Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson (born February 22, 1969) is a former American football wide receiver who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. In his career, Jefferson appeared in 195 games (along with 12 postseason games), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXIX and Super Bowl XXXI). He finished his career with 470 receptions for 7,023 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was the Detroit Lions wide receivers coach, after serving as an offensive assistant for the team in 2007. In 2013, he joined the Tennessee Titans coaching staff and would serve as wide receivers coach until the 2015 NFL season. On January 12, 2016, Jefferson was named wide receivers coach of the Miami Dolphins under head coach Adam Gase. His son, Van Jefferson, is a wide receiver at the University of Florida.
The Arizona Cardinals promoted five assistants on Tuesday, including wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson to associate head coach. Jefferson will still work with Arizona’s wide receivers. In addition to Jefferson, Arizona promoted Cam Turner and Spencer Whipple to co-pass game coordinators, with the former still coaching quarterbacks. Kenny Bell...
For any other father, Super Bowl Sunday would've been perfect. Your son wins a Super Bowl and his son -- another grandchild for you -- is born shortly after. But for Shawn Jefferson, the wide receivers coach of the Cardinals, that's not exactly how it plays out when he goes against/sees Van Jefferson, a wide receiver for the Rams.
Last Sunday was super, for many reasons. For millions across the globe, Super Bowl LVI capped a superb NFL season by treating us to a game that went down to the wire. For the Los Angeles Rams, their first Super Bowl victory since the 1999 season occurred thanks to outstanding performances by wide receiver Cooper Kupp and defensive lineman Aaron Donald among others.
We reveal Van Jefferson’s parents after the Rams wide receiver scored a touchdown against his dad Shawn Jefferson during a recent game against the Arizona Cardinals. Parents are usually very supportive of their children, but all bets were off during the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams.
When Shawn Jefferson became an offensive assistant with the Detroit Lions in 2006, he had no idea how his life would change the next year. Now, 14 years later, the Cardinals’ new receivers coach has a player in his group – DeAndre Hopkins – who he compares favorably to a first-ballot Hall of Famer. And he believes it’s all part of the plan.
Happy Wednesday one and all. We are halfway through another week and heading into what will be our first baseball tournament of the season this weekend. Meaning things are about to get busy. Let’s get to all the news from around the web on your Arizona Cardinals to help us...
For the first time for most of his football career, Van Jefferson’s father is going to get a front-row seat to his son’s football games at least twice in 2021, and it’s not because they handed him some incredible tickets. Shawn Jefferson, a former wide receivers coach for the Jets,...
Shawn Jefferson’s vibe in the Arizona Cardinals’ wide receiver room will change things. Gone is David Raih’s positive, personable leadership. In its place comes a bit more experience, with Jefferson holding an NFL position since 2006 and a gig leading NFL receiver groups since 2008. More than that, Jefferson has...