Charlotte 49ers football coach Brad Lambert has hired Stanley Arnoux, Scotty Braswell and Matt Woodlief as graduate assistants. The trio joins Aaron Curry, who was named to the staff as a graduate assistant in March.
Arnoux, a 2008 Wake Forest graduate, is a former standout linebacker who played for Lambert at Wake Forest. One of only three Demon Deacons to start three bowl games, Arnoux was Wake’s second-leading tackler as a senior in 2008, behind Curry. He had 89 tackles as a senior, with one interception, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He had 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft but suffered a torn Achilles tendon at minicamp costing him the 2009 season. On the Saints active roster for the first 10 games of 2010, Arnoux suffered a second Achilles tendon injury in November that marked the end of his NFL career.
Braswell served as a strength and conditioning intern for the 49ers football program during Charlotte’s 2013 inaugural season. He is a 2012 graduate of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., with a degree in history. Braswell, a defensive back, was a two-year captain and four-year letter winner for the Cardinals football program. Prior to joining the 49ers strength and conditioning staff in January 2013, he served as an intern coach at Methodist University in 2012, working primarily with the defensive backs. He got his coaching start as a student assistant coach at Catholic University in spring 2012, following his playing career, once again working with the defensive backs.
Woodlief was also a member of the 49ers staff last year, working as the video coordinator intern. A 2010 communications graduate of Wake Forest, he was a starting linebacker for the Demon Deacons in 2009 and 2010. A four-year letter winner from 2006-10, he was a member of Wake’s 2006 ACC Championship team and the 2007 Meineke Car Care and 2008 Eaglebank Bowl teams. He was named third team all-ACC in 2010. A three-time Conference Player of the Year at Bandys High School, Woodlief played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and was a two-year letter winner in wrestling.
The 2014 season is the second season for Charlotte 49ers football. It will be the team’s second and final year as an FCS Independent. The 49ers will move to Conference USA in 2015 with an opportunity to gain full FBS member status with bowl eligibility in 2016.