The Washington Commanders have their new defensive coordinator. After a painstaking search that brought in nine candidates for interviews, head coach Dan Quinn eventually landed on Daronte Jones as the man to replace Joe Whitt Jr.
Jones was a hot name in this hiring cycle. He's spoken to five teams in the last month about their defensive coordinator vacancies, but hasn't done quite enough. Quinn saw something in the progressive coach, who's thoroughly deserving of this opportunity to run his own show.
His coaching journey began in high school. Jones moved on to the college ranks, spending one season as LSU's defensive coordinator before moving to the pros.