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Washington Commanders They are hiring DJ Williams, son of franchise great Doug Williams, as their quarterbacks coach, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
DJ Williams officiated atlantaThis season’s quarterback coach. He was the Falcons’ assistant quarterbacks coach/offensive assistant in 2024.
Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl in the 1987 season. He remains with the organization as a senior advisor to general manager Adam Peters.
DJ Williams spent five years together new Orleans As an offensive assistant before joining Atlanta. He also spent 2018 working in the Saints’ football operations department. Williams participated in the NFL/Black College Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Coaching Summit from 2019 to ’21 and again in ’23. He was the national team’s quarterback coach at the 2023 Senior Bowl.
Less than a week after this season ended, Washington promoted David Blough from assistant quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. He replaced Kliff Kingsbury, who left by mutual decision after the Commander’s 5–12 campaign.
The Commanders also need to hire a defensive coordinator as part of coach Dan Quinn’s staff. He has interviewed Brian Flores, Patrick Graham, Joe Cullen, Denard Wilson, and Carl Scott. They will also interview the former Arizona Cardinals Coach Jonathan Gannon on Thursday and is interested in Raheem Morris and Jeff Ulbrich, according to a league source.
Washington also needs to hire an offensive line coach.
