Chad Morton

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Chad Morton
Chicago Bears
Position:
Running backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-04-04) April 4, 1977 (age 46)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:South (Torrance)
College:USC
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single game: 2 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills) (tied with 9 others)
  • Longest overtime kickoff returned for a touchdown: 96 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills)
  • Most receptions in a playoff game by a rookie: 13 (2000)[1]
  • Most receptions in a playoff game: 13 (2000) (tied with 3 others)[1]

As a coach:

  • Super Bowl champion (XLV
    )
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
419
Return yards:6,832
Total touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chad Akio Morton (born April 4, 1977) is an

running backs coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks
from 2017 to 2023.

Morton played

.

Morton previously served as an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, where he was part of the coaching staff when the team won the Super Bowl in 2010.

Early years

Morton attended

South High School in Torrance, California, where he was a letterman in football
.

Playing career

College

Morton was a running back at the University of Southern California in the late-1990s. A notable moment in Morton's college football career was in 1999, when he guaranteed a Trojans victory prior to a game against the UCLA who carried an eight-game winning streak against USC. Morton ran for 143 yards in a USC victory. In 2010, it was named by ESPN as the fourth biggest moment in the USC-UCLA football rivalry.[2]

National Football League

Selected 166th overall (the fifth round) of the

receptions in a single playoff game by a rookie[5] while tying the playoff game record for most receptions by a player, with 13[1]
in the ultimately losing effort against the Vikings.

Morton's career-best year at kick returner came with the

Herman Edwards' Jets squad, which won the AFC East title that year and ran away with a blowout win in the first round of the playoffs before falling in the divisional round to the ultimate AFC Championship winners, the Raiders
.

He was a first alternate to the 2005 Pro Bowl as a kick returner.

His last year playing football was 2006 with the New York Giants, as he suffered a career-ending ACL tear in Week 16 while covering a punt. On February 13, 2007, he was released by the Giants.

NFL records

  • Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single game: 2 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills) (tied with 9 others)
  • Longest overtime kickoff returned for a touchdown: 96 (2002 vs Buffalo Bills)
  • Most receptions in a playoff game by a rookie: 13 (2000)[1]
  • Most receptions in a playoff game: 13 (2000) (tied with 3 others)[1]

Coaching career

Green Bay Packers

In 2009, Morton was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their coaching administrator. In February 2010, Morton was promoted to assistant special teams coach.[6] Morton assisted the Packers 2010 special teams units that ultimately won championship rings in Super Bowl XLV. With a coaching staff shakeup following the Packers' 2013 season, he left Green Bay.[6]

Seattle Seahawks

In 2014, Morton was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their assistant special teams coach under head coach Pete Carroll. In 2015, Morton was promoted to assistant running backs coach. In 2017, he was promoted to running backs coach.[7] In 2022, Morton was promoted to run game coordinator and running backs coach.

Chicago Bears

On February 21, 2024, Morton was hired by the Chicago Bears as their running backs coach under head coach Matt Eberflus.[8]

Personal life

Chad Morton is of mixed ethnicity, African American and Japanese. He is married to his wife Tamra and is the younger brother of Eric Morton, Dartmouth WR and wide receiver Johnnie Morton.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e NFL Playoff Records: Individual - Receiving
  2. ^ Mark Saxton (December 2, 2010). "USC rivalry moment No. 4: Chad Morton's guarantee". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b http://www.nfl.com/player/chadmorton/2504207/careerstats NFL Players: Chad Morton - Career Stats
  5. ^ NFL Playoff Records: Receptions - none of the other players listed tied with Morton at 13 receptions were in their rookie year.
  6. ^ a b Vandermause, Mike (February 3, 2014). "Packers won't bring back special teams assistant Morton". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Seahawks Announce 2018 Coaching Staff". Seahawks.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Mayer, Larry (February 21, 2024). "Matt Eberflus finalizes Bears coaching staff". Chicago Bears. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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