Deshea Townsend

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
13	100-97-0	50.76%	2-4	33.33%

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Biography

Career Summary

Deshea Townsend is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the defensive passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach for the Detroit Lions since 2024. During this time period, the Lions compiled a 24-10-0 record. Townsend will be the defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach of the Detroit Lions for the 2026 season.

Personal Information

Townsend was born on Monday, September 8, 1975 in Batesville, Mississippi.

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History

Year	Position	Record	Playoff record
2026 Detroit Lions	Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach	0-0-0	0-0
2025 Detroit Lions	Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach	9-8-0	0-0
2024 Detroit Lions	Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach	15-2-0	0-1
2023 Jacksonville Jaguars	Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Cornerbacks Coach	9-8-0	0-0
2022 Jacksonville Jaguars	Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Cornerbacks Coach	9-8-0	1-1
2021 Chicago Bears	Secondary Coach	6-11-0	0-0
2020 Chicago Bears	Secondary Coach	8-8-0	0-1
2019 Chicago Bears	Secondary Coach	8-8-0	0-0
2018 New York Giants	Assistant Defensive Backs Coach	5-11-0	0-0
2017 Tennessee Titans	Secondary Coach	9-7-0	1-1
2016 Tennessee Titans	Secondary Coach	9-7-0	0-0
2012 Arizona Cardinals	Assistant Defensive Backs Coach	5-11-0	0-0
2011 Arizona Cardinals	Assistant Defensive Backs Coach	8-8-0	0-0

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Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win

Seasons with a conference championship

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