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The NFL has learned of shocking and heartbreaking news regarding one of their coaches who spent over two decades in the league and impacted countless lives. He began his coaching career at Memphis State in 1978, then went on to Louisville and Tennessee before becoming the New York Jets’ running backs coach in 1990. This was the beginning of a long NFL career. Here are the details. Also Read: “He Jumped” Suicide Confirmed At Florida Gators’ Stadium In Shocking Report NFL Coach Who Spent More Than Two Decades In The NFL Dies Kippy Brown, a longtime assistant coach for the NFL, has passed away. He was 71 years old. In 1993, Brown briefly returned to Tennessee before going on to coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. From 2010 to 2014, Brown was Seattle’s wide receivers coach. The Seahawks’ former coach Pete Carroll released a statement on Brown’s passing. “He was a great friend to everybody, because he had such a positive, good, fun-loving spirit,” Carroll said. “Everybody loved being around Kip. And he had a light about him, he wanted to have a good time and have fun and make things pleasant for everyone around him. That’s why so many people have rallied around him in this last month or so and reached out to (his wife) Deon, being supportive and loving. He was a wonderful person, and my heart goes out to Deon and the family. It’s a beautiful family.” Baldwin, a wide receiver for the Seahawks, also spoke about his former coach’s passing. “Kippy was the perfect person for us, for our group of guys who came in at that time—myself, Ricardo (Lockette), Jermaine, Golden, Sid,” Baldwin said. “Kippy and Sidney Rice paired really well together as being the elder statesmen in the room, helping us young guys get onboarded into the NFL life.”