David

Shaw

The report is via Broncos insider Mike Klis. Shaw stepped away from Stanford after the 2022 season and interviewed for head coaching vacancies with the Chargers and Titans this offseason. Shaw has spent time in the NFL with the Eagles, Raiders, and Ravens but will now take up a front-office position with the Broncos. It’s his first NFL gig since 2005 but it is a good foot in the door for a guy who appears interested in re-joining the pro ranks.

Shaw continues to pull in the interviews as the Titans become the second team to interview him over the last week. The former Stanford head coach was once thought of as an up-and-coming NFL head coaching candidate but spent 2023 away from the game after resigning from Stanford at the end of the 2022 season. It’s possible his rising stock could be enough to propel him into an NFL job by the end of this coaching cycle.

Shaw, who last year interviewed for the Broncos head coaching job and recently interviewed with the Chargers, will be the latest Tennessee interview after the team surprisingly parted ways with Mike Vrabel this week. Shaw stepped away from his Stanford job in 2023 following back to back 3-9 campaigns, with a solid start to his coaching career ending in disappointment. Shaw appears to be a long shot to land the Titans gig.

Shaw spent 2023 away from football after resigning from Stanford following back-to-back 3-9 seasons. Shaw spent 12 seasons at Stanford, going 96-54 during his career and 5-3 in bowl games. A hot start to his career fizzled out over his final four seasons with the team, as he failed to make a bowl game and never surpassed more than four wins. A once popular name to make the jump from the college to pro levels, it’d be surprising to see Shaw make a move to the NFL at this point.

Now there’s an interesting one. Although Shaw faded near the end of his 12-year run for the Cardinal, he has long been lauded for both his leadership and organization. An elite offensive coordinator under Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, Shaw has always been regarded if an above average, if conservative, offensive mind. Now 50, it would not be surprising if Shaw were more effective at the NFL level than college, where he would not have to deal with the recruitment and NIL issues that began to set him back at academic-minded Stanford.