Redskins shake up front office, reassigning Doug Williams to player development

The Washington Redskins announced today Doug Williams will be named the Senior Vice President of Player Development. He will report directly to Head Coach Ron Rivera.

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— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) January 9, 2020

The Washington Redskins made a few major moves in the front office on Thursday, where they most recently named Doug Williams as the Senior Vice President of Player Development, where he will report directly to new head coach Ron Rivera.

Previously, Williams acted as the Senior Vice President of Player Personnel for the Redskins, where he worked on scouting players for the team. This move is to act as a complete overhaul, as Williams will no longer be working with the evaluation of players, but rather their development once they are with the program.

Rivera explaining some of Williams' responsibilities:"Doug will be an invaluable asset in player development in making sure that all of our players have the guidance and resources needed to be successful on and off the field.”
He'll be working alongside Malcolm Blacken. #Redskins https://t.co/bQIUpNC4oA

— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) January 9, 2020

This announcement comes just hours after it was reported that the team was parting ways with longtime front office person Eric Schaffer, who was the VP of Football Operations in Washington. Schaffer was at one time considered to be a candidate for the Redskins general manager opening, but as time went on, it appeared that the team was likely to move on from him instead.