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Commanders announce 5 Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellows

Kedric Golston named one of the five Bill Walsh coaching fellows for the Commanders.

The Washington Commanders announced five Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellows on Wednesday, including Kedric Golston. Golston played 11 seasons for Washington and was recently named the head coach of Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, minutes from the Commanders’ team headquarters.

The coaching fellows program, designed by the late Walsh, was to help increase the number of full-time minority coaches for all 32 NFL teams. The program uses the offseason, from the OTAs, minicamps and training camp to allow the coaching fellows to observe, participate and gain experience before ultimately landing an NFL full-time position.

Here are Washington’s five coaching fellows:

  • Kedric Golston: Former NFL player, current high school head coach/will work with the defensive line
  • Anthony Davis: Assistant recruiting coordinator and offensive analyst/tight ends coach at Alabama State University/will work with the defensive backs
  • Arthur Ray: Offensive line coach at Howard University/will work with the offensive line
  • Andrew Seumalo: Outside linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator at Lafayette College/will work with special teams
  • Anthony Johnson: Running backs coach/academic coordinator at Lafayette College/will work with the running backs

There will be a second round of fellows announced at a later date for training camp.

 

Former Washington DT Kedric Golston discusses taking over one of Virginia’s top HS programs

The longtime for Washington DT talks taking over one of Virginia’s top HS programs.

Kedric Golston was Mr. Washington. The legendary Joe Gibbs selected him in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. Golston spent all 11 of his professional seasons in the burgundy and gold. He survived multiple head coaches, general managers, defensive coordinators, and defensive line coaches.

It wasn’t as if Golston was a star. He played in 142 NFL games with 53 starts, finishing with 224 career tackles and seven sacks. Golston was mainly a rotational player and special-teams standout. But Golston was a beloved leader in the locker room and on the field.

After retiring, Golston became a successful businessman in the DMV. He also got the coaching bug. After becoming a high school assistant, Golston was named the new head coach at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn earlier this month — mere minutes from Commanders’ headquarters. Stone Bridge is one of the top football programs in the state of Virginia and the alma mater of Washington defensive tackle Jonathan Allen.

In a recent interview with Scott Abraham of ABC 7 in Washington, D.C., Golston spoke of his new job.

“Obviously, I’ve grown, I think there’s a couple of things you have control over,” Golston said when asked how the differences between him as a player and a coach.

“You don’t have control over your God-given athletic ability. But you can control your attitude and your effort. Some people start on third base; some people start on first base. But ultimately, it’s can each one of my players reach their ceiling and continue to improve day in and day out.”

Stone Bridge opened in 2000 and has 23 consecutive winning seasons, including three state championships.

 

Former Washington DT Kedric Golston to coach one of Virginia’s top high school programs

Golston played 11 years for Washington and will now coach one of Virginia’s top HS programs.

Kedric Golston spent all 11 of his NFL seasons with the Washington Redskins. A sixth-round pick in the 2006 NFL draft by the legendary Joe Gibbs, Golston appeared in 153 career games for Washington.

Golston was an active member of the community during his playing career, and after retirement, he remained in the DMV community. Golston, who played at the University of Georgia, owns a real estate company in Northern Virginia and is co-owner of a Pilates studio with former teammate Lorenzo Alexander.

Now, Golston has another job in the DMV.

Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn named Golston head coach on Monday. Golston replaced Mickey Thompson, who had been Stone Bridge’s coach since the school opened in 2000. In his 24 years, Thompson led the Bulldogs to 19 district titles, 16 regional championships and three state championships.

Golston has worked as an assistant coach since his retirement and now has the opportunity to coach one of the state of Virginia’s top high school programs while remaining in the area.

Stone Bridge is the alma mater of current Washington Commanders star defensive tackle Jonathan Allen.

 

Former Washington player details when he thinks Chase Young’s relationship with Commanders changed

Some great insight from a former Washington player on when he believes Chase Young’s relationship with the Commanders may have changed.

