Reidsville-raised Jennifer King promoted to NFL assistant coach
2021
Reidsville
Washington announced on Jan. 26, 2021 that Jennifer King, who grew up in Reidsville, was promoted to assistant running backs coach, which the team called a first for an African American woman as an NFL assistant position coach.
King was born in Eden and raised in Reidsville, and she attended Rockingham County High School. She had been the team's coaching intern in 2020 and earlier worked with the Carolina Panthers and Dartmouth. Washington's release called her the first African American woman assistant position coach in NFL history.