Kevin Spencer ( American football ) Kevin Spencer ( born November 2 , 1953 ) is the Special Teams coach for the National Football League ' s San Diego Chargers . He has been a coach in the NFL since 1991 . Early Coaching Career . In 1975 , Spencer coached wrestling and lacrosse at the State University of New York as a graduate assistant . From 1976 - 1979 he coached at Detroit County Day High School in Birmingham , Michigan . Spencer then spent the next two years as a graduate assistant at Cornell University . After coaching for one season at Gilman School in Baltimore , Maryland , Spencer then received a job coaching at Ithaca College . From 1981 - 1985 , he was the head freshman coach and the following year ( 1986 ) , he served as the offensive coordinator . Spencer them moved to Wesleyan University where he was the head coach for five years ( 1987 - 1991 ) . Spencer brought change to Wesleyan University to help clean up the program and through discipline , taught his players many valuable lessons . With a 6 - 2 record in 1990 , he finished with an overall record of 14 - 26 . From 1989 - 1990 , Spencer coached the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets former head coach Eric Mangini . Cleveland Browns . Kevin Spencer began his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns as a Coaching Assistant under then coach , Bill Belichick , in 1991 . His final season with the team was in 1994 . Oakland Raiders . Kevin Spencer then moved to the Oakland Raiders football team in 1995 . Under head coach Mike White , he served as Quality Control for the 1995 season . In the 1996 season , he then moved into the role of Assistant Linebackers Coach . In 1997 , the Raiders new Head Coach , Joe Bugel , gave him the job of Defensive Assistant . Indianapolis Colts . In 1998 , Spencer was hired on by the Indianapolis Colts as special teams coach under Head Coach , Jim Mora . While coaching for the Colts , Spencer was able to work with one of the premier kickers in the NFL , Mike Vanderjagt . The first player in Colts history to have four consecutive 100 + point seasons was Vanderjagt under Spencer ' s coaching . Vanderjagt ranked 1st in the AFC and 2nd in the NFL during the 2001 season . He held this position until the 2001 season , the same year that Mora left the team . Pittsburgh Steelers . Signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002 , Spencer got his first Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XL . In 2003 , Spencer was named the NFL ' s " Special Teams Coach of The Year " in a vote of his peers . Arizona Cardinals . Following the 2006 season , former Steelers ' offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals . Spencer was allowed out of the final year of his contract with the Steelers and was hired to coach for the Arizona Cardinals on January 19 , 2007 . Spencer made his second Super Bowl appearance in 2009 with the Cardinals . Patrick Peterson , Spencer ' s rookie punt returner , had 4 punt return touchdowns in 2011 , tying an NFL record . The second longest punt return in NFL history is Peterson ' s 99 - yard punt return touchdown during the OT vs . St . Louis game . San Diego Chargers . On January 22nd , 2013 , Kevin Spencer was hired as the Chargers Special Teams Coach reuniting him with Ken Whisenhunt who is the Offensive Coordinator . Personal . While attending Springfield College ( MA ) , Spencer played football and lacrosse from 1972 - 1975 . In 1976 , Spencer earned his master ' s degree from SUNY - Cortland . Spencer and his wife , Rosemarie , have two sons , Timothy and Jack . References . Timothy is currently a freshman in high school , and Jack is an eighth grader . Both of their kids are involved in sports