The Cleveland Browns have added six new members to the coaching staff as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program. The new coaches are getting their feet wet in the NFL and gaining experience on a temporary basis.
Cleveland’s sextet includes two former NFL wide receiver Leonard Hankerson as well as two female coaches aspiring to climb the ladder.
From the team’s press release,
The fellowship provides coaches the opportunity to observe, participate, gain experience and ultimately land full-time positions in the NFL via access to teams’ offseason programs and training camps. Applicants for the fellowship must either have NFL experience or coaching experience at the high school, college or other league level (CFL, XFL, etc.).
The six new additions, who will work with the club through the final three weeks of the offseason program:
Chris Cook
Angela Baker
Leonard Hankerson
Ashton Grant
Elena Grigelevich
Ray Smith Jr.