Football has been King's main passion for her entire life. "It helps us in a lot of ways. That was her. After her promotion to assistant running backs coach, King became the first African American female assistant position coach in NFL history. Jennifer King makes history by joining Redskins. Ross said he felt King could relate to the players because of her own playing days and her coaching ability. He found a way, bringing her on the last two offseasons as a coaching intern, working with the wide receivers her first summer and then with running backs the following year. 3. She finds a way to win wherever she goes, and she has the championship pedigree to prove it. All rights reserved. ", Last year at a Women's Careers in Football Forum, Rivera said that female coaches were "an untapped source. She wanted to be a part of that. She is one of four female assistant coaches in the NFL joining San Francisco 49ers Katie Sowers and Tampa Bays Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar. She first joined the Women's Football Alliance in 2006 and became a seven-time All-American in 11 seasons with the team. Jennifer is a bright young coach and will be a great addition to our staff, Rivera said in a statement. 2:45 pm ET, the Redskins announced that they were hiring an assistant that would make history, 2023 NFL Draft grades for every team: Colts among 'A's, Bills sign Broncos' leading rusher from 2022, 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Williams No. Just the understanding of the game and what I try to do is find people thatll help better our program. She doesn't like all the attention that comes with job, so she prefers to play wide receiver, which she said is her natural position. "It's different learning by the book and actually playing and actually going through it -- understanding how players feel when they're hurting and not hurting, when they're frustrated. Football has been King's main passion for her entire life. Rivera told ESPN in 2018 that he could envision a day when a woman becomes a coordinator or even a head coach. 1, Panthers' Bryce Young is all 'business now', Top picks Christian Gonzalez, Keion White reflect Patriots' ideal identity, Big takeaways from the NFL draft: A historic QB class, the rebuilt AFC South and new GMs thriving, NFL Nation sizes up all 259 draft selections, XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades. There's a lot of forward thinkers in this room. King will work with the offensive staff with a focus on the running backs, the team announced Monday. That's the same thing with Jennifer, but she got out as soon as she got out of college. For Arizona, the Hotshots had training camp in San Antonio, so she put a few things in her car, brought two big bags and then had her car shipped. Now shes a full-time member of Riveras staff but in Washington, where shell be a coaching intern for the 2020 season. Collette Smith became the NFL's first African American female coach in 2017 when she was an intern with the New York Jets, assisting defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson for the summer. 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. When she was with me, she played football during the summer. Bidens idea of freedom should frighten every liberty-loving American. 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