Carson Walch (born March 6, 1978) is an

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coach who is currently the director of player development for the

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of the

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(NFL).

Coaching career

Walch began his coaching career at his alma mater

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in 2000 as their wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. He was later the offensive coordinator at Dakota State and the special teams coordinator at St. Thomas before returning to Winona State as their assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.

Montreal Alouettes

Walch was hired as a special teams assistant for the

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in 2010, winning his first

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championship when the Alouettes won the

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21–18. He added offensive assistant duties in 2011, and was eventually promoted to receivers coach in 2012 under Alouettes head coach

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Chicago Bears

Walch was named a quality control/asst. WR coach for the

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, joining Trestman, who was named head coach of the Bears earlier. Walch worked with two pro-bowl receivers in Brandon Marshall & Alshon Jeffery. He was not retained after the

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season when Trestman was fired and replaced by John Fox.

Minnesota

Walch spent 2015 as an offensive consultant at

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Edmonton Eskimos

Walch was hired to be the receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the

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in 2016, and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017. As the play-caller, the Eskimos led the CFL in twenty offensive categories.

Philadelphia Eagles

Walch was hired as the assistant wide receivers coach for the

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in 2018, and was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2019 after the firing of Gunter Brewer. He and Eagles offensive coordinator

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were fired after the 2019 season.

Minnesota (second stint)

Walch returned to

in 2020, this time as a passing game consultant.

Front office career

Cleveland Browns

Walch was hired to be the player development coordinator for the

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. He was then promoted in 2023 to Director of Player Development.

References

External links

Winona State Warriors HOF profile
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