Jerome Virgil Henderson (born August 8, 1969) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive backs coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a cornerback for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets.
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach, defensive passing game Coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 8, 1969 Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Iredell (NC) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 2 / pick: 41 | ||||||||
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Henderson played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft.[1][2] He played in two Super Bowls; one with the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII and another with the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.
Coaching career
editJets
editHenderson spent two years coaching defensive backs with the New York Jets.
Browns
editHenderson went to Cleveland after his stint with the Jets, following head coach Eric Mangini. He spent three seasons as the Cleveland Browns' defensive backs coach.[3]
Cowboys
editHenderson joined the Cowboys’ staff in 2012. Henderson was reunited with Rob Ryan, who served as the Browns' defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2010 before filling the same role for the Cowboys in 2011. Henderson left Dallas following the 2015 season.[4]
Falcons
editAfter interviewing for a head coach job with the Browns, Henderson ended up as a coach with the Falcons.[5] In the 2016 season, Henderson and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[6] The Falcons dismissed Henderson after the 2019 season, his fourth working for the team.[7] He had served as Atlanta’s secondary coach/defensive passing game coordinator.
Giants
editOn January 21, 2020 the New York Giants hired Henderson to be the team’s defensive backs coach.[8][9] Henderson has remained with the Giants under head coaches Joe Judge and Brian Daboll.
In May 2022, defensive coordinator Wink Martindale called Henderson "the best secondary coach in the league."[10]
In January 2024, Henderson interviewed for the Giants defensive coordinator job, vacated by Martindale.[11] While he did not get the job, he added the title of passing game coordinator.
Personal life
editHenderson and his wife, Traci, have three children, Jazmin and twins Taylor and Tyler.[12]
References
edit- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jerome Henderson". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Report: Dallas Cowboys hiring Jerome Henderson, who spent past 3 seasons as Browns' DBs coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Why the Cowboys losing Jerome Henderson is a good thing". The Landry Hat. January 25, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Source: Cowboys lose secondary coach Jerome Henderson to Falcons". Dallas News. January 24, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Jerome Henderson out as Falcons secondary coach". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Giants hire Jerome Henderson as defensive backs coach". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Report: New York Giants hire Jerome Henderson as defensive backs coach". www.msn.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Giants' Wink Martindale: Jerome Henderson is best DB coach in NFL". Giants Wire. May 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Giants will interview Jerome Henderson for vacant DC position". Giants Wire. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jerome Henderson". atlantafalcons.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
External links
edit- http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/coaches/roster/jerome-henderson Archived December 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 1, 2016