BIOGRAPHY
Entering his 34th year in the coaching profession and his seventh in the NFL, Steve Marshall begins his first season with the Packers in 2014 as the club’s assistant offensive line coach.
Named to his position on May 7, 2014, by Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Marshall will assist James Campen with the offensive line, the position that he has worked with for the vast majority of his coaching career.
Marshall comes to Green Bay from New Mexico State, where he was named the offensive line coach in January 2014. Prior to that, he most recently coached the offensive line at Colorado from 2011-12, his second stint at the school, where he tutored Packers T David Bakhtiari both of those seasons. Bakhtiari earned second-team All-Pacific-12 recognition in 2011 and 2012 and was named to the watch lists for both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award in ’12.
Marshall coached the offensive line at California from 2009-10, where he worked with T Mitchell Schwartz, a second-round draft choice by the Cleveland Browns in 2012. Schwartz earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in ’10 under Marshall’s direction and the Golden Bears allowed only 23 sacks that season, good for No. 4 in the conference, after ranking No. 9 in the category in ’09.
After one season out of coaching in 2006, Marshall served as the offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2007-08, where he guided T Joe Thomas to Pro Bowl selections in both of his first two seasons as a pro and All-Pro honors in ’08. Thomas was only the fourth NFL rookie offensive lineman to reach the Pro Bowl at the time and became the first Browns rookie to be selected to the all-star game since LB Chip Banks in 1982. Marshall’s line helped RB Jamal Lewis post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and allowed just 19 sacks in 2008, which was tied for the third fewest in the league that season and also tied for the third fewest in team history.
Marshall’s first NFL coaching experience came with the Houston Texans from 2002-05, where he coached on Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers’ staff. Marshall served as the assistant offensive line coach for his first two seasons and as the offensive line coach for his final two years with the club. In 2004, his line blocked for 1,100-yard rusher Domanick Williams and 1,100-yard receiver Andre Johnson, with Johnson earning Pro Bowl recognition that season.
Prior to entering the NFL coaching ranks, Marshall coached the offensive line at Colorado from 2000-01, where he helped groom five players who were drafted or played in the NFL, including five-time Pro Bowler Andre Gurode. Gurode earned first-team All-America honors in 2001, and another one of Marshall’s players, Wayne Lucier, did the same in 2002 after he departed. Gurode (Dallas, second round, 2002), Victor Rogers (Detroit, seventh round, 2002), Lucier (N.Y. Giants, seventh round, 2003) and Justin Bates (Dallas, seventh round, 2003) all earned first-team All-Big 12 honors, with Lucier and Rogers going on to have four-year careers in the NFL. A fifth player that Marshall tutored, Tom Ashworth, signed as an undrafted free agent with San Francisco in 2001 and went on to win three Super Bowl rings with New England. Marshall was part of a staff that helped guide Colorado to the Big 12 conference title in 2001 and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
Marshall coached at North Carolina from 1998-99, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He also held both of those titles at Texas A&M in 1997, where he coached future pros Steve McKinney and Rex Tucker and helped the Aggies to a Big 12 South Division title. Marshall coached the offensive line at UCLA in 1996.
From 1993-95, Marshall coached on the staff at Tennessee, his second stint at the school. He coached the offensive line all three seasons, also serving as the running game coordinator in 1995, as the Volunteers led the Southeastern Conference in rushing each of those seasons. Marshall spent the previous six seasons at Virginia Tech (1987-92), coaching the offensive line in his first season before serving as the offensive coordinator for his final five seasons with the Hokies on Frank Beamer’s staff. At Virginia Tech he coached G Eugene Chung, a first-round pick by New England in 1992, as well as WR Antonio Freeman, who played eight seasons (1995-2001, 2003) for the Packers.
Marshall worked on Beamer’s staff at Murray State from 1985-86, serving as offensive coordinator for the first time in his career, in addition to having offensive-line responsibilities. He coached the offensive line and tight ends at his alma mater, Louisville, in 1984.
Marshall spent two seasons (1982-83) at Marshall, where he coached the offensive line and the kicking game. He served as an assistant offensive line coach at Tennessee for two seasons (1980-81), his first stint with the school. Marshall began his coaching career as the offensive line coach at Plymouth State (N.H.) in 1979.
As a player, Marshall was a two-time letterman at both tight end and guard for Louisville. As a junior in 1977, he was a member of a Cardinals team that played in the Independence Bowl. Marshall earned a bachelor’s degree in both history and physical education from the school in 1979.
Born June 20, 1956, in Hartford, Conn., Marshall graduated from Rockville High School in Vernon, Conn., where he lettered in football. He and his wife, Karin, live in Green Bay. In his spare time, Marshall enjoys playing golf, traveling and watching baseball.
