Bobby King joined the Philadelphia Eagles as the club's inside linebackers coach during the 2024 offseason after spending the previous two years (2022-23) working in the same capacity with the Tennessee Titans.
During his second season with the Titans in 2023, King contributed to a defense that ranked first in the NFL in red zone touchdown efficiency (37.7 pct.). In addition, King steered Azeez Al-Shaair to a career-high 163 tackles, which ranked fifth overall in the league, with nine tackles for loss.
In 2022, King oversaw a linebacker room that helped Tennessee pace the league in both rushing defense (76.9 ypg) and opponent yards per rush (3.4). Moreover, the Titans' linebackers helped limit opponents to just nine rushing scores all season, which tied for the third fewest in the NFL.
Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, King spent five seasons (2017-21) with the Houston Texans in various roles. As the Texans' defensive line coach in 2021, King helped defensive end Jonathan Greenard to a breakout campaign as he posted a team-high eight sacks despite missing five games.
King served as Houston's inside linebackers coach for three seasons (2018-20). In 2020, King directed Zach Cunningham to a league-leading and career-best 163 tackles. Furthermore, Cunningham and Tyrell Adams (122) were the only NFL duo to finish in the top 15 in tackles that season.
In 2019, King facilitated a standout season from Cunningham, who recorded the sixth-most tackles (137) in Texans single-season history at the time. King also guided Benardrick McKinney to his first career Pro Bowl after he totaled 105 tackles, seven passes defended, and 1.5 sacks during the 2018 season. In 2017, when King returned to Houston as the linebackers coach, Cunningham ranked second among rookies in tackles (82).
From 2014-16, King was the assistant linebackers coach for the San Diego Chargers, where he worked alongside Nick Sirianni. During the 2015 campaign, King helped guide Melvin Ingram to his first career year with double-digit sacks (10.5), which tied for the 12th-most in the league.
Before his time with the Chargers, King enjoyed his first stint with the Houston Texans as the assistant linebackers coach (2012-13). In 2012, King aided a unit that finished seventh in the NFL in total defense (323.3 ypg).
King began his NFL coaching career in 2010 as a defensive quality control coach with the Dallas Cowboys under Wade Phillips' direction.
In 2008, King returned to West Texas A&M for his second stint as the program's defensive line coach. In 2009, he worked on a coaching staff that led the team to its first bowl game appearance since 1967.
During the 2006-07 seasons, King served as a graduate assistant at Baylor, where he worked primarily with the defensive line.
In 2005, King coached a defensive line at West Texas A&M that helped the team improve its win total by eight from the previous year. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Texas-El Paso, from 2002-03.
A native of Louisville, KY, King was a three-year starter (1998-2000) on the defensive line at Texas-El Paso.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a son, Jackson Robert, and a daughter, Chloe Elizabeth.
