Background
Davis was born on November 5, 1965 in Youngstown, Ohio. His father, Bill Davis, coached in the NFL for 13 years, included the six years he was the Cleveland Browns’ vice president of player personnel.
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Davis attended the University of Cincinnati and was a quarterback and wide receiver on the football team from 1985 to 1988.
Career
He recently served as defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Davis also served in same capacity for the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals. As a kid, Davis was hired to be a ball boy for Dick Vermeil in Philadelphia and Don Shula in Miami.
Michigan State
Davis began his football coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Michigan State Spartans.
Pittsburgh Steelers
In 1992, Davis entered the NFL as the defensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Foreign most of his football career, Davis had played and coached on the offensive side of the ball, but under head coach Bill Cowher, Davis coached the Pittsburgh defense for three years.
Carolina Panthers
In 1995, under coach Dom Capers, Davis spent four years with the newly created Carolina Panthers. In his second year with Carolina, linebacker Kevin Greene finished first in the NFL in sacks with 14.5, and Lamar Lathon finished second in the NFL in sacks with 13.5.
Both linebackers went to the Pro Bowl that year.
Cleveland Browns
On January 31, 2011 it was announced that Davis was hired as the linebackers coach. Green Bay Packers
In 2000, Davis went to the Green Bay Packers where he spent the year as a defensive assistant and line coach. Atlanta Falcons
Davis then went to the Atlanta Falcons in 2001, where he spent the next three seasons as the linebackers coach under Dan Reeves.
Davis helped then defensive coordinator Wade Phillips implement his new 3-4 defense.
During Davis" three years at Atlanta, linebacker Keith Brooking went to the Pro Bowl each year. New York Giants
Davis was the New York Giants linebackers coach in 2004.
According to defensive coordinator Tim Lewis, Bill commanded the room whenever speaking to players and compiled blitz packages, a job usually done by the defensive coordinator. San Francisco 49ers
On February 6, 2005, Davis was hired by San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan to be the defensive coordinator on the team after a six-hour interview.
One of the reasons Davis got the job was because he had experience with the 3-4 defense that Nolan wanted to implement in San Francisco"s defense and a recommendation Nolan got from New York Giants District of Columbia Tim Lewis.
= 2005 season = 2006 season Arizona Cardinals
He was the Assistant Defense coach for the Arizona Cardinals when they went to the Super Bowl, eventually losing to the Steelers. He was Defensive coordinator in 2008 and 2009
Philadelphia Eagles
On February 7, 2013, it was announced that Davis was hired as the Defensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles. On January 19, 2016, Davis was not retained after new head coach Doug Pederson hired Jim Schwartz to replace him.
