When Jim Harbaugh made his decision to return to the NFL, many thought Grant Newsome would be a sure-fire candidate to join his staff in Los Angeles. That was until Sherrone Moore made the decision to promote him from tight ends coach to offensive line coach.
Newsome, now entering his fourth year on staff, spent two seasons as a graduate assistant before coaching the Wolverines’ tight ends from 2022-23. The former Michigan offensive lineman has already progressed rapidly through the coaching ranks after his playing career’s premature end.
“It was an unexpected journey — you go from playing and having a pretty bad injury and not knowing what you’re going to do with your life,” Newsome told Jon Jansen on the In The Trenches podcast.