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Jennifer King will be the first woman in team history to become an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears.
The Bears are hiring King as an offensive assistant who will work with the running backs, a source confirmed Tuesday night. NFL Network first reported the news.
King, 39, has served as the Washington Commanders’ assistant running backs coach for the past three seasons. Washington hired her full-time in 2021 after serving as a full-season coaching intern a year ago, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in NFL history.
He served as the running backs coach at the varsity Senior Bowl last year and previously coached at the East-West Shrine Bowl.
“Like anything, I just try to do the best I can,” King told NFL Network from last year’s Senior Bowl. “Keep growing, keep learning, to be a good example to those behind me.”
Before working with the Commanders, King interned with the Carolina Panthers and was an offensive assistant at Dartmouth and the Alliance of American Football.
King was a quarterback, wide receiver and safety for several women’s football teams during a career that spanned more than a decade. She was also the women’s college basketball coach at Johnson & Wales Charlotte.
King joins new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s revamped staff. The Bears have hired multiple people to fill out their coaching corps, but so far only quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph has been officially announced.