Former Grambling great and Redskins Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams has been hired by the club as an executive in the personnel department according to Jason La Canfora.
Redskins announce the return of Doug Williams to their organization as a personnel executive. Move had been expected since Senior Bowl.
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) February 10, 2014
Williams will work with General Manager Bruce Allen and the rest of the front office to build the roster in Washington.
“It’s great to be home again,” Williams said in a statement from the team. “It also is great to be affiliated with a G.M. and coach who are so focused and dedicated to winning. I have only one mission: to help this team obtain the talent it needs so the fans can experience the Super Bowl they deserve.”
Williams was a 1978 first-round pick by the Bucs, and also played four years for the Redskins in the late 1980s.Williams was MVP of Super Bowl XXII.