Willie Colon, it seems, isn’t simply one of many many Steelers alumni who popped in to expertise coaching camp. As he informed the staff’s web site, he has been on the job—or at the very least, in a way. Teresa Varley writes he’s working with the staff’s scouting division in camp, although she didn’t name it an internship.
Whether or not they’re utilizing a proper title or not, Colon talked about his work with the Steelers’ personnel folks. “I’m out right here working with the scouting division, simply actually studying the nuances, attempting to see make the sauce, if you’ll”, he mentioned. “It’s been nice. I’m simply comfortable Omar [Khan] and Coach [Mike] Tomlin allowed me aboard and allowed me behind the scenes a bit of bit. It’s nice”.
Many former gamers cease in for camp, and even within the spring, and typically accomplish that to work. Some find yourself coming and staying, as Mark Bruener has. Willie Colon’s former teammate, CB Ike Taylor, has additionally hung out working with the staff just lately within the scouting division.
Taylor additionally reconnected with not simply Colon, but additionally Troy Polamalu and Joey Porter Sr., and maybe different Steelers alumni who popped into Latrobe for the primary week of coaching camp. Colon known as it an “superior” expertise to reconnect with them, praising the “household environment”.
In his post-playing days, Colon has joined the media fray, working for Good Morning Soccer. Maybe at some point he wish to work within the NFL once more, if not as a coach, then as a scout. Many former gamers find yourself making nice scouts, however for now, he’s testing the waters.
“The final word aim is clearly to have the ability to get within the thoughts of the gamers, see the make-up, and perceive how the person’s made beneath the helmet”, Colon mentioned of his thought course of on scouting. “That’s at all times vital, and with the ability to try this at all times helps, particularly after we type of develop into the enterprise”.
The Steelers chosen Willie Colon within the fourth spherical of the 2006 NFL Draft. He spent seven seasons with the staff, first as a deal with, later transferring to protect. Ultimately, he spent three seasons enjoying for the New York Jets, concluding a 10-year NFL profession.
He has been out of the league now for a decade, however he has efficiently made the conversion to a post-playing profession by way of the media. Ought to Colon determine to be nearer to the sport, he might have a job with the Steelers. That’s if he exhibits the aptitude for what the job calls for. Many gamers dip their toes within the water and determine it’s not for them—usually because of the sheer workload. Bear in mind after we all hoped Alan Faneca could be the Steelers’ subsequent offensive line coach?
