D.j. Williams Hired As Commanders Qb Coach, Linking Doug Williams’ Super Bowl Legacy To Jayden Daniels’ Future

The Washington Commanders are turning to a acquainted sanction from their title past, hiring D.J. Williams arsenic quarterbacks coach, according to Bowie TV’s Candi Waller.

Williams, nan boy of franchise fable Doug Williams, will mentor Jayden Daniels, nan young backmost viewed arsenic a cardinal portion of Washington’s rebuilding plan.

Doug Williams, nan first Black backmost to triumph Super Bowl MVP during Washington’s Super Bowl XXII victory, confirmed nan move to HBCU Legends.

“Looking guardant to it,” Doug Williams said.

The prosecute links nan organization’s Super Bowl bequest pinch its push to stabilize and modernize nan discourtesy aft Daniels’ 2nd play was hampered by injuries and inconsistent play. Doug Williams now serves arsenic an executive successful nan Commanders’ beforehand office, adding a uncommon family move arsenic his boy steps into a high-impact violative role.

D.J. Williams brings HBCU roots and a steadily rising NFL coaching résumé. He played backmost astatine Grambling State nether his begetter and led nan Tigers to a triumph successful nan 2011 SWAC Football Championship Game against Alabama A&M. After NFL tryouts, he transitioned into coaching, joining nan New Orleans Saints successful 2019 arsenic an violative adjunct pinch a attraction connected quarterbacks.

During his clip successful New Orleans, Williams worked pinch a quarterbacks room that produced top-10 finishes successful completions, touchdown passes and passer rating, earning a estimation for translating schoolroom concepts to on-field execution. He continued his ascent successful Atlanta, joining nan Falcons successful 2024 arsenic an violative adjunct and adjunct quarterbacks coach earlier being promoted to quarterbacks coach.

In Atlanta, Williams worked pinch seasoned Kirk Cousins and rookie Michael Penix Jr., drafting praise for his connection skills and player-development approach. That acquisition pinch quarterbacks astatine different stages of their careers positioned him arsenic a beardown campaigner erstwhile Washington searched for a caller quarterbacks coach.

Williams’ contiguous task will beryllium guiding Daniels backmost to form. Daniels showed prima imaginable arsenic a rookie and helped Washington scope nan postseason, but injuries and uneven play derailed his 2nd season. He missed nan last 3 games of nan 2025 play aft aggravating an elbow wounded and vanished nan twelvemonth pinch a 2–5 grounds successful 7 starts.

For nan Commanders, nan move represents much than a coaching hire. Williams brings a modern violative perspective, firsthand knowing of nan backmost position and a nonstop relationship to nan franchise’s history of trailblazing play nether center. If he tin thief Daniels regain his rookie-level capacity and enactment healthy, this father-son section could thief anchor Washington’s violative resurgence.

Footnote: Closely observe D.J. WIlliams' career. He coached nan winning discourtesy astatine nan Reese's Senior Bowl crippled once. He could go either a collegiate caput coach aliases NFL violative coordinator 1 day.

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