Jennifer King becomes first Black woman hired as NFL assistant with Washington Follow Us
Question of the Day FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Washington full-year coaching intern Jennifer King watches practice at the team’s NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va. For the first time in NFL history, there will be two female coaches . more > By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Last year, when Randy Jordan was one of the lone holdovers from Jay Gruden’s staff, the Washington running backs coach found himself relying on his intern. But rather than asking her to fetch coffee, print papers or any other stereotypical cliche that title conjures, Jordan kept asking Jennifer King about the offense.
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It s official: Jennifer King is the first full-time African-American female assistant position coach in NFL history.
The Washington Football Team announced King will serve as assistant running backs coach. 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, coach Ron Rivera said in a statement. She got the chance to experience not only the in-season work that goes into being a full-time coach in this league but also the countless hours that are spent preparing in the offseason as well. She demonstrated all of the qualities that are needed to work full-time on my staff. She is a hard worker, a great communicator and a quality person. Coach King is always eager to learn and has shown tremendous growth since starting here last season. I know she will continue to be an asset to Coach Turner, Coach Jordan and the running back
Jennifer King will continue to make NFL history.
NFL Network reports King, who spent last season working with the Washington as a full-time intern, is expected to be promoted to a full-time offensive assistant, which would make her the first Black woman to serve as a full-time NFL coach.
King assisted running backs coach
Randy Jordan in 2020, whose corps saw strong production from third-down back
J.D. McKissic, recording a career-best 80 receptions for 589 yards, as well as 365 yards on 85 rushing attempts. Rookie
Antonio Gibson also flourished in 2020, recording 795 yards and 11 touchdowns, transitioning to more of a running back role after playing mostly wide receiver in college.