Jim Schwartz

Jim Schwartz

Schwartz in 2021
Cleveland Browns
Position:	Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:	(1966-06-02) June 2, 1966 (age 58) Halethorpe, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, Maryland)
College:	Georgetown
Career history
As a coach:
Maryland (1989) Graduate assistant, linebackers Minnesota (1990) Graduate assistant North Carolina Central (1991) Secondary coach Colgate (1992) Linebackers coach Cleveland Browns (1993–1995) Personnel scout Baltimore Ravens (1996–1998) Outside linebackers coach Tennessee Titans (1999) Defensive assistant Tennessee Titans (2000) Linebackers coach Tennessee Titans (2001–2008) Defensive coordinator Detroit Lions (2009–2013) Head coach Buffalo Bills (2014) Defensive coordinator Philadelphia Eagles (2016–2020) Defensive coordinator Tennessee Titans (2021–2022) Senior defensive assistant Cleveland Browns (2023–present) Defensive coordinator
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LII) NFL Assistant Coach of the Year (2023)
Head coaching record
Regular season:	29–51 (.363)
Postseason:	0–1 (.000)
Career:	29–52 (.358)
Record at Pro Football Reference

James J. Schwartz (born June 2, 1966) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2009 to 2013. He was also defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans from 2001 to 2008, Buffalo Bills in 2014, and Philadelphia Eagles from 2016 to 2020. In addition, Schwartz was the Senior Defensive Assistant for the Titans from 2021 to 2022. He won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles in 2018.

As a defensive-minded coach who emphasizes strong defensive line play, Schwartz is known to build his units around dominant interior linemen.^[1] Each of his stints as head coach or defensive coordinator resulted in at least one of his defensive tackles or defensive ends being named to the All-Pro First Team and Pro Bowl such as: Albert Haynesworth in Tennessee, Ndamukong Suh in Detroit, Marcell Dareus and Mario Williams in Buffalo, Fletcher Cox in Philadelphia, and Myles Garrett in Cleveland.