After a disastrous season on Urban Meyer's staff, former Jaguars' defensive coordinator Joe Cullen is one win away from the NFL mountaintop with KC Chiefs.
Over a year ago, Cullen was among many victims on the Jaguars’ coaching staff of Urban Meyer’s disastrous tenure, which sent him to the unemployment line for no other reason than being derailed by his boss’ terrible judgment.
“Nothing but respect for the Jaguars because Shad [Khan, owner] and Trent [Baalke, GM] were great to me,” said Cullen in a phone interview. “I got a phone call from the Chiefs when they unexpectedly lost in the AFC Championship game [last year]. “There’s no way I could do it alone,” said Cullen. “Just the grace of God and people helping me along the way.”The reason Cullen’s story resonates with many connected to the NFL is it’s a reminder of how life and a stress-filled profession can be so combustible.
He faced separate one-game suspensions from the Lions and the NFL, but immediately sought help for his alcohol addiction and got sober. He earned public acclaim from commissioner Roger Godell and received massive support from coaching colleagues for addressing his drinking problem, which was a big factor in Cullen resurrecting his career with the Jaguars.
“Until the day I don’t love it, I think I’m going to coach,” said Cullen. “If you told me I’d get another 10 years in the NFL, I’d take it.” Over a decade later, the Cullen story is even better. Not simply because he’s about to coach in his first Super Bowl, but that he can share the experience with Andrea — a woman he knew since 2001, started dating in 2008, then married in 2013 — and his three daughters in attendance.
He interviewed for defensive coordinator openings with the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, then got a call from Reid offering the D-line job. Four days before the AFC Championship game against the Bengals — a team that had beaten the Chiefs three times in a span of 11 months — Cullen told me he felt strongly that Jones, edge rusher Frank Clark and Karlaftis could exploit Cincy’s patchwork offensive line.
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