Meet Washington's Jennifer King, the 1st full-time, black female coach in the NFL
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Jennifer King, new Redskins assistant coach, has been a cop, QB
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Sunday will be historic day for women on NFL sidelines
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Jennifer King's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Washington Commanders' Jennifer King on breaking barriers in the
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Jennifer King: From small NC town of Reidsville, woman becomes
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Jennifer King Becomes 1st Full-Time Black Female Assistant Coach
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Washington Football Team hiring Jennifer King as full-time
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Woman Makes NFL History as the 1st Black Female Coach in the League
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More interviews didn't equal more minority head coach hirings in NFL
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Jennifer King Hiring: As Bears Make NFL History, When Was the Last
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Jennifer King Becomes First Black Female Assistant Coach in the
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The NFL says teams must hire a minority or female offensive coach
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Title IX at 50: Commanders assistant coach Jennifer King is an NFL