George Stewart (American football)
George Stewart has been a coach in the National Football League since 1989 after spending a few years coaching in the college ranks. He spent ten years coaching wide receivers for the Minnesota Vikings. In 2017 he became the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for the San Diego Chargers.College Coaching
Stewart began coaching in 1983 as a graduate assistant at Arkansas, working under his former head coach from his playing years at Arkansas, Lou Holtz. Stewart followed Holtz to the University of Minnesota the following year, becoming the team’s offensive line coach. In 1986, Stewart would follow Holtz once again this time to Notre Dame to become the team’s linebackers coach. In Stewart's final season with the Irish, they finished with a record of 12-0 and defeated West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl to being crowned national champions.NFL Coaching
He began in Pittsburgh with the Steelers under Chuck Noll from. He then went to Tampa Bay, where he coached tight ends. This was followed by a coaching stint in San Francisco. He was a wide receiver coach in San Francisco, four in Atlanta and 10 seasons in Minnesota. Stewart has been the Chargers' special teams coordinator and assistant head coach under Anthony Lynn since 2017.
