Brian Cornelius Schottenheimer (born October 16, 1973) is an

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coach who is currently a coaching analyst for the

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. Schottenheimer most recently served as the

passing game coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach r ...

and quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the

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(NFL). He previously served as the

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for the

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and the

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and also served as the quarterbacks coach for the

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, and

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Early years

Schottenheimer was born in

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. He prepped at

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in Overland Park, Kansas, where he quarterbacked his team to the Kansas Class 5A state football championship in 1991, while earning first-team all-state and honorable mention high school All-American honors. He threw for 2,586 yards and 26 touchdowns in his career. His success at Blue Valley High School led to a scholarship for the

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Playing career

College

Schottenheimer first attended the

in Lawrence, Kansas, where he was a member of the Kansas Jayhawks football team for a single season in 1992 serving as a backup to starting quarterback Chip Hilleary. He transferred to the

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in Gainesville, Florida, sat out a year as required by NCAA transfer rules, and then played for coach

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team from

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.
2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 174, 185 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. Schottenheimer served as backup to starting quarterback

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, and was a member of the Gators' 1996

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national championship team. During his college playing career, he completed twenty-five of thirty-eight passes (65.8%) for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for a touchdown. Schottenheimer graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1997.

Coaching career

Early career

Schottenheimer was an assistant coach from 1997 to 2005 with the

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, Syracuse Orange, and

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, including as quarterback coach for the

and

. He was an assistant under his father, Marty Schottenheimer, in three of those coaching positions:

, and

New York Jets

In 2006, he became offensive coordinator for the

and, in early 2007, Schottenheimer's name was floated around as being a possible replacement for the departed

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as the

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head coach. He later removed his name from consideration for the Dolphins head coaching position, preferring to stay with the New York Jets. After the

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, when Jets coach

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was fired, Schottenheimer was one of the first candidates interviewed for the open head coaching position. However, he eventually lost out to

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defensive coordinator

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. On January 13, 2010, Schottenheimer announced that he was staying with the Jets as Offensive Coordinator and would not interview for the head coaching vacancy in Buffalo.

St. Louis Rams

On January 10, 2012, Schottenheimer announced he would not return to the Jets for the 2012 season. On January 21, 2012, Schottenheimer became the offensive coordinator of the

Georgia

On January 7, 2015, it was announced that Schottenheimer would take over as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the

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team of the

, under head coach

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. Following Richt's firing at the end of the 2015 season, Schottenheimer announced on December 14 to his position players that he would not return as a Georgia Bulldogs assistant coach in 2016.

Indianapolis Colts

On January 18, 2016, the

announced that they had hired Schottenheimer as their quarterbacks coach.

Seattle Seahawks

On January 15, 2018, the

announced that they had hired Schottenheimer as their offensive coordinator. The Seahawks went on to have the leagues top rushing offense for the

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season and quarterback

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had a career high 110.9 passer rating. On January 12, 2021, Schottenheimer was fired by the Seahawks following the Seahawks' Wild Card loss to the

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due to "philosophical differences". Despite a torrid start to the

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season which saw career highs for quarterback

in touchdowns and completion percentage, Seattle's offense struggled considerably during the final weeks, with Schottenheimer taking the brunt of the scrutiny due to lack of creativity in the offense and adjustments to the scheme. Regardless, the Seahawks set their franchise record for points scored in a season with 459.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 1, 2021, Schottenheimer was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their passing game coordinator under head coach Urban Meyer. On February 8, 2022, upon the Jaguars hiring of Doug Pederson as the head coach, Schottenheimer was not retained on the coaching staff.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 24, 2022, Schottenheimer was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as a consultant.

Personal life

Schottenheimer is the son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, who had been the head coach of the

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, and

and his uncle, Kurt Schottenheimer, was also the defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator for the Chiefs. In addition to coaching, Schottenheimer is a frequent contributor to The 33rd Team, which describes itself as a "football Think Tank."

References

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