Game to kick off at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, January 30 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and will be televised on NFL Network
NEW YORK – The National Football League announced today the head coaches for the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl, Marquice Williams of the Atlanta Falcons and Shane Bowen of the New York Giants.
“Coaches Marquice Williams and Shane Bowen have the opportunity to not only evaluate top athlete prospects, but also to showcase their skills in leading players and coaching staffs in this high-profile game,” said Troy Vincent Sr., executive vice president of football operations for the NFL. “This is an important evaluation week for prospects as well as for coaches as they pursue their professional and personal goals. The game also showcases the humanitarian side of football as participants greatly encourage the children and families at the Shriners Hospitals.”
Williams recently completed his fourth season as the Falcons special team’s coordinator (2021-24) after serving two seasons as assistant special teams coach with the Detroit Lions. Williams participated in the Ozzie Newsome General Manager Forum and Quarterback Coaching Summit in 2023, a program designed for the most promising front office personnel and coaches on the offensive side of the ball.
Bowen recently finished his first season as the Giants’ defensive coordinator, a position he held the previous three seasons (2021-23) with the Tennessee Titans. He was promoted to coordinator in 2021 after spending his first three seasons in Tennessee as outside linebacker’s coach. Bowen first began his NFL coaching career in 2016, spending two seasons as a defensive assistant with the Houston Texans.
“We welcome Marquice and Shane as our head coaches for the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl,” said Bob Roller, vice president of sports for Shriners Children’s. “Marquice has coached in our game before and understands the mission of the Shrine Bowl, and we look forward to working with Shane to put on a great event at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 30.”
At the conclusion of the NFL regular season, teams nominated deserving assistant coaches who were reviewed by a panel that includes NFL Football Operations staff, East-West Shrine Bowl leadership, members of the NFL’s General Managers Advisory Committee and the Fritz Pollard Alliance.
Coaches nominated by NFL clubs must be active assistant coaches who display extraordinary teaching and communication skills and are recognized for their integrity and commitment to excellence in the coaching profession. The coaches must be accomplished at developing and preparing players to compete in the NFL.
The 100th East-West Shrine Bowl, which features some of college football’s best prospects, will kick off at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, January 30th from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, home of the Dallas Cowboys and will be televised on NFL Network.
For more than 100 years, some of football’s greatest players and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Bowl, the nation’s first college all-star football game. Created by the Shriners in 1925, the game is driven by the desire to support Shriners Hospitals for Children in its mission to help children in need of expert medical care. Participating players make an annual visit to the local Shriners Hospital, visiting children and staff in an experience that they will truly never forget.
