Kacy Rodgers enters his fifth season as a member of the Dolphins’ coaching staff, having joined the club after a five-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys (2003-07), the final three of which he tutored that team’s defensive line.

In 2011, Rodgers’ line anchored a defense that finished third in the NFL against the run, with nose tackle Paul Soliai earning his first Pro Bowl recognition. Miami finished seventh in rush defense and third in fewest rushing yards per carry at 3.6 in 2010 as defensive end Randy Starks earned Pro Bowl honors.

Rodgers’ first two years with the Cowboys (2003-04) were spent coaching the club’s defensive tackles. Under Rodgers, defensive tackle La’Roi Glover was selected to the Pro Bowl each year from 2003-05. In four of Rodgers’ five seasons with Dallas, the team ranked in the top ten in the NFL in rush defense, including a No. 6 finish in 2007 when they allowed an average of just 94.6 yards rushing per game.

Before entering the NFL coaching ranks, Rodgers was an assistant at the collegiate level, including posts at Tennessee-Martin (1994-97), Louisiana-Monroe (1998), Middle Tennessee State (1999-2001) and Arkansas (2002). He tutored the defensive line at all four stops, while having also been assistant head coach at Tennessee-Martin (1997) and Middle Tennessee (2000-01).

Rodgers went to training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992 as a college free agent. He also played with the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian League in 1994.

A four-year letterman at the University of Tennessee (1988-91), Rodgers played linebacker and defensive end on teams that won a pair of Southeastern Conference championships (1990, 1991) and appeared in three New Year’s Day bowl games. He earned his degree in political science from the school in 1993. Rodgers is a native of Humboldt, Tennessee where he starred at Humboldt High School.

He and his wife, Marcella, have a son, Kacy II, who is a junior at the University of Miami.