The NFL will hold its inaugural coach and front office accelerator program next week in Atlanta. The program begins on Monday, May 23, and ends on Tuesday, May 24.
The event’s goal is to provide senior women and minority prospects with leadership development sessions and an opportunity to network directly with NFL owners.
The Washington Commanders will be represented by running backs coach Randy Jordan and senior director of player personnel Eric Stokes.
“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 and create opportunities for advancement,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “The program helps ensure that clubs receive exposure to high-performing, up-and-coming NFL talent and candidates get a chance to learn the business on a working level from team owners and executives.”
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank offered the following comments:
“I think the Accelerator is some of the most important work the league and our committee will do all year because the potential of the program is exponential,” said Blank, owner, and chairman of the Blank Family of Businesses. “It’s an unprecedented opportunity for emerging leaders, owners and team leadership to get to know each other better over these two days, and the relationships formed in this setting will be integral to future hiring cycles.”
Jordan, 51, played 10 years in the NFL and has been Washington’s running backs coach since 2014.
Stokes, 48, played three seasons in the NFL and began his front-office career as a scout with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Washington hired Stokes in 2020 as the director of player personnel and promoted him in 2021 to senior director of player personnel.
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