14 Facts About Jennifer King

Jennifer King was born on August 6,1984 and is an American football coach.

Jennifer King was born August 6,1984, in Eden, North Carolina, and was raised in Reidsville, North Carolina.

Jennifer King attended Guilford College, where she played college basketball and softball, before graduating with a degree in sports management in 2006.

Jennifer King played in the Women's Football Alliance as a quarterback and wide receiver for the Carolina Phoenix from 2006 to 2017, a defensive back and wide receiver for the New York Sharks in 2018, and safety for the DC Divas in 2019.

Jennifer King was a part of the Sharks team that won the 2018 WFA Division II Championship.

Jennifer King later attended Liberty University in the mid-2010s and graduated with a Master of Science degree in sports management.

Jennifer King was one of 40 women to attend the NFL's Women's Forum in 2018, where she met then-Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera and expressed her interest in working with in the NFL.

Jennifer King was hired as an intern by the Panthers later that year, where she assisting in coaching their wide receivers.

Jennifer King got her first full-time coaching gig in 2018 as an assistant wide receivers and special teams coach for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.

Jennifer King was named an offensive assistant at Dartmouth for the 2019 season.

Jennifer King interned once more as a coach with the Washington Football Team in 2020, working under Rivera who joined Washington that season.

Jennifer King was promoted to assistant running backs coach the following year, making her the first black woman to become a full-time coach in NFL history.

Jennifer King was hired by the Chicago Bears as an offensive assistant in 2024, focusing on running backs.

Jennifer King has worked as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines and as a police officer in High Point, North Carolina.