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Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio hired as Redskins new defensive coordinator
FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo, then-Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Oakland, Calif. Jack Del Rio never shied away from giving his opinion as a player and a coach. He isn’t about to change his approach as an analyst. ESPN announced on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, that it has hired the former Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders coach as an analyst. His first appearance will be Friday on “NFL Live”.(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — New Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera has hired former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio as the team's new defensive coordinator, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
This is Rivera's first big coaching hire since he became the franchise's new coach on Wednesday. Rivera signed a 5-year deal and is the first minority head coach in Redskins history.
Del Rio, a current ESPN analyst, was a former head coach for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars. He traditionally has run a 4-3 defense and had success with that scheme.
The former head coach will have plenty of defensive talent to work with including a front-seven that features Jonathan Allen, Montez Sweat, and Ryan Kerrigan.
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