Eric Charles Henderson is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Born on January 8, 1983 (age 39 years), in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States of America Eric began his high school education at the Edna Karr high school in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Henderson played college football at Georgia Tech as a defensive end and was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and played professionally for six seasons.

Career History

As a player:

Cincinnati Bengals (2006–2008)
Las Vegas Locomotives (2009–2011)

As a coach:

Georgia Military College (2012)
Outside linebackers coach
Oklahoma State (2013–2015)
Graduate assistant
UTSA (2016)
Defensive line coach
Los Angeles Chargers (2017–2018)
Assistant defensive line coach
Los Angeles Rams (2019–2020)
Defensive line coach
Los Angeles Rams (2021–present)
Defensive line coach / run game coordinator
Career Highlight And Awards
As coach
Super Bowl champion (LVI)
As player
First-team All-ACC (2003)
2× Second-team All-ACC (2004–2005)
2× UFL champion (2009, 2010)

How Many Years Did Eric Henderson Play In The NFL?

Eric Henderson played in the NFL from 2006 to the year 2011. He was said to have retired from playing football in the year 2011 and started coaching in the year 2012.