Jason Shivers [SHY-verz] was born on November 4,1982 and is an American professional football coach and former player who is the co-defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach, and pro player personnel assistant for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
23 Facts About Jason Shivers
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Jason Shivers was originally selected by the St Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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Jason Shivers was a member of the Chicago Bears, Hamburg Sea Devils, New York Giants, Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Jason Shivers earned First-team Super All-State 2000 defensive honors from Phoenix Metro Magazine.
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Jason Shivers was All-state, All-league and All-region at wide receiver and free safety.
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Jason Shivers lettered four years in track and won state individual track titles in the 100 and 200 meter dashes in 2001.
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Jason Shivers was on state champion 400-meter relay team with a time of 41.82 as a junior.
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Jason Shivers earned First-team All-Arizona Republic track team honors as a senior.
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Jason Shivers was selected in the fifth round in the 2004 NFL draft by the St Louis Rams.
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Jason Shivers spent the 2006 preseason with the New York Giants, but was released prior to the start of the regular season on August 30,2006.
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Jason Shivers signed with the Toronto Argonauts on February 8,2007.
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Jason Shivers re-signed with the Argonauts on January 23,2008.
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In 2008, Jason Shivers played in 14 regular season games, starting in seven, where he had 30 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles, and two interceptions.
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On February 17,2010, Jason Shivers signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Jason Shivers began his coaching career as a defensive assistant with the Toronto Argonauts in 2013.
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On January 28,2014, it was announced that Jason Shivers had joined the Edmonton Eskimos as the team's defensive backs coach, joining newly hired head coach, Chris Jones, who was the defensive coordinator with the Argonauts in 2013.
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Jason Shivers served in this capacity for two seasons, including in 2015 when Shivers won his first Grey Cup as a member of the 103rd Grey Cup championship team.
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On December 16,2015, Jason Shivers joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders as the team's defensive backs coach, joining new head coach, Chris Jones.
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On February 8,2019, the Riders announced that Jason Shivers had been promoted to the role of defensive coordinator following the departure of Jones.
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Jason Shivers remained in that capacity for five years, but was not retained for the 2024 season.
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On March 18,2024, it was announced that Jason Shivers had been hired by the Edmonton Elks to serve as the team's assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach.
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Jones was fired midway through the 2024 season and Jason Shivers was not retained in 2025.
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Shivers has five children: Ta'Kia Shivers, born in 2000; Jason Shivers, born in 2005; Jaeda Shivers, born in 2007; Ameera Shivers, born in 2013; and Edward Shivers, born in 2016.