Commanders Announce Coaching Staff Changes

The Washington Commanders are shuffling things around with the coaching staff, including a new quarterbacks coach.

Jeremy Brener | Feb 28, 2023

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The Washington Commanders announced several changes to the coaching staff Tuesday morning.

Ken Zampese, the quarterbacks coach from 2020-22, has a new title of senior offensive advisor/game management. The quarterbacks coach role has been granted to Tavita Pritchard, who has worked with the Stanford football team since 2010. Pritchard started off as a graduate assistant but worked his way up to the offensive coordinator role from 2018-22. Now, he looks to see if his coaching skills can hold up in the NFL.

Brent Vieselmayer, an assistant defensive backs coach from 2020-22, is now the primary coach for defensive backs after the departure of Chris Harris to the Tennessee Titans.

Richard Rodgers Sr., an assistant defensive backs coach from 2020-22, is now the senior defensive assistant/safeties. Rodgers specialized in safeties throughout most of his tenure with Ron Rivera in their days together in Carolina.

Cristian Garcia, a defensive quality coach for the past two seasons, received a promotion and is now the assistant defensive backs/nickels coach.

More changes are likely coming, especially with Eric Bieniemy likely bringing some of his people into the fold. The biggest role left to fill for the Commanders is the wide receivers coach, which Drew Terrell vacated after exploring an opportunity to coach with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Published Feb 28, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.