Houston Texans | |
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Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | June 9, 1987
Career information | |
High school: | Green Bay Southwest (Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
College: | Michigan Tech (2005–2009) |
Career history | |
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Coaching stats at PFR |
Bobby Slowik (born June 9, 1987) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously has served as an assistant coach for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers.
Playing career
Bobby Slowik attended Michigan Tech University and played wide receiver for the Huskies in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Slowik started 10 games at wide receiver in 2008, recording 43 receptions for 603 yards and 4 touchdowns.[1]
Coaching career
Washington Redskins
After spending the 2010 season as a video assistant, Slowik accepted his first NFL coaching position as a defensive assistant with the Washington Redskins in 2011 under head coach Mike Shanahan. Slowik remained on the coaching staff as a defensive assistant through the 2013 NFL season, after which Mike Shanahan was fired and Slowik was not retained.
Pro Football Focus
Following his stint with the Redskins, Slowik spent 2014 through 2016 as an analyst with analytics company PFF.[2]
Slowik was one of PFF's Senior Analysts responsible for grading NFL players and reviewing the grading of other analysts.
San Francisco 49ers
Following that stint, Slowik joined the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive quality control coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan in 2017 and 2018.[3] For the 2019 and 2020 NFL seasons, however, Slowik moved to the offensive side of the ball as an offensive assistant. In 2021, upon the departure of offensive passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur, Slowik took on new responsibilities as the offensive passing game specialist. In 2022, Slowik was promoted to offensive passing game coordinator.[4]
Houston Texans
Slowik was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans on February 12, 2023 by new head coach DeMeco Ryans, who Slowik had previously worked with in San Francisco.[5]
Personal life
Bobby Slowik is the son of Bob Slowik, who currently serves as the linebackers coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL and previously served as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Denver Broncos in the NFL and the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.
References
- ↑ "Bobby Slowik". Michigan Tech Huskies.
- ↑ @PFF_Mike (January 24, 2022). "49ers passing game specialist Bobby Slowik ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Bobby Slowik" (PDF). 49ers. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ↑ "49ers announce changes to Kyle Shanahan's 2022 coaching staff". 49erswebzone.com.
- ↑ "Houston Texans Announce 2023 Coaching Staff". HoustonTexans.com. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.