Marty Schottenheimer coached in the NFL from 1974 to 2011, spanning 32 seasons with 8 organizations. He served as head coach of the Virginia Destroyers, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cleveland Browns. His roles included Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs, and Linebackers. He worked under Bill Arnsparger, John McVay, and Monte Clark. 12 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2011	Virginia Destroyers	Head Coach HC
2006	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
2005	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
2004	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
2003	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
2002	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
2001	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1998	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1997	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1996	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1995	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1994	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1993	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1992	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1991	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1990	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1989	Kansas City Chiefs	Head Coach HC
1988	Cleveland Browns	Head Coach HC
1987	Cleveland Browns	Head Coach HC
1986	Cleveland Browns	Head Coach HC
1985	Cleveland Browns	Head Coach HC
1984	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Coordinator, Head Coach, Defensive Backs under Sam Rutigliano
1983	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs under Sam Rutigliano
1982	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Coordinator under Sam Rutigliano
1981	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Coordinator under Sam Rutigliano
1980	Cleveland Browns	Defensive Coordinator under Sam Rutigliano
1979	Detroit Lions	Linebackers under Monte Clark
1978	Detroit Lions	Linebackers under Monte Clark
1977	New York Giants	Defensive Coordinator under John McVay
1976	New York Giants	Linebackers under Bill Arnsparger
1975	New York Giants	Linebackers under Bill Arnsparger
1974	Portland Storm	Linebackers under Dick Coury

Worked Under (4)

Coach	Team	Years
Bill Arnsparger	New York Giants	2
John McVay	New York Giants	1
Monte Clark	Detroit Lions	2
Sam Rutigliano	Cleveland Bulldogs	5

Protégés (12)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Bill Cowher	Pittsburgh Steelers	1992
Tony Dungy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1996
Gunther Cunningham	Kansas City Chiefs	1999
Herman Edwards	New York Jets	2001
Mike McCarthy	Green Bay Packers	2006
Cam Cameron	Miami Dolphins	2007
Tony Sparano	Miami Dolphins	2008
Hue Jackson	Oakland Raiders	2011
Rob Chudzinski	Cleveland Bulldogs	2013
Bruce Arians	Arizona Cardinals	2013
Marc Trestman	Chicago Bears	2013
Brian Schottenheimer	Dallas Cowboys	2025