Richard Smith (American football coach)

Richard Smith
	Smith with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015
Indianapolis Colts
Position:	Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	October 17, 1955 (age 68); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
College:	Fresno State
Career history
As a coach:
	Rio Hondo Junior College (1979–1980); Offensive line coach; Arizona State (1987); Linebackers coach & special teams coach; Houston Oilers (1988–1992); Special teams coach & tight ends, linebackers & offensive line ass't; Denver Broncos (1993–1994); Special teams coach & ass't linebackers coach; Denver Broncos] (1995–1996); Special teams coach; San Francisco 49ers (1997–2002); Linebackers coach; Detroit Lions (2003–2004); Linebackers coach; Miami Dolphins (2005); Defensive coordinator; Houston Texans (2006–2008); Defensive coordinator; Carolina Panthers (2009–2010); Linebackers coach; Denver Broncos (2011–2014); Linebackers coach; Atlanta Falcons (2015–2016); Defensive coordinator; Los Angeles Chargers (2017–2020); Linebackers coach; Las Vegas Raiders (2021); Linebackers coach; Indianapolis Colts (2022–present); Linebackers coach;
	Coaching stats at PFR

Richard Smith (born October 17, 1955) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).^[1] He has been defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, ^[2] as well as the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins, and a linebacker coach for the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.^[3]