HOUSTON – Two of coach DeMeco Ryans former Philadelphia Eagles teammates are among the Texans’ nine Bill Walsh diversity coaching fellowships.
Darren Sproles, a three-time Pro Bowl return specialist and running back, and Jordan Hicks, a 10-year veteran linebacker and University of Texas alum, overlapped with Ryans, a two-time Pro Bowl linebacker with the Texans, during his time playing in Philadelphia.
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Since its inception in 1987, the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship has served as a vocational program to broaden the pool of diverse talent considered for full-time NFL coaching positions.
The group includes Rice University receivers coach Brian Brown. Bethune Cookman special teams coordinator-running backs coach Patrick Brown, Middle Tennessee State offensive line coach Christopher Browne, back for his second Bill Walsh fellowship with the Texans, I Am Life Lifted sports performance coach Kate Decker, Tulane running backs coach Brock Hays, Mississippi State Assistant defensive line coach Jermauria Rasco and former Texans receiver Harry Williams, who’s been an offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Tuskegee University.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com