Richard begins his sixth season in the NFL, fifth overall in Seattle and first as coach. He spent three seasons with the Seahawks and one season with the San Francisco 49ers as a cornerback.
He was promoted to his current position on January 18, 2011 after spending the 2010 season as assistant defensive backs coach. He joined the club on February 4, 2010.
Richard will be assisted in the secondary by Rocky Seto, who will handle the safety position.
Richard begins his sixth season in the NFL, fifth overall in Seattle and first as coach. He spent three seasons with the Seahawks and one season with the San Francisco 49ers as a cornerback.
He was promoted to his current position on January 18, 2011 after spending the 2010 season as assistant defensive backs coach. He joined the club on February 4, 2010.
Richard will be assisted in the secondary by Rocky Seto, who will handle the safety position.
Prior to Seattle, he spent two seasons (2008-09) as a graduate assistant at USC, working with the defensive backs.
In 2008, safety Taylor Mays was an All-American first team pick for the second year and also was a finalist for the Thorpe Award, while safety Kevin Ellison made his second consecutive All-Pac-10 first team. Ellison and cornerback Cary Harris were NFL sixth-round draft picks following the season.
Originally a third-round pick (85th overall) by Seattle, Richard played in 38 games with one start for Seattle from 2002-04 before playing one season in San Francisco, playing in one game.
Richard lettered four years (1998-2001) at USC, starting his final three seasons. He had eight career interceptions and returned three for touchdowns, along with 125 tackles, 19 deflections and two fumble recoveries.
He was a prep All-American cornerback, quarterback and wide receiver at Serra High in Gardena, Calif., where he also ran track (he was a member of Serra’s 1996 state championship 400-meter relay team).
He received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from USC in 2002 and is working on his master’s degree in communication management.
Born on October 28, 1979, he and his wife, Chandra, have a daughter, Alyssa, and a son, Aiden.
