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John Fox (born February 8, 1955) is an
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coach and former player who previously was a senior defensive assistant for the
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of the
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(NFL). He was the head coach of the
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) of the
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(NFL). He coached the Panthers to
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and the Broncos to
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.


Playing career

Fox attended
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in
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, where he played football under local celebrated coaches Gil Warren and Reldon "Bing" Dawson. He played two years at Southwestern College also in Chula Vista from 1974 to 1975 before
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, where he played defensive back with future NFL player and head coach
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. Fox received a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned teaching credentials from San Diego State. He then proceeded to the NFL as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with the
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. After that contract was over he retired from the NFL.


Coaching career


Early years

Fox was defensive backs coach at U.S. International University.
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, past head coach of the
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, was the athletic director at the time. In 1980, Fox was the defensive backs coach for the
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when they won the
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. In 1983, Fox was a member of
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's
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staff, as the secondary coach. Fox followed Gottfried to the University of Pittsburgh when Gottfried became head coach at Pitt in 1986. Fox was first the Defensive Backs coach and then was promoted to Defensive Coordinator by Gottfried. While at Pitt, Fox made some contacts with Pittsburgh Steeler coaches and when Gottfried was let go by Pitt, Fox got his first NFL coaching gig with the Steelers.


USFL career

Fox began his first professional football coaching stint in the short-lived
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with the Los Angeles Express in 1985.


NFL career

He entered the NFL in 1989 as the secondary coach of the
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, later also holding this job with the
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. Fox was the defensive coordinator for the
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and later that of the
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during
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, which they lost.


Carolina Panthers

On January 25, 2002, Fox was signed as the third head coach of the
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, whose previous coach
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had led the team to a disastrous 1–15 record in 2001, including 15 consecutive losses to end the season. Fox's first regular season game was a 10–7 victory over the
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which ended the Panthers' 15-game losing streak dating to the previous season. Fox and the Panthers posted a 7–9 record for the 2002 season (his first with the team), demonstrating a drastic improvement over the previous season. In the 2003 season Fox led the Panthers to
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, losing 32–29 to the
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on a last-second field goal by
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. Fox joined
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as the only other coach to inherit a team that had won only one game in the season prior, and then take that team to an NFL Championship game. Fox also took the Carolina Panthers to the NFC Championship game in the 2005 season, but they were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks. The 2006 season was disappointing for Fox and the Panthers, as a team that had Super Bowl aspirations finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs. The 2007 season saw the team finish with a record of 7–9, before finishing with a 12–4 record in the 2008 season. It was tied for the best record in franchise history and earned them a #2 seed with a Divisional Round game at home. They were then upset by the #4 seed
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, who went on the Super Bowl weeks later. The 2009 season was disappointing to Fox and the Panthers much like 2006. The Panthers finished the season 8-8 and in third place in the
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division, missing the playoffs again. The 2010 season saw the Panthers finish last in the league, at 2–14. As of this time, Fox was one of only two coaches, and the only one as a head coach, still working on the NFL sidelines that was once a member of former
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head coach
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's coaching staff, the other being
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wide receivers coach George Stewart. Tom Moore, currently an offensive consultant for the
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, is still active in the league but works from home. On December 31, 2010, Carolina Panthers owner
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announced that he would not be renewing Fox's contract at the conclusion of the 2010 season.


Denver Broncos

On January 13, 2011, Fox was selected to be the 14th head coach of the
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. He was signed to a 4-year $14 million deal. He was chosen by the Broncos out of a list of five possible head coach candidates that included Broncos interim head coach and
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,
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,
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offensive coordinator
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and
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. Fox was chosen based on his previous head coaching experience plus his 20+ years as an NFL coach. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, the Broncos finished tied for 3rd in the NFL in sacks and 1st in rushing offense, again with Fox. In April 2012, Fox received a three-year contract extension worth between $5 million and $6 million per year, replacing his contract that expired at the end of the
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. In week two of the 2012 season, Fox was fined $30,000 for chiding the replacement officials. The Broncos would go on to win their last 11 games after a 2–3 start. In week 17 of the 2012 season, Fox won his 100th career game as an NFL head coach, including the playoffs, beating the
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38–3. However, the Broncos were upset in the divisional playoffs to the Baltimore Ravens, in double-overtime. Owing to a cardiac-related issue, starting with week 10 of 2013, Fox was replaced by Broncos defensive coordinator
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as Fox underwent an
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replacement. Fox, while playing golf in North Carolina near his offseason home in Charlotte during the Broncos bye week, reported feeling dizzy and was taken for examination to the hospital, where doctors told him not to put off valve replacement surgery any longer; he had done so earlier in the year to continue coaching this season. On November 4, Fox temporarily relinquished his head coaching duties, and Del Rio was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2013 season regular season. Fox then underwent successful aortic valve replacement surgery. In the
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, quarterback
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threw for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns, both records, and the offense combined for 7,317 yards, also a record. Fox coached the Broncos to
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, where they played the
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champion
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. He is one of four head coaches to win both an NFC and an AFC championship game along with
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,
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, and
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, and one of seven coaches to reach the Super Bowl with multiple teams. On February 2, 2014, the Broncos lost to the Seahawks 43–8. Fox coached the Broncos to another strong season in 2014; the Broncos finished the regular season 12–4. They earned the AFC's number 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye. Hosting
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's former team, the Indianapolis Colts at home in the Divisional Round, the Broncos were upset 24–13 and were eliminated from the playoffs. On January 12, 2015, the day after Denver lost in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Fox and the Broncos mutually agreed to part ways. Fox left the Broncos with the highest regular season win percentage in team history. However, general manager
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felt the Broncos hadn't shown enough fight at critical times in the playoffs. Fox is only the second head coach in NFL history to win four straight division titles since joining a new team; He is also the only head coach in Broncos history to have never missed the playoffs in their tenure.


Chicago Bears

On January 16, 2015, Fox accepted a four-year deal to become head coach of the
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. Fox led the Bears to a 6–10 record in his first season, only the second time in his career where he had double-digit losses. In the third game of the season, a 26–0 road loss against the
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, the Bears punted on all of its ten possessions, the only time a team has punted on all of its possessions at least since 1980. Fox finished his second season with the Bears with a 3–13 record, tied for the worst record for the Bears since the NFL changed to a 16-game season, as well as the first consecutive losing season in Fox's head coaching career. After a 1–3 start in 2017, Fox benched quarterback
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in favor of rookie
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in Week 5. With Trubisky, the Bears finished the season 5–11, and Fox was fired at the season's end on January 1, 2018. His overall record with the Bears was 14–34, the second-lowest win percentage in franchise history, as the team failed to record a winning streak longer than two games and finished last in the NFC North in all three seasons.


Indianapolis Colts

On March 27, 2022, it was announced that Fox was hired by the
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to be their senior defensive assistant under head coach
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. This was Fox's first coaching position after a 5-year hiatus and his first as an assistant coach in 21 years.


Detroit Lions

On February 28, 2023, it was announced that Fox was hired by the
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to be their senior defensive assistant. In February 2024, it was announced that he would not return to the Lions for the 2024 season.


Broadcasting career

On March 20, 2018,
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announced that Fox would be hired to work as a studio analyst for
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.


Personal life

Fox was born in
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, and raised in
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, after moving there at age 15. His step-father, Ron, was a
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. Fox and his wife, Robin, have four children. Known to his friends as "Foxy", he is an active community leader in
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. He and his wife co-chair the annual Angels & Stars Gala, which benefits
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.


Head coaching record


See also

* List of National Football League head coach wins leaders


References


External links

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Coaching statistics
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