Rick Lantz coached in the NFL from 1981 to 2010, spanning 7 seasons with 5 organizations. He served as head coach of the Rhein Fire and Berlin Thunder. His roles included Assistant Defensive Line and Linebackers. He worked under Ron Erhardt. 1 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2010	Omaha Nighthawks	Assistant Defensive Line under Jeff Jagodzinski
2007	Rhein Fire	Head Coach HC
2006	Berlin Thunder	Head Coach HC
2005	Berlin Thunder	Head Coach HC
2004	Berlin Thunder	Head Coach HC
2003	Barcelona Dragons	Linebackers
1981	New England Patriots	Linebackers under Ron Erhardt

Worked Under (1)

Coach	Team	Years
Ron Erhardt	New England Patriots	1

Protégés (1)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Jim Tomsula	San Francisco 49ers	2015