EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsASHBURN, Va. -- Former All-Pro receiver Wes Welker will coach the Washington Commanders' tight ends after the team fired its previous position coach Monday.Welker, who joined Washington's staff a year ago and was elevated to an offensive assistant this offseason, worked with the tight ends in the spring when Ben Steele was suspended by the team after being arrested for driving while intoxicated in Loudoun County, Va., -- where the team practices.Washington coach Dan Quinn said they haven't yet settled on Welker's official title, but that he would be in charge of the position group. Commanders pass game coordinator David Raih worked with the tight ends the past two seasons and worked with them in the spring as well.Washington fired Steele on Monday. He was pulled over at 1:15 a.m. on June 7 for suspicion of DWI and refused a breath test as well as a blood test. He also was charged with resisting and obstruction without force. He has a court date on Aug. 13. Washington suspended Steele for the last two voluntary spring practices as well as the three-day mandatory minicamp.Welker joined the Commanders as a personnel analyst in 2025 after he was fired as Miami's receivers coach. He also was a receivers coach for San Francisco from 2019-21 when he left to join the Dolphins.Welker led the NFL in receptions three times as a slot receiver with New England, where he also made five Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams, including two first-team honors.
