&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Dan_Quinn_training_camp_2024.jpg) Quinn in 2024 | |
| Washington Commanders | |
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| Position: | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 11, 1970 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Morristown (Morristown) |
| College: | Salisbury (1990–1993) |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 43–42 (.506) |
| Postseason: | 3–2 (.600) |
| Career: | 46–44 (.511) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Daniel Patrick Quinn (born September 11, 1970) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He has been active in the NFL since 2001, most prominently as Atlanta Falcons head coach from 2015 to 2020. His career in coaching began in college football, spent mostly with the Hofstra Pride in the late 1990s. Quinn has been a defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets, and as defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, Florida Gators, and Dallas Cowboys. Prior to coaching, he competed in the hammer throw and played football at Salisbury University.
Quinn was hired as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2015, leading the team to Super Bowl LI the following season. The game featured the largest blown lead in Super Bowl history, with Falcons losing in overtime despite a 28–3 lead. The team would win another playoff game in 2017 before finishing with losing records for the next two seasons and fired in 2020 after starting the season with five straight losses. With the Seahawks, Quinn was credited for helping lead a strong defense from 2013 to 2014 that helped them win two NFC Championships and Super Bowl XLVIII. With the Cowboys, his defense led the NFL in turnovers between 2021 and 2023 before he was hired as Commanders head coach in 2024.