Jemal Singleton
Jemal Singleton (December 7, 1975) is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously was the running backs coach for the Indianapolis Colts. He was a coach for numerous college football teams before that.
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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| Position: | Running backs coach |
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| Born: | December 7, 1975 İncirlik, Turkey |
| Career information | |
| High school: | William H. Taft |
| College: | Air Force |
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Coaching career
Indianapolis Colts
In 2016, Singleton was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their running backs coach. In his two seasons with Indianapolis, Singleton helped Frank Gore amass 1,986 rushing yards, the ninth-most in the NFL during that span. Gore came just shy of 1,000 yards in 2017, finishing 12th in the NFL with 961 yards on the ground. In 2016, he guided Gore to his ninth 1,000-yard season, becoming the first Colts rusher to eclipse 1,000 yards since RB Joseph Addai in 2007, and also becoming the first running back age 33-or-older to rush for at least 1,000 yards since John Riggins in 1984 (fourth player overall).
Oakland Raiders
On January 11, 2018, Singleton was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their running backs coach under head coach Jon Gruden.
Cincinnati Bengals
On February 10, 2019 Singleton was hired by the Bengals.