PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release January 15, 2020

REDSKINS NAME LUKE DEL RIO AS OFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL COACH

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have names Luke Del Rio as an offensive quality control coach.

Del Rio is entering his first season as an NFL coach after coaching tight ends and at Santa Margarita Catholic High School.

A former collegiate , Del Rio began his college career at the University of Alabama where he was the backup QB as a true freshman to three-time national champion quarterback AJ McCarron. He then moved to Oregon State where he served as the backup to current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion. Del Rio played his final three years at the where he would go on to be 7-1 as a starter in the SEC.

Del Rio’s collegiate career highlights include a win over Georgia, a 320-yard 4 touchdown performance against Kentucky, and then in his senior year, came off the bench to lead a 14-point comeback against Kentucky to extend Florida’s winning streak over the rival Wildcats to 31 games. Del Rio also served as a team captain for the Gators in 2016 and served on the leadership committee.

Del Rio was a state champion quarterback at Valor Christian High School. In addition to his state championship at Valor Christian High School, Del Rio was an quarterback, first team all-state and team captain for the Eagles.

Del Rio has played under the tutelage of Nick Saban (Alabama), Mike Riley (Oregon State) and Jim McElwain (Florida). Del Rio, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., graduated from the University of Florida in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree and then earned his Master’s degree in 2018, also from the University of Florida, in Business.

DEL RIO FOOTBALL TIMELINE 2018-19: Quarterback/Tight Ends Coach, Santa Margarita Catholic 2015-17: Quarterback, Florida 2014: Quarterback, Oregon State 2013: Quarterback, Alabama 2012: Quarterback, Valor Christian High School 2009-11: Quarterback, Episcopal School of Jacksonville

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ABOUT THE REDSKINS: Headquartered at Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia, and owned by Daniel Snyder, the historic Washington Redskins Football Club has won five World Championship titles including the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowls XVII, XXII and XXVI. Founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves in Massachusetts, the team changed its name to the Redskins in 1933 and relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1937. Since then, the team has become one of the most recognizable professional sports franchises in history, featuring multiple Hall of Fame coaches, 19 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (with 11 others who also were Redskins) and becoming the first team in the NFL with an official marching band and fight song, "Hail to the Redskins." The Redskins have been owned by Dan Snyder since 1999, and beginning in 1997, began playing their home games at FedExField in Landover, Md.

Contacts: Sean DeBarbieri [email protected] 703-726-7368 Jessie Johnson [email protected] 703-726-7077 Charlie Mule [email protected] 703-726-7422