Jennifer King - Washington Football Team

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The Culture State Podcast - celebrating those who put North Carolina on the pop-culture map. Chris Lea of WRAL Sports and Dennis Cox of 99.9 The Fan are joined by North Carolina native Jennifer King! Jennifer is the assistant running backs coach for the Washington Football Team, and she is the first woman in NFL history to be a full-time coach. She shares her journey from coaching college basketball, to becoming a coaching intern with the Carolina Panthers under head coach Ron Rivera, and then continuing her coaching career with Rivera in DC. Chris and Dennis talk about coaches and mentors that have impacted their lives, and how important it is for people to handle expectations and emotions when it comes to their respective professions and crafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this weekly series, Chris Lea (WRAL-TV) and Dennis Cox (99.9 The Fan) interview famed sports figures, entertainers and pop-culture icons about their love of and contributions to the North Carolina sports culture and the state's large, sometimes over-looked, impact on the national sports scene. Culture State instills pride in natives, residents and fans in what’s produced or influenced by our state, while also generating intriguing continuing fan conversations and water-cooler moment laughs. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @CultureStatePod @ChrisLeaTV (Chris Lea) @TheFanRookie (Dennis Cox)