1. Shane Andrew Bowen was born on December 9,1986 and is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
22 Facts About Shane Bowen
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Shane Bowen previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans from 2021 to 2023 and as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans.
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Shane Bowen was awarded first team All-Central District honors and the Associated Press' second team All-Ohio honors.
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Shane Bowen received college football scholarship offers from Georgia Tech, Iowa State and Vanderbilt.
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Shane Bowen sat out the fall 2005 season, working part-time at a Pickerington pizza restaurant.
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Shane Bowen played safety in high school, but he converted to the linebacker position at Georgia Tech.
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In 2014, Shane Bowen earned a master's degree in workforce development and education, from Georgia Tech.
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The injury that ended Shane Bowen's playing career in his junior season did not keep him away from the team's sideline in his senior year.
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In 2009, Shane Bowen began his coaching career as a student assistant at Georgia Tech.
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Shane Bowen finished the year assisting with the linebackers before being named an offensive graduate assistant in 2010.
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Shane Bowen joined Meyer's coaching team as a defensive graduate assistant where he assisted the team's defensive line coach, Mike Vrabel.
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Bohannon was the quarterbacks coach at Georgia Tech when Shane Bowen served as a graduate assistant.
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In 2015, the Owls defied expectations and finished its inaugural season with a winning record with Shane Bowen serving as the team's linebackers coach.
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In 2016, Shane Bowen began his NFL coaching career with the Houston Texans as a defensive assistant where he reunited with Mike Vrabel, the Texans' linebackers coach.
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Shane Bowen served in this position for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
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Shane Bowen had the honor of serving as Morgan's position coach in 2018, his final season in the NFL since Morgan retired following the season.
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Shane Bowen helped two rookies: second-round draft pick Harold Landry and undrafted free agent Sharif Finch combine for six sacks.
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On January 29,2021, Shane Bowen was promoted to defensive coordinator.
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On February 6,2024, Shane Bowen was hired by the New York Giants as their defensive coordinator under head coach Brian Daboll.
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Shane Bowen is the son of Phil and Cathy Shane Bowen and has a brother and a sister.
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Shane Bowen met his future wife, Courtney Lane, in 2011 while he was a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech.
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Shane Bowen was hired that year by Georgia Tech as the football team's Administrative Coordinator for Recruiting and holds both a bachelor's degree in public relations and master's degree in sports management from the University of Tennessee.