Mike Devlin (American football)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1969)}}
{{other people||Mike Devlin (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mike Devlin
| number =
| position = Offensive line coach
| current_team = Los Angeles Chargers
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 325
| high_school = Cherokee {{nowrap|(Marlton, New Jersey)}}
| college = Iowa
| draftyear = 1993
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 136
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1993|1995}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
| highlights =
- First-team All-American (1992)
- Second-team All-American (1991)
- Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year (1992)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1991)
- 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1990, 1992)
| pastcoaching =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2000|2003}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Toledo (2004–2005)
Offensive line coach - New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2006|2012}})
Tight ends coach - New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2013|2014}})
Offensive line coach - Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2015|2020}})
Offensive line coach - Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
Offensive line coach
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 101
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 27
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = DevlMi20
}}
Michael Richard Devlin (born November 16, 1969) is an American former professional football player and coach who is the offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Devlin attended Cherokee High School in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey and was a letterman in football. Devlin played for the second-best high school football team in New Jersey, losing The Star-Ledger Trophy to the number one team and USA Today top five ranked Union High School Farmers. Devlin would later start with two Union Farmers at the University of Iowa, running back Tony Stewart and Offensive Guard Mike Ferroni.
Professional career
Devlin was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft after playing college football as an interior lineman with the Iowa Hawkeyes.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
He played 58 career games over a span of seven years in the NFL. During his three-year stint with the Buffalo Bills, he played on special teams and at center and guard, backed up All-Pro Kent Hull, and made an appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII. On March 8, 1996, Devlin signed with the Arizona Cardinals. During his time there, he was part of the starting lineup at center in all but two of twenty-six games. Devlin retired from playing after the 1999 season.
Coaching career
In 2000, he became a quality control coach for the Cardinals, before becoming an assistant offensive lineman coach. During the 2004–2005 seasons, Devlin served as offensive line coach for the Toledo Rockets. In 2006, Devlin became the tight ends coach for the New York Jets. He was promoted to offensive line coach on February 5, 2013.{{cite news|title=Jets fire OL coach DeGuglielmo: source |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/jets_fire_ol_coach_deguglielmo_source_OA5d9St1CweVCQoK4vOoKP#axzz2K2xM99cV |work=New York Post |author1=Costello, Brian |author2=Howie Kussoy |date=5 February 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209052833/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/jets_fire_ol_coach_deguglielmo_source_OA5d9St1CweVCQoK4vOoKP |archivedate=9 February 2013 |accessdate=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Devlin left the Jets to accept the same position with the Houston Texans on January 9, 2015{{cite web|title=Jets offensive line coach Mike Devlin leaves for Texans |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/48372/jets-ol-coach-mike-devlin-leaves-for-texans |publisher=ESPN New York |author=Cimini, Rich |date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110022507/http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/48372/jets-ol-coach-mike-devlin-leaves-for-texans |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |access-date=January 9, 2015 |url-status=live }} to Coach the offensive line under Bill O'Brien. Devin was let go after the 2020 season.{{Cite web |title=Mike Devlin |url=https://texanswire.usatoday.com/tag/mike-devlin/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Texans Wire |language=en-US}}
In 2022 he became the assistant offensive line coach for the Baltimore Ravens.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-19 |title=Ravens reportedly hire new assistant OL coach |url=https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/18/ravens-reportedly-hire-new-assistant-ol-coach/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Ravens Wire |language=en-US}}
On February 14, 2024, Devlin was named as the offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Chargers Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-announce-coaching-staff-additions-2024 |website=Chargers.com |date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/coaches/mike-devlin/88ef867b-c83e-4ca9-8478-dfc419d7c6c5 New York Jets coaching profile]
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