Dan Roushar
American football coach (born 1960)
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Dan Roushar Jr. (born September 27, 1960)[1] is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Northern Illinois.
Clinton, Iowa, U.S.
| Chicago Bears | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 27, 1960 Clinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position | Quarterback |
| High school | Clinton (IA) |
| College | Northern Illinois |
| Career history | |
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Playing career
Roushar was primarily a quarterback for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team, where he was particularly known for his scrambling ability.[2] His mobility encouraged the Huskies to slot him at wide receiver on occasion.[3][4]
Coaching career
After graduating, Roushar became was a recruiting assistant under new NIU head coach Lee Corso before being assigned to coach tight ends during the season.[5][6] In 1986, he followed offensive coordinator Bill Lynch to Butler to become their new OC and offensive line coach.[5]
He later worked in the same position for Michigan State, Ball State, Northern Illinois, and Illinois. He was also offensive line coach at Cincinnati.[7]
On February 16, 2013, the New Orleans Saints hired Roushar as their running backs coach.[8] He served in a variety of roles over a decade with the team, performing duties as running backs coach, tight ends coach, offense line coach, and run game coordinator.[9] On January 19, 2023, Roushar was dismissed by the Saints.[10] He contemplated retiring after leaving the Saints, but was recruited by Tulane University to serve as their team's offensive line coach.[5]
Roushar was officially hired by Tulane on February 9, 2023.[11]
After the 2024 season, he intended to retire for good but was convinced to remain in coaching by new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson.[5] The Bears formally named him their offensive line coach on February 3, 2025.[12]
Personal life
His father Dan Roushar Sr. was a social studies teacher at Clinton High School who also coached the basketball and sophomore football teams.[13][14]
