The Washington Commanders fired offensive line coach John Matsko earlier this offseason after hiring new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. While Matsko was a respected coach, head coach Ron Rivera wanted Bieniemy to hire his own staff.
Since that time, there has been no announcement on who Washington’s offensive line coach would be in 2023. There were hints that assistant offensive line coach Travelle Wharton would receive a promotion, but nothing was official.
After Day 2 of the 2023 NFL draft, Rivera confirmed that Wharton would be Washington’s next offensive line coach.
“Well, I mean, this is where we obviously had to put a lot of things on hold until we find out what new ownership is,” Rivera said. “But Travelle Wharton’s gonna be the offensive line coach. We are restructuring the coaching staff.”
Wharton played 10 seasons in the NFL, including two for Rivera and Matsko. He began his coaching career under the two with Carolina in 2018 and followed them to Washington in 2020.
Due to the ownership situation, there hasn’t been an official announcement, but now we know.
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