Nate Webster Prowling Sidelines For Bellevue High

Nate Webster knows what it takes to be a Super Bowl champion.Now he’s bringing that NFL experience to Bellevue High School, where he’s serving as the football team’s new defensive coordinator.”Talking with a lot of my former coaches, you know, you got to start somewhere, and as long as you have the passion and a love for the game, it doesn’t matter where you start,” said Webster, who played nine seasons in the NFL.He played two, injury-plagued seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and won a Super Bowl ring in 2002 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Head coach Russ Shearer said the Tigers know how lucky they are to have the 32-year-old Webster as a mentor.”We’re so fortunate to have him this year, and he’s already made a big difference in a lot of our defense already,” Shearer said.The road to a Class A title runs through Beechwood High School, but Bellevue players think the addition of Webster to the coaching staff could give them an edge.”I think he really is the missing link,” said linebacker D.J. Slater. “I mean, he gets our defense going. It doesn’t take a few plays; it’s the first play, we’re already pumped.”Webster is already bringing an energy to the field during July practices.”Once you see what you’re teaching them take over and they make plays, I get excited, they get excited, everybody excited, and it really (does) bring back some memories,” Webster said.

(buccaneers.football-news-update.com)