The Washington Commanders promoted assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough to offensive coordinator, multiple reports said Friday.
Blough is just 30 years old and was an NFL quarterback who made regular-season appearances as recently as 2022. He joined Washington in his assistant role in 2024.
When the Commanders’ main quarterbacks coach, Tavita Pritchard, left to accept the head coaching job at Stanford in late November, Blough was given the label of interim quarterbacks coach for the rest of the season.
Blough was also courted by the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and New York Jets for coaching roles last offseason.
The Commanders parted ways with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury earlier this week, with ESPN reporting that the team and Kingsbury had differing philosophies for the future of the offense.
Washington went 5-12 in 2025, one season after a surprise run to the NFC Championship Game in quarterback Jayden Daniels’ rookie season. Daniels had an injury-marred sophomore campaign, but he will be at the center of the Commanders’ plans on an offense that also features star receivers Deebo Samuel and Terry McLaurin.
Blough went undrafted out of Purdue in 2019 and caught on with the Lions, where he made five starts toward the end of his rookie season. After minimal game action the next two years, he was signed to the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad in 2022 and from there was signed by the Arizona Cardinals, where he made two late-season starts.
Blough went 0-for-7 as an NFL starting quarterback, throwing for 1,435 yards, six touchdowns and nine interceptions.
