Bill Lazor
| Waist-up photograph shot from a high angle of Lazor on a football sideline wearing a white polo shirt with a Nike logo, tan pants and a headset and holding a play sheet in his left hand and a marker in his right Lazor coaching for Virginia in 2012 | |
| Houston Texans | |
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| Title | Senior offensive assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1972 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scranton (PA) Central |
| College | Cornell |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
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William V. Lazor (born June 14, 1972) is an American football coach who is the senior offensive assistant for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Lazor has previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, and Philadelphia Eagles. He is also the former offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, and Chicago Bears. He played college football as a quarterback for Cornell University from 1991 to 1993.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Lazor played football at Cornell before graduating in 1994. He was a three-year starting quarterback and graduated with 26 passing and total offensive program records.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Atlanta Falcons
[edit | edit source]Lazor entered the NFL coaching ranks in 2003 under head coach Dan Reeves as the Atlanta Falcons offensive quality control coach.
Washington Redskins
[edit | edit source]Lazor spent four seasons with the Washington Redskins, two of which were spent as the quarterbacks coach for head coach Joe Gibbs. During the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Lazor served as an offensive assistant.
Seattle Seahawks
[edit | edit source]Lazor coached quarterbacks for two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks under head coaches Mike Holmgren and Jim Mora.
University of Virginia
[edit | edit source]On January 28, 2010, Lazor was officially announced as the new offensive coordinator of the University of Virginia Cavaliers.[1]
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit | edit source]On January 29, 2013, Lazor accepted a position with the Philadelphia Eagles as the quarterbacks coach, coaching alongside Chip Kelly.
Miami Dolphins
[edit | edit source]On January 15, 2014, Lazor was named offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. He was fired on November 30, 2015.
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]On January 18, 2016, Lazor was named quarterback coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, replacing recently promoted Ken Zampese.[2]
On September 15, 2017, Lazor was named the Bengals offensive coordinator, taking the place of the recently fired Zampese. Lazor was promoted to full time offensive coordinator for the Bengals on January 3, 2018.
On January 11, 2019, Lazor was fired by the Bengals.[3]
Chicago Bears
[edit | edit source]On January 16, 2020, Lazor was hired by the Chicago Bears as their offensive coordinator, replacing Mark Helfrich.[4]
On November 13, 2020, head coach Matt Nagy relinquished play-calling duties to Lazor. The Bears offense noticeably improved, increasing from scoring an average of 19 points per game in the first 9 weeks of the season, compared to the 27 points per game in the latter 5 weeks where Lazor was in charge.[5]
Although Nagy resumed calling plays in 2021,[6] Lazor reassumed the responsibility again by Week 4.[7]
Lazor was let go by the Bears after the 2021 season.
Houston Texans
[edit | edit source]On February 24, 2023, Lazor was hired to be the Houston Texans Senior offensive assistant.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lazor earned his bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell in 1994. He is married to wife Nicole, with whom he has three kids, Nolan, Marin, and Charlotte.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ London Names Bill Lazor Offensive Coordinator Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1972 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
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- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Cornell Big Red football players
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- Players of American football from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Seattle Seahawks coaches
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- NFL offensive coordinators
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