Patrick Carl Shurmur (born April 14, 1965) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2011 to 2012 and head coach of the New York Giants from 2018 to 2019. Shurmur has also previously been the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.
Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Shurmur comes from a football background. His uncle Fritz Shurmur was an NFL coach for 24 years, including a stint as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator from 1994 to 1998, which included a victory in Super Bowl XXXI.
After graduating from Divine Child High School, Shurmur attended Michigan State University, where he was a four-year letterman for the Michigan State Spartans football team. He played guard and linebacker his freshman season, and started at center the next three seasons. He earned All-Big 10 Conference honors and also earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1987, his senior year (MG). He was co-captain when the Spartans defeated the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl in his senior year. Shurmur was the first graduate student to play on the Michigan State football team, as he began studying for his master's degree in financial administration during his senior season.