TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired Maral Javadifar and Lori Locust as assistant coaches, becoming the first NFL team with two female coaches on their staff. Locust and Javadifar are also the first full-time female coaches in franchise history. Locust will be an assistant defensive line coach and Javadifar an assistant strength and conditioning coach. “I know how hard it can be to get that first opportunity to coach at the highest level of professional football,” Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said in a statement. Last year, Locust served as a defensive coaching intern for the Baltimore Ravens during the team’s training camp.

Source: National Post March 21, 2019 02:03 UTC