Steve Shimko

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Steve Shimko
Dallas Cowboys
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990 (age 34)
Ewing Township, New Jersey
Career information
High school: Ewing (Ewing Township, New Jersey)
College: Rutgers (2008–2010)
Career history
As a coach:

Steve Shimko (born January 31, 1990) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

Shimko grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey and attended Ewing High School. Shimko chose to play college football at Rutgers. [1] [2]

College career

Shimko played at Rutgers for three years, appearing in one game and not recording any statistics. [3] Shimko's career would end early as he injured his shoulder, which required surgery and forced him to miss his senior season. [4]

Coaching career

However Shimko would still be a part of the Rutgers football program as he would become a graduate assistant. [4] After three years with Rutgers, Shimko would be hired as the recruiting operator for Western Michigan. [5] The next stop for Shimko would come as a graduate assistant for Georgia where he would coach for one year. [6] [7] Shimko would then be hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Garden City. [8] [9] 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. [10] [11] After two season with the Seahawk, Shimko would leave to become the tight ends coach at Boston College. [12] [13] After two years as tight ends coach for Boston College, he would become their QB coach for the 2022 season. [14] 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. [15] [16] On February 21, 2024, Shimko was hired as the offensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys. [17]

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  2. ↑ "Rutgers Football Adds Three Early Enrollees to Squad". Rutgers Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Boston College Names Steve Shimko Tight Ends Coach". Sports Illustrated. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (25 August 2022). "Shimko's Unorthodox Coaching Journey Has Led Him Back to the QB Room". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Flannery, Curtis (6 March 2023). "Opinion: Boston College Football is Spiraling". BC Interruption. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Black, AJ. "Boston College announce new roles for Steve Shimko and Rob Chudzinski". 247Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Harris, Nick (February 21, 2024). "Cowboys hire Steve Shimko as offensive assistant". dallascowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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