Dave Merritt

David Merritt
Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Secondary coach
Personal information
Born:	September 8, 1971 (age 53); Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Raleigh (NC) Millbrook
College:	North Carolina State
NFL draft:	1993 / round: 7 / pick: 191
Career history
As a player:
	Miami Dolphins (1993); Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals (1993–1995); Rhein Fire (1997);
As a coach:
	Tennessee-Chattanooga (1997) ; Outside linebackers; Virginia Military Institute (1998) ; Defensive ends & outside linebackers coach; Virginia Military Institute (1999–2000) ; Defensive line coach; New York Jets (2001–2003) ; Defensive assistant & linebackers coach; New York Giants (2004) ; Defensive assistant & quality control coach; New York Giants (2005) ; Defensive assistant; New York Giants (2006–2017) ; Secondary coach & safeties coach; Arizona Cardinals (2018) ; Defensive backs coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2019–present) ; Defensive backs coach;
Career highlights and awards
	5× Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI, LIV, LVII, LVIII); First-team All-ACC (1992);

David Merritt (born September 8, 1971) is an American professional football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs for the National Football League (NFL) and former linebacker who served as the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft.^[1] He played college football at North Carolina State.

^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.