Richard Smith (American football coach)

Richard Smith
	Smith with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015
Personal information
Born:	October 17, 1955 (age 69); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
College:	Rio Hondo (1975–1976); Fresno State (1977)
Career history
As a coach:
	Rio Hondo (1979–1980); Offensive line coach; Cal State Fullerton (1981–1983); Defensive line coach; California (1984–1986); Linebackers coach & special teams coach; Arizona State (1987); Linebackers coach & special teams coach; Houston Oilers (1988–1992); Special teams coach & tight ends, linebackers & offensive line ass't; Denver Broncos (1993–1994); Special teams coach & ass't linebackers coach; Denver Broncos (1995–1996); Special teams coach; San Francisco 49ers (1997–2002); Linebackers coach; Detroit Lions (2003–2004); Linebackers coach; Miami Dolphins (2005); Defensive coordinator; Houston Texans (2006–2008); Defensive coordinator; Carolina Panthers (2009–2010); Linebackers coach; Denver Broncos (2011–2014); Linebackers coach; Atlanta Falcons (2015–2016); Defensive coordinator; Los Angeles Chargers (2017–2020); Linebackers coach; Las Vegas Raiders (2021); Linebackers coach; Indianapolis Colts (2022–2024); Linebackers coach;
	Record at Pro Football Reference

Richard Smith (born October 17, 1955) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).^[1] He has been defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, ^[2] as well as the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins, and a linebacker coach for the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.^[3]