FRISCO, Texas (AP) Aden Durde was a coaching intern with the Dallas Cowboys about seven years ago when assistant Jerome Henderson used what he considered a common football term in a meeting with a defensive back.
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As we continue to celebrate Women s History Month on DenverBroncos.com, so too is the NFL.
In a recently aired feature, NFL Network put the spotlight on Broncos Assistant Player Performance Coach Emily Zaler, who became the franchise s first female full-time coach in 2020.
Even from an early age, her mother recalled, Zaler was very determined in whatever she was doing and had a love for sports and a natural ability.
That guided her to her eventual career, as she played soccer at the University of Oregon and learned to love being in the weight room. As an incoming freshman, I was required by our coaching staff to go into the weight room for extra lifts and was told I had to hit certain numbers before I would ever be able to play at a high level, Zaler said. My time in the weight room was a sense of empowerment. To see myself getting stronger week over week, that s really where I discovered that this is what I want to do.
Ashton Grant maximizing experience from Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship and is ready for more in 2021 Grant, the 1st-ever recipient of the fellowship, will remain with the team this upcoming season Feb 22, 2021 at 12:39 PM
Ashton Grant s colleagues could only watch as he did the seemingly unthinkable.
It was early in the season and Grant, the first recipient of the Browns Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship, was stumped. The offense was set to install a new play and Grant wasn t quite clear how it was supposed to work.
So, Grant went straight to the source. He knocked on Kevin Stefanski s door and started firing questions at the Browns head coach and offensive play-caller.
By Tom King
Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, WI (MetroSource-WSAU) Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur found his special-teams coordinator replacement, just one day after firing Shawn Mennenga.
The NFL Network reported that special-teams assistant Maurice Drayton was given a promotion on Thursday to officially take the reigns of the Packers’ special teams.
Drayton was hired in 2018 under the then-coordinator Ron Zook, first getting his foot in the door under former head coach Mike McCarthy as part of the 2019 Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.