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Commanders have a new defensive coordinator.

Commanders have a new defensive coordinator.

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when you tune in. Don't forget, you can read my work on ESPN.com. I have a story up now about

the commanders hiring Minnesota past game coordinator, Durante Jones,

as their next defensive coordinator. Now, I'm going to get into all that with him. I did have a

podcast already just about to come out on a conversation with Nick Wagner about Brandon

Ayuk. I promise you, I will get to that soon. But I knew this process was wrapping up,

which is why I kind of

put that, I was going to run that one on Monday, and then I knew there's a chance of this coming, so I wanted to get some of the stuff out there, including about Durante Jones, what some people feel about him. And, you know, so we'll get the IAU conversation going in a couple, whenever, very soon. But right now, it's all about Durante Jones because

the commanders are set to hire him as their defensive coordinator. This is a guy who his name

popped up later in the process, but I think there are some people who are genuinely excited

about what they think he can do as a defensive coordinator. So let me tell you a little bit about what we know about him.

He was Minnesota's defensive past game coordinator of the last since 2022,

excuse me, 2023, but he joined Minnesota staff in 2022.

So he's been with the Vikings for four years,

coached under Brian Flores, coach under Mike Zimmer,

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