| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Title | Assistant head coach &special teams coordinator |
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| Born | (1962-06-01)June 1, 1962 (age 63) Ossining, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | UTEP |
| NFL draft | 1985: 9th round, 231st overall pick |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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David Toub (born June 1, 1962) is an American professionalfootball coach who is theassistant head coach andspecial teams coordinator for theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL).
Toub played offensive line atSpringfield College from 1980 to 1981 and at theUniversity of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) from 1983 to 1984. At UTEP, Toub earned All-WAC selections twice.[1]
Toub was drafted by thePhiladelphia Eagles in the ninth round of the1985 NFL draft.[2] He was released before the start of the regular season. Later, Toub attended theLos Angeles Rams training camp in two consecutive years, but was released before the start of the regular season.[3]
Toub began his coaching career at theUniversity of Texas-El Paso in 1986.[4] His first year was as a graduate assistant; the next two years he was the strength and conditioning coach. Toub then spent nine years as the strength and conditioning coach at theUniversity of Missouri; also coaching offensive line from 1989 to 1991 wasAndy Reid. Afterwards, Toub coached thedefensive line for three years.[1]
In 2001, Toub began his coaching career in the National Football League with thePhiladelphia Eagles as thespecial teams/quality control coach.[1]
Toub joined theChicago Bears coaching staff on January 24, 2004, as the special teams coordinator. On February 27, 2007, Toub signed a three-year extension with the Bears, keeping him under contract through the2009 season. The Bears' special teams unit was highly successful in2006; kickerRobbie Gould, return specialistDevin Hester, andgunnerBrendon Ayanbadejo were voted to the2007 Pro Bowl. On April 5, 2007, Toub was voted special teams coach of the year by his peers.[5] His special teams unit was ranked at the top of the league for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[6] For the last eight years, the Bears special teams have been in the top three, and was ranked third by rankings performed by theDallas Morning News.[7] In 2008 he was elected to theUSA TodayAll-Joe team.[8] In 2012, he signed a two-year extension with the team.[9]
On January 15, 2013, Toub announced that he would leave Chicago and accept a position with theKansas City Chiefs and reunite with Andy Reid.[10] In 2018, he received the assistant head coach title in addition to his special teams coordinator duties.[11] In2019, Toub won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 31–20 inSuper Bowl LIV.[12] In2022, Toub won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles 38–35 inSuper Bowl LVII.[13] In2023, Toub won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs again defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 25–22 inSuper Bowl LVIII.[14]
Toub is married and has a son and daughter. His son Shane is the assistant offensive line coach for theWashington Commanders and playedcenter for theDayton Flyers in the mid-2010s.[15][16]