It was to be his first game as an NFL quarterbacks coach, and John Shoop, then 27, walked into the room to address his new charges. Staring back at him were Steve Young, Troy Aikman and Kerry Collins.

Former Bears offensive coordinator John Shoop goes way back with new Bears head coach Ben Johnson. He was his offensive coordinator at UNC when Ben was a QB for the Tar Heels.

“It’s called the run-and-Shoop offense,” tackle James “Big Cat” Williams said after the Bears beat the New England Patriots, 24-17, with one of their best offensive performances this season.

Twice in the past two months, the hurricanes that swept through Florida forced Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach John Shoop and his family to evacuate their new home. Yet Shoop always will ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- OK, enough silliness. Enough letting a junior-college coordinator run what is supposed to be an NFL offense. Shoop happens? It doesn't have to if Bears general manager Jerry ...

Bears quarterbacks coach John Shoop might get the chance to run Chicago's offense full-time. Shoop, who called plays for the last three games after Gary Crowton left to coach at BYU, is one of ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- While the other candidates for the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator had age and experience, John Shoop had something even more valuable. Familiarity. ``I wanted to ...

Fired by the Bears, scorned by a fan Web site, rejected for the Raiders' top job, delegated to tight ends duty and kept outside the play-calling loop until now, 11 games into a 2-9 season. That's ...

Former Bears offensive coordinator John Shoop goes way back with new Bears head coach Ben Johnson. He was his offensive coordinator at UNC when Ben was a QB for the Tar Heels. Shoop shared what ...