He served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska, and Idaho.
In 2006, Kiffin was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offseason quality control intern under head coach Jon Gruden.
[12] Chris and his wife, Angela, have four children: daughters, Bella, Grace and Taylor, and a son, Christian.
A native of Tampa, Florida, Chris played defensive tackle for Colorado State University.