Cannon Matthews

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
18 109-167-0 39.49% 1-3 25.00%

Biography

Career Summary

Cannon Matthews is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the nickels coach/defensive assistant coach for the Chicago Bears since 2025. Prior to this season, he coached for the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, and Dallas Cowboys for seventeen seasons. His most recent position was with the Cowboys as their safeties coach. Matthews will be the defensive assistant coach and nickels coach of the Chicago Bears for the 2025 season.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2025 Chicago Bears Nickels Coach / Defensive Assistant Coach 0-0-0 0-0
2024 Dallas Cowboys Safeties Coach 7-10-0 0-0
2023 Dallas Cowboys Assistant Defensive Backs Coach 12-5-0 0-1
2022 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Quality Control Coach 12-5-0 1-1
2021 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Quality Control Coach 12-5-0 0-1
2020 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Quality Control Coach 6-10-0 0-0
2019 Washington Redskins Defensive Quality Control Coach 3-13-0 0-0
2018 Washington Redskins Defensive Quality Control Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2017 Washington Redskins Defensive Quality Control Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2016 Cleveland Browns Assistant Defensive Backs Coach 1-15-0 0-0
2015 Tennessee Titans Defensive Quality Control Coach 3-13-0 0-0
2014 Tennessee Titans Defensive Quality Control Coach 2-14-0 0-0
2013 Cleveland Browns Defensive Coaching Intern 4-12-0 0-0
2011 Buffalo Bills Offensive Coaching Assistant 6-10-0 0-0
2010 Buffalo Bills Offensive Coaching Assistant 4-12-0 0-0
2009 Buffalo Bills Defensive and Special Teams Coaching Assistant 6-10-0 0-0
2008 Buffalo Bills Defensive and Special Teams Coaching Assistant 7-9-0 0-0
2007 Cleveland Browns Coaching Assistant 10-6-0 0-0

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