Mark DeLeone (born June 30, 1987) is an

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coach who is currently the inside linebackers coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He was previously the inside linebackers coach of the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

in 2018, the

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in 2019 and 2020, and the

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in 2021.

Coaching career

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 1, 2016, DeLeone was promoted to the

assistant linebackers coach. The Chiefs went 12–4 in 2016 and clinched the AFC West title for the first time since 2010 and made the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since 1995. They would lose in the Divisional Round against the

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16–18. During the season they would defeat the NFC Champions, the

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29-28. Linebackers Justin Houston,

Derrick Johnson Derrick O’Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned consensus All-American honors twice. He was drafted by the Kansas City ...

, and

Tamba Hali Tamba Boimah Hali (born 3 November 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fi ...

would make the NFL's Top 100, ranked 26th, 80th, and 84th respectively. The Chiefs went 10–6 in 2017 and won back-to-back AFC West titles for the first time in franchise history and made the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since 1994. They would lose to the

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in the Wild Card round 21-22. They would defeat both the AFC champion

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and the NFC champion

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during the season. Under his coaching,

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would rank 7th in tackles for loss. Justin Houston would make the NFL's Top 100 ranked 76th. In the 2017 offseason, Derrick Johnson left in free agency & Tamba Hali was released. On January 29, 2018, DeLeone was promoted to the

inside linebackers coach. The Chiefs went 12-4 and won their third straight AFC West title in franchise history and made the playoffs for the fourth year in a row for the first time since 1993. They would go on to defeat the

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in the Divisional Round 31-13 and then lose to the

in the AFC Championship game 31–37. During the season they defeated two playoff teams; the AFC North champion

and the

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. Under his coaching, Justin Houston ranked 5th in forced fumbles and linebacker

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recorded the 8th longest interception return. At the end of the season, defensive coordinator

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was fired and DeLeone left to join his former offensive coordinator

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Chicago Bears

On January 29, 2019, the Chicago Bears named DeLeone the inside linebackers coach. The Bears went 8-8 in 2019 and missed the playoffs.

Detroit Lions

In January 2021, the Detroit Lions hired DeLeone as their inside linebacker coach. In February 2022, the Lions parted ways with DeLeone after one season.

Kansas Jayhawks

In the spring of 2022, DeLeone was hired as a defensive analyst at

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

Personal life

Mark graduated from the

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, earning a bachelor's degree in liberal arts & sciences. He is the son of the late

George DeLeone George DeLeone (May 9, 1948 – March 1, 2022) was an American football offensive line coach for Baylor University. Prior to rejoining Temple's staff, where he was once the offensive coordinator from 2006 through 2007, DeLeone was an offensive l ...

, who was an assistant coach in college football and the NFL for nearly 50 years.

References

External links

Chicago Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeLeone, Mark 1987 births Living people Florida Gators football coaches Temple Owls football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches New Hampshire Wildcats football coaches New York Jets coaches Kansas City Chiefs coaches Chicago Bears coaches People from Syracuse, New York Coaches of American football from New York (state)