Fernando Noriega enters his third season with the Los Angeles Rams, his second as strength assistant in 2018 after originally joining the organization as an intern in the same discipline in 2016.

Fernando Noriega enters his third season with the Los Angeles Rams, his second as strength assistant in 2018 after originally joining the organization as an intern in the same discipline in 2016. 

Noriega was a member of the strength and conditioning staff led by Ted Rath, who was named the Strength Coach of the Year by the Professional Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association in his first season guiding the Rams strength and conditioning program. 

Noriega came to the Rams from Cal State Long Beach where he served as a strength and conditioning intern while earning his master’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science. At the same time, Noriega spent the 2015 season as a strength and conditioning coach for the football program at El Monte (Calif.) High School. 

Originally, Noriega began his career in coaching at EM Speed and Power Training where he was a strength and conditioning coach from 2013-14. 

A graduate of Whitworth University with a bachelor’s in kinesiology and exercise science, Noriega was a three-year starter on the gridiron and voted a team captain. His on the field accolades include honorable mention All Northwest Conference. 

Noriega and his wife, Claudette, have two children: Ethan and Alonzo.