Chase Young’s tenure with the Washington Commanders ended last week with 14 sacks in less than four full seasons. It’s a disappointing ending for the former No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, who is now a member of the San Franciso 49ers.

There were many reasons Young’s time with Washington didn’t go as planned. First, there was the knee injury. Young tore his ACL in Nov. 2021 while also injuring his patellar tendon and didn’t return until Christmas Eve 2022.

But before Young’s injury, he struggled. He had only 1.5 sacks in the nine games before his injury. In three games last season, Young did not record a sack, meaning he had just 1.5 sacks over the past two seasons combined.

There was also Young choosing to skip voluntary OTAs in 2021. That angered head coach Ron Rivera and the entire coaching staff. Young felt he had arrived after an impressive rookie and used his offseason to shoot commercials. While it was voluntary, he was a captain and the only player who skipped the offseason program.

One former Washington player believes he knows when Young’s relationship with the Commanders changed.

Former Washington defensive tackle Kedric Golston played 11 NFL seasons — all with Washington. He last played in 2016, which meant he played six seasons with the franchise’s all-time sack leader, Ryan Kerrigan.

Kerrigan, of course, is now in his second season as Washington’s assistant defensive line coach after retiring ahead of the 2022 season. Kerrigan last played for Washington in 2020, spending his final season in Philadelphia before joining the Commanders’ staff in the summer of July 2022. That means Kerrigan had the opportunity to play with Young for one season and coach him for two seasons.

Golston believes Kerrigan’s departure after the 2020 season was a turning point for Young and the Commanders.

“I think when the Commanders or the Washington Football Team didn’t re-sign Kerrigan after Chase’s second year, in my opinion, I think that set him back from a development standpoint,” Golston said last week in an appearance on “The Hoffman Show” on Team 980 with host Craig Hoffman.

“Because now, you have two young guys (Young and Montez Sweat) in the room versus a guy, say what you want to about Kerrigan; I know he’s on the staff now, but it was a guy you could lock him in for 10-11 sacks a year and was just a quiet assassin. We would’ve been better as an organization; this guy (Young) would’ve been on every billboard around because that’s the type of player that he was. I think putting him with other guys, that, one that he respects, two, that he can learn from, because not only do they seem to be professional off the field but on the field playing at a high level. I think he’s going to grow from it.”

Throughout his rookie season, Young took every opportunity to praise Kerrigan.

This was outstanding insight from Golston. Golston also believes Washington’s defense could be better without Young and Sweat, not because they aren’t terrific players, but because defensive line play is all about cohesion.

Letting Kerrigan go after the 2020 season could’ve been avoided. Kerrigan signed with the Eagles on a one-year, $2.5 million contract, something the Commanders could have easily afforded at the time. Not only would Kerrigan have been around to serve as a mentor to Young and Sweat, but he would’ve given Washington a third edge rusher, something it needed in 2021.

Commanders season opener in 64 days: Washington’s best No. 64

64 Ron Saul days until the Commanders open the 2023 NFL season.

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Commanders Wire continues a countdown to the Commanders season opener for 2023 in 64 days. Who was Washington’s best player wearing number 64?

Kedric Golston (2006-2016) was selected by Washington 196th overall in the 2006 NFL draft. The former Georgia Bulldog was a massive defensive tackle at 6-4 and 330 pounds. For three of his 11 seasons, Golston was a primary starter for Washington, starting 53 of his 142 games played for the Burgundy and Gold. He finished his career after the 2016 season with 137 solo tackles, 21 tackles for a loss, 27 QB hits and 7.0 QB sacks.

Ron Saul (1976-81) came to Washington for his last six seasons in the NFL after playing his first six seasons (1970-75) with the Houston Oilers. For his first five seasons in Washington, he was the starter at Left guard. In his last season, he could only play ten games and retired following that 1981 season. Saul started 77 of his 81 games played for the Burgundy and Gold. The former Michigan State Spartan alertly recovered four offensive fumbles in his time with Washington. Remarkably the three brothers, Bill, Rich and Ron Saul, were good enough and tough enough that all three play several years in the NFL.