New Coaching Staff addition--- Rod Ojong - Defensive Backs - Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship

[DaBruinz]

Patriots add to their coaching staff. Rod Ojong. Courtesy of the Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship.

Coach Ojong comes to the Patriots from the University of Buffalo with a stop with the Georgia Bulldogs as a Defensive Quality Asst prior to that.

Rod Ojong - Defensive Backs - Football Coaches - University at Buffalo

Rod Ojong is in his second season at UB. He will coach the defensive backs in 2022 after coaching the safeties in 2021. In 2021, safeties were two of the Bulls'

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[holyredeemer]

Is he an actual coach of the Pats, or does this fellowship work like an intern program? Basically, is he a member of staff that will net us a 3rd rd pick if he gets poached by another team in the future?

 

[DaBruinz]

Is he an actual coach of the Pats, or does this fellowship work like an intern program? Basically, is he a member of staff that will net us a 3rd rd pick if he gets poached by another team in the future?

Ross Douglas is a previous fellowship coach.

Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship | NFL Football Operations

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The 3rd round pick thing is only for teams that lose a minority employee to a team that hires them for HC/GM position.