Coaches

Todd Bowles joins the Cardinals with 13 years of NFL coaching experience. This past season he was with the Philadelphia Eagles, first as their secondary coach and then was promoted to defensive coordinator on October 16. A team captain in 1985 at Temple under then-head coach Bruce Arians, Bowles is a veteran of eight seasons as a defensive back with the Washington Redskins (1986-90, 1992-93) and San Francisco 49ers (1991) and appeared in 117 career games while also helping the Redskins win Super Bowl XXII. He was the assistant head coach/secondary with the Miami Dolphins for four seasons (2008-11) and also served as the Dolphins interim head coach for the final three games of the 2011 season. Prior to joining the Dolphins, Bowles was the secondary coach for the Dallas Cowboys for three seasons (2005-07), helping three DB’s reach the Pro Bowl: safeties Roy Williams (2005-07), and Ken Hamlin (2007) and cornerback Terrence Newman (2007). He has also coached the secondary with Cleveland (2001-04) and the New York Jets (2000). He began his coaching career in 1997 at Morehouse College as defensive coordinator/secondary before coaching under legendary coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling State for two seasons (1998-99).