As part of the NFL's ongoing commitment to promote greater coach and C-suite level diversity among clubs, the League announced plans today to host its inaugural Coach and Front Office Accelerator, May 23-24 at the Spring League Meeting in Atlanta. The Accelerator will convene more than 60 diverse head coach and general manager prospects from all clubs and the League, and ownership representation from all 32 clubs.
The program will provide senior women and minority prospects with leadership development sessions with football operations experts and facilitators, as well as time spent networking directly with club owners. The effort is designed to continue building a diverse hiring pipeline for future head coach and general manager positions throughout the League.
Each club nominated rising prospects to participate in the two-day Accelerator. In addition to leadership development and sessions on the business of football, attendees will engage in candid discussions on how to take the next step in becoming a coach or front office executive.
"The NFL is committed to diversity and inclusion and this program is the latest in a series of steps designed to improve our hiring practices," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "The program ensures that clubs receive exposure to high performing, up-and-coming NFL talent."
2022 COACH AND FRONT OFFICE ACCELERATOR PARTICIPANTS
NFL League Office:
| PARTCIAPNT NAME | POSITION |
|---|---|
| Dawn Aponte | SVP, Football Operations & Chief Football Administrative Officer |
| Kevin Boothe | Director, Management Council / Labor Operations |
| Kimberly Fields | SVP, Football Business Strategy / Football Operations |
NFL Clubs:
| CLUB | PARTICIPANT NAME | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | Quentin Harris | Vice President, Player Personnel |
| Arizona Cardinals | Vance Joseph | Defensive Coordinator |
| Atlanta Falcons | Charles London | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Atlanta Falcons | Anthony Robinson | Director of College Scouting |
| Baltimore Ravens | Chris Horton | Special Teams Coordinator |
| Buffalo Bills | Terrance Gray | Assistant Director of Player Personnel |
| Buffalo Bills | Eric Washington | Senior Defensive Assistant / Defensive Line Coach |
| Carolina Panthers | Jeff Nixon | Assistant Head Coach, Offense |
| Carolina Panthers | Samir Suleiman | Vice President of Football Administration |
| Chicago Bears | Ian Cunningham | Assistant General Manager |
| Chicago Bears | Alan Williams | Defensive Coordinator |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Trey Brown | Scout |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Troy Walters | Wide Receivers Coach |
| Cleveland Browns | Glenn Cook | Vice President, Player Personnel |
| Cleveland Browns | Joe Woods | Defensive Coordinator |
| Dallas Cowboys | Chris Vaughn | Assistant Director of College Scouting |
| Dallas Cowboys | Joe Whitt Jr. | Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Secondary Coach |
| Denver Broncos | Ejiro Evero | Defensive Coordinator |
| Denver Broncos | Kelly Kleine | Executive Director of Football Operations / Special Advisor to the General Manager |
| Detroit Lions | ay Agnew | Assistant General Manager |
| Detroit Lions | Aaron Glenn | Defensive Coordinator |
| Green Bay Packers | Jerry Gray | Defensive Backs Coach / Passing Game Coordinator |
| Green Bay Packers | Richmond Williams | Director of Pro Personnel |
| Houston Texans | Pep Hamilton | Offensive Coordinator |
| Houston Texans | Mozique McCurtis | Director of College Scouting |
| Indianapolis Colts | Marcus Brady | Offensive Coordinator |
| Indianapolis Colts | Morocco Brown | Director of College Scouting |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Mike Caldwell | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Regis Eller | Director of Pro Scouting |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Bieniemy | Offensive Coordinator |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Tim Terry | Senior Director of Pro Scouting |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Dwayne Joseph | Director of Pro Personnel |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Renaldo Hill | Defensive Coordinator |
| Los Angeles Chargers | JoJo Wooden | Director of Player Personnel |
| Los Angeles Rams | Thomas Brown | Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends Coach |
| Los Angeles Rams | Ray Farmer | Senior Personnel Executive |
| Miami Dolphins | Marvin Allen | Assistant General Manager |
| Miami Dolphins | Jon Embree | Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends Coach |
| Minnesota Vikings | Chris Blanco | Assistant Director of Pro Scouting |
| Minnesota Vikings | Chisom Opara | National Scout |
| New England Patriots | Steve Cargile | Pro Scouting Director |
| New England Patriots | DeMarcus Covington | Defensive Line Coach |
| New Orleans Saints | Khai Harley | Vice President of Football Administration |
| New Orleans Saints | Kris Richard | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Coach |
| New York Giants | Brandon Brown | Assistant General Manager |
| New York Giants | Thomas McGaughey | Special Teams Coordinator |
| New York Jets | Chad Alexander | Director, Player Personnel |
| New York Jets | Ron Middleton | Tight Ends Coach |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Brian Johnson | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Scott | Director of Football Operations |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Frisman Jackson | Wide Receivers Coach |
| San Francisco 49ers | Ran Carthon | Director of Player Personnel |
| Seattle Seahawks | Alonzo Highsmith | Senior Executive Advisor to the General Manager |
| Seattle Seahawks | Kerry Joseph | Assistant Quarterbacks Coach |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jacqueline Davidson | Director of Football Research |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Byron Leftwich | Offensive Coordinator |
| Tennessee Titans | Tony Dews | Running Backs Coach |
| Tennessee Titans | Brian Gardner | Director of Pro Scouting |
| Washington Commanders | Randy Jordan | Running Backs Coach |
| Washington Commanders | Eric Stokes | Senior Director of Player Personnel |
*Participants subject to change
