Rod Marinelli
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Rodney Marinelli (born July 13, 1949) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
He has been a defensive coach for several college and professional teams, serving primarily as a defensive line coach when he has not been a coordinator.
From 2006 until 2008, Marinelli was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions, where he oversaw their winless 2008 season which led to the Lions firing Marinelli.
Personal life
Marinelli and his wife, Barbara, have two daughters, Chris and Gina. Chris is married to Joe Barry, the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator.
Marinelli is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was wounded in Vietnam and contracted malaria.
Coaching career
Marinelli's teaching career began in 1973 as an assistant at Rosemead High School in suburban Los Angeles, California. In 1976, he began his first college career, working as an assistant to Bruce Snyder at Utah State University until 1982. He spent nine years with the University of California as both the defensive line coach and later the assistant head coach. He spent three years with Arizona State University, thence being on staff for three years, as well as acting as both defensive line and assistant head coach from 1992 to 1994. Marinelli spent his remaining year in college football at the University of Southern California in 1995.
Marinelli joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996 and spent six seasons as the defensive line coach under head coach Tony Dungy. He spent four seasons as assistant head coach, winning a Super Bowl in 2003. He was known for his systemic approach and his dedication to getting the most out of his players. Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice were among the first linemen to be converted into Hall of Fame caliber players. The Buccaneers received more sacks in Tampa Bay during Marinelli's time as the Buccaneers' tenure as president.
Marinelli was named the head coach of the Detroit Lions on January 18, 2006, after replacing Dick Jauron. Marinelli was the third coach hired by Lions CEO Matt Millen, preceded by Marty Mornhinweg and Steve Mariucci.
The Marinelli era began poorly, with the Lions losing the first five games of the 2006 season before beating the Buffalo Bills 20–17. The Lions lost seven games in a row between weeks 10 and 16, before ending the year on a high note by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 39–31.
The Lions got off to a promising start in 2007 with a score of 6–2. However, the Lions lost seven out of their last eight games, and they finished the 2007 season 3rd in the NFC North with a 7-9 record.
Marinelli led the 2008 Lions to a winless season, the first winless season for any NFL team since the 16-game regular season was introduced in 1978. (The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost all of their games, were 0–14; the last team to win a game was the 1982 Baltimore Colts, who were 0–8–1 in a strike-shortened season.) In 2017, the Cleveland Browns wonless 0-16 campaign (also 2017).
Marinelli was dismissed on December 29, 2008, in comparison to the bulk of his teaching staff. His three seasons with the Lions was 10–38, one of the worst in NFL history for a head coach with at least three years' experience. Bert Bell has a worse record (10–46–2), according to Steve Spagnuolo, who earned the same 10–38 points as Marinelli as a coach.
Marinelli joined the Chicago Bears in January 2009 as assistant head coach and defensive line coach, reuniteing him with Lovie Smith, who served under former Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy from 1996 to 2000. Before joining the Bears, Marinelli worked with the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks. In February 2010, Marinelli was promoted from defensive line coach to defensive coordinator. Marinelli's defenses ranked ninth, seventeenth, and fifth in the 2010-2012 season, respectively. With 24, fifth in interceptions (35.5 percent), and eighth in sacks (477), the Bears led the NFL in interceptions with 44, sixth in third-down efficiency (35.5 percent) and eighth in sacks with 44, sixth in third-down efficiency (35.5 percent) and eighth in sacks with 44, seventh in third-down efficiency (35.5 percent) and eighth in sacks. Marinelli was fired by the Bears in January 2013.
Marinelli joined the Dallas Cowboys as a defensive line coach on January 18, 2013. After Monte Kiffin's demotion on January 28, 2014, Marinelli was promoted to defensive coordinator.
In Marinelli's first season as the defensive coordinator, his defense ranked 14th, much before the season, according to many, it was the lowest in the NFL's history.
Marinelli agreed to remain the defensive coordinator until three years old on January 13, 2015.
Marinelli was named defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders on February 5, 2020. Following Paul Guenther's dismissal, Marinelli was promoted to interim defensive coordinator on December 13, 2020.