MIKE MICKENS enters his first NFL coaching season, bringing 15 years of experience at the collegiate level. He most recently worked with cornerbacks at Notre Dame (2020-25), also serving as the defensive passing game coordinator from 2023-25. Additionally, he held assistant roles at Cincinnati (2018-19), Bowling Green (2014-17), Idaho (2013), Indiana State (2012) and his alma mater Cincinnati (2011). Mickens reunites with head coach Jesse Minter, after they previously coached on the same defensive staff at Indiana State in 2012. Mickens also played cornerback at Cincinnati, where he was coached by Minter (graduate assistant) from 2007-08.