Former Kentucky defensive coordinator Matt House rejoins Kansas City Chiefs

Matt House spent three seasons on the Kentucky football staff serving as the special teams coordinator in 2016 before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2017. The inside linebackers coach called plays for the 2018 unit that went down as one of the best in program history. House left Kentucky for the NFL following that season.

Now the Kansas City Chiefs are getting the band back together after their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo are bringing House back to the AFC West.

The #Chiefs are expected to hire Matt House as a senior defensive assistant, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.

A return to Kansas City for House, who won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in 2019. Worked for the Jaguars last year after two seasons as LSU’s defensive coordinator.… pic.twitter.com/Gv3QURezns

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 13, 2025

Matt House served as the linebackers coach for the Chiefs for three seasons from 2019-21 before leaving to become Brian Kelly’s first defensive coordinator at LSU after Notre Dame hired Marcus Freeman and Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White turned down the job opportunity. However, House was fired after two seasons. The linebackers coach landed on the Jacksonville Jaguars staff in 2023 and is now back in Kansas City serving as a senior defensive assistant.

As White emerged as a potential candidate for the Florida State defensive coordinator gig, Matt House’s named was a potential option if Kentucky did undergo a defensive coordinator search. Instead, House is returning to work with Spagnuolo again after spending three seasons with him the St. Louis Rams as a quality control assistant from 2009-11.

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