MARWAN MAALOUF SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR COACHING EXPERIENCE: 20TH SEASON NFL EXPERIENCE: 15TH SEASON VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON Marwan Maalouf (mar-won mah-LOOF) brings 14 years of NFL just the 6th time in franchise history and 1st time since 2001. The and special teams experience to the Vikings staff. Throughout his kick return unit recorded its 1st touchdown since 2009. The Colts time in the NFL, Maalouf has been a part of 6 playoff appearances also posted an 11.1-yard average per punt return which ranked as and one division title. the 4th-highest punt return average in franchise history. P Pat Prior to joining the Vikings, Maalouf served as an assistant McAfee was among the elite kickoff specialists and punters in the special teams coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2013-2018, NFL, finishing 3rd in the AFC and 5th in the NFL in punting aver- working with Miami’s former associate head coach/special age with a 47.9 per punt average. McAfee, who also handled the teams coordinator Darren Rizzi. In each of Maalouf’s 6 seasons kickoff duties for Indianapolis, finished 4th in the AFC and 8th in in Miami, the Dolphins ranked in the top half of Rick Gosselin’s the NFL with 43 touchback kicks. McAfee made his mark in the annual NFL special teams rankings, including a 4th-place rank- Colts history books as his 2012 season set franchise single-season ing in 2018. During that span Miami consistently ranked among records for kickoff touchbacks (43), punting average (47.9), net the league’s best in numerous special teams categories, including punting average (40.3), 50.0-yard average games (five) and tied punts blocked (8, 1st in NFL), opponent FG % (77.1%, 1st in NFL), the franchise record for punts inside the 20 (26). Rounding out opponent net punting (38.6 yards, 2nd in NFL), punts inside the Maalouf’s unit in 2012 was K Adam Vinatieri. 20 (181, 5th in NFL) and FGs blocked (6, 4th in NFL). Prior to joining the Colts, Maalouf spent 4 seasons (2008-11) In 2018 Maalouf helped rookie K Jason Sanders convert 18-of- as the assistant special teams coach for the Baltimore Ravens. 20 field goal tries, establishing a new Dolphins record for highest In 2010, Maalouf helped rookie KR David Reed lead the NFL in field goal percentage by a rookie (90.0 pct.). P Matt Haack dropped kickoff return average (29.2) and coached a unit which finished 35 punts inside the 20-yard line, also a team record. 3rd in the league in opponent average starting position (27.2-yard In 2017, the Dolphins were tied for 3rd in the NFL with 3 line). K Billy Cundiff earned his 1st Pro Bowl invitation after tying blocked kicks – 2 field goals and 1 punt. K Cody Parkey tied the an NFL mark with 40 touchbacks (since kickoffs moved back to team record for highest field goal percentage, converting 21-of- the 30-yard line). 23 opportunities (91.3 pct.) and earning AFC Player of the Week In 2009, Baltimore ranked 2nd in the NFL in both kickoff re- honors after he made the longest game-winning kick (54 yards) turn average (26.3) and opponents’ average starting field posi- in team history in the season opener at the L.A. Chargers (9/17). tion (26.9). Maalouf joined the Ravens in 2008 and that season Parkey also successfully converted 4 onside kicks, the most in the coached P Sam Koch, who had the NFL’s 5th-best net punting NFL since began recording the stat back to 1997. The kickoff cover- average (39.9). Koch also led the league with 18 punts inside the age unit was the best in the NFL, with opponents’ average start- 10-yard line and was second in the league with 34 kicks inside the ing field position following a kickoff at the 23-yard line. 20-yard line. Maalouf also helped guide special teams ace , LB Gosselin ranked the Dolphins special teams unit 7th in the Brendon Ayanbadejo, to his 3rd Pro Bowl selection. NFL in 2016. WR Jakeem Grant and RB Kenyan Drake became the Maalouf spent the 2007 season working for Scouts Inc., writ- 1st Dolphins rookie tandem to return a punt and a kickoff for a ing weekly scouting reports and game reviews for ESPN.com and touchdown in the same season since 1981. It was just the 4th