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Jennifer King becomes NFL s first Black female assistant coach
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Audrey Masitsa | January 27th 2021 at 11:13:46 GMT +0300
Jennifer King is the new assistant running backs coach for the Washington Football Team (Photo: Instagram/@jennifer.king5)
In a historic move, the Washington Football Team promoted Jennifer King to the position of assistant running backs coach. This makes King the first Black woman in the NFL to hold that position.
She takes up the new job after spending the 2020 season as a coaching intern under Washington head coach Ron Rivera and working with Washington running backs coach Randy Jordan.
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FILE PHOTO: Jan 9, 2021; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Football Team coaching intern Jennifer King tosses a ball on. The field prior to the Washington Football Team s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
(Reuters) – The Washington Football Team promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach on Tuesday, making her the NFL’s first full time Black female coach.
King, who was an intern under Washington running backs coach Randy Jordan during the 2020 season, is the second female assistant coach in the NFL after Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust.