Frank Bush
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
{{distinguish|Frank Busch}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Frank Bush
| image = Frank Bush.jpg
| caption = Bush in 2022
| current_team = Tennessee Titans
| position = Linebackers coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|10}}
| birth_place = Athens, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 218
| high_school = Clarke Central (Athens)
| college = North Carolina State
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 133
| pastteams = * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1985|1986}})
| pastcoaching = * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1993}}–{{NFL Year|1994}})
Linebackers coach
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|1999}})
Linebackers coach - Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
Secondary & special teams coach - Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
Linebackers coach - Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2006}})
Assistant head coach & linebackers coach - Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
Senior defensive assistant - Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
Defensive coordinator - Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
Linebackers coach - St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
Linebackers coach - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
Assistant head coach & linebackers coach - New York Jets ({{nfly|2019}}–{{nfly|2020}})
Assistant head coach/defense & inside linebackers coach - New York Jets (2020)
Interim defensive coordinator - Atlanta Falcons ({{nfly|2021}}–{{nfly|2023}})
Linebackers coach - Tennessee Titans ({{nfly|2024}}–present)
Linebackers coach
| pastexecutive = * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1987}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
College scout
| highlights = * 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
| statlabel1 = Sacks
| statvalue1 = 4.0
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 3
| pfrcoach = BushFr0
}}
Frank Bush (born January 10, 1963) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack.
Playing career
Bush was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} As a rookie, he started 11 of 16 games recording three sacks. During his second season in 1986 he started the first three games of the season when an examination following an injury, revealed that he had a narrow spinal canal. This condition, not caused by play, made it too risky for him to continue playing.{{Cite news |date=November 20, 1986 |title=Injury May Force Ex-State Star to Retire |page=4B |work=Wilmington Morning Star |agency=Associated Press|via=Google News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_eQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4981,2557891&dq=frank-bush+injury |access-date=June 22, 2009}}
Coaching career
=Houston Oilers=
In 1987, Bush was hired by the Oilers to be their college scout and he remained at the position until 1992 when he was promoted to linebackers coach. He served as the team's linebackers coach until 1994.
=Denver Broncos=
From 1995 to 1999 Bush served as the Denver Broncos linebackers coach under Mike Shanahan and was a member of the teams back-to-back Super Bowl victories over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII. In 2000, he served as the secondary/nickel package coach and was the special teams coach from 2001 to 2003.
=Arizona Cardinals=
From 2004 to 2006, Bush served as linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals under Dennis Green. Along with being the linebackers coach in 2006, he was also the assistant head coach to Green.
=Houston Texans=
From 2007 to 2008, Bush served as the Houston Texans’ senior defensive assistant under head coach Gary Kubiak. Before the 2009 season, Bush was promoted to defensive coordinator. He was fired at the end of the 2010 season after the Texans finished third-to-last in the NFL in total defense.[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/7363527.html Bush fired as Texans' defensive coordinator]
=Tennessee Titans (first stint)=
On February 16, 2011, Bush was hired as the new linebacker coach of the Tennessee Titans.{{cite tweet|user=jwyattsports|author=Jim Wyatt|number=38060676320739328|date=February 17, 2011|title=Former Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush has been hired as linebackers coach with #Titans}}
=St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams=
Bush spent four seasons as linebackers coach for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, from 2013 to 2016.{{cite web |url=http://pro32.ap.org/article/veteran-nfl-assistant-coach-frank-bush-joins-dolphins-staff |title=Veteran NFL assistant coach Frank Bush joins Dolphins staff {{!}} Pro32: Head to Head |website=pro32.ap.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126233236/http://pro32.ap.org/article/veteran-nfl-assistant-coach-frank-bush-joins-dolphins-staff |archive-date=2017-01-26}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On January 19, 2017, Bush was hired as assistant head coach and linebackers coach of the Miami Dolphins, after Matt Burke was promoted to defensive coordinator a week before as the replacement for Vance Joseph, who left to become head coach of the Denver Broncos.
=New York Jets=
On February 8, 2019 The New York Jets hired Bush as their inside linebackers coach. Following a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in the final seconds of their Week 13 matchup, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was fired with Bush taking his place.
=Atlanta Falcons=
On January 22, 2021, the Atlanta Falcons hired Bush to be their linebackers coach.{{cite web|title=Falcons add Jets interim DC Frank Bush to staff as new linebackers coach|url=https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2021/1/22/22244335/falcons-add-jets-interim-dc-frank-bush-to-staff-as-new-linebackers-coach|website=Falcoholic.com|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2021}} He held the position for three seasons, but was not retained following the end of the 2023 season and the hiring of Raheem Morris as the Falcons' new head coach.
=Tennessee Titans (second stint)=
On February 13, 2024, Bush was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their linebackers coach under new head coach Brian Callahan.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-add-10-new-assistant-coaches-and-retain-11-others-on-hc-brian-callahan-s-staff|work=TennesseeTitans.com|title=Titans Add 10 New Assistant Coaches and Retain 11 Others on HC Brian Callahan's Staff|date=February 13, 2024|accessdate=February 14, 2024}}
References
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{{NFL linebackers coach navbox}}
{{Houston Oilers 1985 draft navbox}}
{{Super Bowl XXXII}}
{{Super Bowl XXXIII}}
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Arizona Cardinals coaches
Category:Atlanta Falcons coaches
Category:Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Denver Broncos coaches
Category:Houston Oilers coaches
Category:Houston Oilers players
Category:Houston Texans coaches
Category:NFL defensive coordinators
Category:NC State Wolfpack football players
Category:Miami Dolphins coaches
Category:Players of American football from Athens, Georgia