# Teryl Austin

Senior Defensive Assistant, Arizona Cardinals (ARI).

## Quick Facts
- **Role:** Senior Defensive Assistant
- **Team:** Arizona Cardinals (ARI)
- **NFL experience:** 22 years
- **Reports to:** Mike LaFleur (Head Coach)
- **Coaching tree:** see Coaching Trees

## Background
Austin was hired as Arizona's senior defensive assistant on 3/9/26 after seven seasons (2019-25) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the last four as defensive coordinator (2022-25). He returns to Arizona with 22 years of NFL coaching experience, including nine as a defensive coordinator with three teams (Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Detroit). He previously served as the Cardinals' defensive backs coach from 2007-09, helping the team reach Super Bowl XLIII while working with three Pro Bowl defensive backs.

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