Former Cal quarterback could not beat David Shaw when Shaw was Stanford’s head coach, but now Goff will try to benefit from Shaw’s wisdom with the Detroit Lions

David Shaw was formally announced Tuesday as part of the Detroit Lions' 2025 coaching staff, his first formal coaching job since serving as Stanford's head coach from 2011-22. Shaw, 52, was hired by the Lions as passing game coordinator under a revamped offensive staff headed by new offensive coordinator John Morton,

The Detroit Lions added former Stanford head coach David Shaw to a revamped coaching staff on Tuesday as their passing game coordinator. Shaw, 52, was a four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year at Stanford from 2011-22.