Eight former Michigan football players now on staff

Those who come back will be champions. #GoBlue

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They often say ‘those who stay’ in Ann Arbor, but what about those who come back?

Since Jim Harbaugh took over the Michigan football program in 2015, there has certainly been something of a maize and blue flair in Ann Arbor when it comes to the coaching staff. Sometimes there are familiar names because players who didn’t become NFL players stick around and work as graduate assistants (we’ve seen the likes of Mike McCray, Joe Bolden, Jordan Kovacs, and many others get their coaching starts in Ann Arbor), but more and more, we’re seeing former players added to the on-field coaching staff.

Last year, Harbaugh hired Mike Hart and Ron Bellamy to on-field posts. This year, Grant Newsome was elevated from grad assistant to an on-field role. Denard Robinson was just hired for a behind-the-scenes role.

That said, here are the former players who are currently on staff.