The Washington Football Team continues to be on the forefront of change this offseason, as they have now hired Jason Wright to be the new team president, starting next week.
Wright, who was a former running back in the NFL, is now the first African-American team president in the NFL, and only the fourth former player to ascend to that role.
“This team, at this time, is an ideal opportunity for me,” Wright said in a statement. “The transformation of the Washington Football Team is happening across all aspects of the organization — from football to operations to branding to culture — and will make us a truly modern and aspirational franchise. We want to set new standards for the NFL.”
Washington has been without a president since Bruce Allen was fired at the end of the 2019 season, and head coach Ron Rivera was hired soon after to take over in a strong leadership role for the team, according to Dan Snyder. This new hiring is not supposed to change much of that at all, with Rivera still holding full control of what takes place on the field.
“If I could custom design a leader for this important time in our history, it would be Jason,” Snyder said in a statement. “His experience as a former player, coupled with his business acumen, gives him a perspective that is unrivaled in the league. We will not rest until we are a championship caliber team, on and off the field.”
