Bill Shuey

Bill Shuey (born October 5, 1974) is an American football coach and former defensive back who is the head coach and defensive coordinator for the Firenze Red Lions in the AFLE. He previously was the outside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Widener Pride and West Chester Golden Rams.

Shuey played college football at Slippery Rock and spent four seasons in minor leagues with the Pittsburgh Colts and Lehigh Valley Panthers.

Early life and education Shuey was born on October 5, 1974, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and attended Liberty High School. In high school, he was a wrestler, weighing 103 pounds as a junior and 130 pounds as a senior. Due to his size, Shuey was turned away from football while at Liberty. Following high school he attended West Virginia University for one year, before going to Slippery Rock University.

Playing career From 1996 to 1999, Shuey played semi-pro football. He spent 1996 with a Pittsburgh team before they folded. Afterwards he returned to Bethlehem but later joined the newly formed Pittsburgh Colts. He spent two seasons with them, and two with the Lehigh Valley Panthers. and served as their linebackers coach until .

West Chester Golden Rams After taking a year off in 2011, he was hired by the West Chester Golden Rams in 2012. He spent two seasons as their linebackers coach, helping linebacker Ronell Williams earn defensive player of the year in 2013.

Widener Pride From 2014 to 2017, he worked with the Widener Pride college football team. He worked with the defensive line and inside linebacker positions. He was promoted in to pass rush analyst and assistant linebackers coach. In , he was promoted again to outside linebackers coach. The Bears outside linebackers include Khalil Mack, a six-time Pro Bowler. During the 2021 season, Shuey coached Robert Quinn to set the Bears franchise single season sack record with 18.5 sacks. Shuey was not retained following the firing of head coach Matt Nagy and the subsequent hiring of Matt Eberflus after the conclusion of the 2021 season.

Jacksonville Jaguars On February 17, 2022, Shuey was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their outside linebackers coach under head coach Doug Pederson. During the 2023 season, Shuey coached Josh Hines-Allen to set the Jaguars franchise single season sack record at 17.5 sacks. In that same season, the starting Outside Linebacker duo of Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen had a combined 27.5 sacks, which led the NFL.

Miami Dolphins

During the 2025 season, Shuey was hired by the Miami Dolphins as a Defensive Coaching Consultant to assist with the Outside Linebackers.