{"id":797364,"date":"2026-03-07T01:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797364\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:29:30","slug":"arizona-cardinals-adding-teryl-austin-as-senior-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797364\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals adding Teryl Austin as senior assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> already announced their new head coach, their new and returning coordinators and their assistant coaches, both new and returning. However, they are making another addition on the defensive staff.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler<\/a>, the Cardinals are adding former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin as a senior assistant.<\/p>\n

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It won’t be Austin’s first stint in Arizona. He was defensive backs coach for the Cardinals from 2007-2009 under head coach Ken Whisenhunt.<\/p>\n

Austin brings tons of experience to the staff. We will see how that works with retained defensive coordinator Nick Rallis.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals now have two defensive assistants who have been defensive coordinators. One is Austin and the other is new defensive line coach Pete Kwiatkowski, who was a college defensive coordinator for Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n

The one question that comes up is whether the Cardinals now have lined up a guy to replace Rallis if the defense struggles again.<\/p>\n

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Teryl Austin NFL coaching career<\/p>\n

Austin was in the college ranks from 1991-2002. After that, he has been in the NFL, except for a stint at Florida in 2010.<\/p>\n

2003-2006: Seattle Seahawks, defensive backs coach<\/p>\n

2007-2009: Arizona Cardinals, defensive backs coach<\/p>\n

2011-2013: Baltimore Ravens, secondary coach<\/p>\n

2014-2017: Detroit Lions, defensive coordinator<\/p>\n

2018: Cincinnati Bengals, defensive coordinator<\/p>\n

2019-2021: Pittsburgh Steelers, senior defensive assistant\/secondary coach<\/p>\n

2022-2025: Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive coordinator<\/p>\n

Get more Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from Cards<\/a> Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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