Titans Losing Assistant Defensive Line Coach To College Program

As training camp approaches, the Tennessee Titans are losing an assistant defensive line coach.

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NASHVILLE -  Kenechi Udeze was a standout defensive tackle for the University of Southern California, where he earned first-team All-American honors, and was a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2004; he spent the last two seasons serving as the assistant defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans, is moving on. 

According to a report by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman, Udeze has accepted a position as an analyst working as a pass rush specialist coach for the University of Houston.

SOURCE: Tennessee Titans assistant DL coach Kenechi Udeze is expected to join the Houston Cougars staff as an analyst working as a pass rush specialist coach. The former USC Trojans 1st RDer was the DL coach at his alma mater and also has coached at LSU and Vandy in recent years.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 28, 2023

As a player, Udeze joined the Vikings in 2004 after a highly decorated career for the Trojans, including winning a national championship in 2003. His playing career was interrupted in 2008 it was announced that Udeze was diagnosed by doctors with a form of Leukemia

He began his coaching career 2009 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the University of Washington. 

As a coach, Udeze has spent time at Washington, Pittsburgh, USC, LSU, and Vanderbilt on the college side, and Seattle and Minnesota, in the NFL, before joining the Titans. 

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