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Assistant Special Teams
Entering his third year in the NFL, Shawn Slocum joined the Green Bay Packers in 2006 as assistant special teams coach. Along with his special teams duties, Slocum also assists Winston Moss in coaching the linebackers.
Named to his position by Head Coach Mike McCarthy Feb. 6, 2006, the 43-year-old Slocum has 17 years of coaching experience, the first 15 at the college level. That background has proved valuable in working with young players, such as Jason Hunter, Jarrett Bush, Will Blackmon and Tramon Williams, who have become special teams assets in their early NFL seasons.
The continued development of those young special teamers, many of whom were in their second year in Green Bay's system in 2007, helped produce a rise from the bottom to seventh in the Dallas Morning News' annual special teams rankings at season's end.
Slocum joined the Packers from the University of Mississippi, where he served one year as assistant head coach and linebackers coach. Under Slocum's tutelage, linebacker Patrick Willis finished his junior season leading the nation by averaging nine solo tackles per game; Willis also ranked fifth in the country by averaging 12.8 total tackles per contest, garnered first-team All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and the Associated Press, and was a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given annually to the nation's outstanding defensive player.
Prior to Ole Miss, Slocum took a two-year hiatus from coaching, as owner and president of Slocum Development Group, Inc., a custom home building and commercial development company in Texas.
Slocum was the special teams coordinator and secondary coach at Texas A&M (2000-02) in his third stint with the Aggies. Slocum's units contributed to a team that appeared in two bowl games during that time.
Before returning to his alma mater, Slocum spent two seasons (1998-99) with the University of Southern California as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. During his tenure, Slocum worked with future-NFL players Chris Claiborne, David Gibson, Marcus Steele and Zeke Moreno. In 1998, Claiborne earned both All-America recognition and the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker in leading the Trojans to the Sun Bowl.
Earlier, Slocum spent seven seasons at Texas A&M, and assisted the Aggies to five bowl games, including four Cotton Bowl appearances. During that seven-year term, in which the school was 94-28-2, he coached 14 players who subsequently played in the NFL. The 94 wins were sixth in the country and marked the most wins by any Texas Division I school in any decade.
While at Texas A&M as special teams and tight ends coach (1991-93), he helped the Aggies to three straight Southwest Conference championships. The following year, he transitioned from coaching tight ends to linebackers while maintaining his special teams responsibilities. In that role (1994-97), he recruited and coached All-American linebacker, Lombardi Award winner and future Dallas Cowboy Dat Nguyen. On special teams, Slocum helped mold eventual Pro Bowl punter Shane Lechler, a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big 12 selection in college. Along with numerous school and conference records, Lechler finished his A&M career with NCAA marks for career punting average (44.7) and career games with averaging at least 40 yards (37). Texas A&M won the Big 12 South Division in 1997.
Slocum began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Texas A&M in 1989. He moved on to the University of Pittsburgh the following season (1990) as a graduate assistant defensive coach, serving on a Paul Hackett staff that included McCarthy, then a graduate assistant helping with the Panthers' quarterbacks.
A linebacker in college, Slocum earned one letter from Texas A&M in 1984 and was a member of the 12th Man kickoff squad from 1983-84. He earned a B.S. degree in construction management from the school in 1988.
Born in Bryan, Texas, Slocum has four children: daughters Tayler, 15, Jordyn, 13, and Haley, 10, and son Jaxon, 5. His father, R.C., is the winningest head coach in Texas A&M history, having guided the program for 14 years (1989-2003). In his spare time, Slocum enjoys playing golf, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
SLOCUM AT A GLANCE
- Joined Packers Feb. 6, 2006.
- Possesses 17 years of coaching experience, the first 15 at the college level.
- Played linebacker at Texas A&M.
- Holder of a B.S. degree in construction management, Slocum took a two-year coaching hiatus to run Slocum Development Group, a custom home building and commercial development company.
| Year | College/Pro Team | Position Coached |
| 1989 | Texas A&M | Volunteer Assistant |
| 1990 | Univ. of Pittsburgh | Graduate Assistant-Defense |
| 1991-93 | Texas A&M | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| 1994-97 | Texas A&M | Special Teams/Linebackers |
| 1998-99 | Southern California | Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers |
| 2000-02 | Texas A&M | Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary |
| 2005 | Univ. of Mississippi | Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers |
| 2006-08 | Green Bay Packers | Assistant Special Teams |