 Day with theChicago Bears | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1974-09-27)September 27, 1974 (age 50) Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Manhattan High School |
| College: | Kansas State |
| Career history | |
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Shane Paul Day (born September 27, 1974) is anAmerican football coach who is thequarterbacks coach for theLos Angeles Chargers of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for theHouston Texans,San Francisco 49ers,Miami Dolphins,Washington Redskins and theChicago Bears. Day has also served as an assistant coach forConnecticut andMichigan.[1]
Day was a two sport athlete atRhodes College, playing both football and baseball. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1999 with a degree in English.[2]
In 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]
In 2006, Day was hired as an offensive quality control coach at theUniversity of Michigan, where he worked with future NFL quarterbackChad Henne.
In 2007, Day was hired by theSan Francisco 49ers as an offensive quality control coach. He held the position for three years, two years under offensive coordinatorMike 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 the2008 Senior Bowl.
On February 5, 2010, Day was hired by theChicago Bears as their quarterbacks coach.[2] He was recommended for the job by Chicago's offensive coordinatorMike 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]
On January 24, 2012, Day was hired as the quarterbacks coach at theUniversity of Connecticut, replacingJoe Moorhead, who had left for the head coach position atFordham 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.
On January 23, 2014, Day was hired by theWashington Redskins as their assistant offensive line coach.[5]
On January 12, 2016, Day was hired by theMiami Dolphins as their tight ends coach.[6]
In 2019, Day returned to theSan Francisco 49ers after he was hired as their quarterbacks coach under head coachKyle Shanahan.[7]
On January 28, 2021, Day was hired to be theLos Angeles Chargers quarterbacks coach.[8] On the heels of a Chargers loss in their AFC Wild Card game against theJacksonville Jaguars where they blew a 27–point lead, he and offensive coordinatorJoe Lombardi were both fired on January 17, 2023.[9]
On February 19, 2023, Day was hired to be theHouston Texans' senior offensive assistant.[10]
On February 8, 2024, Day was hired to return to theLos Angeles Chargers as quarterbacks coach under new head coachJim Harbaugh.[11]
Day is married to his wife, Christie. They have one daughter.[1]