Frank Smith (born February 21, 1981) is an American football coach who is the

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a coach for the Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

Coaching career

New Orleans Saints

In 2010, Smith was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their assistant offensive line coach. During his time with the Saints, Smith supported the offensive staff in game preparation and assisted with the offensive line. From 2010 to 2014, the Saints offensive line allowed just 143 sacks, third fewest in the NFL. Four Saints offensive linemen were named to the Pro Bowl during Smith’s time with the unit: T Jermon Bushrod, G Jahri Evans, G Ben Grubbs and G Carl Nicks. Evans was named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press three times (2010–12) and Nicks earned the honor once (2011).

Chicago Bears

In 2015, Smith was hired by the

as their tight ends coach.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On January 13, 2018, Smith was hired by the

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...

as their tight ends coach under head coach Jon Gruden.

Los Angeles Chargers

In 2021 he worked as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Chargers.

Miami Dolphins

On February 14, 2022, Smith was hired by the Miami Dolphins to serve as the team's offensive coordinator under newly-hired head coach Mike McDaniel.

References

External links

Miami Dolphins bio
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