Pat Shurmur joined the Rams after seven seasons as quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb earned three of his five Pro Bowl berths during Shurmur’s tenure. McNabb finished among the top 10 in the NFL in attempts (571, fourth), completions (345, fifth), yards (3,916, seventh) and touchdowns (23, eighth) in 2008. His 345 completions and 3,916 passing yards set Eagles single-season records.

In 2004, Shurmur guided McNabb to the most productive season of his career, in which McNabb established franchise records in passer rating (104.7) and completion percentage (64.0). McNabb also became the first quarterback in NFL history to have a season with 30-plus touchdown passes (31) and fewer than 10 interceptions (eight).

In 2002, Shurmur’s first season as quarterbacks coach, McNabb and quarterback Koy Detmer suffered injuries late in the season. Shurmur turned to No. 3 quarterback A.J. Feeley, who had not started a game in three years, since his junior season at Oregon. The Eagles went 4-1, won the NFC East and advanced to the NFC Championship game. Shurmur faced another quarterback injury in 2006, when McNabb sustained a knee injury, and backup Jeff Garcia took the helm. Garcia closed the regular season with a 5-1 record and led the Eagles into the second round of the playoffs.

Shurmur came to the Eagles in 1999 as tight ends coach. Eagles tight end Chad Lewis earned three consecutive Pro Bowl invitations from 1999-2001.

Shurmur spent the 1998 season at Stanford University as offensive line coach. The Cardinal offensive line allowed the fewest sacks per pass attempt in the Pac-10 and, in the process, helped first-year quarterback Todd Husak become only the third quarterback in Stanford history to throw for more than 3,000 yards.

Pat coached tight ends, special teams, and assisted with the offensive line at Michigan State from 1990-97. Shurmur pupils Ty Hallock, Duane Young and Mitch Lyons went on to play tight end in the NFL and kick returner Derrick Mason established a school-record 2,575 career return yards.

Shurmur played guard and linebacker as a freshman and started at center the next three seasons, earning four letters and All-Big Ten conference honors and All-America honorable mention in 1987 at Michigan State. Shurmur co-captained a Spartans squad that defeated USC in the Rose Bowl. He earned a master’s degree in financial administration and was the first graduate student football player at the university.

A product of Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich., Shurmur comes from a football background. His uncle, the late Fritz Shurmur, coached for the Rams from 1982- 90 and served as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator from 1994-98 and helped that club win two NFC Championships and Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.

Pat and his wife, Jennifer, have four children, daughters Allyson, Erica and Claire, and son Kyle.