Former Cardinal Jason Wright hired by Washington as 1st Black NFL president

Jason Wright, who played on the Arizona Cardinals for two seasons, has been hired as the president of the Washington Football Team.

He is the first Black person to be a team president in NFL history.

Wright was a running back in the league from 2004-2010, spending his final two seasons with the Cardinals.

After retiring, he got his masters in business administration from the University of Chicago. He most recently served as a partner for global consulting firm McKinsey & Company based in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post.

“I’ve been helping some of the most complex and important organizations around the world transform over the last few years, so for me it’s personal, an opportunity to bring together my two worlds in a really unique way at a really unique time,” Wright said on Good Morning America.

“And the fact that I happen to be Black and the most qualified person for this is a boost.”

At 38 years old, Wright is also the youngest team president in the NFL.

Wright will focus on the business side of Washington Football operations, including finances, sales and marketing, according to ESPN. Head coach Ron Rivera was given full power of football operations when hired in December.

Wright’s hiring comes as Washington is in the beginning period of massive overhaul. The team announced a name change this offseason and was accused last month by 17 women of allowing a culture of sexual harassment.

Wright said that he has seen signs of the team culture changing.

“Part of what excited me about taking this role is: We had a phrase when we played that said, ‘You don’t talk about it, you be about it,” Wright said.

“And I think what I’ve seen from Dan and Tanya Snyder, in the hiring of Coach Rivera and some of the decisions they’ve made to have an independent investigator brought in around the sexual harassment allegations, there are actual shifts and actions that suggest it’s a new day.”

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