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TAMPA, Fla. — Ester Alencar plays quarterback for the Brazilian women's flag football national team and coaches QBs on the men's squad. Southeastern University defensive coordinator William Henry wrote 383 letters to colleges and NFL teams trying to get his foot in the door. Candice Davis-Price won a gold medal as a hurdler for Team USA and is the performance coach at Belleville High School in Michigan. The trio of aspiring NFL coaches with wide-ranging backgrounds joined 22 other candidates at the inaugural Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy recently. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a diverse group that included two international participants and five women selected from more than 1,500 applicants.
