Brian Schottenheimer

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Brian Schottenheimer is the current offensive coordinator for the NFL's New York Jets. Brian replaced Mike Heimerdinger, now the Assistant Head Coach on the Denver Broncos. Before becoming an offensive coordinator, he was the quarterback coach for the San Diego Chargers. His father, Marty Schottenheimer, is formerly the head coach of the San Diego Chargers and his uncle, Kurt Schottenheimer, is the defensive backs coach for the Green Bay Packers.

He prepped at Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas, where he quarterbacked his team to the 1991 Kansas 5A state football championship as a senior while earning All-State first team and All-American honorable mention honors. He threw for 2,586 yards and 26 TDs in his career. The 1991 state championship game was highly contested due to the referees questionable calls in the game. The referees were removed from their officiating duties in Kansas. Some believe Brian's father, Marty Schottenheimer, had some pull with the referees.

Brian played college football as a quarterback at University of Kansas and then as backup to Danny Wuerffel at the University of Florida from 1994-1996 gaining a National Championship in 1996 with the Florida Gators. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in sports management in 1997. During his career, he completed 25-of-38 passes (65.8%) for 290 yards and 2 touchdowns, and also ran for a TD.

Schottenheimer was an assistant coach with the USC Trojans in 2000 before becoming an assistant coach with the Chargers.

Schottenheimer's name has been floated around as being a possible replacement for Nick Saban as the Miami Dolphins head coach. He has since removed his name from the pool of coaches being considered for the Dolphins head coaching job, preferring to stay in New York.