Chris Rumph

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Not to be confused with Chris Rumph II.
Chris Rumph
Chicago Bears
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1971-12-21) December 21, 1971 (age 50)
St. Matthews, South Carolina
Career information
High school:Calhoun County High School
College:South Carolina
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Chris Rumph (born December 21, 1971) is an American football coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He previously coached at the collegiate level for over 15 years.[2]

Playing career[]

At the University of South Carolina, Rumph played on the defensive side at linebacker for South Carolina under head coaches Sparky Woods and Brad Scott.

Coaching career[]

Early coaching career[]

After a spring as a graduate assistant at his college alma mater, Rumph, would go on to be the head coach at his former high school for five years,[3] After a one-year stint with South Carolina State coaching defensive backs and three years coaching outside linebackers at Memphis, Rumph joined Clemson’s staff and remained there for five seasons.

Alabama[]

From there, Rumph moved to Alabama [4] to replace Bo Davis. There, he won back-to-back BCS national championships as the team’s defensive line coach.[5][6]

Texas[]

Rumph spent the 2014 season at Texas as the team’s assistant head coach for defense/defensive line.

Florida[]

Rumph joined the Gators’ staff as a defensive line coach in 2015 and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator prior to the 2017 season. He served as Florida's full-time defensive coordinator for the final four games of the season after Randy Shannon was promoted to interim head coach when Jim McElwain was fired.[7]

Tennessee[]

Rumph worked as the defensive coordinator for Tennessee in 2018 and 2019.[8][9]

Houston Texans[]

Rumph then made the jump to the NFL and worked as the team’s outside linebackers coach for the 2020 season.[10][11]

Chicago Bears[]

In 2021 Rumph became the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.[12]

Personal life[]

Rumph and his wife, Kila, are parents of two sons.[1] He also has a daughter from before marriage. One son, Chris Rumph II played college football at Duke and was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 13th pick in Round 4 (118th overall) of the 2021 draft.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Chris Rumph". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  2. ^ "Chicago Bears hire Chris Rumph as defensive line coach". WesternMassNews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. ^ "Report: Bears hiring Chris Rumph as defensive line coach". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  4. ^ Kirkwood, Walter. "Alabama Defensive Line Overhaul To Be Led by Chris Rumph". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bears hire Chris Rumph as defensive line coach". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  6. ^ Walsh, Christopher. "Where Are They Now: Former Alabama Defensive Line Coach Chris Rumph". Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  7. ^ Sallee, Barrett. "Florida Football: Chris Rumph Will Keep the Gators DL Elite". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  8. ^ Fleser, Dan. "UT Vols' Chris Rumph: 'It's an ugly baby right now'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  9. ^ "Chris Rumph explains decision to turn down Dan Mullen's offer to stay at Florida for Jeremy Pruitt and Tennessee". Saturday Down South. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  10. ^ Lambert, Terry A. (2020-02-10). "Reports: Chris Rumph joining the Texans staff". Rocky Top Talk. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  11. ^ "Source: Bears hire Chris Rumph as defensive line coach". RSN. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  12. ^ Jr, Lester A. Wiltfong (2021-01-28). "Bears hire Chris Rumph as defensive line coach". Windy City Gridiron. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  13. ^ "Chris Rumph II - 2020 - Football". Duke University. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
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