He replaces Winston DeLattiboudere, who left after one season to be the defensive line coach at Michigan State, returning to the college ranks where he was previously. He had replaced Derrick LeBlanc, who was the defensive line coach for two seasons.
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Kwiatkowki makes his first jump to the NFL after many years in college. He was defensive coordinator or co-defensive coordinator from 2010 to 2025 at Boise State, Washington and Texas.
He was the defensive coordinator in Washington when Cardinals safety Budda Baker played there.
He was at Texas for the last five years and also coached outside linebackers.
He last served as defensive line coach at Boise State from 2006-09 before becoming defensive coordinator.
He played defensive lineman collegiately at Boise State.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals Hire Former Texas DC Pete Kwiatkowski as DL Coach