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NFL coaching profile: What Detroit Lions are getting in David Shaw

Our 2025 Detroit Lions new coaching profile series continues with new pass game coordinator David Shaw. While he may not have the biggest role on the team, he has one of the most impressive resumes, having spent 12 years as Stanford’s head coach.

And as you may expect from a person who was a Power 5 head coach for a dozen years, there is a ton of public information on him. So let’s get to know Shaw a little better with an extensive profile of the veteran coach.

Previous coaching profiles:

Resume:

Playing career:

1991-94 — Stanford — WR

Shaw’s playing career isn’t anything particularly notable.