Quote:Football Adds J.J. McCleskey as Assistant Coach

Quote:Tulane football head coach Willie Fritz announced today the addition of former NFL defensive back J.J. McCleskey to the Green Wave coaching staff.

McCleskey officially begins his duties Jan. 9, the first date in which FBS teams may add a 10th on-field assistant coach. He will work with the Tulane secondary alongside defensive coordinator Jack Curtis and defensive backs coach Chris Hampton.

Quote:"I'm very excited to add J.J. to our staff," Fritz said. "Obviously he has a background in New Orleans, and I'm excited about the addition of someone with eight years of NFL experience. Many of our student-athletes aspire to play professional football, and I think he brings a unique perspective to transitioning to college football to the NFL. J.J. is a hard worker, which is evident by the fact that he was initially a walk-on at Tennessee, obtained a scholarship, playing both sides of the football, entered the NFL as a free agent and played eight seasons, which is very difficult to do."

Quote:A resident of Louisiana for 25 years, McCleskey founded ME Sports to train and support athletes. He has coached and mentored more than 70 athletes that have moved on to play at the collegiate level. He also served as head coach of the Louisiana Bootleggers 7-on-7 squad from 2015-17. He led the Bootleggers to a second-place finish at the 7-on-7 national championship in 2015, and was a part of the program's 2014 national championship.

(12-22-2017 01:29 PM)TU77CAL82 Wrote:  

Quote:Football Adds J.J. McCleskey as Assistant Coach

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Quote:Tulane football head coach Willie Fritz announced today the addition of former NFL defensive back J.J. McCleskey to the Green Wave coaching staff.

McCleskey officially begins his duties Jan. 9, the first date in which FBS teams may add a 10th on-field assistant coach. He will work with the Tulane secondary alongside defensive coordinator Jack Curtis and defensive backs coach Chris Hampton.

Quote:"I'm very excited to add J.J. to our staff," Fritz said. "Obviously he has a background in New Orleans, and I'm excited about the addition of someone with eight years of NFL experience. Many of our student-athletes aspire to play professional football, and I think he brings a unique perspective to transitioning to college football to the NFL. J.J. is a hard worker, which is evident by the fact that he was initially a walk-on at Tennessee, obtained a scholarship, playing both sides of the football, entered the NFL as a free agent and played eight seasons, which is very difficult to do."

Quote:A resident of Louisiana for 25 years, McCleskey founded ME Sports to train and support athletes. He has coached and mentored more than 70 athletes that have moved on to play at the collegiate level. He also served as head coach of the Louisiana Bootleggers 7-on-7 squad from 2015-17. He led the Bootleggers to a second-place finish at the 7-on-7 national championship in 2015, and was a part of the program's 2014 national championship.