LOUISVILLE COACHING STAFF

CHRIS REDMAN, HEAD COACH

Chris Redman was named the first head coach of the Louisville Kings on Dec. 30, 2025.

Jamie Sharper, Defensive Coordinator

Jamie Sharper enters his first season as defensive coordinator after a standout nine-year NFL career that included a Super Bowl XXXV title with the Ravens and a league-leading 166 tackles with the Texans in 2003. A former first-team All-ACC linebacker at Virginia, Sharper transitioned into coaching in 2016 and most recently helped lead the DC Defenders to a UFL championship in 2025.

Steve Logan, Offensive Coordinator

Steve Logan enters his first season as offensive coordinator, bringing more than 50 years of coaching experience across the high school, college, and professional ranks. A former head coach at Hutchinson Community College and East Carolina, Logan has also held assistant roles in the SEC, ACC, NFL, NFL Europe, and, most recently, the AAF.

Tony Banks, Wide Receivers

Tony Banks enters his first season as wide receivers coach after a 10-year NFL career highlighted by being a PFWA All-Rookie selection and Super Bowl XXXV champion. A former Michigan State standout and second-round draft pick, Banks transitioned into coaching at the high school level and now makes his professional coaching debut.

Jeff Jagodzinski, Tight Ends

Jeff Jagodzinski enters his first season as tight ends coach, bringing more than 40 years of coaching experience across the college and professional levels. A former Boston College head coach who led the Eagles to a 20-8 record, a bowl victory, and back-to-back division titles, Jagodzinski has also coached in the NFL and multiple spring leagues throughout his extensive career.

Brad Jackson, Linebackers

Brad Jackson enters his first season as linebackers coach, marking his coaching debut after a Super Bowl XXXV championship run with the Ravens. A former two-sport standout at Cincinnati and third-round NFL Draft pick, Jackson also enjoyed a post-playing career in broadcasting before stepping onto the sidelines.

Chris McAlister, Defensive Backs

Chris McAlister enters his first season as defensive backs coach following an elite playing career that included unanimous All-American honors at Arizona and a Super Bowl championship during an 11-year NFL tenure. A ninth overall draft pick and longtime Ravens standout, McAlister finished his pro career with 26 interceptions and now makes his coaching debut.

Charlie Eger, Offensive Line

Charlie Eger is in his first season coaching the offensive line for the Kings. Eger, a veteran offensive coach, comes to the Kings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he served as the offensive quality control coach for the UAB Blazers this spring.

 

Prior to his stint at UAB, Eger was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Raiders Tirol in the European League of Football in 2024 and 2025. Before coaching in Munich, Germany, he was the tight ends and special teams coach for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL in 2023.

 

Eger returned to professional football in 2020 when he became the running backs coach for the Ottawa RedBlacks in the Canadian Football League where he spent the  2020 and 2021 seasons.

 

A veteran college coach, he began his college career at his alma mater, Central Connecticut State, where he was wide receivers coach from 2006-09 before going to Widener University as offensive coordinator from 2010-12, and then to Seton Hill University as recruiting coordinator, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2013-19. His final college stop was at Clarion University in 2019.

 

Eger graduated from Central Connecticut State, where he earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree. Eger is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified USA Weightlifting Coach.

Kyle Williams, Safeties

Kyle Williams is in his first season with the Louisville Kings, where he coaches the safeties. Williams brings a track record across multiple levels. Most recently, Williams served as Defensive Coordinator for the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. Prior to that stop he was the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator at Texas A&M-Commerce, where his 2023 unit ranked among the national leaders, finishing second in interceptions, first in interception return yards, fourth in takeaways, and top 20 in sacks. The defense produced three first-team all-conference players, including two All-Americans, and saw Levi Drake Rodriguez selected in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

 

Williams played a key role in the program’s transition to Division I, leading a 2022 defense that ranked in the top 15 nationally in multiple categories, including pass defense, total defense, and scoring defense. He previously coached the secondary during a dominant 2021 Division II season, when the unit ranked among the nation’s best in total defense, pass defense, and scoring, while producing multiple all-conference players and an All-American defensive back who advanced to the NFL.

 

Prior to A&M-Commerce, Williams was defensive coordinator at Sul Ross State, where his defenses forced 102 takeaways over four seasons and consistently ranked among the national leaders in turnovers and disruptive plays. He also served as passing game coordinator and secondary coach at UT Permian Basin, significantly improving the program’s pass defense and scoring metrics.

 

Williams began his coaching career with roles at University of Southern California, Evangel University, and Kansas State University, where he worked under Bill Snyder.