Duke London returned to Duke as a graduate assistant in 2004. He spent two years as a graduate assistant before becoming the full-time running backs coach in 2006. The Blue Devils lost all 12 games in 2006, recording the fourth winless season in program history.
First stint in the NFL The
Chicago Bears hired London on March 1, 2007 as an offensive assistant/quality control coach. London was fired alongside his offensive coordinator
Ron Turner on January 6, 2010. He joined the
Philadelphia Eagles as a pro scout in 2010 and then joined the
Tennessee Titans in 2011 as an offensive assistant and quality control coach.
Penn State London returned to college-level coaching as
Penn State University’s running backs coach under head coach
Bill O’Brien, who he had worked with prior in 2005–06 in Duke. The Nittany Lions went 8–4 in 2012, defeating No. 24
Northwestern but falling to No. 9
Ohio State & No. 18
Nebraska. Despite the winning record, they were not eligible for a bowl game. Under his coaching, running back
Zach Zwinak eclipsed 1,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 7 touchdowns. The Nittany Lions went 7–5 and won the
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy. They would defeat No. 18
Michigan & No. 14
Wisconsin but lose to No. 4 Ohio State. Zwinak recorded 989 yards and scored 12 touchdowns.
Houston Texans London left Penn State to join O’Brien's coaching staff when he became the head coach of the
Houston Texans during the 2014 NFL season. The Texans went 9–7 and missed the playoffs. Under his coaching, running back
Arian Foster recorded over 1,500 yards from scrimmage & scored 13 touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl. The Texans went 9–7 and won the AFC South division title in 2015, the team's first playoff berth since 2012, but were shut out by the
Kansas City Chiefs 30–0 in the wild-card round. During the season they defeated the would-be AFC North champion
Cincinnati Bengals 10–6 in a Week 10 matchup. The Texans went 9–7 and repeated as AFC South champions in 2016, defeating the
Oakland Raiders in the wild-card round but then falling to the
New England Patriots in their first divisional round matchup since 2012.
Lamar Miller recorded over 1,200 yards from scrimmage and scored 6 touchdowns. In 2017, Miller recorded 1,200 yards from scrimmage and 6 touchdowns. London resigned from his position on January 2, 2018, wanting to seek a quarterback coaching position.
Chicago Bears London rejoined the Chicago Bears as running backs coach on January 10, 2018. Under his coaching,
Jordan Howard eclipsed 1,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 9 touchdowns. The Bears' offense produced the fifth fewest rushing yards in the NFL in 2019.
Atlanta Falcons London was hired by the
Atlanta Falcons as their
quarterbacks coach on January 22, 2021.
Tennessee Titans On February 9, 2023, London was hired by the
Tennessee Titans as their pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Seattle Seahawks In February 2024, he was hired as the Seahawks quarterbacks coach.
New York Jets On February 2, 2025, the
New York Jets hired London as their quarterbacks coach. The Jets parted ways with London on January 23, 2026. ==References==