| Jacksonville Jaguars | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1979-12-24)December 24, 1979 (age 45) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson (WV) |
| College | Kent State |
| Position | Offensive guard |
| Career history | |
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Shaun Sarrett (born December 24, 1979) is an Americanfootball coach who is currently the offensive line coach for theJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as the assistant offensive line coach for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL), the assistant coach forMarshall andDuke before joining the Steelers as an offensive assistant in 2012. He played college football atKent State.
A native ofBeckley, West Virginia, Sarrett played guard atKent State University.[1] He earned the nickname "Sweet Feet" after a teammate at Kent State noticed that his footwork was above average.[2] He graduated from Kent State in 2004 with a degree in health education.
After his playing career at Kent State, Sarrett received no offers to play pro football, so he decided to pursue a coaching career. He began atStreetsboro High School, a high school less than seven miles away from Kent State coaching the offensive and defensive line as well as the co-strength coach. He spent one season in that role before joining the coaching staff atMarshall in 2005, working with the defensive line as the defensive quality control and graduate assistant before switching to a graduate assistant on offense in 2006. He was hired to work atDuke in 2008 onDavid Cutcliffe's staff as an offensive quality control working with the offensive line.
Sarrett was hired by thePittsburgh Steelers in 2012 as an offensive assistant. He was hired by Steelers head coachMike Tomlin after his interview where former Kent State teammate and Steelers linebackerJames Harrison recognized him and asked "What are you doing here, Sweet Feet?".[3] He was promoted to assistant offensive line coach in 2018, and offensive line coach in 2019 afterMike Munchak left to join theDenver Broncos coaching staff.[4][5][6] Sarrett's contract was not renewed after the 2020 season.[7]
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