Chad Morton
American football player and coach (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chad Akio Morton (born April 4, 1977) is an American football coach and former running back and kick/punt returner who is the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 2017 to 2023.
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Position: | Running backs coach | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1977-04-04) April 4, 1977 (age 47) Torrance, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | South (Torrance) | ||||||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166 | ||||||||||||
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Morton played college football for the USC and was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. After a standout rookie year with the Saints, Morton played five more years between stints with the New York Jets, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants.
Morton previously served as an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, where he was part of the coaching staff when the team won the Super Bowl in 2010.