Zerick Rollins was born June 20, 1975 in Houston, Texas

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. Zerick Rollins has been as assistant coach

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 for the Seattle Seahawks

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 for the last nine years. Rollins coached linebacker

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s for the last three years (2006–2009). Prior to coaching linebackers for Seattle Rollins coached the defensive line for four years (2002–2006). Rollins started his career in Seattle as a defensive line assistant in 2001. Prior to coming to the Seattle Seahawks, Rollins was a graduate assistant (1998–2000) and played college football

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 for Texas A&M

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. Zerick was a two year starter

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 at Texas A&M (1996–1997) where he helped Texas A&M win the Big 12 South title in 1997

1997 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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. He also played in the 1998 Cotton Bowl against UCLA

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Zerick graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in economics

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 and also earned a masters in Educational Administration.

On January 16, 2010 it was announced by The Olympian

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that Rollins will not be offered a position on Pete Carroll

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's staff.