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Ken Whisenhunt

Kenneth Moore Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962) is an American football coach and former tight end. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was selected in the twelfth round of the 1985 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he played for four years. Whisenhunt subsequently played two more years with the Washington Redskins and another two with the New York Jets.

Beginning his coaching career in 1995, Whisenhunt was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2007 to 2012 and Tennessee Titans from 2014 to 2015. He led the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history during the 2008 season, as well as their first home playoff games in 60 years. However, following the retirement of Kurt Warner, Whisenhunt posted three straight non-winning seasons and was fired by the Cardinals. He was fired by the Titans after compiling a record of 3–20 through 1+12 years. Overall, Whisenhunt posted a record of 48–71 as head coach, including a 4–31 record in his last 35 games as a head coach. Whisenhunt was 4–2 in the playoffs, but missed them in five of his seven seasons as coach. Among all coaches who have won a conference championship as a coach, Whisenhunt has the lowest winning percentage at .403.

Prior to and after his tenures as head coach of the Cardinals and Titans, Whisenhunt served as an offensive coordinator to various NFL teams. He had success with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his three years as their offensive coordinator under Bill Cowher and winning Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks during the 2005 season. Most recently, Whisenhunt served as the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers for four seasons before being fired on October 28, 2019.

After attending the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia for high school, Whisenhunt played college football at Georgia Tech (1980–84) where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering. As a senior, Whisenhunt was an honorable mention All-American. He finished first-team all-ACC during his final two college seasons.

Whisenhunt's career as a player included four years (1985–88) as a tight end with the Atlanta Falcons, who selected him in the twelfth round of the 1985 NFL draft. Whisenhunt had short stints of two seasons each with the Washington Redskins and New York Jets. He retired from the league in 1993 after nine seasons, in which he was mostly known as a blocking back. From 1986 to 1988 with Atlanta, Whisenhunt accumulated 53 receptions for 503 yards with five touchdowns.

Whisenhunt began his coaching career at Vanderbilt University, where he coached special teams, tight ends and running backs for the Commodores from 1995 to 1996. In 1997, Whisenhunt returned to the National Football League as the tight ends coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

Whisenhunt was a transient in his early years in the league, moving to the staff of the Cleveland Browns in 1999 and to the New York Jets the following season.

In 2001, Whisenhunt was hired by the Steelers to coach their tight ends. He was able to develop players such as Mark Bruener and Jay Riemersma, both considered past their prime, into excellent tight ends. Whisenhunt also oversaw the early development of tight end Heath Miller, who was a successful tight end in the league.

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