91直播视频student lands paid internship with the NFL鈥檚 Buffalo Bills

Andrea Gosper, an intern with the 91直播视频football coaching staff, will head to Bills' training camp in July
Andrea Gosper, an intern with the 91直播视频football coaching staff, will head to Bills' training camp in July

Andrea Gosper (Health Sciences, 鈥19) will head to the Buffalo Bills training camp this July to begin working with the team鈥檚 scouting department.

Gosper, an intern with the 91直播视频football coaching staff, has accepted a year-long, paid internship with the Bills.

Earlier this year she was invited by the National Football League to take part in its Women鈥檚 Careers in Football Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The forum helps the NFL identify qualified women to join its next generation of leaders.

While attending the forum Gosper met the Bills鈥 general manager, Brandon Beane, and assistant general manager, Joe Schoen.

A few weeks later she received a call offering her the position.

鈥淚t鈥檚 her energy and excitement,鈥 Schoen told the . 鈥淛ust being around her, you see a very upbeat personality and her passion for football. She helped coach at 91直播视频last fall, and for her to be part of something they鈥檙e starting there, it鈥檚 kind of like what we鈥檙e doing here 鈥 we鈥檙e trying to build something here.鈥

Gosper says her time with the 91直播视频football team prepared her for this opportunity. She worked with the offensive scout team and broke down practice and game video.

鈥淏eing here exposed me to a lot of areas of football, and that really helped me,鈥 she explained to the Press Herald. 鈥淭hat has led me to being able to open many doors.鈥

Despite being a lifelong New England Patriots' fan, Gosper says her allegiance will be with the Bills while she's working with the team.

"I love the Patriots, but I'm there to do a job," Gosper told . "When I'm there, I'm all Bills. You have to be 100 percent in."

Gosper reports to Bills training camp July 22, in Rochester, New York.

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WMTW's Travis Lee interviews Gosper at Blue Storm Stadium
WMTW's Travis Lee interviews Gosper at Blue Storm Stadium
Andrea Gosper chats with the Press Herald's Mike Lowe
Andrea Gosper chats with the Press Herald's Mike Lowe