Heath Farwell
Special teams coordinator | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Fontana, California, U.S. | December 31, 1981||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Corona (CA) | ||||||
College: | San Diego State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Heath Charles Farwell (born December 31, 1981) is an
Farwell played
Early years
Farwell attended Corona High School in Corona, California, and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track&field. As a junior, he had 96 tackles and 12 sacks en route to all-league honors. He recorded 129 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View League as well as all-Riverside Press-Enterprise county all-star. In 2014, his football number was retired by Corona High School.
Playing career
College
Farwell played at
National Football League
Minnesota Vikings
Farwell was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 out of
Farwell received a $7.5 million contract over three years from the Vikings. He was voted as a NFC 2010 Pro Bowl special teams starter.
On September 3, 2011, Farwell was waived by the Vikings. His release cleared $1.75 million in salary cap space for the Vikings.
Seattle Seahawks
Farwell signed with the
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2005 | MIN | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | SEA | 11 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
114 | 0 | 157 | 118 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2009 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
Seattle Seahawks
On August 16, 2016, Farwell returned to the Seahawks, where he served as a two-time special teams captain in his four years in Seattle (2011–14), as a coaching assistant.
Carolina Panthers
In 2018, Farwell was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their assistant special teams coordinator.
Buffalo Bills
In 2019, Farwell was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their special teams coordinator under head coach Sean McDermott.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On February 17, 2022, Farwell was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their special teams coordinator under head coach Doug Pederson.[6]
References
- ^ "Frustrated TE Wiggins sees his role diminished". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ "Seahawks Release Allen Bradford, Sign Heath Farwell". fieldgulls.com. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Seahawks re-sign linebacker Heath Farwell". 973kiro.com. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ^ Cohen, Stephen (September 5, 2013). "Seahawks elect team captains for 2013 season". The Seahawks Blog. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Seahawks reach 75-man roster by making moves with injured players". Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Jaguars Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff". Jacksonville Jaguars. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.