Shane Waldron (born August 17, 1979)[1] is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and served as offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks.
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator |
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| Born: | August 17, 1979 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| High school: | Milwaukie (OR) La Salle |
| College: | Tufts |
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Early years
editWaldron grew up in Carver, Oregon, outside of Portland. Waldron was a big Portland Trail Blazers and Oregon Ducks fan. He attended the now closed down Clackamas Elementary. Waldron also attended La Salle High School in Portland, Oregon. After a year at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he played college football at Tufts University as a tight end and long snapper from 1999 through 2002.[2]
Coaching career
editNew England Patriots
editStarting in 2002, Waldron served as an operations intern for the New England Patriots for two seasons before being promoted to operations assistant in 2004, where he handled special teams quality control duties and oversaw the completion of the weekly game plans.[3]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
editFrom 2005 to 2007, followed Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis to the University of Notre Dame to serve as a graduate assistant.[1][3]
New England Patriots
editWaldron was rehired by the New England Patriots and worked under head coach Bill Belichick, also a Phillips Academy alumnus, as offensive quality control coach in 2008.[4] He was promoted to tight ends coach for the 2009 season.[2][4]
Hartford Colonials
editHe left the Patriots after the 2009 season and joined the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League as their wide receivers coach in 2010.[2][5]
UMass Minutemen
editAfter spending 2011 at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Waldron moved to the University of Massachusetts and was the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2012 to 2013 before being promoted to offensive line coach from 2014 to 2015.[6]
Washington Redskins
editIn 2016, Waldron was hired by the Washington Redskins as an offensive quality control coach.[7]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn February 2, 2017, Waldron was hired to be the tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Rams, under new head coach Sean McVay.[3]
On January 30, 2018, Waldron was named passing game coordinator, after Matt LaFleur became offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. Head coach Sean McVay promoted offensive line coach Aaron Kromer to run game coordinator and Waldron to passing game coordinator in order to help fill the void.[3] In 2019, Waldron was promoted to quarterbacks coach after Zac Taylor was named head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn January 26, 2021, Waldron was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their offensive coordinator under head coach Pete Carroll, replacing Brian Schottenheimer. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson reportedly favored hiring Waldron due to his experience on McVay's coaching staff and familiarity with McVay's offensive system.[8]
Chicago Bears
editOn January 23, 2024, Waldron was officially hired by the Chicago Bears as their offensive coordinator under head coach Matt Eberflus, replacing Luke Getsy.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shane Waldron bio". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Former Pats TE coach lands in UFL". espn.com. March 19, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Shane Waldron". therams.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Reiss, Mike (February 12, 2009). "Patriots coaching, scouting moves". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "UFL's Hartford Colonials Announce Assistant Coaches". courant.com. March 19, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Shane Waldron". umassathletics.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Redskins Add Kevin Carberry, Shane Waldron To Coaching Staff". redskins.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Henderson, Brady (September 7, 2022). "Inside the Russell Wilson-Seattle Seahawks drama that led to the Denver Broncos trade". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Hajduk, Gabby (January 23, 2024). "Bears hire Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 23, 2024.