TAMPA BAY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Head Football Coach Felton Huggins Jr. and Defensive Coordinator Earl Chambers as participants in the inaugural class of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy.
"First off I want to thank you to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization for this opportunity." Huggins said and followed with "With this blessing, I'll be able to learn and grow as a coach with one of the best programs in the national football leagues. This opportunity will benefit not only me, but our football program for the season to come."
Coach Chambers shared his outlook on the season by saying, "I am thrilled and honored to be a part of the Tampa Bay Coaching Academy. It's an incredible opportunity to grow and learn alongside talented individuals, dedicated to making a positive impact in the field of coaching. I can't wait to immerse myself in the knowledge, skills, and experiences that this esteemed academy offers, and I'm eager to contribute my passion and dedication to the coaching community."
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers established a coaching academy that delivers an intensive, comprehensive curriculum and opportunity to participate in the team's 2024 rookie minicamp for coaching candidates seeking their first entry into the NFL. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy is open to all persons with three or more years of coaching or work experience in a football program at the high school, college or semi-professional league level, irrespective of background or status. Twenty-five finalists were selected from a global search and participants will be awarded full scholarships to cover costs in Tampa for the week long Academy."
The inaugural class will receive valuable on-field experience, interactive sessions, business insights, media training, film review, and instruction on key football software with NFL players, coaches and staff. Participants will be given hands-on instruction as well as valuable networking opportunities with Buccaneers coaches and staff members throughout the organization. The Academy complements the NFL's long-established Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, created in 1987, to open pathways for minority coaches into the league.
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