Roy Philon joined the staff in the summer of 2023 as defensive quality control. He assists mainly with the defensive line.
He spent the 2021 season at the University of Massachusetts as a defensive analyst. While with the Seahawks in 2019 as an intern defensive line coach,
Philon had a lead role in the fundamental skill development of the defensive line, weekly game planning and creating rotations based on daily evaluation of players in the position group. He also conducted individual development sessions with players.
During 2018, Philon was at Kentucky State in a variety of capacities, with a focus coaching the defensive line and outside linebackers. With the Thorobreds, Philon was responsible for skill development, meetings, film study and all aspects of practice and game planning.
Philon’s first foray into the coaching world came during the 2017 season, when he was the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Jeffersontown High School in Kentucky.
Prior to coaching, Philon spent parts of the 2014-17 NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. Collegiately, Philon was a four-year starter at Louisville at defensive end and was part of four squads to reach postseason bowl games (2010-13). A native of Lexington, Kentucky, he was a justice administration major. He and his wife, Nicole, have three children - August, Ezra and Khodi.
