01-08-2025
Bill Walsh Fellowship coach makes an impact for the Kansas City Chiefs in camp
The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for an opportunity to return to the Super Bowl, and the journey begins with training camp. During the training session, guests from the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship will join their coaching staff.
Juan Castillo is a longtime offensive line coach who spent years in the NFL as a coordinator under Chiefs head coach Andy Reid in the past and is in attendance at Missouri Western State University. He's been name-dropped by multiple Chiefs players since the start of training camp and praised by Reid.
"Yeah, Juan's (Castillo) coaching at Michigan, or at least helping out there. So, he came in, (he) brings a ton of experience. (Offensive Line Coach Andy Heck) knows him, and likes him, and he's in coaching, you know? Andy's given him an opportunity to step in and do some stuff with him," said Reid to reporters during the week, "And (the) same way with Cam (former T Cameron Erving). Cam played for him (Andy Heck), so he knows our stuff, (he) wants to get into coaching. He just got done playing and is looking at possibly coaching."
In 2024, he was an offensive line coach for the UCLA Bruins and currently works as an offensive assistant for the Michigan Wolverines.
"Juan Castillo is a highly respected guy in the offensive line community. Everybody knows him," said Creed Humphrey to reporters, "He's someone that has a wealth of knowledge, just really smart, understands technique really well, and he loves working with guys. He's been having a lot of fun being able to teach techniques and hang out with the guys and just kind of share his wisdom."
This year, the Chiefs and Castillo are joined at training camp by numerous other Bill Walsh Fellowship coaches: Hillary Butler, Mike Bond, Ryan Davis, CJ Edwards, Cam Erving, Eli Hamidzada, AJ Hampton, Nate Pagan, and Marc Saldana.
