Shane Paul Day (born September 27, 1974) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. Day has also served as an assistant coach for Connecticut and Michigan.[1]
 Day with the Chicago Bears | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
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| Born: | September 27, 1974 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Manhattan High School |
| College: | Kansas State |
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Early years
editDay was a two sport athlete at Rhodes College, playing both football and baseball. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1999 with a degree in English.[2]
Coaching career
editAuburn Riverside High School
editIn 2001, Day began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Auburn Riverside High School. He then spent the next three years as the quarterbacks coach for the high school, as well as taking on the role of offensive coordinator during the final two years.[1]
University of Michigan
editIn 2006, Day was hired as an offensive quality control coach at the University of Michigan, where he worked with future NFL quarterback Chad Henne.
San Francisco 49ers
editIn 2007, Day was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as an offensive quality control coach. He held the position for three years, two years under offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who later hired Day to work for him in Chicago. Day oversaw the quarterbacks in 2007, running backs in 2008, and the offensive line in 2009. He was also part of the staff that coached the South team during the 2008 Senior Bowl.
Chicago Bears
editOn February 5, 2010, Day was hired by the Chicago Bears as their quarterbacks coach.[2] He was recommended for the job by Chicago's offensive coordinator Mike Martz, with whom Day had worked with for two seasons in San Francisco. Day helped the Bears reach the NFC Championship game in 2010.[3]
University of Connecticut
editOn January 24, 2012, Day was hired as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Connecticut, replacing Joe Moorhead, who had left for the head coach position at Fordham University.[1][4] Day called plays for the Husky offense the final 3 games of 2013 in which the offense took off, setting several school records, and leading to 3 consecutive wins against Temple, Rutgers, and Memphis.
Washington Redskins
editOn January 23, 2014, Day was hired by the Washington Redskins as their assistant offensive line coach.[5]
Miami Dolphins
editOn January 12, 2016, Day was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their tight ends coach.[6]
San Francisco 49ers (second stint)
editIn 2019, Day returned to the San Francisco 49ers after he was hired as their quarterbacks coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.[7]
Los Angeles Chargers
editOn January 28, 2021, Day was hired to be the Los Angeles Chargers quarterbacks coach.[8] On the heels of a Chargers loss in their AFC Wild Card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars where they blew a 27–point lead, he and offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi were both fired on January 17, 2023.[9]
Houston Texans
editOn February 19, 2023, Day was hired to be the Houston Texans' senior offensive assistant.[10]
Los Angeles Chargers (second stint)
editOn February 8, 2024, Day was hired to return to the Los Angeles Chargers as quarterbacks coach under new head coach Jim Harbaugh.[11]
Personal life
editDay is married to his wife, Christie. They have one daughter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Shane Day Name UConn Quarterbacks Coach". January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Official Website of the Chicago Bears". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Bears target Shane Day to coach QBs | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Shane Day named QB Coach at UConn". Yardbarker.com. January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (January 23, 2014). "Redskins add assistant offensive line coach Shane Day". Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ @MiamiDolphins (January 12, 2016). "Welcome to Miami, Shane Day! #StrongerTogether" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Madson, Kyle (January 28, 2019). "Report: 49ers to hire Shane Day as QB coach". USA Today. Niners Wire. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Chargers hiring Shane Day as quarterbacks coach". MSN.
- ^ Thiry, Lindsey (January 17, 2023). "Chargers fire OC Joe Lombardi after playoff collapse". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Houston Texans Announce 2023 Coaching Staff". HoustonTexans.com. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ Simmons, Myles. "Chargers to bring back Shane Day as QBs coach". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.