Dino Vasso, who enters his eighth season on Philadelphia's coaching staff, was promoted to assistant coordinator/defense during the 2020 offseason after spending the previous four seasons (2016-19) as the Eagles' assistant secondary coach.
Since 2016, when Vasso arrived in Philadelphia, the Eagles rank among the Top 10 in the NFL in rushing defense (1st, 93.4 ypg), red zone defense (2nd, 49.5 pct.), third-down defense (3rd, 35.4 pct.), scoring defense (7th, 20.8 ppg) and takeaways (9th, 94). As an assistant secondary coach, Vasso helped Malcolm Jenkins earn two of his three career Pro Bowl nods during the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Philadelphia produced the fourth-most takeaways (31) in the NFL and ranked third in third-down defense (32.2 pct.) during the Eagles' Super Bowl LII-winning campaign in 2017. On the year, Philadelphia's secondary gave up 24 touchdown receptions, which marked the fewest touchdowns surrendered by an Eagles defense since 2008 (19).
Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, Vasso served as a coaching assistant for three seasons (2013-15) with the Kansas City Chiefs under defensive backs coach Emmitt Thomas and defensive assistant/secondary coach Al Harris.
In 2015, Vasso was part of a team that ranked near the top of the NFL in many defensive categories. The Chiefs finished second in interception rate (3.62), second in third-down percentage (33.18), third in points allowed per game (17.9), seventh in total yards allowed per game (329.3) and ninth in passing yards allowed per game (231.1). Chiefs S Eric Berry earned two trips to the Pro Bowl in three years under Vasso, while 2015 rookie CB Marcus Peters joined Berry in Hawaii after recording league highs in interceptions (eight) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (two).
In 2014, the Chiefs secondary contributed to a defensive unit that ranked second in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (203.3) and points per game (17.6), while not allowing a 300-yard passer all season.
With the help of Vasso in 2013, the Chiefs ranked first in the league in points off takeaways (147) and tied for fifth in points allowed per game (19.1), en route to an 11-5 record and a Wild Card playoff berth.
Prior to his time in Kansas City, Vasso spent the 2012 season as a defensive graduate assistant for the University of Missouri and as an offensive intern for Temple University in 2011.
A four-year defensive back at the University of New Hampshire (2006-10), Vasso started 51 consecutive games and earned first-team AFCA All-American honors as a senior.
A native of Crum Lynne, PA, Vasso lettered in football, basketball and track at Ridley High School in Folsom, PA
