Autumn Lockwood, show here during her days at ETSU, will be the first Black woman to be part of a Super Bowl team’s coaching staff as a strength coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
CONTRIBUTED East Tennessee State University graduate Autumn Lockwood holds the Halas Trophy after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship. As an assistant sports performance coach, she will become the first Black woman to be on a coaching staff for the Super Bowl when the Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs.
Autumn Lockwood, show here during her days at ETSU, will be the first Black woman to be part of a Super Bowl team’s coaching staff as a strength coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Autumn Lockwood
CONTRIBUTED East Tennessee State University graduate Autumn Lockwood holds the Halas Trophy after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship. As an assistant sports performance coach, she will become the first Black woman to be on a coaching staff for the Super Bowl when the Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs.
Autumn Lockwood at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Autumn Lockwood has been a trailblazer since her time at East Tennessee State University, and that hasn’t changed now that she’s in the National Football League.
Lockwood, the first woman to work full-time in ETSU’s strength and conditioning program, will make more history in the Super Bowl. When the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs for the NFL championship, Lockwood will be on the Eagles’ sideline. As an assistant sports performance coach, she will become the first Black woman to be on a coaching staff in the big game.
Joe Avento is the Sports Editor for the Johnson City Press and Kingsport Times News and has covered East Tennessee State University athletics and local golf since 1987.
