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Dwayne Stukes – The LA Rams Assistant Special Teams coach played as a defensive back for the University of Virginia in 1997-1999. He signed on as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in 2000 and spent the next three years on the Falcons, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Stukes’s coaching career includes work with defensive backs, special teams, and defense. It was likely his coaching with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019 and 2020 that connected him to LA Rams ST Coordinator Joe DeCamillis. Of course, Stukes also worked extensively with Raheem Morris and Joe DeCamillis, two coaches he cites as having a significant influence on his own coaching career in this video interview when he coached for the New York Giants. His role could mean a new role for the LA Rams Assistant Special teams coach Tory Woodbury.
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I read that Stukes' NFL playing career never extended beyond the offseason or practice squads with the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played in the Arena Football League and NFL Europe. Also Stukes was the special teams coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011 when Raheem Morris was the head coach. Following a 4–12 record for the 2011 season, Raheem Morris and his entire coaching staff were fired.
