Ray Rhodes coached in the NFL from 1982 to 2012, spanning 31 seasons with 8 organizations. He served as head coach of the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. His roles included Senior Defensive Assistant, Assistant Defensive Backs, Defensive Assistant, and Special Assistant. He worked under Bill Walsh, Gary Kubiak, and George Seifert. 5 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2012	Cleveland Browns	Senior Defensive Assistant under Pat Shurmur
2011	Cleveland Browns	Senior Defensive Assistant under Pat Shurmur
2010	Houston Texans	Senior Defensive Assistant under Gary Kubiak
2009	Houston Texans	Senior Defensive Assistant under Gary Kubiak
2008	Houston Texans	Assistant Defensive Backs under Gary Kubiak
2007	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Assistant, Special Assistant under Mike Holmgren
2006	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Assistant, Special Assistant under Mike Holmgren
2005	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Holmgren
2004	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Holmgren
2003	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Holmgren
2002	Denver Broncos	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2001	Denver Broncos	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Shanahan
2000	Washington Redskins	Defensive Coordinator under Norv Turner
1999	Green Bay Packers	Head Coach HC
1998	Philadelphia Eagles	Head Coach HC
1997	Philadelphia Eagles	Head Coach HC
1996	Philadelphia Eagles	Head Coach HC
1995	Philadelphia Eagles	Head Coach HC
1994	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Coordinator under George Seifert
1993	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Holmgren
1992	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Coordinator under Mike Holmgren
1991	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under George Seifert
1990	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under George Seifert
1989	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under George Seifert
1988	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1987	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1986	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1985	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1984	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1983	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh
1982	San Francisco 49ers	Assistant Defensive Backs under Bill Walsh

Worked Under (8)

Coach	Team	Years
Bill Walsh	San Francisco 49ers	7
Gary Kubiak	Houston Texans	3
George Seifert	San Francisco 49ers	4
Mike Holmgren	Green Bay Packers	2
Mike Holmgren	Seattle Seahawks	5
Mike Shanahan	Denver Broncos	2
Norv Turner	Washington Redskins	1
Pat Shurmur	Cleveland Bulldogs	2

Protégés (5)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Jon Gruden	Oakland Raiders	1998
Bill Callahan	Oakland Raiders	2002
Sean Payton	New Orleans Saints	2006
Mike McCarthy	Green Bay Packers	2006
John Harbaugh	Baltimore Ravens	2008