The Washington football team will promote Jennifer King as a full-time offensive assistant, a source confirmed to ESPN, making her the first black woman to be a full-time coach in the NFL.
King spent last season as a full-time fellow, working with runners-up coach Randy Jordan. The Washington runners received a strong production from third defender JD McKissic, who scored 80 best professional passes for 589 yards and 85 times for 365. In addition, rookie Antonio Gibson rushed for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns as he went from play mostly receiver in college.
King also worked as an intern for two years under coach Ron Rivera when he was in Carolina in 2018 and 19. She was also the assistant assistant coach of the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.
King was an offensive assistant at Dartmouth College in 2019 before joining Washington last season. She regularly participated in NFL training clinics from 2015 to 18 and attended the Women’s NFL Football Career Forum in 2018. She also played for three professional women’s soccer teams from 2006 to 19: the Carolina Phoenix, with whom he participated He spent 11 years, New York Sharks and DC Divas.
She also coached the Charlotte women’s basketball team at Johnson & Wales University from 2016 to ’18, guiding her to a USCAA Division II national championship. She was an assistant to the Greensboro College women’s basketball team from 2006 to ’16.
He played softball and basketball at Guilford College.
NFL Network first reported on the news about King’s promotion.