Billy Davis (American football coach)

Bill Davis

Davis in 2010
Houston Texans
Position:	Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	(1965-11-05) November 5, 1965 (age 59) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College:	Cincinnati
Career history
As a coach:
Michigan State (1991) Graduate assistant Pittsburgh Steelers (1992–1994) Defensive assistant Carolina Panthers (1995–1998) Outside linebackers coach Cleveland Browns (1999) Assistant linebackers coach Green Bay Packers (2000) Assistant defensive line coach Atlanta Falcons (2001–2003) Linebackers coach New York Giants (2004) Linebackers coach San Francisco 49ers (2005–2006) Defensive coordinator Arizona Cardinals (2007–2008) Linebackers coach Arizona Cardinals (2009–2010) Defensive coordinator Cleveland Browns (2011–2012) Linebackers coach Philadelphia Eagles (2013–2015) Defensive coordinator Ohio State (2017–2018) Linebackers coach Arizona Cardinals (2019–2022) Linebackers coach Houston Texans (2024–present) Linebackers coach
Record at Pro Football Reference

Bill Davis (born November 5, 1965) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).

A 27-year NFL coach, Davis has coached linebackers for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), with the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns. During his 14 years coaching linebackers, Davis coached outside linebackers for 4 years, inside linebackers for 4 years and the remaining 6 years Davis coached both inside and outside linebackers, having control of the entire unit. Davis also has 7 years of defensive coordinating experience for the San Francisco 49ers (2005-2006), the Arizona Cardinals (2009-10) and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Davis was a member of Ken Whisenhunt’s Arizona Cardinals staff in 2008 when the team advanced to Super Bowl XLIII and played Pittsburgh.^[1]