| Denver Broncos | |
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| Title | Defensive pass game coordinator |
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| Born | November 29, 1985 Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position | Safety |
| College | College of William & Mary (2007–2009) |
| Career history | |
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Robert Livingston (born November 29, 1985) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive pass game coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a football coach in the NFL from 2012 to 2023, as the safeties coach/secondary coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. He has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes. At the college level, he played safety for William & Mary from 2007 to 2009.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.80 s | 1.65 s | 2.76 s | 4.27 s | 7.18 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 11 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day [1] | ||||||||||||
In 2010, Livingston got his first coaching job with Furman as the team's safeties coach. [2]
In 2011, Livingston joined Vanderbilt as a defensive quality control coach. [3] [4]
Livingston got his first career NFL job as a scout for the Cincinnati Bengals. [5] [6] In 2015, Livingston was promoted by the Bengals to be a defensive quality control/special teams assistant. Then in 2016, he was promoted again this time to be the secondary coach. [7] [8]
In 2021, the Bengals finished with a 10–7 record and clinched their first AFC North title since 2015. It also marked their first Super Bowl appearance since 1988. [9] [10] Livingston on the defensive side, Bengals rushing defense ranked 5th best amongst all NFL teams.
In 2024, Livingston was hired by the Colorado Buffaloes to be the team's defensive coordinator. [11] [12]
On February 25, 2026, it was announced that the Denver Broncos were hiring Livingston as their defensive pass game coordinator, replacing Jim Leonhard. [13]