DeShawn Shead

DeShawn Shead
Shead with Richard Sherman in 2015
Miami Dolphins
Position:Assistant defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-28) June 28, 1989
Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Highland (Palmdale, California)
College:Portland State
NFL draft:2012: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Seattle Seahawks (20212023)
    Defensive assistant & assistant defensive backs coach
  • Miami Dolphins (2024–present)
    Assistant defensive backs coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:171
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:4
Pass deflections:24
Interceptions:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

DeShawn Anthony Shead (born June 28, 1989) is an American former professional football cornerback and coach who is the assistant defensive backs coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012, and became a member of the Legion of Boom. He also won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks over the Denver Broncos. Shead spent the 2018 season with the Detroit Lions, before re-signing with the Seahawks in 2019.