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Two more assistants officially join Zac Taylor’s new staff."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections #BITESIZEFilm RoomRoster Transactions and ContractsOrange & Black InsiderSalary Cap And CBABreaking NewsKeep track of the 2019 Bengals draft脳Bengals announce hiring of Mark Duffner and Gerald ChatmanNew Ryan Finley Jersey Womens ,31commentsTwo more assistants officially join Zac Taylor’s new staff. ESTShareTweetShareShareBengals announce hiring of Mark Duffner and Gerald ChatmanThe Cincinnati Bengals have announced the hiring of two more assistant coaches in Mark Duffner (senior defensive assistant) and Gerald Chatman (defensive assistant). Duffner, 65, joins the Bengals after spending the last three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as linebackers coach. Last season, Duffner served as defensive coordinator for the Bucs’ final 11 games, after the team made mid-season coaching staff changes.Duffner brings with him 45 years of coaching experience, including 22 years in the NFL. He previously spent six seasons (1997-02) on the Bengals’ coaching staff, including two seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator in ’01 and ’02. He also has spent time with the Green Bay Packers (2003-05) Ryan Finley Cincinnati Bengals Jersey , the Jacksonville Jaguars (’06-13) and the Miami Dolphins (’14-15).Duffner’s experience in the college ranks includes head coaching positions at Maryland (1992-96) and Holy Cross (’86-91). He also served as defensive coordinator at Holy Cross (1981-85) and the University of Cincinnati (’77-80). He began his coaching career at Ohio State, where he was a graduate assistant from 1975-76 under head coach Woody Hayes. Duffner was a defensive lineman at William and Mary, where he earned a degree in physical education.Chatman, 30, joins the Bengals after spending the last two seasons at Tennessee State University, where he was defensive ends/outside linebackers coach, and then added the role of special teams coordinator in 2018. Prior to Tennessee State Ryan Finley Jersey 2019 , Chatman coached at Elon University (defensive line, 2016), Texas A&M University (graduate assistant, ’15), Butler University (defensive line coach and assistant recruiting coordinator, ’14), Ball State University (defensive graduate assistant Ryan Finley Jersey Mens , ’12-13), and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (defensive line, ’10-11).Chatman also has held offseason coaching intern positions with the Bengals (2018), the Denver Broncos (’16) and the Green Bay Packers (’15). He played defensive tackle at Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in educational leadership and human services. He later earned a master’s degree in adult and community education from Ball State. Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo‘s only previous experience in that role came on an interim basis with the Dolphins in 2015 and the team has reportedly added a more experienced hand to help him run the unit in 2019.Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the Bengals have hired Mark Duffner as a senior defensive assistant.Duffner opened last season as the linebackers coach for the Buccaneers, but moved up to coordinator after the team fired Mike Smith in October. He held the same job on Miami’s staff when Anarumo had his interim run as a coordinator and he had a previous stint as the coordinator in Cincinnati in 2001-2002.Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was also on that 2015 Dolphins staff and Duffner has head coaching experience on the college level that Taylor can draw on in his first year in that job. Duffner went 60-5-1 over six seasons at Holy Cross and 20-35 over five seasons at Maryland.