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Badgers football: UW officially hires Jim Leonhard as defensive backs coach

Leonhard, who played safety for the Badgers from 2001-04, will replace Daronte Jones. Leonhard began his UW career as a walk-on in 2001 and went on to earn All-Big Ten honors three times; became the first sophomore to win the Badgers’ team MVP award since 1947 and matched UW’s school record with 21 interceptions during his career; played 10 years in the NFL with six different teams and retired after the 2014 season.