Karl Scott (born May 2, 1985) is an

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coach for the

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. He previously coached at the collegiate level at

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and

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Coaching career

Early coaching career

Scott's coaching career began at Delta State as a

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in 2007. He then went on to work four years at Tusculum College serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator, defensive backs coach and linebackers coach. He then went on to coach at Southeastern Louisiana for three years, coaching the linebackers for the first two years and then serving as the defensive coordinator in 2014. In 2015 Scott coached the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs safeties under head coach

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. For the next two years he oversaw the entire Red Raider secondary.

Alabama

Scott spent three years coaching at the University of Alabama under

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and defensive coordinator Pete Golding whom he had previously worked with at Southeastern and at Tusculum. Originally he was coaching both positions in the defensive backfield, but for the final two years of his tenure at Alabama he was only coaching corners. In

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he was a part of the Alabama undefeated national championship team.

Minnesota Vikings

For the

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season, the Minnesota Vikings replaced defensive backs coach Daronte Jones with Scott.

Seattle Seahawks

On February 8, 2022, Scott has been hired by the

as the main Secondary Coach and Passing Game Coordinator.

Private life

Scott and his wife Taron have 2 daughters, Kina Bailey and Kari Mae.

References

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