Deshea Townsend
Townsend (left) with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Defensive passing game coordinator & Defensive backs coach | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 8, 1975 Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback (No. 26, 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| High school | South Panola (Batesville, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 4th round, 117th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Trevor Deshea Townsend (born September 8, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former cornerback who currently is the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously worked as an assistant coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals.
Townsend played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (117th overall) in the 1998 NFL draft, where he spent his entire career, besides his final year with the Indianapolis Colts.