Steve Hoffman (American football)
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| Date of birth | September 8, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Camden, New Jersey |
| Position(s) | Asst. Special Teams Coach |
| College | Dickinson College |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1981*, 1983* 1983 1984* 1985* |
Washington Redskins Washington Federals Seattle Seahawks New Orleans Saints |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1985-1987 1988 1989-2004 2006 2007-present |
Miami (Fla.) (ST) Miami Sunset HS Dallas Cowboys (ST,OQC, DQC) Atlanta Falcons (Asst. ST) Miami Dolphins (Asst. ST) |
Steve Hoffman (born September 8, 1958 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American football assistant special teams coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He has nearly two decades of NFL coaching experience.
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[edit] Playing career
Hoffman attended Dickinson College, where he played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, placekicker and punter for the football team. He went on to punt for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League in 1983, while also attending training camp with the Washington Redskins, the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Miami Hurricanes
From 1985 to 1987, Hoffman coached kickers and punters at the University of Miami. He tutored future NFL punter Jeff Feagles during his tenure at Miami.
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
In 1988, Hoffman became special teams coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He also held the roles of offensive and defensive quality control from 1989 through the end of his tenure in 2004.
Hoffman won three Super Bowl titles with the Cowboys, during which seasons his kickers converted a collective 82.3 percent of their field goal attempts. During his time with the franchise, the team's kickers established 15 separate club records, including every single-season record in team history.
[edit] Atlanta Falcons
Hoffman took a year off from coaching in 2005, although he did consulting work for various NFL teams while also working with his own kicking and punting tutorial business.
In 2006, Hoffman served as assistant special teams coach under special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis and head coach Jim Mora.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
In 2007, Hoffman was hired as assistant special teams coach for the Miami Dolphins. He worked under first-year head coach Cam Cameron and special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong in his first season with the team, and was one of only two coaches initially retained after Cameron's firing in the 2008 offseason.
During Hoffman's first season with the team, kicker Jay Feely set the single-season franchise record for field goal percentage at 91.3.
