The Arizona Cardinals will have a new defensive line coach for the second straight year. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, they are hiring former Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski to coach their defensive line.
He replaces Winston DeLattiboudere, who left after one season to be the defensive line coach at Michigan State, returning to the college ranks where he was previously. He had replaced Derrick LeBlanc, who was the defensive line coach for two seasons.
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Kwiatkowki makes his first leap into the NFL after many years in college. He was a defensive coordinator or co-defensive coordinator from 2010-2025 at Boise State, Washington and Texas.
He was the defensive coordinator at Washington when Cardinals safety Budda Baker played there.
He was at Texas for the last five years and also coached outside linebackers.
He last was a defensive line coach at Boise State from 2006-2009 before becoming defensive coordinator.
He played defensive lineman collegiately at Boise State.
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