Deland McCullough
Deland McCullough (born Jon Briggs on December 1, 1972) is a former American and Canadian football running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He is formerly the Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach.[1] He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at Miami University.[2] In 2020, McCullough won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV.
| Indiana Hoosiers | |
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| Position: | Associate head coach & running backs coach |
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| Born: | Jon Kenneth Briggs December 1, 1972 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
| College: | Miami (OH) |
| Undrafted: | 1996 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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On February 8, 2021, McCullough was hired at the Indiana University as their running backs coach.[3]
Personal life
McCullough, born Jon Briggs, was placed for adoption as a newborn, but reunited with his biological mother in November 2017. He found out from her that his mentor, Sherman Smith, is his biological father,[4] as depicted in the Kendrick Brothers 2021 film, Show Me the Father.
McCullough and his wife, Darnell, have four children.
References
- Hoosiers hire Deland McCullough as new RB coach
- McCullough could be back
- "Chiefs RBs coach Deland McCullough leaving for Indiana". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Deland McCullough went searching for his biological parents. He found them where he never would have expected (ESPN)