Dino Vasso (born November 8, 1987) is an

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coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He was previously the assistant coordinator for defense for the

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, where he also won a

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as an assistant secondary coach. He has also been a coaching assistant for the

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as well as an intern and graduate assistant at

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and

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Coaching career

Vasso began his coaching career at

as an offensive intern in 2011, and was hired as a graduate assistant the next season at

with the task of handling recruiting videos and compiling information on recruits. He was later hired as a coaching assistant with the

in 2013 where he spent three seasons working with the Chiefs defense.

Philadelphia Eagles

Vasso joined the

coaching staff as a defensive quality control and assistant secondary coach under first-year head coach

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, who he worked with in Kansas City. He won his

with the Eagles when they defeated the

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41–33. Vasso was promoted to the role of assistant coordinator/defense in 2020 in a series of Eagles coaching staff shuffles.

Houston Texans

Vasso was hired as the cornerbacks coach for the

on March 10, 2021.

References

External links

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