Summary
Steve Shimko (born January 31, 1990) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
| Dallas Cowboys | |
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| Position: | Offensive assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 31, 1990 Ewing Township, New Jersey |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ewing (Ewing Township, New Jersey) |
| College: | Rutgers (2008–2010) |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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Early life edit
Shimko grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School. Shimko chose to play college football at Rutgers.[1][2]
College career edit
Shimko played at Rutgers for three years, appearing in one game and not recording any statistics.[3] Shimko's career would end early as he injured his shoulder, which required surgery and forced him to miss his senior season.[4]
Coaching career edit
However Shimko would still be a part of the Rutgers football program as he would become a graduate assistant.[4] After three years with Rutgers, Shimko would be hired as the recruiting operator for Western Michigan.[5] The next stop for Shimko would come as a graduate assistant for Georgia where he would coach for one year.[6][7] Shimko would the be hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Garden City.[8][9] After two season with Garden City, Shimko would receive his first NFL coaching job, being hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their assistant quarterback coach.[10][11] After two season with the Seahawk, Shimko would leave to become the tight ends coach at Boston College.[12][13] After two years as tight ends coach for Boston College, he would become their QB coach for the 2022 season.[14] Then after three seasons for Boston College, two as their tight ends coach, and one as their quarterbacks coach, Shimko was promoted to be the Eagles offensive coordinator.[15][16] On February 21, 2024, Shimko was hired as the offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys.[17]
References edit
- ^ "Steve Shimko". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Rutgers Football Adds Three Early Enrollees to Squad". Rutgers Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Steve Shimko". Football Database. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b Condit, Nick (14 August 2011). "Former Ewing football standout Steve Shimko still involved in Rutgers program despite career-ending surgery". NJ.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Steve Shimko". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "A look at recent Georgia football support staff hires". Online Athens. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Samuels, Doug. "Thursday February 19, 2015". Footballscoop. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Samuels, Doug. "Wednesday January 20, 2016". Footballscoop. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Weiszler, Marc. "Georgia high on list of prized football recruit Ben Davis of Alabama". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Shawn-Duger, Michael (8 February 2018). "Seahawks complete assistant coach overhaul". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "GCCC's Shimko heading to NFL". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (23 January 2020). "Steve Shimko leaves Seahawks for Boston College tight ends coaching job". NBC Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Boston College Names Steve Shimko Tight Ends Coach". Sports Illustrated. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (25 August 2022). "Shimko's Unorthodox Coaching Journey Has Led Him Back to the QB Room". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Flannery, Curtis (6 March 2023). "Opinion: Boston College Football is Spiraling". BC Interruption. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Black, AJ. "Boston College announce new roles for Steve Shimko and Rob Chudzinski". 247Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Harris, Nick (February 21, 2024). "Cowboys hire Steve Shimko as offensive assistant". dallascowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
External links edit
- Western Michigan Broncos coaching bio
- Boston College Eagles coaching bio