Deland McCullough (born Jon Briggs on December 1, 1972) is a former

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and

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in the

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(NFL) and

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(CFL). He is currently the running backs coach at the

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. He played for the

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and

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. He played

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. In 2020, McCullough won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the

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31–20 in

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Career

In 2020, while working as the running backs coach for the

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, McCullough won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the

31–20 in

. On February 8, 2021, McCullough was hired at

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as their running backs coach. In February 2022, Notre Dame hired McCullough as their new running backs coach.

Personal life

McCullough, born Jon Briggs, was placed for adoption as a newborn, but reunited with his biological mother in November 2017. He found out from her that his mentor,

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, is his biological father, as depicted in the

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2021 film, ''

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''. McCullough has four sons; Deland II,

Dasan Jeong Yak-yong (August 5, 1762 – April 7, 1836) or Chong Yagyong, often simply known as ‘Dasan’ (茶山, one of his ‘ho’ / pen-names meaning ‘the mountain of tea’), was a Korean agronomist, philosopher, and poet. He was one of the ...

, Daeh, and Diem. Deland II and Dasan previously played for Indiana University together.

References

External links

Indiana Hoosiers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Deland 1972 births Living people Players of American football from Pittsburgh American football running backs Canadian football running backs Miami RedHawks football players Cincinnati Bengals players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Indiana Hoosiers football coaches Miami RedHawks football coaches USC Trojans football coaches Kansas City Chiefs coaches Philadelphia Eagles players