Sources: Broncos interview previous Stanford coach
Former Stanford coach David Shaw interviewed Wednesday with the Denver Broncos concerning their vacant head-coaching position, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.Shaw spent 9
years in the NFL, from 1997 to 2005, with the Philadelphia Eagles, then-Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, and is considering a return to the professional game after resigning in November after 16 seasons at his alma mater.Shaw, 50, revealed his decision in November, a day after a 36-25 loss to BYU in the Cardinal’s season ending. The loss capped Stanford’s second straight 3-9 season, and it finished up a 14-28 stretch because the start of 2019.
“I prayed about it, I considered it,” Shaw stated at the time. “With every hour, it seemed it was more sealed in my head. The phrase that kept coming to me is: ‘It’s time.’
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“I am not burnt out. I’m healthy; I feel good. However 16 years is a very long time. Sixteen years of running a program, 16 years of being accountable for everything and everybody reaches you.”
Shaw was an assistant coach for four seasons with the Cardinal prior to being promoted. He is the winningest coach in Stanford history with a 96-54 profession record throughout 12 seasons. However the Cardinal went just 3-16 in Pac-12 play the previous 2 seasons, including consecutive losses to rival California.
“There are a lot of individuals that believe this program is down. That’s what our record states,” Shaw stated. “However I take a look at the parts. I take a look at individuals here, the support that I’m hearing originating from our athletic director, from our university president, individuals that are behind the scenes. We’re not that far away.”
The Broncos fired Nathaniel Hackett on Dec. 26 after a 4-11 record in his 15-game tenure. Denver ended up the season 5-12.
Broncos owner/CEO Greg Penner guaranteed the day after Hackett was fired to lead a detailed search that would consist of coaches with head-coaching experience along with candidates who had actually not yet been head coaches.
“We have actually got to get this right,” Penner said.