The notes were personal, tailored to the inside linebackers she coached every day, and it is those that will stick with the Cardinals long after Jen Welter’s coaching internship ends next week.
Welter and the Cardinals made national and international news a little more than a month ago when Bruce Arians hired her as one of his training camp assistants, the first woman to join an NFL staff – even if it was only through the preseason.
“At first, it was a big thing, woman coach and whatnot,” inside linebacker Kevin Minter said. “Now, she’s just one of the coaches.