#Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and #Browns special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone have been selected as head coaches for the @seniorbowl, per sources.
Two top young coaches who will get to work hands-on with many of the top 2025 NFL Draft prospects in Mobile. pic.twitter.com/vUpoYi4MvL
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 16, 2025
The New Orleans Saints could be in line for an extended evaluation on New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, as he’s now been selected as a head coach in this year’s Senior Bowl.
Kafka, an offensive guy of course, will now get the opportunity to spend an entire week getting to know some of college football’s most exciting young talent, while also helping them improve their draft stock. This time could also be valuable in getting more insight on a coach like Kafka, who’s mostly been kept behind the scenes in the few places he’s been (having come up on Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs staff). Buy-in from his team to go along with a great week of preparation, will only add to his candidacy as a potential head coach in New Orleans.
Bubba Ventrone who is the Cleveland Browns special teams coordinator is set to be leading the opposing squad at Senior Bowl week as well. We’ll also see Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Maurice Williams and Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen lead their respective teams in the East-West Shrine game, which will feature potential top-five pick Shedeur Sanders. Williams will be coaching the East team with Bowen coaching the West.
These pre-draft events have often come as a huge opportunity for the New Orleans Saints to evaluate college talent. Just in last year’s draft alone, the team selected five players who participated in either the Senior Bowl or the Shrine Bowl. In addition to this they signed a third of their 16 undrafted players from the pool who took part in those games. For this reason, it’s always a great idea to tap into whichever of these events is available to you.
Who knows? The team’s next big star could be right at your fingertips.
