The Wisconsin football program filled their opening at defensive line coach yesterday when they promoted head strength coach Ross Kolodziej to the position that was filled by now-Vanderbilt defensive line coach Inoke Breckterfield.
Badger → Badger in the NFL →
Head Badger Strength Coach→ BADGER DEFENSIVE LINE COACH ←
Let's go Coach K!
"I'm excited for the chance to continue impacting our program & helping our guys become the best they can be" pic.twitter.com/sG6HicvBkH
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) January 20, 2021
Kolodziej was a 45-game starter on the Badger defensive line back in the late 1990s and early 2000s before he became a 7th round pick of the New York Giants during the 2001 NFL Draft.
He played on three teams during his six-year NFL career before joining the United Football League for four seasons and then getting into coaching.
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The former Badger has now been the head strength and conditioning coach under Paul Chryst for seven years, six of those at Wisconsin, and will now take over a young defensive line unit heading into the 2021 season.
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