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Last Updated: February 16, 2024, 00:01 IST
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The Washington Commanders have finalized their teaching workers by hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and a number of other others.
ASHBURN, Va.: The Washington Commanders have finalized their teaching workers by hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and a number of other others.
The strikes introduced Thursday, a lot of them beforehand reported, fill out new coach Dan Quinn’s workers a day after normal supervisor Adam Peters employed Lance Newmark to be assistant GM.
Johnson, who was fired after one season in control of the Eagles offense, takes over as assistant head coach and offensive move sport coordinator. He beforehand served as quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia earlier than being elevated a 12 months in the past when Shane Steichen left to take the pinnacle job with Indianapolis.
Also working below offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury are tight ends coach David Raih, who got here from Tampa Bay, and David Blough, a QB who was on Detroit’s observe squad final season. Blough can be assistant QBs coach to Tavita Pritchard, one of some returnees who labored final season for Ron Rivera.
Anthony Lynn left San Francisco to be Washington’s run sport coordinator and working backs coach, and former 49ers assistant Darryl Tapp is in control of the line of defense, assisted by Sharrif Floyd.
Among the opposite hires, Tommy Donatell comes from the Los Angeles Chargers to be Washington’s new defensive backs coach with former NFL cornerback William Gay set to help him. Defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. additionally has longtime assistant John Pagano on workers on his facet of the ball.
Larry Izzo is the brand new particular groups coordinator, becoming a member of the Commanders from Seattle. Bobby Johnson is their new offensive line coach after spending the previous two seasons with the NFC East-rival New York Giants.
Along with Pritchard, again are receivers coach Bobby Engram and former Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, whose title is now assistant linebackers coach and move rush specialist.
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