The NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is proud to celebrate 30 years of helping outstanding coaches gain exposure to NFL training camps and offseason workout programs.
The program's objective is to use NFL Clubs’ training camps, offseason workout program and minicamps to give talented coaches opportunities to:
- Observe
- Participate
- Gain Experience
- Ultimately gain a full-time NFL coaching position
Designed as a vocational tool, all 32 NFL Clubs participate in the program on an annual basis. Specific aspects of the program (including hiring, salary and coaching duties) are administered on a Club-by-Club basis.
- Clubs are encouraged to use their offseason programs as opportunities for those coaches who are unable to participate during the summer
- Summer participants are hired for the duration of training camp, including all pre-season games.
- Clubs are encouraged to hire a minimum of four (4) participants.
As part of the programs’ evolution, in 2012 the NFL announced the formation of the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship Advisory Council, comprised of a distinguished group of NFL coaches and general managers.
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