Bill Shuey - Football Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Bill Shuey

Title:
Senior Defensive Analyst
Email:
wrshuey@syr.edu

Bill Shuey joined the Syracuse football staff in July, 2026 as a senior defensive analyst.

Shuey brings more than 25 years of coaching experience on the defensive side of the ball, including nearly 20 years at the NFL level.

He most recently served as the head coach and defensive coordinator of the Firenze Red Lions in NFL Europe. Prior to that, he had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins.

Shuey's last NFL stop came with the Dolphins in 2025 as a defensive consultant. He spent 2022-24 with the Jaguars coaching outside linebackers. Prior to that, Shuey spent the 2018-20 seasons with the Bears across multiple roles - first joining the organization as a defensive quality control coach, before moving to be the assistant linebackers coach and pass rush analyst in 2019.

His last collegiate experience came as the defensive coordinator at Widener from 2014-17, also serving as the assistant head coach. He coached linebackers from 2012-13 at West Chester.

Shuey got his NFL start in Philadelphia, joining the franchise in 2000 as a training camp assistant. He then moved to serve as assistant to head coach Andy Reid in 2001-02. He was elevated to offensive quality control coach from 2003-06, before returning to defense in 2007 for the same role. His final three seasons in Philadelphia (2008-10) came as the Eagles linebackers coach.