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- and Nick Hayden, who logged 51 tackles which
were seventh on the team.
Prior to arriving in Dallas, Marinelli was with the
Chicago Bears for four seasons, serving as the club’s
assistant head coach/defensive line coach in 2009
followed by three seasons as the club’s assistant
head coach/defensive coordinator (2010-12). While
serving as Chicago’s defensive coordinator,
Marinelli’s unit over three seasons forced the most
fumbles (59), intercepted the third-most passes (65),
scored the most touchdowns via interception (13) and
allowed the fourth-fewest points (904) in the NFL. In
the 2012 season alone, the Bears had four defensive
players selected as starters in the Pro Bowl (CB Tim
Jennings, DL Henry Melton, DE Julius Peppers and CB
Charles Tillman) as the defense ranked first in takeaways
(44), third in points allowed (277), fifth in total
defense (315.6 yards-per-game) and eighth in rushing
defense (101.7) and passing defense (213.9).
In 2011 Marinelli’s charges earned four spots on
the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster as the club sent Lance
Briggs, Peppers, Tillman and Brian Urlacher to mark
the second straight season the Bears had at least
three defenders represented in the all-star game.
Chicago finished in the top-10 in six defensive categories,
including second in defensive touchdown
returns (six) and red zone takeaways (six) and fifth in
overall takeaways (31) and against the run (96.4).
The Bears pass rush saw Peppers notch 11.0 sacks
for the season, including his 100th career takedown,
and Melton earned a career-high seven sacks to tie
for third in the NFL among defensive tackles.
Marinelli arrived in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2009 after
spending three seasons (2006-08) as the Detroit Lions
head coach. He spent his first 10 NFL seasons coaching
the defensive line in Tampa Bay (1996-2005). In his
last four seasons (2002-05) with the Bucs, Marinelli
added the duties of assistant head coach.
Through his 10 years with Tampa Bay, the defensive
line accounted for 328.5 sacks - tops in the league
during that span among NFL lines. In 2002 Tampa Bay
led the NFL in total defense (252.8) and points-pergame
(12.3) en route to the club’s Super Bowl XXXVII
win. Tampa Bay’s top-five single-season sack totals all
came by defensive linemen under Marinelli’s tutelage,
and in 2000, Warren Sapp’s 16.5 sacks established a
franchise record and still stands as the third-most in the
NFL among defensive tackles since sacks became official
in 1982. Another of Marinelli’s players, Simeon
Rice, holds the club’s next three single-season sack figures,
totaling 15.5 (2002), 15.0 (2003) and 14.0
(2005). Rounding out the top-five on the Buccaneers
single-season sack list is another one of Marinelli’s
charges, Marcus Jones, who racked up 13.0 in 2000.
Additionally, Sapp holds the club’s sixth and seventh
spot with 12.5 (1999) and 12.0 (2004).
In 2000 Tampa Bay established a franchise record
with 55.0 sacks, and Marinelli’s defensive linemen
accounted for 45.5. Through Marinelli’s tenure with the
Buccaneers, the defense earned the top-six single-season
sack totals in franchise history, and from 1999-
2003, Tampa’s defenders set an NFL record as the
club registered a sack in 69 consecutive games.
Before making the leap to the NFL coaching
ranks, Marinelli was an assistant at the collegiate
level for 20 years. He coached the defensive line at
Southern California (1995), was assistant head
coach/defensive line at Arizona State (1992-94) and
was the defensive line coach at the University of
California (1983-89) before adding the responsibilities
of assistant head coach at the school (1990-91).
He began his collegiate coaching career at Utah
State in 1976 and spent six seasons as the school’s
defensive line coach (1976-81) before coaching the
offensive line and special teams in 1982. His first
coaching job was as an assistant at his alma mater,
Rosemead, Calif., High School from 1973-75.
Marinelli was an offensive tackle, starting his
career at Utah (1968) and finishing at California
Lutheran (1970-72). His collegiate career was split
by a tour of duty in Vietnam. He earned All-America
honors at Cal-Lutheran in 1972.
Marinelli and his wife, Barbara, have two daughters,
Christine and Gina, and four grandchildren.
VINCENT ROD
MARINELLI
BROWN
PLAYERS 2014 SEASON
RECORDS
Rod Marinelli – Born July 13, 1949, Rosemead, Calif. Offensive/defensive tackle Utah 1968, offensive
tackle California Lutheran 1970-72. No pro playing experience. College coach: Utah State 1976-82,
California 1983-91, Arizona State 1992-94, Southern California 1995. Pro coach: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1996-2005, Detroit Lions 2006-08 (head coach), Chicago Bears 2009-12. Dallas Cowboys 2013-14.
KEITH O’QUINN
Assistant Special Teams
University of North Texas
NFL: 6th Year • Cowboys: 6th Year
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
Keith O’Quinn rejoined the Dallas Cowboys in
2010, but this time as a coach after previously serving
as a pro scout with the team for three seasons.
He spent the first season as a quality control/offensive
assistant coach in 2010, breaking down film of
upcoming opponents’ defenses and helping compose
each week’s playbooks. From 2011-12 O’Quinn
continued to prepare the weekly playbooks in his
quality control role, but also worked closely with the
33
wide receivers. In 2014 O’Quinn left the offensive
side of the ball and became the assistant special
teams coach, working closely with Rich Bisaccia.
In his first season in his new role, O’Quinn helped
kicker Dan Bailey become the NFL’s all-time most
accurate field goal kicker after making his 100th
career kick six weeks in. For the year, he finished 25-
of-29 with a career field goal percentage of 89.8. He
also hit all 56 PAT tries, making him a perfect 179-
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