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Kenneth Howard Norton Jr. (born September 29, 1966) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the linebackers coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL).
His second son, Ken Norton Jr., played football at UCLA and had a long successful career in the NFL. In tribute to his father's boxing career, Ken Jr. would strike a boxing stance in the end zone each time he scored a defensive touchdown and throw a punching combination at the goalpost pad.
Feb 22, 2024 · Learn about Ken Norton Jr., the new linebackers coach for the Washington Commanders, who played for three Super Bowl-winning teams and has a boxing father who knocked out Muhammad Ali. Find out his college career, his unique celebrations, his coaching background and his family history.
The Washington Commanders announced today they have named Ken Norton Jr. as the team's linebackers coach. Norton Jr. joins the Commanders after recently serving as the linebackers coach for UCLA for the 2022-23 seasons.
Mar 4, 2022 · Ken Norton Jr., who was fired as Seahawks defensive coordinator in January, will be the inside linebackers coach on Chip Kelly's staff at UCLA, where he played collegiately.
Oct 19, 2009 · Ken Norton Jr. joined the UCLA staff as inside linebackers coach in March of 2022. In 2023, he will coach all linebackers. Norton returned to Westwood, where he was a 1987 first-team All-America selection and Butkus Award finalist at linebacker.
Jan 18, 2022 · The Seahawks’ offseason shakeup is underway, as coach Pete Carroll has fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis.
