| New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
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| Born: | (1986-10-19)October 19, 1986 (age 38) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Neshaminy(Langhorne, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | NC State |
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Shea Tierney (born October 19, 1986) is anAmerican football coach who is thequarterbacks coach for theNew York Giants of theNational Football League (NFL). Shea was hired by theBuffalo Bills in 2018 as an offensive assistant and was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2020. Previously, Tierney spent three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles as an analyst and coaching intern. He also worked for Alabama as an offensive analyst.
Beginning in 2011, Tierney spent three seasons with theNC State Wolfpack as an offensivegraduate assistant.
In 2013, Tierney was hired by thePhiladelphia Eagles as an analyst and coaching intern. He spent 3 seasons with the team.
In 2016, Tierney acted as an offensive analyst under CoachNick Saban and currentNew York Giants head coachBrian Daboll. Tierney assisted in leading the 2016 team to a 14–1 season, ending in an SEC Championship. He worked closely withMike Locksley, former wide-receivers coach and current head coach atMaryland.[1]
In 2018, Tierney was hired by theBuffalo Bills as an offensive analyst, and was promoted to AssistantQuarterbacks Coach for the 2020 season. During his tenure with the Bills, Tierney helped to guide quarterbackJosh Allen to finish second in the 2020 MVP voting and set single season franchise records for passing touchdowns (37), completions (396), 300 yard games (8), passer rating (107.2), completion percentage (69.2), passing yards (4,544) and total touchdowns (46). During the 2021 season, Allen had a career-high 409 pass completions, completing 63.3 percent of his passes for 4,407 passing yards, 36 passing touchdowns and a 92.2 passer rating. He also had 763 rushing yards and another six touchdowns on the ground, leading the league in yards per carry at 6.3[2]
On February 2, 2022, Tierney was hired by theNew York Giants as theirQuarterbacks Coach. He follows Daboll, who was named head coach of the Giants on January 28, 2022.[3]
In July 2021, Shea married Emily Seng in Raleigh, North Carolina.[4]