The Lions added their new offensive coordinator — John Morton — from the Broncos’ staff . They will now bring in some more coaching help from Denver’s front office.
After David Shaw spent a year as a Broncos personnel executive, he will return to coaching. The Lions are adding the former Stanford HC as their pass-game coordinator, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports
. This hire comes shortly after ex-Lions OC Ben Johnson met with him about the Bears’ OC role
— one that went to ex-Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle.
In addition to being with the Broncos last year, both Morton and Shaw overlapped with the Raiders as assistants during Jon Gruden‘s first run with the team. This will be Shaw’s first NFL coaching role since he served as the Ravens’ wide receivers coach in 2005.
That job in Baltimore concluded a nearly decade-long stint in the NFL. Shaw served as an offensive quality control coach with both the Eagles and Raiders before earning a promotion to Oakland’s QBs coach in 2001. He parlayed that job into a position with the Ravens, where he held the titles of quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach during his four seasons with the organization.
Shaw moved back to the college ranks in 2006 when he became San Diego’s passing game coordinator, but that stop only lasted one year before he was named Stanford’s offensive coordinator in 2007. He spent four years running the Cardinal offense before replacing Jim Harbaugh in 2011. Shaw ended up lasting more than a decade as Stanford’s head coach, guiding his squad to a 96-54 record. That stint included three conference titles and five bowl wins, with Stanford peaking at No. 3 in the AP poll in 2015.
Shaw resigned from Stanford in 2022 following a pair of 3-9 showings. He caught on with Denver’s front office ahead of the 2024 campaign, and after a year in an executive role, Shaw is now returning to the sideline.
Ben Levine contributed to this post.