The Commanders are hiring Vikings defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Daronte Jones as their new defensive coordinator, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The Washington Commanders are hiring Minnesota Vikings defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Daronte Jones as their defensive coordinator, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Jones has coached under Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores for three seasons.

Daronte Jones becoming the new Washington Commanders defensive coordinator suggests a massive shake-up is coming to the team's personnel.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they are meeting with Vikings defensive passing game coordinator Daronte Jones. Jones has been linked with several other teams looking for defensive coordinators this month,

Minnesota Vikings defensive pass game coordinator is being hired as the Washington Commanders defensive coordinator.

That’s because defensive backs coach Daronte Jones has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Washington Commanders to be their next defensive coordinator. He was a highly coveted candidate during the current hiring cycle as a handful of teams interviewed him for their opening at defensive coordinator.

Daronte Jones has spent the past three seasons as the defensive passing game coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.

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