta Falcons  





2.10  Tennessee Titans (second stint)  







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Frank Bush

refer to caption
Bush in 2022

Tennessee Titans

Position:

Linebackers coach

Personal information

Born:

(1963-01-10) January 10, 1963 (age 61)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.

Career information

High school:

Athens (GA) Clarke Central

College:

North Carolina State

NFL draft:

1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 133

Career history

As a player:

As a coach:

  • Houston Oilers (19931994)
    Linebackers coach
  • Denver Broncos (19951999)
    Linebackers coach
  • Denver Broncos (20002003)
    Secondary & special teams coach
  • Arizona Cardinals (20042005)
    Linebackers coach
  • Arizona Cardinals (2006)
    Assistant head coach & linebackers coach
  • Houston Texans (20072008)
    Senior defensive assistant
  • Houston Texans (20092010)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Tennessee Titans (20112012)
    Linebackers coach
  • St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (20132016)
    Linebackers coach
  • Miami Dolphins (20172018)
    Assistant head coach & linebackers coach
  • New York Jets (20192020)
    Assistant head coach/defense & inside linebackers coach
  • New York Jets (2020)
    Interim defensive coordinator
  • Atlanta Falcons (20212023)
    Linebackers coach
  • Tennessee Titans (2024–present)
    Linebackers coach
  • As an executive:

    Career highlights and awards

    Career NFL statistics

    4

    Fumble recoveries:

    3

    Coaching stats at PFR

    Frank Bush (born January 10, 1963) is a former American football linebacker and coach who is the linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played college footballatNorth Carolina State.

    Playing career

    [edit]

    Bush was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.[1] As a rookie, he started 11 of 16 games recording three sacks. During his second season in 1986 he started the first three games of the season when an examination following an injury, revealed that he had a narrow spinal canal. This condition, not caused by play, made it too risky for him to continue playing.[2]

    Coaching career

    [edit]

    Houston Oilers

    [edit]

    In 1987, Bush was hired by the Oilers to be their college scout and he remained at the position until 1992 when he was promoted to linebackers coach. He served as the team's linebackers coach until 1994.

    Denver Broncos

    [edit]

    From 1995 to 1999 Bush served as the Denver Broncos linebackers coach under Mike Shanahan and was a member of the teams back-to-back Super Bowl victories over the Green Bay PackersinSuper Bowl XXXII and Atlanta FalconsinSuper Bowl XXXIII. In 2000, he served as the secondary/nickel package coach and was the special teams coach from 2001 to 2003.

    Arizona Cardinals

    [edit]

    From 2004 to 2006, Bush served as linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals under Dennis Green. Along with being the linebackers coach in 2006, he was also the assistant head coach to Green.

    Houston Texans

    [edit]

    From 2007 to 2008, Bush served as the Houston Texans’ senior defensive assistant under head coach Gary Kubiak. Before the 2009 season, Bush was promoted to defensive coordinator. He was fired at the end of the 2010 season after the Texans finished third-to-last in the NFL in total defense.[3]

    Tennessee Titans (first stint)

    [edit]

    On February 16, 2011, Bush was hired as the new linebacker coach of the Tennessee Titans.[4]

    St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams

    [edit]

    Bush spent four seasons as linebackers coach for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, from 2013 to 2016.[5]

    Miami Dolphins

    [edit]

    On January 19, 2017, Bush was hired as assistant head coach and linebackers coach of the Miami Dolphins, after Matt Burke was promoted to defensive coordinator a week before as the replacement for Vance Joseph, who left to become head coach of the Denver Broncos.[5]

    New York Jets

    [edit]

    On February 8, 2019 The New York Jets hired Bush as their inside linebackers coach. Following a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in the final seconds of their Week 13 matchup, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was fired with Bush taking his place.

    Atlanta Falcons

    [edit]

    On January 22, 2021, the Atlanta Falcons hired Bush to be their linebackers coach.[6] He held the position for three seasons, but was not retained following the end of the 2023 season and the hiring of Raheem Morris as the Falcons' new head coach.

    Tennessee Titans (second stint)

    [edit]

    On February 13, 2024, Bush was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their linebackers coach under new head coach Brian Callahan.[7]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  • ^ "Injury May Force Ex-State Star to Retire". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. November 20, 1986. p. 4B. Retrieved June 22, 2009 – via Google News.
  • ^ Bush fired as Texans' defensive coordinator
  • ^ Jim Wyatt [@jwyattsports] (February 17, 2011). "Former Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush has been hired as linebackers coach with #Titans" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  • ^ a b "Veteran NFL assistant coach Frank Bush joins Dolphins staff | Pro32: Head to Head". pro32.ap.org. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Falcons add Jets interim DC Frank Bush to staff as new linebackers coach". Falcoholic.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  • ^ "Titans Add 10 New Assistant Coaches and Retain 11 Others on HC Brian Callahan's Staff". TennesseeTitans.com. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  • NFL linebacker coaches

    AFC West

  • Joe Barry & Ryan Slowik (Miami Dolphins)
  • Drew Wilkins & Dont'a Hightower (New England Patriots)
  • Mike Rutenberg (New York Jets)
  • James Bettcher (Cincinnati Bengals)
  • Jason Tarver (Cleveland Browns)
  • Aaron Curry & Denzel Martin (Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • Richard Smith (Indianapolis Colts)
  • Bill Shuey & Matt House (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • Frank Bush & Ben Bloom (Tennessee Titans)
  • Brendan Daly & Ken Flajole (Kansas City Chiefs)
  • Mike Caldwell (Las Vegas Raiders)
  • NaVorro Bowman (Los Angeles Chargers)
  • NFC West

