I think the same thing kind of goes for everyone, put that work in. Jennifer King will work with the offensive staff with a focus on the running backs, the team announced Monday. Jennifer King, who worked as an intern for the Carolina Panthers in the 2017 preseason, is likely to be hired by the Washington Redskins as the first full-time black female assistant coach in the NFL history, according to Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic. 3 William Street Tranmere SA 5073; 45 Gray Street Tranmere SA 5073; 36 Hectorville Road, Hectorville, SA 5073; 1 & 2/3 RODNEY AVENUE, TRANMERE Real good with people. ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins are working to make Jennifer King the first African American female full-time assistant coach in the NFL after meeting with her late last month, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic reported that newly-hired Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera is prepared to make Jennifer King the league's first full-time, African-American female coaching assistant, and now the details of her position have been made clear. Bills ink vet Murray after passing on RBs in draft, LB Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool, Deion 'ashamed' after only 1 HBCU player drafted, Sources: NFL eyes May 11 to release schedule, Jets coach Saleh: Rodgers making 'presence felt', Cowboys scout emotional as team drafts his son, Rams use 'Mr. Im at a restaurant that night watching Duke-Carolina, and I go across the Bottom Line on ESPN, and its like, Oh my goodness, this is crazy. It definitely was a way bigger deal than I thought it was, or it was to me. ', "For the little girls, that's just what I want for them: To let them know, if this is what they want to do, they can do it.". We went on about our business and about four years later, she's graduating, so we talked to her about helping us out, and she came on board. I wouldn't want to have to go tackle one of them. Tuggle: One thing with coaches coming in at our level, we go there and we do it because that's a passion and that's something that we want to get involved in. In 2021, King assisted the running backs and Antonio Gibson rush for over 1,000 yards, the first time a Washington running back has accomplished the feat since Adrian Peterson did so in 2018. Irrelevant' pick on Toledo's Johnson, Chargers go all-in on TCU with Duggan pick in 7th, Fantasy football rankings for 2023 season, 10 fantasy football breakout players for 2023, Will Levis opens up about emotional draft day, Steelers' first draft under Omar Khan was 'aggressive' and achieved high marks, After hoopla of going No. They had a catch rate of 64% and averaged 12.4 yard per reception. Contact Jennifer King's booking agent for speaker fees, appearance requests, endorsement costs, and manager info or Call AthleteSpeakers at 800-916-6008. . The Jets hired Collette Smith in 2017, but she only worked during training camp. As she was driving on Interstate 95, right around Fredericksburg, Va., the notifications on her phone kept interrupting her music. Copyright 2023 Washington Commanders. "Part of it, it's all about the fan base," Rivera told ESPN at the time. Jennifer King will work with the Redskins' running backs as she did with the Panthers here with All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey. She was very good about separating herself from being a player and becoming a coach. Once kids love you and know that you care for them, theyll play so hard for you. If she wasnt doing those two things, she was going to games. Ten months before, she wanted a shot to get back in the NFL, and here she was on the precipice of it. Now shes a full-time member of Riveras staff but in Washington, where shell be a coaching intern for the 2020 season. Without a head coaching gig, Rivera wasnt reaching out about a job, but he wanted to remain in touch, and for King, that reinforced that their relationship was still in good standing. She worked as an assistant wide receivers coach of the Alliance of American Football\u2019s Arizona Hotshots last spring before joining Dartmouth\u2019s football staff as an offensive assistant.<\/p>\n
Her resume also includes head coach of the Johnson and Wales University women\u2019s basketball team as well as two championship titles of the semi-professional Women\u2019s Football Alliance that she won as a quarterback, wide receiver and safety for the Carolina Phoenix.<\/p>\n