Obit Monte Kiffin Football

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin looks on during an NFL wildcard football playoff game against the New York Giants, Sunday Jan 6, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. Kiffin, a long-time NFL assistant coach whose Buccaneers defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday, July 11, 2024. He was 84. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

 Steve Nesius

TAMPA, Fla. • Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defenses routinely ranked among the league's best, died Thursday. He was 84.

One of the architects of the ultra successful Tampa 2 defensive scheme, Kiffin spent 13 seasons as defensive coordinator of the Bucs under former coaches Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden from 1996 to 2008 and helped the franchise win the first of its two Super Bowl titles.

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