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Cardinals Hire Ron Aiken As Defensive Line Coach
AZCardinals.com - 6 hours ago
Tempe, AZ – The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced the hiring of RON AIKEN as the team’s defensive line coach. Aiken spent the last eight seasons in the same capacity with the University of Iowa.

Named the 2002 American Football Coaches Association Division I Assistant Coach of the Year, Aiken joined Iowa’s staff in 1999 and helped lead the Hawkeyes to six straight bowl appearances (2001-06). His defensive line finished the 2005 season ranking 29th nationally in rush defense (126 yards per game) and 22nd in scoring defense (20 points per game). Future pros he coached while at Iowa include defensive end and 2006 Pro Bowl selection Aaron Kampman (Green Bay), defensive end Derreck Robinson (San Diego), defensive end Matt Roth (Miami), and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (Atlanta).

Prior to joining the Hawkeyes, Aiken spent the 1998 season coaching linebackers at San Diego State where all three of his linebackers earned all-conference honors. He was at University of Texas coaching defensive tackles in 1997, worked with the defensive line at Vanderbilt from 1995-96 and was at New Mexico coaching linebackers and defensive ends from 1990-94.

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:54:00 GMT

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