Jennifer King to Make History As First Black Woman to be Full-Time NFL Coach

The days of the NFL boys club is a thing of the past. Women are slowly trickling their way in to meaningful positions in the NFL. The latest to do so is Jennifer King, who was just promoted to a full-time offensive assistant, making her the first Black woman to be a full-time coach in the NFL. King was an offensive assistant at Dartmouth College in 2019 before joining Washington last offseason.

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Jennifer King is set to be the first Black woman to be a full-time coach in the NFL 👏

A source confirmed to ESPN that King will be promoted to a full-time offensive assistant by Washington. The NFL Network first reported the news. pic.twitter.com/CePfLNs5eR

— ESPN (@espn) January 22, 2021

Twitter reacted to the news:

Yes ma’am @JenniferKing5 💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾 LOVE TO SEE IT!! https://t.co/1fPPptRsGy

— Chandler Merkerson (@_CoachChan) January 22, 2021

A promotion and your own office! Lol@JenniferKing5 https://t.co/2DTevbbw0E

— A Cup Of TeaJ (@ACupOfTeaJ) January 22, 2021

https://twitter.com/OAyekoti/status/1352634210914344960

https://twitter.com/karinasophia12/status/1352633965505622016

This is awesome!!! Had the pleasure to have her & her NY Shark teammates training @the_proedge a few years ago during their final championship season. My first impression was pure athlete, hard worker, and leader. Congrats @JenniferKing5 Game Changer!!!💪 https://t.co/ZYPsk0RK4N

— Dustin Grande (@DGrandeFPA) January 22, 2021

LETS F***ING DO THIS 2021!!!!!!!! https://t.co/peA5NU6wzk

— Scotch Sporting (@ScotchSporting) January 22, 2021

Let’s go! Get after it @JenniferKing5! https://t.co/AAgPCtliFA

— Harrison Tarr (@ByHarrisonTarr) January 22, 2021

CHANGING THE CULTURE https://t.co/63zk8Yc2xB

— Joseph Goldberg (@_nottherapper) January 22, 2021

You go sis https://t.co/qyZWqD8tjA

— Politically Incorrect (@TypicalFarrah) January 22, 2021

It’s been a rough few years for the Washington Football Team, but moves like this make you think they’re back on the right track.

Now if they could just get a new owner in there…

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