1. Shane Steichen is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Shane Steichen
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Shane Steichen was a four-year letterman as quarterback at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2003 to 2006.
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Shane Steichen finished his collegiate career with 2,755 yards and 22 touchdowns.
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In 2011, Shane Steichen was hired by the San Diego Chargers as a defensive assistant.
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In 2013, Shane Steichen was hired by the Cleveland Browns as an offensive quality control coach under head coach Rob Chudzinski.
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Shane Steichen assisted the quarterbacks as an offensive quality control coach with the Cleveland Browns.
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From 2014 to 2015, Shane Steichen served as an offensive quality control coach for the Chargers and worked primarily with the wide receivers.
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Shane Steichen was selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2016 to 2018.
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On October 30,2019, Shane Steichen was promoted to interim offensive coordinator by the Los Angeles Chargers after the team fired Ken Whisenhunt.
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Shane Steichen worked with quarterback Justin Herbert, whom the team selected with the sixth overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Shane Steichen finished in the top 10 in the league in completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
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On January 25,2021, Shane Steichen was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their offensive coordinator under head coach Nick Sirianni.
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Shane Steichen was instrumental in the development of QB Jalen Hurts, who completed 265-of-432 passes for 3,144 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions for an 87.2 passer rating in his first season as a starter.
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Shane Steichen became just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to register 3,000 passing yards and 750 rushing yards in a season.
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Shane Steichen set the franchise rookie record in receiving yards.
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Shane Steichen helped Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson each earn Associated Press All-Pro recognition.
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Shane Steichen worked with quarterback Jalen Hurts, who set single-season career highs in every passing category, including completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, completion percentage and passer rating.
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Shane Steichen finished fourth in the NFL in passer rating and 10th in passing yards.
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On February 14,2023, Shane Steichen was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their head coach.
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Shane Steichen oversaw the development of rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson, who drew comparisons coming out of college physically to Shane Steichen's former quarterback Jalen Hurts, before Richardson suffered a season ending shoulder injury in Week 5.
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From that point on, with Gardner Minshew running the offense, Shane Steichen brought the Colts within one game of a playoff berth, which they ultimately fell short of with a season-ending loss to the Texans.
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Shane Steichen attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, and earned area MVP honors from the Sacramento Bee after leading his squad to a conference sectional title in 2002.
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Shortly after graduation, he appeared on contestants' row in a 2003 episode of The Price Is Right but never made it on stage, telling former Eagle Jason Kelce that he was supposed to bid last in a "One Bid" segment but Bob Barker made him go before another contestant, who bid $1 higher than Shane Steichen and was the closest to the actual retail price.
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Shane Steichen's older brother, Sean, was a punter at Boise State.