In a somewhat significant shift for college all-star games, the NFL recently offered 3 recommendations to change the way coaching staffs are assigned to the Senior Bowl & East-West Shrine Bowl. Notably, there will be a rotation for determining which staffs coach in which game.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 13, 2022
The NFL is recommending some big changes to the way coaching staffs are chosen for the most significant college all-star games during the NFL draft process.
Three different recommendations have been made by the league to both the Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Bowl, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The potential changes include a rotation between the two events for determining how the coaches are chosen, Rapoport says. In addition to the new rotation between coaching staffs chosen from teams based on draft position versus a nomination process, the league is also recommending an expansion of all coaching staffs for the nominated staffs, as well as expanded opportunities for minority coaches:
The Shrine Bowl will have two full NFL coaching staffs based on draft position for 2023, while the Senior Bowl will have two staffs of nominated coaches. In 2024, the rotation will switch to the Senior Bowl with full coaching staffs and the Shrine Bowl with nominated staffs.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 13, 2022
Two more changes:
— The games will increase the size of the nominated coaching staffs from 26 to 30 coaches.
— For the nominated staffs, each non-playoff club would be required to nominate its designated minority offensive assistant.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 13, 2022
The Senior Bowl takes place every January in Mobile, Alabama, while the Shrine Bowl recently relocated to Las Vegas.
