Tim Walton (American football)
Tim Walton (born March 11, 1971) is an American football coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League who most recently was the secondary/cornerbacks coach for the New York Giants and is the former defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
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Position: | Cornerbacks coach |
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Born: | Columbus, Georgia | March 11, 1971
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College: | Ohio State |
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Walton was hired by the St. Louis Rams as defensive coordinator on February 12, 2013.[1] Before that, Walton had served four years as secondary coach for the Detroit Lions under head coach Jim Schwartz. On January 29, 2014, the Rams announced they would not be renewing Walton's contract with the team. The Rams quickly hired Gregg Williams, a former Jeff Fisher assistant in Tennessee, to take Walton's place. [2]
Walton was the secondary coach under head coach Nick Saban when the Louisiana State Tigers won the BCS National Champsionhip in 2003.
On January 15, 2015, The New York Giants announced they hired Walton as their secondary/cornerbacks coach.[3]
References
- Sources: Tim Walton to be Rams' DC. Espn.go.com (February 12, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-01-31.
- http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/23/cortland-finnegan-i-still-have-the-skills-i-just-have-to-prove-it/
- http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Steve-Spagnuolo-named-Defensive-Coordinator-Tim-Walton-new-CB-Coach/d59915a2-eae5-45d8-b9a4-b65c353da07b/