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The NFL Draft is approaching, and over the next two weeks host Keith Grabowski will be talking with the high school coaches of some of the top NFL Draft prospects in the 2018 Draft on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. We kick things off with Jason Negro, head football coach at St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, California), who coached UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen. Coach Negro talks about his experience coaching Rosen and shares some of his favorite stories.

The tentative podcast schedule for the rest of this week includes:

Tuesday: Coach Kelly King, Milpitas (California) H.S. (Vita Vea)

Wednesday: Coach Jaime Ortiz, San Clemente (California) (Sam Darnold)

Thursday: Coach Corey Moore, Lakewood H.S. (St. Petersburg, Florida) (Isaiah Wynn, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Shaquem Griffin)

Friday: Coach Jeff Fox, Nordonia H.S. (Macedonia, Ohio) (Denzel Ward)

Show Notes

• 2:00        What it was like to coach Rosen
• 2:48        What Negro thinks Rosen is capable of
• 3:31        Coach Negro’s favorite story about Rosen
• 5:13        Coach Negro’s advice to Rosen

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