time worked as a volunteer coach for Baldwin-Wallace University. in the NFL since the merger in 1970 that different rookies on the Maalouf first entered the NFL in 2014, when he worked as a same team took back a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in the scouting administrator for the Cleveland Browns. He then tran- same year. Miami also ranked in the top 10 in opponents’ start- sitioned to a role as Cleveland’s special teams quality control ing field position after a kickoff (10th/24.4 yard line), own starting coach from 2005-06. During his final season, he coached Josh field position after a kickoff (8th/25.3 yard line), and opponents’ Cribbs, who ranked 3rd in the NFL with 1,545 total return yards. net punting average (3rd/37.4 net yards per punt). The Dolphins The Browns’ punt return average of 10.3 yards also ranked 7th in also tied for the NFL lead with 4 blocked kicks. the NFL. In 2015, Maalouf helped the Dolphins rank 15th despite having Maalouf spent 2 seasons (2002-03) as an assistant OL coach/ a rookie punter and kicker. WR/PR Jarvis Landry opened the sea- graduate assistant at Rutgers following a brief stint at Eastern son with a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Week 1 win Michigan as a graduate assistant. He also held positions as an at Washington, earning himself AFC Special Teams Player of the assistant offensive line coach for Fordham (2001) and Baldwin- Week honors. Rookie P Matt Darr averaged 47.6 yards per punt, Wallace (2000). the 4th-best single-season mark in team history and finished 3rd Collegiately, Maalouf earned 3 letters while playing guard for in the NFL in the statistic. Rookie K Andrew Franks successfully Baldwin-Wallace (1997-1999) and was a 2-time All-Ohio Athletic converted 13 of his 16 field goal attempts and the field goal block Conference selection. He was Baldwin-Wallace’s Outstanding Of- unit ranked 1st in the NFL in field goal percentage against. fensive Lineman and was elected as a team captain his senior Maalouf assisted with a unit that set a franchise record with 3 season. blocked punts in a season in 2014. They also added 2 blocked field Maalouf is a graduate of Strongsville (Ohio) High School, goals, giving Miami five blocked kicks on the year, the most since where he lettered in football and track and field. He and his wife, the team blocked seven in 1977. Landry, a rookie, won AFC Special Dana, have 2 sons, Mason and Morgan. Teams Player of the Month for October when he returned five kick- offs for 178 yards (35.6), with a long of 54 yards. Landry finished MAALOUF’S BACKGROUND the season with a 28.1 kick return average, the 4th-highest in the Playing NFL and tops among rookies. 1997-99 ............ Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio)// Guard Miami’s 2013 special teams unit ranked in the top 8 in the NFL Coaching based on Gosselin’s Special Teams rankings and was highlighted 2000 ................ Baldwin-Wallace// Assistant Offensive Line by the play of P Brandon Fields, who earned his 1st Pro Bowl berth. 2001 ................. Fordham // Assistant Offensive Line Fields ranked 2nd in the NFL in gross punt average (48.8 yards 2002-03 ........... Rutgers // Assistant Offensive Line/Graduate Assistant per punt), 2nd in net average (42.4, which is the 8th best in NFL 2004 ................ Cleveland Browns // Scouting Administrator history), tied for 3rd with 33 punts inside the 20-yard line and also 2005-06 ........... Cleveland Browns // Special Teams Quality Control recorded the 3rd-longest punt (74 yards) during the season. 2007 ................. Baldwin-Wallace // Volunteer Coach Maalouf spent the 2012 season as special teams coordinator 2008-11 ............ Baltimore Ravens // Assistant Special Teams 2012 ................. Indianapolis Colts // Special Teams Coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts. Under his direction, the Colts special 2013-18............. Miami Dolphins // Assistant Special Teams teams significantly improved in 2012, aided in part by returning 2019- ................ Minnesota Vikings // Special Teams Coordinator a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown in the same season for the .