BIO
http://www.kcchiefs.com/coach/curtis_modkins/
1st Year NFL Coach • 1st with Chiefs
Owning 13 years of collegiate coaching experience, Curtis Modkins embarks on his initial campaign as Kansas City’s running backs coach in 2008. Prior to joining the Chiefs coaching staff, Modkins spent six seasons tutoring both the running backs (2003-07) and the defensive backs (2002) under Chiefs offensive coordinator Chan Gailey at Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech’s rushing attack thrived under the tutelage of Modkins as the Yellow Jackets led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing offense in 2007, totaling 2,591 yards (199.3 ypg.) and 28 rushing TDs. Georgia Tech boasted the ACC’s leading rusher three times (2003, 2006-07) during Modkins’ tenure as running backs coach. Modkins also played a pivotal role in the development of two-time All-ACC RB T.J. Daniels, a former walk-on who concluded his career as the fourth-leading rusher in Georgia Tech history. In 2002, serving as defensive backs coach, Modkins coached Tech’s only first-team All-ACC honoree in S Jeremy Muyres.
While at Georgia Tech, Modkins saw the Yellow Jackets enjoy six straight winning seasons, including a 9-3 regular season mark in 2006 and an appearance against Wake Forest in the ACC Championship Game. Modkins helped Georgia Tech reach a bowl game in each of his six seasons as an assistant.
Modkins enjoyed a successful four-year tenure as cornerbacks coach at New Mexico (1998-01). From 2000-01, the Lobo’s defense ranked among the top 20 nationally in total defense, yielding a paltry 309.4 yards per game in 2000 and 310.8 yards per game in 2001. The Lobos intercepted 15 passes in each of those campaigns. Under Modkins’ direction, New Mexico also saw their opponents’ passing yardage decline each year from ‘98-00.
Modkins gained a taste of NFL coaching experience in the summer of ‘99, serving an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Dallas Cowboys. It was that summer that Modkins gained his initial experience working under Gailey, as Gailey was Dallas’ head coach at the time.
Modkins began his collegiate coaching career in ‘95 at his alma mater TCU. He totaled three seasons with the Horned Frogs (’95-97), serving as a graduate assistant (’95) and coaching both the secondary (’96) and tight ends (’97) under head coach Pat Sullivan.
He enjoyed a successful playing career at TCU (’89-92). A three-year starter at running back, Modkins led the Horned Frogs in rushing three-straight seasons (’90-92). He concluded his career ranked third on TCU’s all-time rushing list with 2,763 yards and was twice named second-team All-Southwest Conference.
Personal Bio
Education: Texas Christian University (B.A. ‘93, M.L.A. ‘97). Family: Wife - Kristi; Children - Ciera, Jett and Mariah.