Bengals announce 5 Minority Fellowship Program coaches working with team

Source: footballpros.com --- Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Bengals announce 5 Minority Fellowship Program coaches working with team Former NFL star Levon Kirkland will be getting a chance to coach with the Bengals this offseason. by Jason Marcum @marcum89 May 30, 2017, 12:25pm EDT The Cincinnati Bengals have announced the addition of five coaches to work with the team as interns in the 2017 Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship Program. The coaches who will be in Cincinnati this summer are Aaron Curry , Roderick Plummer, Tory Woodbury, Johnathan Carr and and Levon Kirkland. The Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship helps to springboard opportunities for NFL coaching careers, just as it did with two current Bengals coaches — head coach Marvin Lewis and defensive line coach Jacob Burney — both of whom were interns in the Walsh Fellowship program. “I had the opportunity to work in this program when Coach Walsh initiated it with the 49ers , and it’s great to see it continue as strong as it is,” said Lewis via a press release. “We are happy to have these coaches with us to benefit our staff as well as aid in their development as a coach.” RELATED Bengals Mailbag: Roster sifting, young starters, possibility of extending Lewis Have the Bengals improved at defensive end this offseason? The Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program was established in 1987 to provide NFL training camp positions to minority coaches each year. The program exposes talented minority college coac ...

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