Teryl Austin

Senior Defensive Assistant, Arizona Cardinals (ARI).

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Defensive Assistant
• Team: Arizona Cardinals (ARI)
• NFL experience: 22 years
• Reports to: Mike LaFleur (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Austin was hired as Arizona's senior defensive assistant on 3/9/26 after seven seasons (2019-25) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the last four as defensive coordinator (2022-25). He returns to Arizona with 22 years of NFL coaching experience, including nine as a defensive coordinator with three teams (Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Detroit). He previously served as the Cardinals' defensive backs coach from 2007-09, helping the team reach Super Bowl XLIII while working with three Pro Bowl defensive backs.