Anthony Blevins
| New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Assistant linebackers coach |
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| Born: | July 23, 1976 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pleasant Grove High School |
| College: | University of Alabama Birmingham |
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Anthony Blevins (born July 23, 1976) is a former American football player and current coach on the New York Giants[1][2] in the National Football League (NFL). He played in the XFL on the Birmingham Thunderbolts[3] and has been a full-time coach in the NFL since 2013.[4][5]
Education[]
In addition Blevins has a vast array of college degrees from his bachelor's in Sociology, master's degree in Instructional Technology from UAB, as well as his doctorate in Instructional Systems and Work Force Development from Mississippi State, which he received while serving as a graduate assistant there.[6][7]
Coaching career[]
College coaching career[]
Blevins began his career in coaching at Meadowcreek High School in Georgia. He spent 2 years there working as the team’s secondary coach while also serving as a community liaison. From 2005-2007, he served as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State University.[8] In 2008 he coached at the University of Tennessee-Martin working with the team’s cornerbacks while also serving as recruiting coordinator. Between 2009 and 2011, Blevins worked at Tennessee State coaching the special teams and cornerbacks. In 2012 Blevins returned to his alma mater as the Blazers’ cornerbacks coach.
Arizona Cardinals[]
From 2013[5] to 2017, Blevins worked under Bruce Arians as an assistant special teams coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
New York Giants[]
In 2018,[2] Blevins became a part of Pat Shurmur’s staff where he spent two seasons as the Giants' assistant special teams coach[6] directly under Thomas McGaughey. In 2020 he was retained by Joe Judge who he coached with at Mississippi State [8] and became the team’s assistant secondary coach.[1] In 2021 he was named the team’s assistant linebackers coach and special teams assistant.
References[]
- ^ a b "Report: Anthony Blevins expected to remain with Giants". Giants Wire. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b "Roger Kingdom, Anthony Blevins are latest Cardinals coaches to land new jobs". Cards Wire. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ "XFLBoard.com -Training Camp Cuts,". xflboard.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "Anthony Blevins | Pro Football History.com". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b AL.com, Drew Champlin | (2013-03-23). "Former UAB player, assistant Anthony Blevins getting chance to coach for NFL's Arizona Cardinals". al. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b "Anthony Blevins joins Giants as assistant special teams coach". SNY. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Duggan, Dan. "Meet 'Doc Blev': How Giants assistant Anthony Blevins..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b "Joe Judge's Giants staff has college ties, five former head coaches". ESPN.com. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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