Washington Names Jennifer King As Assistant Running Backs Coach
Jan 26, 2021 at 08:00 AM
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Football Team announced Tuesday that they have named
Jennifer King as assistant running backs coach after serving as the team's full-year coaching intern in 2020. With this promotion, King becomes the first African American female assistant position coach in NFL history. King also becomes the second female assistant position coach in the NFL behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust.
"Coach King is well deserving of the promotion to assistant running backs coach. She came to Washington eager for the opportunity to work as a full-year coaching intern and learn from our staff," said head coach