Bill Walsh Nfl Minority Coaching Fellowship Attracts Record 134 Training Camp Participants
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/3/15 http://twitter.com/NFL345 BILL WALSH NFL MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP ATTRACTS RECORD 134 TRAINING CAMP PARTICIPANTS - PROGRAM INCLUDES 47 FORMER NFL PLAYERS - A record 134 minority coaches took part in this summer’s BILL WALSH NFL MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP, the NFL announced today. In 2015, the program included its first-ever female participant, DR. JEN WELTER, who was one of seven coaching interns hired by the Arizona Cardinals for training camp. Steelers head coach MIKE TOMLIN, who became the youngest head coach (36) in NFL history to win a Super Bowl when he led Pittsburgh to a victory in Super Bowl XLIII, is one of 61 full-time coaches on NFL staffs in 2015 who previously participated in the fellowship program. Tomlin interned with the Cleveland Browns in the summer of 2000 when he was the defensive backs coach at the University of Cincinnati. “I learned so much from being able to participate in the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship,” says Tomlin. “At the time, I was a young college coach, and I was given the opportunity to attend training camp and learn from NFL coaches. It was special. The fellowship gave me my first exposure to coaching in the NFL, and it solidified my dedication to wanting to become a coach in the National Football League.” Tomlin is one of three current NFL head coaches – MARVIN LEWIS (Cincinnati) and LOVIE SMITH (Tampa Bay) are the others – who are graduates of the program. Smith, who interned with the Arizona Cardinals in 1988, is a huge endorser of the program. “I had a terrific experience with the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship and I am a big believer in what it can do for young college coaches who are searching for an avenue into our league,” says Smith. “As a participant in the program, I learned so much about what goes into the coaching business on the professional level. The experience and networking opportunities that I had during my time had a very big impact on my career path. Now, as a head coach, I have had the opportunity to hire some very talented coaches who participated in the program. I make it a point to ensure that our program offers those same valuable learning opportunities that meant so much to me during my fellowship.” Carolina Panthers head coach RON RIVERA knows the value of the program and serves on the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship Advisory Council. The council is comprised of club presidents, general managers, head coaches and assistant coaches, who focus on developing a pipeline of minority coaches, including former NFL players pursuing opportunities in the coaching profession. “The Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship is essential in creating opportunities,” says Rivera. “You can see the benefits of the fellowship program on virtually every coaching staff in the league and the education provided through the program has been invaluable in the development of many young coaches who may not have received exposure to the NFL without it.” Established in 1987, the program provides NFL training camp positions to minority coaches every year. The program, which was named after the man who conceived the idea – late Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach BILL WALSH – exposes talented minority college coaches to the methods and philosophies of summer NFL training camps. Walsh introduced the concept to the league in 1987 when he brought a group of minority coaches into his San Francisco 49ers’ training camp. The program has tutored more than 1,800 minority coaches through the years and has grown to the point that now every NFL team participates during training camp. Active NFL head coaches who are graduates of the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship: HEAD COACH TEAM INTERNSHIP(S) Marvin Lewis Cincinnati 1988 with San Francisco; 1991 with Kansas City Lovie Smith Tampa Bay 1988 with Arizona Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 2000 with Cleveland 2015 NFL COACHES WHO ARE GRADUATES OF BILL WALSH NFL MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP CLUB COACH POSITION Arizona Anthony Blevins Coaching Assistant/Special Teams Brentson Buckner Defensive Line Kevin Ross Cornerbacks Atlanta Keith Armstrong Special Teams Coordinator Raheem Morris Asst. Head Coach/ Defensive Passing Game Coordinator Baltimore Richard Angulo Tight Ends Clarence Brooks Defensive Line Bobby Engram Wide Receivers Chris Hewitt Defensive Backs Todd Washington Asst. Offensive Line Buffalo Dennis Thurman Defensive Coordinator Carolina Curtis Fuller Asst. Special Teams Al Holcomb Linebackers Richard Rodgers Asst. Defensive Backs Eric Washington Defensive Line Chicago Sam Garnes Asst. Defensive Backs Derius Swinton Asst. Special Teams Cincinnati