SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Lewis & Clark College football offensive coordinator Mike Machado ('19) will be working as a tight ends coach with the San Francisco 49ers for the next few weeks. 
 
Machado will get a unique opportunity to work for his childhood team as part of the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellows program. He is one of seven Coaching Fellows who will work for the 49ers during preseason this year. 
 
Machado will get a chance to work with the team's tight ends and coaches for nearly a month before returning to Portland for the Pioneers offensive camp. He will work practices, preseason games and be a part of the team's positional and coaches meetings.
 
In his first three years leading Lewis & Clark's offense, Machado has developed the Pioneers into one of the top offenses in NCAA DIII. Football has ranked in the top-66 in NCAA DIII in scoring offense in each of the past three seasons, including finishing 43^rd overall in 2023 (35.6 points per game). This past season, Lewis & Clark finished eighth in DIII in completion percentage (69.9%), 12^th in passing offense (307.2 yards per), 23^rd in fourth-down conversion rate (62.5%), 29^th in passing offense efficiency (163.48) and 48^th in scoring offense (33.8 points per game).