Washington Huskies' head coach Jedd Fisch with the Arizona Wildcats in 2023. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Washington loads up staff with another former NFL coach's son

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 2/16/24

The Washington Huskies’ coaching staff is starting to look like an elite club made up of sons of NFL coaches.

The Huskies are adding former Washington Commanders assistant Luke Del Rio to the staff as an offensive analyst, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.

Del Rio, the son of longtime NFL player and coach Jack Del Rio is the third son of a prominent NFL coach to join the staff since Jedd Fisch took over as head coach.

The Univ. of Washington has hired ex-Commanders assistant Luke Del Rio as an offensive analyst, per source. So the son of Jack Del Rio joins the sons of Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll on Jedd Fisch’s first Huskies staff.

Fisch promised heavy NFL influence in Seattle and …

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 16, 2024

Brennan Carroll, the son of former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, had been Fisch’s offensive coordinator at Arizona and followed him to Washington to take the same position. The Huskies added Bill Belichick’s son, Steve, to the staff as their defensive coordinator on Feb. 5.

Washington’s staff will have no shortage of coaching pedigree in 2024. Whether it leads to results remains to be seen, but it makes for very impressive family ties.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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