Dan Quinn is assembling his coaching staff in Washington and he’s bringing in a former member of the Las Vegas Raiders to help the pass defense. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Commanders are hiring Jason Simmons as their new defensive pass game coordinator.
Simmons held that same role with the Raiders for the last two seasons after also being the defensive pass game coordinator in Carolina from 2020-2021. He started his coaching career with the Packers in 2011 and has primarily worked with defensive backs ever since, with a brief stint as an assistant special teams coach in Green Bay from 2016-2017.
Simmons, 47, played a decade in the NFL as a defensive back, spending six years with the Texans and four with the Steelers. He had two career interceptions and 241 total tackles.
#Commanders are hiring #Raiders defensive pass-game coordinator Jason Simmons for the same role, per source.
Simmons has helped develop young corners Jaire Alexander, Donte Jackson and Jack Jones over the years. Raiders ranked ninth in scoring defense last year. pic.twitter.com/2d3gpWMAya
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) February 8, 2024