Aggies to Hire Tony Jerod-Eddie As Defensive Line Coach

The Texas A&M Aggies are hiring Tony Jerod-Eddie as their new defensive line coach

Matt Galatzan | Jan 4, 2024

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New Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko appears to have his staff complete, hiring the team's former defensive line analyst Tony Jerod-Eddie as the team's defensive line coach.

Jerod-Eddie will share his responsibilities with Sean Spencer, who was hired as the team's d-line coach last week.

Originally hired by Jimbo Fisher as an analyst in 2020, Jerod-Eddie was a standout defensive lineman during the Mike Sherman era in College Station from 2008-2011, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 Honors in 2011.

In his career with the Aggies, Jerod-Eddie had 147 tackles, seven sacks, five pass deflections, and a forced fumble.

He would eventually make his way to the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers from 2012-2016, totaling 69 tackles and an interception, and being part of a Niners team that made it to Super Bowl XLVII.

Aggies To Hire Sean Spencer As New Defensive Line Coach

Jerod-Eddie eventually retired from the NFL after a bout with Lupus and worked in the league with the Denver Broncos before coming to Texas A&M.

While at Texas A&M, Jerod-Eddie was mentored by the late Terry Price and recent interim head coach Elijah Robinson before his departure for Syracuse.

Jerod-Eddie also helped coach former Aggie standouts such as Bobby Brown, Michael Clemons, DeMarvin Leal, and others.

Published Jan 4, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.