Tony Oden

Tony Oden
New York Jets
Position:	Senior defensive assistant/cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born:	June 30, 1973 (age 51); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:	Baldwin–Wallace
Career history
As a coach:
	Millersville (1996); Assistant defensive backs coach; Boston College (1997); Graduate assistant; Army (1998); Defensive backs coach; Army (1999); Head JV coach; East Carolina (2000); Outside linebackers coach; East Carolina (2001); Secondary coach; East Carolina (2002); Safeties coach; Eastern Michigan (2003); Defensive backs coach; Houston Texans (2004–2005); Defensive assistant; New Orleans Saints (2006–2010); Assistant secondary coach; New Orleans Saints (2011); Secondary coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (2012); Defensive backs coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013); Defensive backs coach; Detroit Lions (2014–2017); Cornerbacks coach; Miami Dolphins (2018); Defensive backs coach; Miami Dolphins (2019); Safeties coach; San Francisco 49ers (2020); Secondary/cornerbacks coach; New York Jets (2021–present); Senior defensive assistant/cornerbacks coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIV); 2× First-team All-OAC (1993, 1994);

Anthony Earl Oden (born June 30, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the senior defensive assistant and cornerbacks coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans. Oden played college football at Baldwin–Wallace College.

Early life

Oden was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He played as an outside linebacker at Baldwin–Wallace College in the early 1990s.

NFL coaching career

Houston Texans

In 2004, Oden got his first NFL coaching job with the Houston Texans as a defensive assistant coach.^[1]

New Orleans Saints

In 2006, Oden was hired as assistant secondary coach by the New Orleans Saints, spending five seasons in that capacity. Head coach Sean Payton promoted him to the role of secondary coach following the 2010 season.^[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On January 19, 2012, Oden was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defensive backs coach.^[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 2013, Oden was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their secondary and cornerbacks coach.^[4] He was let go after the season.

Detroit Lions

In 2014, Oden was hired by the Detroit Lions as their defensive backs coach.^[5]

Miami Dolphins

In 2018, Oden was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their defensive backs coach under head coach Adam Gase. Following the firing of Gase in 2019, the Dolphins announced on February 8, 2019, that they had retained Oden as their safeties coach under new head coach Brian Flores.^[6]

San Francisco 49ers

On February 10, 2020, Oden was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their defensive backs coach under defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, whom he had previously worked with in Houston, and head coach Kyle Shanahan.^[7]^[8] He replaced Joe Woods, who left to become the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.

New York Jets

On February 2, 2021, Oden was hired by the New York Jets as their senior defensive assistant and the team's cornerbacks coach.^[9]

References

^ "Coaching Roots - Champions Play as One!".
^ Triplett, Mike (February 20, 2011). "New Orleans Saints promote Tony Oden to role of secondary coach". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
^ "Mularkey fills out defensive staff, hires Saints secondary coach Tony Oden to same position". The Washington Post. Associated Press. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Tony Oden is the new Buccaneers defensive backs coach". January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
^ Birkett, Dave. "Tony Oden on coordinator track after fixing Detroit Lions' secondary". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ Nogle, Kevin (February 8, 2019). "Dolphins announce Brian Flores coaching staff". The Phinsider. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ "Report: 49ers hire Tony Oden, who gave Robert Saleh early career assist". SFChronicle.com. February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "Report: 49ers to hire Oden to replace Woods as DBs coach". NBCS Bay Area. February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ Bonilla, David (February 2, 2021). "49ers assistant Tony Oden leaving to join Jets staff". 49ers Webzone. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

External links

Jacksonville Jaguars bio

[1] "Coaching Roots - Champions Play as One!".

[2] Triplett, Mike (February 20, 2011). "New Orleans Saints promote Tony Oden to role of secondary coach". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 5, 2012.

[3] "Mularkey fills out defensive staff, hires Saints secondary coach Tony Oden to same position". The Washington Post. Associated Press. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "Tony Oden is the new Buccaneers defensive backs coach". January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.

[5] Birkett, Dave. "Tony Oden on coordinator track after fixing Detroit Lions' secondary". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[6] Nogle, Kevin (February 8, 2019). "Dolphins announce Brian Flores coaching staff". The Phinsider. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

[7] "Report: 49ers hire Tony Oden, who gave Robert Saleh early career assist". SFChronicle.com. February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[8] "Report: 49ers to hire Oden to replace Woods as DBs coach". NBCS Bay Area. February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[9] Bonilla, David (February 2, 2021). "49ers assistant Tony Oden leaving to join Jets staff". 49ers Webzone. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

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