Chase Blackburn was named Special Teams Coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
Blackburn arrives in Los Angeles after serving as assistant special teams for the Titans in 2022. Prior to his time in Tennessee, he spent six seasons on the Carolina Panthers coaching staff, serving the first two (2016-17) as special teams assistant before being promoted to special teams coordinator in 2018.
In Tennessee, Blackburn helped coach a Titans special teams unit that led the NFL in gross average punt yards in 2022 with 53.1 and finished second in net average with 46. Additionally, wide receiver Kyle Phillips' 46-yard punt return was tied with Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay for the sixth-longest punt return in the league last season.
Highlights of Blackburn's Panthers tenure included:
Prior to entering into coaching in 2016, Blackburn played 10 NFL seasons – eight with the New York Giants (2005-12) and two with Panthers (2013-14). The former undrafted free agent out of Akron tallied 265 tackles, 4.5 sacks, four interceptions, 10 passes defensive and four forced fumbles across 132 games (45 starts). He recorded 123 career tackles, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries on special teams.