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In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group.[1] Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators.[2][3]
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Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League[4][5][6] and NCAA football[7] include:
- Defensive line (DL) coach
- Linebacker (LB) coach
- Offensive line (OL) coach
- Quarterback (QB) coach
- Running backs (RB) coach
- Secondary (DB) coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including safeties and cornerbacks
- Special teams (ST) coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/extra points
- Tight ends (TE) coach
- Wide receivers (WR) coach
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