WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams have announced their Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellows for the 2025 offseason program. The fellowship is a continuation of the team's efforts to strengthen the NFL's diverse talent and provides experience to deserving coaches from different backgrounds.
This year's program began at the start of the second week of OTAs on Monday, June 2, and will continue through the end of OTAs on Thursday, June 12.
The fellowship is named after the late Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach, who first introduced this concept to the NFL in 1987 when he brought a group of minority coaches to San Francisco 49ers' training camp. The fellowship is designed as a vocational tool to increase the number of full-time NFL minority coaches in the league while exposing fellows to the methods and philosophies of an NFL coaching staff.
Rams 2025 Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellows
| Name | Position Group |
|---|---|
| Taylor Embree | Tight Ends |
| Chris Marve | Defensive Backs |
| Va'a Niumatalolo | Outside Linebackers |
| Greg Stewart | Offensive Line |
Taylor Embree
Embree signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2012 before joining the UNLV coaching staff as a graduate assistant. He returned to UCLA in 2013, where he served as a graduate assistant from 2013-14. In 2016, Embree made his NFL coaching debut with the Kansas City Chiefs as a defensive assistant. The following year, he joined the San Francisco 49ers as an offensive quality control coach, a role he held for three seasons. In 2020, Embree coached tight ends for the Colorado Buffaloes. From 2021-23, he was the running backs coach for the New York Jets, and in 2024, he took the same position with the New England Patriots. During the fellowship, he will assist Tight Ends Coach Scott Huff and Game Management Coordinator/Assistant Tight Ends Coach Dan Shamash.
Chris Marve
Marve joins the Rams after serving as the defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech from 2022-24. He will assist Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator Aubrey Pleasant, Safeties Coach Chris Beake and Defensive Assistant Mike Harris with the defensive backs throughout the program. Prior to his time at Virginia Tech, Marve was the linebackers coach at Florida State from 2020-21 and the run game coordinator/linebackers coach in 2019. Marve played linebacker at Vanderbilt from 2007-11 and began his coaching career there in 2014 as a defensive quality control coach. He was promoted to defensive graduate assistant in 2015 and later served as Vanderbilt's inside linebackers coach from 2016-18.
Va'a Niumatalolo
Niumatalolo is in his sixth season at Navy serving as the assistant defensive line coach and will assist Outside Linebackers Coach Joe Coniglio throughout his fellowship. In 2024, he helped lead Navy to a 10-3 record, including victories over Air Force and Army to claim the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. The Midshipmen also defeated Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl, marking the program's sixth 10-win season in school history. Before joining Navy, Niumatalolo was at the University of Hawai'i, where he served as an offensive intern in 2018 and a graduate assistant in 2019. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2018, where he played four seasons (2014-2017) for the Cougars.
Greg Stewart
Stewart is entering his second season at the University of Arizona as an offensive assistant. Before joining the Wildcats' coaching staff in 2024, he served as run game coordinator, offensive line coach, and recruiting coordinator at the College of Idaho. In 2019, Stewart was an offensive analyst and assistant offensive line coach at Eastern Washington, where he helped guide the team to the No. 1-ranked offense in the FCS. He also worked as the running backs coach and video coordinator at Central Washington, where the Wildcats finished second nationally in NCAA Division II total offense and scoring offense. Stewart began his coaching career at Southern Oregon University where he held a variety of roles from 2008-16 including running backs coach, offensive line coach, and run game coordinator. Stewart will work closely with Offensive Line Coach Ryan Wendell and Assistant Offensive Line Coach Zak Kromer.
