Dino Vasso
Houston Texans
Position:Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-08) November 8, 1987
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:Ridley (PA)
College:New Hampshire
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Dino Vasso (born November 8, 1987) is an American football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the assistant coordinator for defense for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he also won a Super Bowl as an assistant secondary coach. He has also been a coaching assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs as well as an intern and graduate assistant at Temple and Missouri.

Coaching career

Vasso began his coaching career at Temple as an offensive intern in 2011, and was hired as a graduate assistant the next season at Missouri with the task of handling recruiting videos and compiling information on recruits.[1] He was later hired as a coaching assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013 where he spent three seasons working with the Chiefs defense.

Philadelphia Eagles

Vasso joined the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff as a defensive quality control and assistant secondary coach under first-year head coach Doug Pederson, who he worked with in Kansas City.[2][3] He won his Super Bowl with the Eagles when they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII 41–33.[4][5] Vasso was promoted to the role of assistant coordinator/defense in 2020 in a series of Eagles coaching staff shuffles.[6]

Houston Texans

Vasso was hired as the cornerbacks coach for the Houston Texans on March 10, 2021.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Missouri football accelerates offer process with online help". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Doug Pederson taking two Chiefs coaches with him to Eagles". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles announce 15 new coaching hires for Doug Pederson's staff". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "UNH's Graham, Vasso Head to Super Bowl LII". UNH Today. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Ridley High product Dino Vasso promoted as Eagles reconfigure coaching staff". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Houston Texans Announce 2021 Assistant Coaching Staff". HoustonTexans.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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