Anthony Earl Oden (born June 30, 1973) is an

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coach and former player who is the senior defensive assistant and cornerbacks coach for the New York Jets of the

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(NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the

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, Detroit Lions,

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Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...

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and Houston Texans. Oden played college football at

Baldwin–Wallace College Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace ...

Early life

Oden was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a native of

Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs. The city's population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, Cleveland Heights was ranked the 8th largest ...

. He played as an outside linebacker at

in the early 1990s.

NFL coaching career

Houston Texans

In 2004, Oden got his first NFL coaching job with the Houston Texans as a defensive assistant coach.

New Orleans Saints

In 2006, Oden was hired as assistant secondary coach by the

, spending five seasons in that capacity. Head coach Sean Payton promoted him to the role of secondary coach following the 2010 season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On January 19, 2012, Oden was hired by the

as their defensive backs coach.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 2013, Oden was hired by the

as their secondary and cornerbacks coach. He was let go after the season.

Detroit Lions

In 2014, Oden was hired by the Detroit Lions as their defensive backs coach.

Miami Dolphins

In 2018, Oden was hired by the

as their defensive backs coach under head coach

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. Following the firing of Gase in 2019, the Dolphins announced on February 8, 2019, that they had retained Oden as their safeties coach under new head coach

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San Francisco 49ers

On February 10, 2020, Oden was hired by the

as their defensive backs coach under defensive coordinator

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, whom he had previously worked with in Houston, and head coach

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. He replaced Joe Woods, who left to become the defensive coordinator for the

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New York Jets

On February 2, 2021, Oden was hired by the New York Jets as their senior defensive assistant and the team's cornerbacks coach.

References

External links

Jacksonville Jaguars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oden, Tony 1973 births Living people American football linebackers Army Black Knights football coaches Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets football players Boston College Eagles football coaches East Carolina Pirates football coaches Eastern Michigan Eagles football coaches Houston Texans coaches Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Millersville Marauders football coaches New Orleans Saints coaches People from Cleveland Heights, Ohio San Francisco 49ers coaches Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio Miami Dolphins coaches Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches New York Jets coaches Coaches of American football from Ohio