Robert April III is an

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coach who is currently the Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach for the

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Coaching career

College career

April III began his coaching career in 2004 as a student assistant for the

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are the athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The college has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin' Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams. Nickname The univ ...

. He then became a graduate assistant for the

Tulane Green Wave The Tulane Green Wave are the athletic teams that represent Tulane University, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tulane competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). There are 14 Green Wave interco ...

from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, April III became the

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and inside

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coach for the

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through 2009. In 2010, he was special teams coordinator and

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coach for the

Nicholls State Colonels The Nicholls Colonels are the 15 teams representing Nicholls State University, a university in Louisiana, in intercollegiate athletics. The Colonels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Colonels football team competes in the NCAA Division I ...

. In 2018, April III returned to college football as outside

coach for the

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Professional career

April III was defensive quality control coach for the

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from 2011 to 2012. In 2013, April III moved to the

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as defensive quality control coach and assistant linebacker coach. In 2014, he was promoted to linebackers coach with the Jets. In 2015, April III moved with

Rex Ryan Rex Ashley Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is an American former football coach and analyst. Ryan was formerly the head coach of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL), and also held various coaching position ...

from the Jets to the

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and continued to serve as linebackers coach through 2016.

Personal life

April earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from

Louisiana-Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the s ...

. He is the son of Bobby April Jr., a former NFL and college special teams coordinator.

References

External links

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