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vaLero<br />
Offensive<br />
Quality Control<br />
Years with <strong>Lions</strong>: 3<br />
Years in NFL: 3<br />
valero enters his third season as the <strong>Lions</strong> offensive coaching<br />
assistant after joining the staff during the 2010 offseason. in addition<br />
to opponent film breakdown and self scouting, he assists with coaching<br />
the wide receivers during practice<br />
Before coming to detroit, valero spent the previous two seasons<br />
with the coaching staff at Florida state. he served as an offensive<br />
student assistant in 2008 and then became the offensive graduate<br />
assistant for the 2009 season. valero was set to be the seminoles’<br />
offensive Quality control coach for 2010 before leaving for the nFL.<br />
valero got his first coaching experience with the tampa Bay<br />
Buccaneers during the 2002-2003 seasons. While his primary<br />
responsibility was helping with special teams, he also assisted two<br />
future head coaches – steelers head coach Mike tomlin and former<br />
Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris – with the defensive backs<br />
throughout training camp.<br />
VALERO’S BACKGROUND<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Lions</strong> .......................................................................... 2010offensive<br />
Quality control ............................................................................<strong>2012</strong><br />
offensive coachign assistant .....................................................................2011<br />
assistant to the defensive coaching staff .............................................2010<br />
Florida State University.......................................................2008-09<br />
offensive graduate assistant.....................................................................2009<br />
offensive student assistant .......................................................................2008<br />
tim<br />
WaLton<br />
Secondary/<br />
Third Down Package<br />
Years with <strong>Lions</strong>: 4<br />
Years in NFL: 4<br />
tim Walton joined the <strong>Lions</strong> as secondary coach in 2009. Before<br />
coming to detroit, he was the defensive coordinator at the university<br />
of Memphis (2008) and had additional responsibilities coaching the<br />
safeties. throughout his 14-year collegiate coaching career, Walton<br />
coached 13 players who were eventually drafted into the nFL,<br />
including five first round picks (Patriots s Brandon Merriweather,<br />
seahawks cB Kelly Jennings, giants cB Kenny Phillips, Redskins s<br />
LaRon Landry and cardinals s antrel Rolle) and four second round<br />
picks (s idrees Bashir, WR/KR devin hester, s Michael stone and cB<br />
corey Webster).<br />
LIONS COACHING HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Walton coached a secondary that excelled in making big plays in 2011.<br />
¾ detroit’s secondary accounted for 16 of the team’s 21 interceptions<br />
in 2011 which was the most by a group of <strong>Lions</strong> defensive<br />
backs since 2005 (16).<br />
¾ of the unit’s 16 interceptions in 2011, three were returned for<br />
touchdowns, the most by a <strong>Lions</strong> secondary since 2001 (3).<br />
¾ <strong>Lions</strong> cB chris houston led the team with a career-high 5 interceptions<br />
for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2011 and was second with<br />
14 pass defenses. houston was one of only three nFL players in<br />
2011 with 2 interception returns for touchdowns.<br />
¾ in 2010, cB alphonso smith, acquired from denver at the end of<br />
the preseason, led the team with a career-high five interceptions<br />
including one for a touchdown.<br />
¾ as a rookie in 2009, s Louis delmas finished second on the team<br />
with 91 tackles. his other defensive tallies included: two interceptions<br />
(130 yds), eight passes defensed, one sack and one fumble<br />
recovery. he became the only rookie in nFL history to record a<br />
safety (<strong>vs</strong>. gB 11/26), an interception return for a touchdown (arz<br />
12/20) and return a fumble for a touchdown (at no 9/13) in the<br />
same season. delmas led the defense with 84 tackles (62 solo)<br />
in 2010 despite playing most of the season with a groin injury.<br />
Prior to joining Memphis, Walton spent the previous four seasons<br />
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(2004-07) with the Miami hurricanes. he was promoted to defensive<br />
coordinator in February of 2007 and helped propel the defense to a<br />
national ranking of 33rd in total defense. in his first three seasons<br />
at Miami, he coached the defensive backs and the Miami secondary<br />
ranked in the top 10 nationally in pass defense in 2004 (ninth) and<br />
2005 (first).<br />
in 2005, Walton’s pass defense led the nation, allowing only<br />
152.17 yards per game, and featured all-americans safety Brandon<br />
Meriweather and cornerback Kelly Jennings as well as Freshman<br />
all-american Kenny Phillips.<br />
Walton was at Lsu in 2003 and his defensive backs were a key<br />
factor in the tigers earning the 2003 Bcs national championship and<br />
a southeastern conference title. the Lsu defense ranked among the<br />
nation’s top three in four-of-five major defensive statistical categories:<br />
total defense (first, 252.0 yards per game), scoring defense (first,<br />
11.0 ppg), pass efficiency defense (second, 89.8 rating) and rushing<br />
defense (third, 67.0 yards per game). additionally, Lsu ranked 18th<br />
nationally in passing yardage defense (185.0 ypg) while leading the<br />
sEc in four of the five defensive categories, including a no. 2 ranking<br />
in the league in pass defense.<br />
in his first stint with Memphis (2000-01), Walton coached defensive<br />
backs. in 2000, the tigers ranked fifth in the nation in total defense<br />
(first in rush defense), allowing only 275 yards per game and placed in<br />
the top 15 nationally in passing and scoring defense. he left Memphis<br />
to coach defensive backs at syracuse for the 2002 season.<br />
Walton began his coaching career as a defensive graduate<br />
assistant at Bowling green in 1995. he was promoted to running backs<br />
coach in 1996 and then moved to coach the defensive backs in 1999.<br />
in addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Walton has had<br />
three summer internships with nFL teams. he spent the summer of<br />
1998 serving as a defensive intern with the chicago Bears, the summer<br />
of 2001 as a defensive intern for the green Bay Packers and in 2004<br />
with the tampa Bay Buccaneers under current Pittsburgh steelers<br />
head coach Mike tomlin.<br />
as a defensive back at ohio state, Walton lettered four seasons<br />
and served as co-captain for the Big ten champions in 1993. during<br />
his time with the Buckeyes, osu went to four bowl games, including<br />
the Liberty Bowl in 1990. he earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology<br />
from osu in 1994.<br />
Walton and his wife, tracy, have three children: trei, timia and<br />
tyler.<br />
WALTON’S BACKGROUND<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Lions</strong> .......................................................................... 2009seconday/third<br />
down Package................................................................<strong>2012</strong>secondary<br />
................................................................................................ 2009-11<br />
Memphis ..................................................................................2008<br />
defensive coordinator ..................................................................................2008<br />
Miami (Fla.) ....................................................................... 2004-07<br />
defensive coordinator ..................................................................................2007<br />
defensive Backs ..................................................................................... 2004-06<br />
Louisiana State ........................................................................2003<br />
defensive Backs ............................................................................................2003<br />
Syracuse ..................................................................................2002<br />
defensive Backs ............................................................................................2002<br />
Memphis ............................................................................ 2000-01<br />
defensive Backs ..................................................................................... 2000-01<br />
Bowling Green ................................................................... 1995-99<br />
defensive Backs ............................................................................................1999<br />
Running Backs ........................................................................................ 1996-98<br />
defensive graduate assistant ...................................................................1995