Jason Wright Named New President of Washington Football Team

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Published on August 18 2020 6:50 am
Last Updated on August 18 2020 7:04 am

The Washington Football Team announced Monday that it had hired Jason Wright as its new team president, making him the first Black president in the National Football League.

The 38-year-old, who will run business operations while coach Ron Rivera  maintains control over football decisions, will also be the NFL's youngest president. Wright was a running back for seven years with Atlanta, Cleveland and Arizona, and, with an MBA from the University of Chicago business school, has been working for several years at a strategy and management consulting firm.

 

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