Ohio State legend and former Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George will have the opportunity to gain some coaching experience at the NFL level. The Chicago Bears announced that George will join the coaching staff during OTAs beginning on May 22 for a total of two weeks.
The coaching opportunity comes by way of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. The former Buckeye great will be joined by Randy Shannon who lead the Miami Hurricanes from 2007-2010. Shannon currently serves as the co-defensive coordinator at Florida State.
This will be a limited-time gig as George will continue to coach at Tennessee State University. The Bears released a statement saying that the goal of the program “is to use NFL club’s training camps to give coaches and scouts opportunities to observe, participate, gain experience and ultimately gain a full-time NFL coaching position.”
Tennessee State University Coach Eddie George will be joining the Chicago Bears for the next two weeks as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship
* George will work with the coaching staff during (OTAs), which kicks off May 22 pic.twitter.com/C5X8rcrl1a— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) May 16, 2023
It remains to be seen if George has NFL coaching aspirations. He has been the head coach at Tennessee State since 2021 with a record of 9-13 over the course of those two seasons.
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