Former Stanford head coach David Shaw has taken a role in the Denver Broncos front office, according to Mike Klis of 9News in Denver.
Shaw will be a senior personnel executive for the Broncos.
Shaw spent the 2023 season out of the game following the end of his 12-year run as Stanford's head coach. Taking over for Jim Harbaugh, Shaw initially improved upon his predecessor's breakthrough success on The Farm: five 10-win campaigns in his first six seasons, three Rose Bowl appearances (two wins), three Pac-12 championships, three AP top-10 finishes, and a No. 3 finish in 2015.
However, Stanford endured losing seasons in three of Shaw's last four seasons.
Shaw interviewed for the Broncos head coaching job that ultimately went to Sean Payton in 2023. Denver went 8-9 in Payton's first season, and overall the club has endured seven consecutive losing seasons under four different head coaches.
Denver ownership all has ties to Stanford -- team owner/CEO Greg Penner has an MBA degree from the school, minority owner Carrie Walton Penner owns a Master's degree, and minority owner Condoleezza Rice taught at the institution.
Shaw coached nine seasons in the NFL before joining Harbaugh's staff at the University of San Diego in 2006. He joined the league as a quality control for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997 (where Sean Payton was the QBs coach), then joined the Raiders, eventually becoming quarterbacks coach. Shaw then coached quarterbacks and wide receivers for the Baltimore Ravens from 2002-05.
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Update: The team has announced the move.