Brian Braswell Offensive Quality Control/ Asst. Offensive Line Jay Hayes Defensive Line Marvin Lewis Head Coach Dallas Gary Brown Running Backs Leon Lett Defensive Tackles Denver Samson Brown Asst. Defensive Backs Tony Coaxum Asst. Special Teams Eric Studesville Running Backs Tyke Tolbert Wide Receivers Detroit Teryl Austin Defensive Coordinator Curtis Modkins Running Backs Robert Prince Wide Receivers Ron Prince Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends Houston Charles London Running Backs Anthony Pleasant Defensive Assistant Indianapolis Gary Emanuel Defensive Line Jacksonville Ron Middleton Tight Ends/Asst. Special Teams Kelly Skipper Running Backs DeWayne Walker Defensive Backs Kansas City David Culley Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers Al Harris Defensive Assistant/Secondary Miami Dolphins Jeff Burris Defensive Assistant Terrell Williams Defensive Line New York Giants Tim Walton Secondary/Cornerbacks Lunda Wells Asst. Offensive Line New York Jets Karl Dorrell Wide Receivers Pepper Johnson Defensive Line Daylon McCutcheon Asst. Defensive Backs Oakland Jethro Franklin Defensive Line Rod Woodson Asst. Defensive Backs Philadelphia Duce Staley Running Backs Pittsburgh James Daniel Tight Ends Carnell Lake Defensive Backs Mike Tomlin Head Coach St. Louis Joe Bowden Asst. Linebackers Clyde Simmons Asst. Defensive Line San Diego Andrew Dees Asst. Offensive Line Don Johnson Defensive Line Ollie Wilson Running Backs San Francisco Thomas McGaughey Jr. Special Teams Coordinator Seattle Michael Barrow Linebackers Tampa Bay Lovie Smith Head Coach Tennessee Nick Eason Asst. Defensive Line Tracy Rocker Defensive Line 2015 BILL WALSH NFL MINORITY COACHING FELLOWSHIP PARTICIPANTS CLUB # PARTICIPANTS (BACKGROUND & PRESENT AFFILIATION) Arizona Cardinals 7 Rashied Davis (Former Player), Emile Harry (Former Player), Rod Hood (Former Player), David Kelly (Former CFL Coach), Keith McKenzie (Former Player, Wayne State University), Dr. Jen Welter (Texas Revs), Willie Williams (Former Player, HS Coach) Atlanta Falcons 4 Dennis Dotten-Carter (University of Delaware), Mayur Chaudhari (Lenoir Ryne College), Josh Cooper (Duke University), Deland McCollough (Indiana University) Baltimore Ravens 1 Vinson Reynolds (Western Michigan) Buffalo Bills 8 Travis Bush (University of Houston), Kirk Broussard (Former Player), Gabrial Franklin (UTEP), Ernie Gutierrez (HS Coach), Elvis Joseph (Southern University), Chris McAlister (Former Player), Andre Reed (Former Player), Kenechi Udeze (Former Player) Carolina Panthers 4 Dave Aranda (University of Wisconsin), Mike Brown (Former Player), ShaDon Brown (Wofford College), Miguel Reeves (University of Arizona) Chicago Bears 3 Marco Butler (Hampton), Cordel High (Rutgers University), Matthew Middleton (South Dakota) Cincinnati Bengals 4 Kelvin Bell (University of Iowa), T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Former Player, HS Coach), Keith Rucker (Former Player, Ohio Wesleyan University), Chuck Smith (Former Player) Cleveland Browns 6 Ken Amato (Former Player, HS Coach), Reggie Barlow (Alabama A&M), William Green (Jacksonville State University), Anderson Nance (Strength and Conditioning), Eric Thatcher (University of Pittsburgh), Jason Swepson (University of New Haven) Dallas Cowboys 3 Aden Durde (Former NFL Europe Player), Marcus Dixon (Former Player), Brandon Smith (East Texas Baptist University) Denver Broncos 7 Aaron Craver (Former Player), Tim Cross (Air Force Academy), Nick Ferguson (Former Player), Jason Phillips (Former Player), Lenny Vandermade (University of Southern California), KiJuan Ware (Williams College), Gerard Wilcher (Seton Hall University) Detroit Lions 4 Henry Baker (University of Delaware), Fred Farrier (Morgan State University), Rashad Jackson (East Central Oklahoma), Marquise Williams (University of South Dakota) Green Bay Packers 2 Keith Little (Bethune-Cookman University), Gerald Chatman (Butler University) Houston Texans 4 Antoine Smith (James Madison University), Jafar Williams (Purdue University), Jesse Williams (Ohio University), Fred Weary (Former Player) Indianapolis Colts 4 Tommy Davis (Former Player, Newberry College), Cato June (Former Player, HS Coach), Rod Rutherford (Former Player, IUPUI), Roosevelt Williams (Former Player, Webber International) Jacksonville Jaguars 4 Byron Hardmon (Troy University), Greg Jones (Former Player), Mike Peterson (Former Player), Leon Wright (Princeton University) Kansas City Chiefs 6 Mark Atuaia (BYU), Jaime Hill (Portland State University), Chris Batti (Harvard University), Cory Peoples (Charleston Southern University), Rod Wilson (Charleston Southern University), Eddie Kennison (Former Player) Miami Dolphins 6 Kelvin Bell (University of Iowa), Oronde Gadsden (Former Player, HS Coach), Terrence Jamison (Florida Atlantic University), Tem Lukabu (Florida International University), Peter McCarty (University of New Hampshire), Dwayne Stukes (Former Player) Minnesota Vikings 4 Jacques Cesaire