Year with Browns: 1st

Year as NFL Coach: 1st

Key Notes

· Michael Bearden joined the Browns in 2025 as the recipient of the Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship. The Browns created the opportunity for a rising minority coach with a focus on the offensive side of the ball. Bearden is the fourth recipient of the fellowship.

· Spent two seasons at Notre Dame as assistant wide receivers coach. Helped Notre Dame advance to the finals of the first 12-team College Football Playoff as the Fighting Irish ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 37.6 points per game in 2024.

· Participated in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program for the Bears in 2024, an opportunity each NFL team offers to minority coaches during offseason programs.

Year with Browns: 1st

Year as NFL Coach: 1st

Key Notes

· Michael Bearden joined the Browns in 2025 as the recipient of the Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship. The Browns created the opportunity for a rising minority coach with a focus on the offensive side of the ball. Bearden is the fourth recipient of the fellowship.

· Spent two seasons at Notre Dame as assistant wide receivers coach. Helped Notre Dame advance to the finals of the first 12-team College Football Playoff as the Fighting Irish ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 37.6 points per game in 2024.

· Participated in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program for the Bears in 2024, an opportunity each NFL team offers to minority coaches during offseason programs.

· Began as a volunteer coach at UCLA, before earning a full-time role as a graduate assistant.

· Spent four seasons as a student working with Northwestern football, first as an assistant in the video department before serving as a student assistant coach for three seasons.

· Native of Los Angeles, Calif., and graduated from Northwestern.

Michael Bearden's Coaching Background:

2022 UCLA, graduate assistant

2023-24 University of Notre Dame, assistant wide receivers coach

2025- Cleveland Browns, Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship