Steve Shimko
{{Short description|American football coach (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position = Quarterbacks coach
| current_team = Dallas Cowboys
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Ewing Township, New Jersey
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| high_school = Ewing (Ewing Township, New Jersey)
| college = Rutgers (2008–2010)
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- Rutgers (2011–2013)
Graduate assistant - Western Michigan (2014)
Recruiting operations - Georgia (2015)
Graduate assistant - Garden City (2016–2017)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2018}})
Offensive analyst - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2019}})
Assistant quarterbacks coach - Boston College (2020–2021)
Tight ends coach - Boston College (2022)
Quarterbacks coach - Boston College (2023)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach - Dallas Cowboys ({{nfly|2024}})
Offensive assistant - Dallas Cowboys ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
Quarterbacks coach
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Steve Shimko (born January 31, 1990) is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Shimko grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School. Shimko chose to play college football at Rutgers.{{cite web |title=Steve Shimko |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/49744/steve-shimko |website=ESPN |access-date=21 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Rutgers Football Adds Three Early Enrollees to Squad |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2008/1/22/Rutgers_Football_Adds_Three_Early_Enrollees_to_Squad |website=Rutgers Athletics |access-date=21 May 2023}}
College career
Shimko played at Rutgers for three years, appearing in one game and not recording any statistics.{{cite web |title=Steve Shimko |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/steve-shimko-shimk0001 |website=Football Database |access-date=21 May 2023}} Shimko's career would end early as he injured his shoulder, which required surgery and forced him to miss his senior season.{{cite web |last1=Condit |first1=Nick |title=Former Ewing football standout Steve Shimko still involved in Rutgers program despite career-ending surgery |url=https://www.nj.com/times-sports/2011/08/former_ewing_football_standout.html |website=NJ.com |date=14 August 2011 |access-date=22 May 2023}}
Coaching career
However Shimko would still be a part of the Rutgers football program as he would become a graduate assistant. After three years with Rutgers, Shimko would be hired as the recruiting operator for Western Michigan.{{cite web |title=Steve Shimko |url=https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/steve-shimko/795 |website=Boston College Athletics |access-date=22 May 2023}} The next stop for Shimko would come as a graduate assistant for Georgia where he would coach for one year.{{cite web |last1=Weiszer |first1=Marc |title=A look at recent Georgia football support staff hires |url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/2015/02/24/look-recent-georgia-football-support-staff-hires/15500607007/ |website=Online Athens |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Doug |title=Thursday February 19, 2015 |url=https://footballscoop.com/thescoop/thursday-february-19-2015 |newspaper=Footballscoop |access-date=22 May 2023}} Shimko would then be hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Garden City.{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Doug |title=Wednesday January 20, 2016 |url=https://footballscoop.com/thescoop/wednesday-january-20-2016 |newspaper=Footballscoop |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Weiszler |first1=Marc |title=Georgia high on list of prized football recruit Ben Davis of Alabama |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/college/2016/01/19/georgia-high-list-prized-football-recruit-ben-davis-alabama/13941382007/ |website=Savannah Morning News |access-date=22 May 2023}} After two season with Garden City, Shimko would receive his first NFL coaching job, being hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their assistant quarterback coach.{{cite news |last1=Shawn-Duger |first1=Michael |title=Seahawks complete assistant coach overhaul |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/seahawks/article/Seahawks-coaches-fired-hired-in-2018-12518527.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle |date=8 February 2018 |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=GCCC's Shimko heading to NFL |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/2018/02/10/gccc-hires-collins-to-replace-shimko-who-is-heading-to-nfl/14961379007/ |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |access-date=22 May 2023}} After two season with the Seahawk, Shimko would leave to become the tight ends coach at Boston College.{{cite web |last1=Crabtree |first1=Curtis |title=Steve Shimko leaves Seahawks for Boston College tight ends coaching job |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/01/23/steve-shimko-leaves-seahawks-for-boston-college-tight-ends-coaching-job/ |website=NBC Sports |date=23 January 2020 |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite magazine |title=Boston College Names Steve Shimko Tight Ends Coach |url=https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/football/steve-shimko-boston-college-tight-ends-coach |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=22 May 2023}} After two years as tight ends coach for Boston College, he would become their QB coach for the 2022 season.{{cite web |last1=Backstrom |first1=Andy |title=Shimko's Unorthodox Coaching Journey Has Led Him Back to the QB Room |url=https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/news/shimko-s-unorthodox-coaching-journey-has-led-him-back-to-the-qb-room |website=Rivals.com |date=25 August 2022 |access-date=22 May 2023}} Then after three seasons for Boston College, two as their tight ends coach, and one as their quarterbacks coach, Shimko was promoted to be the Eagles offensive coordinator.{{cite web |last1=Flannery |first1=Curtis |title=Opinion: Boston College Football is Spiraling |url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/2023/3/6/23625184/boston-college-football-is-spiraling-jeff-hafley-bc-eagles-zay-flowers-acc-head-coach-2023-nfl-draft#:~:text=Steve%20Shimko%20was%20promoted%20to,season%20as%20wide%20receivers%20coach. |website=BC Interruption |date=6 March 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Black |first1=AJ |title=Boston College announce new roles for Steve Shimko and Rob Chudzinski |url=https://247sports.com/college/boston-college/Article/boston-college-offensive-coordiantor--205645989/ |website=247Sports |access-date=22 May 2023}}
On February 21, 2024, Shimko was hired as the offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-hire-steve-shimko-as-offensive-assistant|title=Cowboys hire Steve Shimko as offensive assistant|website=dallascowboys.com|publisher=Dallas Cowboys|first=Nick|last=Harris|date=February 21, 2024|access-date=March 12, 2024}} On February 10, 2025, Shimko was promoted to quarterbacks coach following Scott Tolzien's departure.{{Cite web|title=Cowboys hire Steve Shimko as quarterbacks coach|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cowboys-hire-steve-shimko-as-quarterbacks-coach|access-date=February 12, 2025|website=nbcsports.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://wmubroncos.com/staff-directory/steve-shimko/288 Western Michigan Broncos coaching bio]
- [https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/steve-shimko/795 Boston College Eagles coaching bio]
{{NFL quarterback coaches}}
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Ewing High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:People from Ewing Township, New Jersey
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