Jim Haslett coached in the NFL from 1991 to 2023, spanning 30 seasons with 10 organizations. He served as head coach of the Seattle Sea Dragons, Florida Tuskers, and New Orleans Saints. His roles included Inside Linebackers, Linebackers, Defensive Coordinator, and Defensive Line. He worked under Art Shell, Bill Cowher, and Jay Gruden. 4 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

Coaching Tree

Head Coach Offense Defense Special Teams General

Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2023	Seattle Sea Dragons	Head Coach HC
2021	Tennessee Titans	Inside Linebackers under Mike Vrabel
2020	Tennessee Titans	Inside Linebackers under Mike Vrabel
2018	Cincinnati Bengals	Linebackers under Marvin Lewis
2017	Cincinnati Bengals	Linebackers under Marvin Lewis
2016	Cincinnati Bengals	Linebackers under Marvin Lewis
2014	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Jay Gruden
2013	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2012	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2011	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2010	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2009	Florida Tuskers	Head Coach HC
2008	St. Louis Rams	Defensive Coordinator, Head Coach under Scott Linehan
2007	St. Louis Rams	Defensive Coordinator under Scott Linehan
2006	St. Louis Rams	Defensive Coordinator under Scott Linehan
2005	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
2004	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
2003	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
2002	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
2001	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
2000	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator under Bill Cowher
1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator under Bill Cowher
1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator under Bill Cowher
1996	New Orleans Saints	Linebackers under Jim Mora
1995	New Orleans Saints	Linebackers under Jim Mora
1994	Los Angeles Raiders	Linebackers under Art Shell
1993	Los Angeles Raiders	Linebackers under Art Shell
1992	Sacramento Surge	Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers under Kay Stephenson
1991	Sacramento Surge	Defensive Line, Special Teams Assistant under Kay Stephenson

Worked Under (8)

Coach	Team	Years
Art Shell	Los Angeles Raiders	2
Bill Cowher	Pittsburgh Steelers	3
Jay Gruden	Washington Redskins	1
Jim Mora	New Orleans Saints	2
Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	3
Mike Shanahan	Washington Redskins	4
Mike Vrabel	Tennessee Titans	2
Scott Linehan	St. Louis Rams	3

Protégés (4)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Mike McCarthy	Green Bay Packers	2006
Jay Gruden	Washington Redskins	2014
Ben McAdoo	New York Giants	2016
Sean McVay	Los Angeles Rams	2017