Dave Merritt
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach | ||||||||
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September 8, 1971 Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||||
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| High school: | Raleigh (NC) Millbrook | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 7 / Pick: 191 | ||||||||
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David Merritt (born September 8, 1971) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Merritt also played for the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals and has been a coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Virginia Military Institute and for the New York Jets.
Early years
Merritt was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Millbrook High School (Raleigh, North Carolina). Merritt was a member of the Millbrook High School inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2012
Coaching career
New York Jets
In 2001, Merritt joined the New York Jets as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach.
New York Giants
Merritt was hired by the New York Giants as a defensive assistant and quality control coach in 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to secondary and safeties coach.
Arizona Cardinals
On February 21, 2018, Merritt was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their new defensive backs coach.
Coaching tree
NFL head coaches under whom Dave Merritt has served:
- Herman Edwards, New York Jets (2001–2003)
- Tom Coughlin, New York Giants (2004–2015)
- Ben McAdoo, New York Giants (2016–2017)
- Steve Spagnuolo, New York Giants (2017) Interim
- Steve Wilks, Arizona Cardinals (2018–present)