Scott Turner (American football)

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Scott Turner
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Oakton (Oakton, Virginia)
College:UNLV
Career history
As a coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

Scott Michael Turner (born August 7, 1982) is an

Washington Football Team / Commanders. He is the son of former NFL head coach Norv Turner
.

Early years

Turner was born in

Washington Redskins. Turner attended Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia, where he played quarterback for their football team.[1][2] Turner attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a reserve member of the UNLV Rebels football
team.

Coaching career

Carolina Panthers

In 2011, Turner started his NFL coaching career with the Carolina Panthers under first-year head coach Ron Rivera. Turner served as the offensive quality control coach for two seasons with the Panthers.[3]

Cleveland Browns

In 2013, Turner was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their wide receivers coach, coaching under his father and offensive coordinator Norv Turner for the first time.[4]

Minnesota Vikings

In

wild card
. He was fired in January 2017.

Michigan Wolverines

Turner was hired as an offensive analyst under Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh in February 2017.[7]

Return to Carolina

In 2018, Turner returned to the Panthers as their quarterback coach.[8] He was their interim offensive coordinator for the final four games of the 2019 season following head coach Ron Rivera's firing.[9]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

On January 8, 2020, Turner was hired by the

Washington Redskins as their offensive coordinator under head coach Ron Rivera.[10] He signed a multi-year extension with them, by then rebranded as the Commanders, on March 13, 2022. Following the regular season on January 10, 2023, Turner was dismissed by the Commanders.[11]

Las Vegas Raiders

Turner joined the Las Vegas Raiders as their pass game coordinator on February 3, 2023.[12]

References

  1. ^ Tomasson, Chris (August 13, 2014). "Sons of Zimmer, Scott Turner earned coaching stripes before uniting with Vikings". twincities.com. Twin Cities. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Strickland, Brian (May 23, 2011). "Turner Following Father's Footsteps". Carolina Panthers. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Dator, James (January 27, 2011). "Scott Turner Hired As Offensive QC Coach". Cat Scratch Reader. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Turner, Others Added to Browns Staff". Cleveland Browns. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Hall, Brian (February 6, 2014). "Vikings New Staff Includes Priefer, Sons of Zimmer, Turner". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Seifert, Kevin (July 31, 2015). "Teddy Bridgewater in the House of Turner". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Holler, John. "Scott Turner signs with Michigan". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Baumgardner, Nick. "Report: U-M analyst Scott Turner headed to NFL". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Holcomb, Dave (December 6, 2019). "Panthers changing offensive coordinators ahead of rematch with Falcons". SI.com.
  10. ^ Keim, John (January 7, 2020). "Redskins give OC job to Scott Turner, son of team's ex-coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Commanders relieve Scott Turner of his duties as offensive coordinator". www.commanders.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Raiders hire Scott Turner as Pass Game Coordinator". Raiders.com. February 3, 2023.

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