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Baltimore Ravens safety and special teams star Anthony Levine.
In terms of good vibes, it doesn’t get much better than this.
The Baltimore Ravens and first-year head coach Jesse Minter made another deft coaching hire and promoted beloved former player Anthony Levine Sr. — better known as “Co-Cap” — to special teams coordinator on Tuesday.
“The Ravens are naming Anthony Levine Sr., their former defender and leader, as the new special teams coach,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account. “The player nicknamed Co-Cap has been Baltimore’s assistant special teams coach. Now, he’s earned the full title under Jesse Minter.”
From the Ravens official X account: “From Co-Cap to Coordinator! Anthony Levine Sr. was a special teams ace as a player and is now our Special Teams Coordinator!”
Few pure special teams players — kickers, punters and long snappers don’t count — have had as much success or played as long as Levine did.
In 12 seasons with the Green Pay Backers and Ravens, Levine won 2 Super Bowls.
“Our guy Co-Cap gets the nod as Special Teams Coordinator!” Ravens reporter Cole Jackson wrote on X. “What a career for Anthony Levine. Two former Ravens now occupy Coordinator positions under Jesse Minter. We’re a WR coach and likely an assistant ST Coach away from a fully rounded out coaching staff.”
Unlikely NFL Career for North Carolina Native
Levine, 5-foot-11 and 207 pounds, carved out an unlikely, lengthy NFL career after starring at R.J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Tennessee State, where he was an All-Ohio Valley Conference pick in 2009.
He caught on with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and spent 3 seasons there — including winning a Super Bowl as a rookie — but didn’t play in any regular-season games.
In 2012, he joined the Ravens and played in 2 games before reeling off 9 seasons in which he played in all but 1 game. In those 9 seasons, Levine was nothing less than a special teams sensation, playing an average of 75 percent of his team’s special teams snaps over that entire time — 146 career games.
Levine spent 4 seasons playing directly for Minter, who was a defensive assistant and defensive backs coach for the Ravens from 2017 to 2020.
From that unlikely start, Levine finished his career with $20.4 million in career earnings.
“Anthony Levine is one of those rare players who beat the odds and became one of the best special teamers in the league over a 10-year span,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said after Levin’s retirement in 2021. “‘Co-Cap’ epitomizes mental grit, physical toughness and intelligence, and he has an uncanny ability to rally others.”
Final Coordinator Position Filled for Ravens
Following the end of his playing career, Levine went directly to the coaching staff of the Ravens as a player personnel coach in 2022. He spent 2 seasons as an assistant special teams coach for the Tennessee Titans before he returned to the Ravens in the same role in 2025.
Levine represents the final coordinator position to be filled for the Ravens following offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, who came over after holding the same position with the Chicago Bears, and another former Ravens player in defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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