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Robert April III is an American football coach who is currently the Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach for the Stanford Cardinal.[1]
| Stanford Cardinal | |
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Tucson, AZ |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Paul's (LA) |
| College: | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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College career
April III began his coaching career in 2004 as a student assistant for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.[2] He then became a graduate assistant for the Tulane Green Wave from 2005 to 2006.[2] In 2007, April III became the special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach for the Portland State Vikings through 2009.[3] In 2010, he was special teams coordinator and safeties coach for the Nicholls State Colonels.[4][5]
In 2018, April III returned to college football as outside linebackers coach for the Wisconsin Badgers.[2][3]
Professional career
April III was defensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2011 to 2012.[6][7] In 2013, April III moved to the New York Jets as defensive quality control coach and assistant linebacker coach.[7] In 2014, he was promoted to linebackers coach with the Jets.[8] In 2015, April III moved with Rex Ryan from the Jets to the Buffalo Bills and continued to serve as linebackers coach through 2016.[6][9]
April earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Louisiana-Lafayette.[7] He is the son of Bobby April Jr., a former NFL and college special teams coordinator.[7]
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