John Shoop (born August 1, 1969) is an

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coach and former

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, who is the current head coach of the

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in the

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(ELF). He played

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. He has coached in the

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(NFL) and at the collegiate level.

Early life

Growing up in

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, Shoop played

in high school, and continued his football career at Sewanee: The University of the South. Shoop was a member of the Tigers football team from 1987 to 1990, starting from 1988 to 1990. As a senior captain in 1990, Shoop lead the Tigers to a

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title.

Coaching career

Early career

Shoop began his coaching career as a volunteer quarterbacks coach at

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in 1991. He served as a graduate assistant at

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from 1992 to 1994, where he earned a Master of Education degree from Vanderbilt's Peabody School of Education.

Carolina Panthers

Shoop spent four seasons with the

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, where he began his NFL coaching career at the age of 25. Shoop was an offensive quality control assistant for the Panthers from 1995 to 1996. He served as quarterbacks coach for Carolina from 1997 to 1998.

Chicago Bears

Shoop worked five seasons (1999–2003) for the

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under head coach

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. He served as the quarterbacks coach in 1999 and 2000. He was named offensive coordinator for the last four games of the 2000 season following incumbent

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's departure for the head coaching position at

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. Shoop then spent the next three seasons as the offensive coordinator (2001–2003). James "Big Cat" Williams, the Bears Pro Bowl offensive lineman, nicknamed the offense " The Run and Shoop" during Shoop's tenure as offensive coordinator.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Shoop was quarterbacks coach for the

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in 2004 under head coach

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Oakland Raiders

Shoop then coached for the

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where he served as quarterbacks coach in 2005, the tight ends coach in 2006, and as offensive coordinator for the final five games of the 2006 season.

North Carolina

In January 2007, Shoop left the Raiders to become the offensive coordinator of the

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team.

Purdue

On January 24, 2013,

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head football coach,

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hired Shoop to be the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Boilermakers football team after taking a year off from coaching. Purdue's offense struggled in 2013 as Purdue was shut out in back-to-back games for the first time in 60 years and averaged less than 70 yards rushing and 285 yards of total offense per game over the course of the season. After two more seasons of similar struggles, Shoop was fired after the 2015 season.

Statistics

Team offensive statistics where Shoop was offensive coordinator.

Personal life

Shoop is an advocate for players' rights in

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. His dismissal from Purdue and his subsequent absence from coaching in college football have also been attributed to conflicts with athletic department administrators over player eligibility,

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education and his support of a player

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attempt at Northwestern and name, image and likeness (NIL) rights.Needelman, Joshua. "'I couldn’t keep quiet': The college coach exiled after standing up for players' rights," ''The Guardian'', Friday, September 3, 2021.
Retrieved January 16, 2022. He has lived with his wife Marcia Mount Shoop on a farm in

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after leaving Purdue. Since the start of the

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, he made a complete recovery from

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but was later diagnosed with

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. His older brother Bob Shoop has been the

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coach at the

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since December 6, 2021."Shoop Named Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach," University of South Florida Athletics, Monday, December 6, 2021.
Retrieved January 16, 2022.

References

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