Overview
- Multiple outlets report Washington is nearing agreement with Minnesota pass-game coordinator and defensive backs coach Daronte Jones to lead its defense.
- It is undetermined who will call plays on defense after Dan Quinn assumed that role midseason in 2025.
- Washington went 5-12 in 2025 with a unit that ranked last in yards allowed and 27th in points, leading to Joe Whitt Jr.’s dismissal.
- Jones, 47, worked under Brian Flores in Minnesota, interviewed with at least five teams this cycle, and previously called plays during his 2021 season as LSU’s defensive coordinator.
- With David Blough promoted to offensive coordinator, the Commanders enter 2026 with first-time NFL coordinators on both sides of the ball.