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| Position: | Assistant head coach &running backs coach |
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| Born: | (1975-12-07)December 7, 1975 (age 49) İncirlik, Turkey |
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| College: | Air Force |
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Jemal Singleton (born December 7, 1975) is anAmerican football coach who is theassistant head coach andrunning backs coach for thePhiladelphia Eagles of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for theCincinnati Bengals,Oakland Raiders,Indianapolis Colts,University of Arkansas,Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and theUnited States Air Force Academy.
In 2000, Singleton began his coaching career at theUnited States Air Force Academy, his alma mater, as a prep assistant. In 2003, Singleton was hired as a varsity assistant coach. In 2006, Singleton was promoted to running backs coach.
In 2011, Singleton joined as the running backs coach atOklahoma State University–Stillwater.
In2015, Singleton was hired by theUniversity of Arkansas as their running backs coach.
In2016, Singleton was hired by theIndianapolis Colts as their running backs coach under head coachChuck Pagano.[1] In his two seasons with Indianapolis, Singleton helpedFrank Gore amass 1,986 rushing yards, the ninth-most in the NFL during that span. Gore came just shy of 1,000 yards in 2017, finishing 12th in the NFL with 961 yards on the ground. In 2016, he guided Gore to his ninth 1,000-yard season, becoming the first Colts rusher to eclipse 1,000 yards since RB Joseph Addai in 2007, and also becoming the first running back age 33-or-older to rush for at least 1,000 yards since John Riggins in 1984 (fourth player overall).
On January 11,2018, Singleton was hired by theOakland Raiders as their running backs coach under head coachJon Gruden.[2]
On February 10,2019, Singleton was hired by theCincinnati Bengals as their running backs coach under head coachZac Taylor.[3]
On January 7,2021 Singleton was hired by theUniversity of Kentucky as their running backs coach and special teams coordinator.[4]
On February 8,2021, Singleton was hired by thePhiladelphia Eagles as their assistant head coach and running backs coach under head coachNick Sirianni, replacingDuce Staley.[5] He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl LIX over the Kansas City Chiefs.[6]
Singleton is married to his wife, Jennifer, and they have two daughters together.
In 1999, Singleton graduated from theUnited States Air Force Academy with abachelor's degree in social sciences.