 Farwell with theSeattle Seahawks in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Title | Special teams coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born | (1981-12-31)December 31, 1981 (age 44) Fontana, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Corona (CA) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||
| Position | Linebacker, No. 59, 55 | ||||||||
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Heath Charles Farwell (born December 31, 1981) is an Americanfootball coach and formerlinebacker who is thespecial teams coordinator for theJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League (NFL).
Farwell playedcollege football for theSan Diego State Aztecs and was signed by theMinnesota Vikings as anundrafted free agent in 2005. He played for 10 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings andSeattle Seahawks and was the special teams captain during his tenure with the Seahawks. He has also served as the special teams coordinator for theBuffalo Bills and anassistant coach for theCarolina Panthers andSeattle Seahawks.
Farwell attendedCorona High School in Corona, California, and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track&field. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. In 2014, his football number was retired by Corona High School.
Farwell played atSan Jose State in 2000 before transferring toSan Diego State University. After sitting out the 2001 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Farwell debuted with theSan Diego State Aztecs in 2002 as a sophomore. He was ranked 5th on the team with 59 tackles, and his three quarterback sacks were 4th in theMountain West Conference among linebackers. During the season, he also recorded 10 tackles for loss, while having a season best eight tackles versusUCLA. His four forced fumbles were tops in Mountain West. The following year, he started six games at outside linebacker and finished the season with 52 tackles and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered two fumbles on the season versusAir Force and UCLA, and had a season high eight tackles versusUtah. As a senior, he started all 11 games for the Aztecs and was third on the team with 69 total tackles. He also added a team best seven sacks, two interceptions and forced four fumbles. Farwell finished his career with 180 tackles, 13.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles in three seasons at San Diego State.
Farwell was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 out ofSan Diego State. He was named the special teams MVP for the Vikings at the end of the2006 NFL season.[1] In the team's preseason opener in 2008, Farwell suffered a torn ACL in his knee and was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
Farwell received a $7.5 million contract over three years from the Vikings. He was voted as aNFC2010 Pro Bowlspecial teams starter.[2]
On September 3, 2011, Farwell was waived by the Vikings. His release cleared $1.75 million in salary cap space for the Vikings.
Farwell signed with theSeattle Seahawks on October 19, 2011.[3] On March 13, 2012, he was re-signed by theSeattle Seahawks.[4] He served as aspecial teamscaptain for the Seahawks from2012 onward. Farwell and the Seahawks wonSuper Bowl XLVIII after they defeated theDenver Broncos by a score of 43–8.[5] The Seahawks placed Farwell on injured reserve on August 26, 2014.[6]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2005 | MIN | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SEA | 11 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | 0 | 157 | 118 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2009 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
On August 16, 2016, Farwell returned to the Seahawks, where he served as a two-time special teams captain in his four years in Seattle (2011–14), as a coaching assistant.
In 2018, Farwell was hired by theCarolina Panthers as their assistant special teams coordinator.
In 2019, Farwell was hired by theBuffalo Bills as their special teams coordinator under head coachSean McDermott.
On February 17, 2022, Farwell was hired by theJacksonville Jaguars as their special teams coordinator under head coachDoug Pederson.[7] In 2025, Farwell was retained under new Jaguars head coachLiam Coen.[8]
