Jennifer King will make history joining the Washington Redskins for the upcoming season
The Washington Redskins are making history by hiring the NFL’s first female African American full-time coaching intern., Jennifer King has been hired for the coaching intern position on the Redskins. She becomes the second African American female coaching intern in the league, following Collette Smith who had an internship with the New York Jets during training, the outlet reported.
King previously served as a wide receivers coaching intern with the Carolina Panthers, before taking up a position as an offensive assistant at Dartmouth College in 2019 when the Panthers parted ways with coach Ron Rivera.“Jennifer is a bright young coach and will be a great addition to our staff,” he said in a statement, according to ESPN.
RELATED: 49ers Assistant Coach Katie Sowers On Being A Woman In Football: ‘It’s Not Something That I Truly Think About’“Part of it, it’s all about the fan base,” Rivera told ESPN in 2018 about envisioning a day where a woman becomes a head coach in the NFL. “It’s also knowing the moms out there that understand the game. It’s important because they really do control as to whether their kids are going to play. This is something that has to be developed.
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