The staff that Ron Rivera is assembling for the Redskins is going to look an awful lot like the one he had in Carolina for the last nine years or so.
Over the weekend, Washington hired several Panthers assistants.
According to Joe Person at the Athletic, offensive line coach John Matsko and former wide receivers coach Jim Hostler have both been hired by the Redskins.
Ron Rivera getting the band back together w/ Redskins.
Ex-Panthers OL coach John Matsko and ex-WRs coach Jim Hostler hired in Washington, per league source.— Joe Person (@josephperson) January 4, 2020
Matsko’s departure is a significant one, as he was with the team since 2011 to the present.
Carolina’s long-time athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion is also joining Rivera’s staff, per Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.
Another important addition for the #Redskins: Sources say they’re hiring longtime NFL head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion, who spent the past 18 years with the #Panthers and knows Ron Rivera well. First call to Trent Williams? 📞
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 4, 2020
Vermillion has been around a long time, beginning with the 2002 season.
Former Panthers backup linebacker and assistant special teams coach Ben Jacobs will take the same job with the Redskins, per Alex Marvez.
The @Panthers pipeline to the @Redskins continues with assistant special teams coach Ben Jacobs taking the same position with WAS, source tells @SiriusXMNFL
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) January 4, 2020
Linebackers coach Steve Russ is also going to Washington, according to Adam Schefter at ESPN.
Redskins’ HC Ron Rivera is hiring his former LB coach in Carolina, Steve Russ, to do the same job in Washington, per source. So Rivera reaching back to Carolina connections as he establishes himself in Washington.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2020
Offensive coordinator Scott Turner is in the mix to become Rivera’s new OC. This is all pretty normal stuff. Whoever the next head coach is will want to bring in his own staff to fill these positions, so the likelihood of them staying on was always pretty low.
On that note, today the Panthers are interviewing Baylor head coach Matt Rhule for the job. Kevin Stefanski, Perry Fewell and Josh McDaniels also have interviews set up for later in the week. Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy came in on Thursday for a meeting that reportedly went well. Mike McCarthy is out of the running now that he’s been hired by the Cowboys.
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