Washington Redskins promote Kevin O'Connell to offensive coordinator
Jim Tomsula to return as defensive line coach in 2019
Wednesday 30 January 2019 07:28, UK
The Washington Redskins have promoted passing game coordinator Kevin O'Connell to offensive coordinator, while changing Matt Cavanaugh's title to senior offensive assistant.
O'Connell, 33, joined Washington as quarterbacks coach in 2017 and added the passing game coordinator title in 2018.
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Cavanaugh, 62, had also previously been the Redskins' quarterbacks coach from 2015-16, before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017 to replace Sean McVay - who will lead out the LA Rams in this year's Super Bowl.
Washington head coach Jay Gruden has recently been running his own offense and returned to calling plays when McVay left.
The team also announced defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will return in 2019.
Tomsula, 50, joined Washington in 2017 after spending 2016 out of the league, following his firing as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, where he held the lead job for just one season.
