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The Future Leaders in Football Fellowship exists in partnership with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Select participants interested in careers in football are provided with a stipend to work with their institution's football program in the following areas: athletic training, scouting/recruiting, football operations, equipment, and video. Highly evaluated participants will be given an opportunity to attend an NFL tentpole event and will be placed in the pipeline for future opportunities at the League. Fellows are selected through their HBCU conferences and work for the duration of the football season.

George Hamilton III is a recent graduate from the prestigious Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University. His career aspirations are to work in the sports, entertainment, or music industry in production, marketing, or in the communications field. While at Howard, he wrote for magazines and newspapers such as HU News Service and 101 Magazine, as well as for his own website. George has a passion for writing and conversing about sports, as he has been able to work with the Washington Wizards and Washington Commanders. During the summer of 2022, he was a non-scripted TV production intern for SMAC Entertainment, the company that executive produces Coach Prime. George was an NBCU Academy x NFL Experienceship student journalist who received behind-the-scenes access to NFL gameday operations at the Miami Dolphins vs. the Washington Commanders in Landover, MD.