Let’s watch some pre-draft football!
The Senior Bowl has been holding practices all week and now it’s time for the actual game. Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters was in Mobile this week along with other members of the scouting department. Washington just finished their season on Sunday with a bad loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game, and are looking to reload the roster for next season.
Who:
The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced that Cleveland Browns Assistant Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator Bubba Ventrone (American team) and New York Giants Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka (National team) will serve as head coaches for the 76th Reese’s Senior Bowl to be played on Saturday February 1, 2025, at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama. All three days of practice will be televised on both NFL Network and ESPN and the game itself will be aired live on the NFL Network at 1:30 CT (local time). The Browns have the second overall pick, and the Giants own the third selection in the 2025 NFL draft.
This is the third year the Senior Bowl is implementing a “Coach Up” format where coordinators and assistant coaches are placed into elevated or different roles from the ones they currently hold with their respective clubs. Head coaches and general managers from all non-playoff teams and Wild Card round participants had the opportunity to nominate assistant coaches and those candidates were then selected by a group comprised of league office executives and representatives from the General Managers Advisory Committee. In total, at least one coach from 13 different teams that submitted nominations was chosen for this year’s game.
In addition to the head coach appointees, the following individuals were selected as coordinators for the American and National squads:
American
- Offensive Coordinator – New York Giants Running Backs Coach Joel Thomas
- Defensive Coordinator – Indianapolis Colts Senior Assistant DL Coach Matt Raich
- Special Teams Coordinator – San Francisco 49ers Special Teams Quality Control Coach August Mangin
National
- Offensive Coordinator – Green Bay Packers Pass Game Coordinator Jason Vrable
- Defensive Coordinator – Cleveland Browns Defensive Line Coach Jacques Cesaire
- Special Teams Coordinator – Tennessee Titans Coaching Assistant Perry Carter
Where: University of South Alabama, Hancock Whitney Stadium | Mobile, AL
When: February 1st, 2025, 2:30 p.m.
TV: NFL Network
TOMORROW
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Game’s History:
The Senior Bowl is an annual college all-star football game that is played at the conclusion of the NCAA season. The event is considered the most prominent college football all-star game in the United States and is the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The first game was played on January 7, 1950, featuring two squads made up of all-star NFL Draft prospects playing at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Florida. The following year, the game moved to Mobile, AL, where it is still played today.
In 2021, a new era in the Senior Bowl’s history began with the game moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium on the South Alabama Jaguars’ campus. Throughout its history, the Senior Bowl has produced over 55 players that went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The game is unique among college all-star games as the teams are coached by NFL staff. Former MVPs of the game include the likes of Dan Marino, LaDainian Tomlinson, Dak Prescott and Justin Herbert.
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