  • Charlie Bullen & John Egorugwu (New York Giants)
  • Jeremiah Washburn & Bobby King (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • Ken Norton Jr. (Washington Commanders)
  • Kelvin Sheppard (Detroit Lions)
  • Anthony Campanile (Green Bay Packers)
  • Mike Siravo (Minnesota Vikings)
  • Tem Lukabu & Peter Hansen (Carolina Panthers)
  • Michael Hodges (New Orleans Saints)
  • Larry Foote & George Edwards (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
  • Greg Williams & Joe Coniglio (Los Angeles Rams)
  • Johnny Holland (San Francisco 49ers)
  • Chris Partridge & Kirk Olivadotti (Seattle Seahawks)
  • Richard Johnson
  • Richard Byrd
  • Mike Kelley
  • Tom Briehl
  • Frank Bush
  • Lee Johnson
  • Joe Krakoski
  • Mike Akiu
  • Chuck Thomas
  • Steve Tasker
  • Mike Golic
  • Willie Drewrey
  • Mark Vonder Haar
  • 6Bubby Brister
  • 7John Elway
  • 8Jeff Lewis
  • 16Tom Rouen
  • 20Tory James
  • 21Randy Hilliard
  • 22Vaughn Hebron
  • 23Darrien Gordon
  • 24Selwyn Jones
  • 25Darrius Johnson
  • 26Tim McKyer
  • 27Steve Atwater
  • 29Howard Griffith
  • 30Terrell Davis (MVP)
  • 31Derek Loville
  • 32Tony Veland
  • 33Dedrick Dodge
  • 34Tyrone Braxton
  • 37Anthony Lynn
  • 39Ray Crockett
  • 42Detron Smith
  • 50Jon Hesse
  • 51John Mobley
  • 53Bill Romanowski
  • 56Keith Burns
  • 57Allen Aldridge
  • 58Steve Russ
  • 59Glenn Cadrez
  • 60K. C. Jones
  • 62Dan Neil
  • 63David Diaz-Infante
  • 65Gary Zimmerman
  • 66Tom Nalen
  • 69Mark Schlereth
  • 70Jamie Brown
  • 72Ernest Jones
  • 74Harry Swayne
  • 75Brian Habib
  • 77Tony Jones
  • 78Matt Lepsis
  • 79Jumpy Geathers
  • 80Rod Smith
  • 81Patrick Jeffers
  • 82David Gamble
  • 83Flipper Anderson
  • 84Shannon Sharpe
  • 85Willie Green
  • 86Byron Chamberlain
  • 87Ed McCaffrey
  • 88Sir Mawn Wilson
  • 89Dwayne Carswell
  • 90Neil Smith
  • 91Alfred Williams
  • 93Trevor Pryce
  • 94Keith Traylor
  • 96Harald Hasselbach
  • 97Mike Lodish
  • 98Maa Tanuvasa
  • 99David Richie
  • Barney Chavous
  • Rick Dennison
  • Ed Donatell
  • George Dyer
  • Alex Gibbs
  • Mike Heimerdinger
  • Gary Kubiak
  • Dwain Painter
  • Brian Pariani
  • Ricky Porter
  • Greg Robinson
  • Rick Smith
  • John Teerlinck
  • Bobby Turner
  • 6Bubby Brister
  • 7John Elway (MVP)
  • 14Brian Griese
  • 16Tom Rouen
  • 20Tory James
  • 21Darrien Gordon
  • 22Vaughn Hebron
  • 25Darrius Johnson
  • 26Eric Brown
  • 27Steve Atwater
  • 28Tito Paul
  • 29Howard Griffith
  • 30Terrell Davis
  • 31Derek Loville
  • 34Tyrone Braxton
  • 37Anthony Lynn
  • 39Ray Crockett
  • 42Detron Smith
  • 48George Coghill
  • 51John Mobley
  • 53Bill Romanowski
  • 54Nate Wayne
  • 56Keith Burns
  • 59Glenn Cadrez
  • 60K. C. Jones
  • 62Dan Neil
  • 63David Diaz-Infante
  • 66Tom Nalen
  • 69Mark Schlereth
  • 70Trey Teague
  • 72Ernest Jones
  • 73Cyron Brown
  • 74Harry Swayne
  • 77Tony Jones
  • 78Matt Lepsis
  • 79Chris Banks
  • 80Rod Smith
  • 82Marcus Nash
  • 83Justin Armour
  • 84Shannon Sharpe
  • 85Willie Green
  • 86Byron Chamberlain
  • 87Ed McCaffrey
  • 89Dwayne Carswell
  • 90Neil Smith
  • 91Alfred Williams
  • 93Trevor Pryce
  • 94Keith Traylor
  • 95Marvin Washington
  • 96Harald Hasselbach
  • 97Mike Lodish
  • 98Maa Tanuvasa
  • 99Seth Joyner
  • Barney Chavous
  • Rick Dennison
  • Ed Donatell
  • George Dyer
  • Alex Gibbs
  • Mike Heimerdinger
  • Gary Kubiak
  • Pat McPherson
  • Brian Pariani
  • Ricky Porter
  • Greg Robinson
  • Rick Smith
  • John Teerlinck
  • Bobby Turner

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