Ravens Promote Anthony Levine To Special Teams Coordinator

Jesse Minter‘s Baltimore arrival will lead to one of his former DB charges being promoted to a coordinator role. Anthony Levine, who played under Minter during the new HC’s first Ravens stint, will take over as Baltimore’s special teams coordinator.

Levine served as Baltimore’s assistant ST coach last season and served in that capacity with the Titans from 2023-24. This will be the former 12-year NFL DB’s first shot to lead a special teams department.

This move comes after the Ravens saw their previous ST coordinator, Chris Horton, follow John Harbaugh to the Giants. The Ravens initially blocked Horton from making that lateral move, but after Minter’s hire, they allowed it. Minter looks to have had Levine in mind when permitting Horton to leave.

Levine, 38, played 10 seasons in Baltimore, arriving after time on Green Bay’s practice squad from 2010-12. He served as a perennial special teams ace for the Ravens, beginning his career on the team’s Super Bowl XLVII-winning team (this came two years after logging practice squad time for the 2010 Super Bowl-winning Packers). Starting only five games over the course of his career, Levine played at least 70% of the Ravens’ ST snaps in seven of his 10 seasons. The former UDFA signed four Baltimore contracts from 2012-20 and finished his career at 34 in 2021.

The Buccaneers interviewed Levine for their STC post last month. Mike Vrabel had hired him in Tennessee in 2023, after Levine had spent his initial post-retirement year as a Ravens staffer. Brian Callahan changed up his ST staff last year, hiring John Fassel as STC and moving on from Levine. The Ravens rehired him soon after his Nashville exit, and that move will lead to a promotion a year later.

Horton had served as Baltimore’s ST coordinator from 2019-25, serving as Levine’s coach from 2019-21. Levine intercepted two career passes and tallied three sacks during the 2017 season, serving as one of the Ravens’ ST cornerstones along with Justin Tucker and Sam Koch during his career. Minter added his OC from outside the organization, hiring Declan Doyle from the Bears, but has turned to familiarity at DC (Anthony Weaver) and STC. Weaver returns to Baltimore after two years as Miami’s defensive play-caller.