Former Cardinals DC/HC Dave McGinnis Passes Away
The Arizona Cardinals lost a member of their family today.
www.si.comI can share the latest public updates I can verify, but I don’t currently have live access to fresh feeds. Here’s what’s been reported recently about Dave McGinnis:
- Reports in April 2026 confirmed the death of Dave McGinnis, the longtime NFL coach and Titans color analyst, at age 74 after an illness. Multiple outlets summarized his career and noted he had been in declining health prior to his passing.
- The Cardinals’ organization and various NFL outlets publicly acknowledged his passing and his contributions as a defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals and as a head coach there in the early 2000s.
- After his coaching career, he served as a color analyst for the Tennessee Titans’ radio network from 2017 onward, continuing his presence in NFL broadcasting up until his death.
If you’d like, I can search for more current remembrances, tributes, or archival interviews, or pull quotes from the obituaries and team statements. I can also compile a brief timeline of his career highlights if that would help.