Greg McMahon (born January 2, 1960) is an

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coach who is the special teams coordinator for the

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. He is the former special teams coordinator at

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(LSU).

Playing career

A native of

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, McMahon was a defensive back for

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, graduating in 1982.

Coaching career

McMahon began his coaching career at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois, in 1982. From 1983–1984, he coached at the

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and at the

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from 1985–1987. He then moved on to two one-year coaching stints at

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in 1988 and

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in 1989. From 1990–1991, McMahon was the tight end, offensive tackle and special teams coach for the

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. McMahon then spent 13 seasons (1992–2004) as an assistant coach at the

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as a wide receiver and tight end/special teams coach. He then spent one year as tight end/special teams coach at

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in 2005.

New Orleans Saints

McMahon moved to the NFL as the assistant special teams coach for the

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from 2006–2007 and

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from 2008–2016.

LSU

In 2017, McMahon became the special teams consultant at

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

. On January 12, 2018, he was named special teams coordinator at LSU. McMahon retired from coaching following the 2021 season.

Houston Gamblers

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that McMahon was hired as the Special teams coordinator/Tight ends coach of the

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of the

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Houston Roughnecks

On September 13, 2022, McMahon was announced as Special teams coordinator of the

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of the

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Tulane

Following the Roughnecks season, McMahon returned to college football, joining

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staff as the special teams coordinator in May of 2023.

References

External links

New Orleans Saints bio
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