The Arizona Cardinals are slowly filling their coaching staff.
After hiring Nathaniel Hackett to be the new offensive coordinator, in name not necessarily in what he is being asked to do, they have now also hired a running backs coach in Matt Merritt.
Merritt was with the CFP runner-up University of Miami Hurricanes the past two seasons, helping their running back room average 151.8 yards per game and helped junior running back Mark Fletcher Jr. to rush for 1192 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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While the team has not announced anything yet, here is a quick background of what we know about Merritt:
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Grad Assistant at DIII Capital University (2010)
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Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator at St. Charles Preparatory (2011-12)
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Assistant Running Backs Coach at Ohio State University (2013-15)
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Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator at DII Ohio Dominican (2016)
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Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator at Elon (2017-18)
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Running Backs Coach at James Madison (2019)
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Senior Offensive Analyst at Tennessee (2021)
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Running Backs Coach at Georgia Southern (2022)
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Running Backs Coach at University of South Florida (2023)
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Running Backs Coach at University of Miami (2024-25)
Welcome to the desert, Matt.
