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NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy Kicks Off in Louisville
Charley Casserly, NFL Network analyst and former NFL general manager addresses attendees at the 2014 NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy.
Thirty current and former NFL players are participating in the fifth annual NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy, which begins Feb. 20 in Louisville, Ky. The three-day program, developed in 2011 by NFL Player Engagement and the NCAA, provides current and prospective coaches with education and networking opportunities to help them begin or advance their coaching careers.
Learn more about the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy.
The 2015 Coaches Academy keynote speakers include Pro Football Hall of Famer and former NFL head coach Mike Singletary; Dennis Green, former NFL and NCAA head coach; Charley Casserly, NFL Network analyst and former NFL general manager; and Tom Bowen, director of athletics at the University of Memphis.
The NFL players will be joined by 29 college football coaches who have less than eight years of college coaching experience, bringing the total number of participants to 59.
FORMER PLAYERS
Name Team Affiliation
Kenneth Amato – TEN
Courtney Bryan – MIA
Leroy Collins – JAX/WASH
Montiese Culton – NYJ
Sammy Davis – SD/SF/TB
Na’il Diggs – CAR/GB/STL
Gary Downs – ATL/DEN/NYG
Dovonte Edwards – DET/MIN/NYG
John Paul Foschi – OAK/KC/CIN
Renardo Foster – ATL/STL
Brandon Hughes – SD/CLE/NYG/PHI
Charles Lockett – PIT
Mike Lodish – BUF/DEN
Tyrone Poole – NE/CAR/DEN/IND
Brian Rimpf – BAL
Shaun Smith – CIN/CLE/DAL
Sam Smith – NE
Sammie Stroughter – TB
Tony Woods – STL/SEA/WASH
Paul Zukauskas – CLE
CURRENT PLAYERS
Name Team Affiliation
Jamar Chaney – Free Agent
Demario Davis – NYJ
Donald Hawkins – DAL
Joshua Martin – KC
Jamon Meredith – TEN
Chris Neild – WASH
D’Anthony Smith – SEA
Jamar Taylor – MIA
Eddie Whitley – AZ
Wesley Woodyard – TEN
CURRENT COACHES
Name Coaching position
Tim Belmore – University of Mary – offensive coordinator
Kenny Boyer – North Carolina Central University – quality control assistant coach, defense
Antonio Bradford – Alabama State University – associate head coach, offensive line
Shelton Bynum – Johnson C. Smith University – linebackers coach/assistant special teams coordinator
Brendan Carter – McKendree University – graduate assistant coach, wide receivers
Gerald Chatman – Butler University – defensive line coach
Darrin Chiaverini – Texas Tech University – assistant coach, wide receivers and special teams
Cornelius Coleman – Robert Morris University – defensive line coach
Chris Collins – Catawba College – defensive backs coach/co-special teams coach
Ari Confesor – University of Rhode Island – wide receivers coach
Autry Denson – Miami University (Ohio) – running backs coach
Jared Diekmann – Southeast Missouri State University – video coordinator
Ramal Faunteroy – Shepherd University – defensive line coach
Danny Freund – University of North Dakota – wide receivers coach
Joe Gaglione – John Carroll University – linebackers coach
Will Glover – Bethune-Cookman University – wide receivers coach
Jonas Jackson – Savannah State University – defensive line coach,
Lamar Manigo – Norfolk State University – tight ends coach
Tim McGorry – Moravian College – offensive coordinator
Justin Montgomery – Berry College – defensive line coach
Darren Paige – Midwestern State University – wide receivers coach
Herb Pickens – Lincoln University – defensive coordinator
Justin Poindexter – Southern University, Baton Rouge – tight ends coach
Albert Poree – Mississippi State University – defensive quality control coach, cornerbacks
David Price – Hiram College – defensive coordinator
Steve Shipp – Johnson C. Smith University – offensive coordinator
Ryan Smaha – California State University, Sacramento – director of football operations
Rashad Watson – Missouri Southern State University – defensive coordinator
Chris Zarkoskie – University of New Hampshire – strength and conditioning intern
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