Fansided · Jan 27
4 winners (and 3 losers) from the Commanders' shock Daronte Jones hiring
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Daronte Jones | Icon Sportswire/GettyImagesThe 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.
