The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Friday that they will make three additions to their coaching staff as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program.
Ari Confesor, Anthony Gaitor, and Dawson Odums will be joining the Jaguars for offseason programs in the months of May and June.
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The Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program’s objective is to “Use NFL clubs’ training camps, offseason workout programs and minicamps to give talented coaches opportunities to observe, participate, gain experience, and ultimately gain a full-time NFL coaching position.”
Confesor has been the wide receivers coach at Wake Forest for the last two seasons. Under Confesor, Wake Forest wide receiver Taylor Morin has become the program’s all-time leader in receiving yards and ranks in the top 10 in touchdowns and receptions as well.
Gaitor is currently the cornerbacks coach at Florida International. Two of his players, Brian Blades and Hezekiah Masses, were very stingy in coverage last season. Blades allowed a completion rate of just 49% and 8.6 yards per catch, while Masses surrendered a completion rate just over 50% at 9.7 yards per catch.
Odums, meanwhile, was most recently the head coach at Norfolk State, which competes at the FCS level. In 2021 under Odums, Norfolk State had its first winning season since 2007, and in 2023, six players earned All-MEAC honors.
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