Patrick Frank Surtain Sr. ( ; born June 19, 1976) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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for 11 seasons in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was selected by the

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in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and also played for the

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. In January 2023, he was hired as the secondary coach at Florida State University.

Early years

Surtain attended high school at

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, where he completed 44 of 97 passes for 753 yards with seven

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and rushed 137 times for 784 yards with 12 touchdowns as a

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. He also played

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and ran

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, and was also a member of the state title

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and football teams in his senior year.

College career

Surtain attended the

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, where he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter. In his junior year, Surtain started all 11 games and accumulated 84 tackles, 8 passes defended and six

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Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Surtain was drafted by the

in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played for the Dolphins from 1998–2004 and was selected to the

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three times in

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, and

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. He finished with 344 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 29

in 108 career games with the Dolphins.

Kansas City Chiefs

In April 2005 the Dolphins traded Surtain to the

for a second round pick in the

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. After the trade the Chiefs re-signed him to a seven-year $50.8 million deal. Surtain was released by the Chiefs on February 24, 2009. He finished his career with the team with 192 tackles, one sack, and eight interceptions in 55 games.

Coaching career

Miami Dolphins

Surtain was hired as a defensive assistant coach for the

on February 18, 2022. Surtain was hired as the defensive backs coach for the Florida State Seminoles on January 10, 2023.

NFL career statistics

Personal life

In 2016, Surtain became head coach at American Heritage School. His son,

Patrick Surtain II Patrick Frank Surtain II ( ; born April 14, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted ninth overall by the Broncos in the 2021 NFL ...

, who played for him at American Heritage, was one of the top-ranked high school football players of the class of 2018 and played college football for the

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.10 sons of NFL players expected to star in high school football
/ref> Like his father, Patrick II plays cornerback, and was drafted No. 9 overall in the 2021 NFL draft by the

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. He is married to Michelle Surtain (née Webster) and has 3 children, Patrick II, Paris, and Parker.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surtain, Patrick 1976 births Living people American football cornerbacks Kansas City Chiefs players Miami Dolphins players Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players High school football coaches in Florida American Conference Pro Bowl players Sportspeople from New Orleans Coaches of American football from Louisiana Players of American football from New Orleans African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople Miami Dolphins coaches