Etheridge spends a week with NFL Chargers under the Bill Walsh Fellowship program.

Etheridge selected for Bill Walsh Fellowship and spent a week with the Chargers in Cali

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Watching the Chargers emphasize many of the same principles Auburn stresses was affirming for Etheridge, who returned to the Plains with examples of winning study and practice habits to share with the Tigers' defensive backs.

"Having that experience, sitting in that meeting room with those coaches and players, and seeing their interaction, we're doing the exact same thing here in terms of development and how Coach Harsin emphasizes guys taking notes and being prepared when you walk into a meeting room," he said.

"Being able to see that and take that back to our guys and having examples of what's done at that level. We do that every day, trying to make sure these guys understand what's going on. We emphasize being prepared.

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I believe this fellowship also opens a path for him to coach in the NFL one day.