Titans’ Coaches Mike Vrabel & Lori Locust To Speak At NFL Women’s Forum

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Mike Vrabel. Photo: Courtesy of the Tennessee Titans

Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel and newly hired Defensive Quality Control Coach Lori Locust are set to speak at the National Football League’s seventh annual NFL Women’s Forum on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Indianapolis as part of its ongoing, league-wide commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

The program will connect 41 women, 60 percent being women of color, with leaders in professional football to provide insight and networking opportunities for their careers in the areas of scouting, coaching and football operations.

There have been 26 NFL clubs that have hired past Forum participants and over 225 opportunities have emerged for women in all levels of football since its inception in 2017. Last summer, the NFL had 15 women in coaching roles during training camp – a record for any male professional sports league in the world.

Locust, who was hired by the Titans this past month, is an NFL Women’s Forum alum and is the first female positional coach in the NFL and Titans history.

For the first time since February 2020, the program will return to an in-person format during the NFL Combine. The two days of programming will include panel discussions, breakout sessions and networking activities with owners, executives, coaches, industry experts and hiring managers representing all 32 NFL clubs. The NFL partners with Women Leaders in College Sports to assist with the program and to create a development curriculum for the participants.

Featured speakers for this year’s virtual forum include NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Co-Owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz as well as several NFL club owners, head coaches and general managers.

The first two panels on day one of the Forum (Tuesday, Feb. 28) will be open for media attendance (the agenda for those two panels is outlined below). There will be additional interactive learning sessions for participants that evening as well. Day two (Wednesday, March 1), consists of more intimate breakout and development sessions between club and league coaches, executives and football operations staff with this year’s Forum participants, which will be closed to media and outside viewers.

Speakers for the 7th Annual NFL Women’s Forum:

  • Jane Skinner Goodell, Executive Producer, Earnin’ It: The NFL’s Forward Progress
  • Brandon Beane, Buffalo Bills General Manager
  • Andrew Berry, Cleveland Browns General Manager
  • Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Owner/President, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation/President, Glazer Vision Foundation
  • Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner
  • Brian Daboll, New York Giants Head Coach
  • Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans Head Coach
  • Dasha Smith, NFL Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
  • Angela Baker, New York Giants Offensive Quality Control Coach
  • Callie Brownson, Cleveland Browns Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
  • Maral Javadifar, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Director of Rehabilitation & Performance
  • Jennifer King, Washington Commanders Assistant Running Backs Coach
  • Autumn Lockwood, Philadelphia Eagles Strength & Conditioning Seasonal Associate
  • Lori Locust, Tennessee Titans Defensive Quality Control Coach
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