Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher: Biography in Details

Who is Jeff Fisher?

Jeff Fisher is a former American football player and former coach. He was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 22 seasons.

He is famous for his work as a coach with the Tennessee Titans, where he worked for 17 seasons. Fisher also coached Los Angeles Rams franchise for five seasons. As a player, he played for Chicago Bears from 1981 to 1985 and won the NFC championship and NFC Central Championship in 1985.

Jeff Fisher’s Rumors, Controversy

Rumors are that Jeff will be the new coach for Chicago Bears in 2017 replacing John Fox. Throughout his long coaching career, Jeff has often been considered by the media a dirty couch.

He has been in a few controversies in his career due to feuds with players and other coaches. Jeff Fisher used some offensive language when he appeared in the documentary series ‘Hard Knocks’ on HBO. His mother had called him up after that to tell his son to not use such language.

Jeff Fisher’s Early life, childhood, and education

Talking about his early life, Jeff Fisher was born on February 25, 1958, in Culver City, California, USA. His birth name is Jeffrey Michael Fisher. There is no information about his parents.

He has not revealed any information about his childhood life. He usually doesn’t talk about his private life in media and in public.

Jeff prefers people to focus on his work rather than his personal life. His nationality is American and he is of Native American ethnicity.

Jeff completed his high school education in his native place at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. At that time, he starred as a high school All-American wide receiver in school.

After that, he enrolled at the University of Southern California in1977, where he played his college football. From there, he graduated in 1980.

Jeff Fisher’s Career, salary, net worth

Jeff began his professional football career in 1981 when he was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

He played 49 games as a defensive back with the club. In 1983, he had a serious leg injury. After Chicago’s 1985 Super Bowl season, he won a Super Bowl ring. In 1985, he won an NFC championship and NFC Central Championship. He retired from professional football later that season.

Jeff began his coaching career as a defensive backs coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in late 1985. In 1988, he became the defensive coordinator of the team.

Three years later, he became the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. After that, he worked as the defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers for the next two seasons.

In 1994, Jeff Fisher became a defensive coordinator for the Houston Oilers. He then became the head coach and defensive coordinator for Tennessee Titans.

With the team, he won the AFC championship in 1999 and the AFC Central championship in 2000. After 17 seasons with the Titans, he left the club for Los Angeles Rams in 2012.

Jeff served as the head coach of the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, he tried to bring his son on to the staff of the Titans, due to which the team fired him.

Jeff Fisher had an annual salary of 7 million dollars. He has a net worth of 20 million dollars.

Is Jeff Fisher active on social media?

Jeff Fisher is active on social media sites like Twitter.

He has around 46.2k followers on Twitter and more than 2.4 million followers on Instagram.

What are the body measurements of Jeff Fisher?

Jeff Fisher is 1.78 meters or 5 feet 9 inches tall. He weighs 85 kg.

There is no information about his other body measurements. His eye color is hazel and his hair color is salt and pepper.

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