Commanders coach Ron Rivera fired defensive line coach Sam Mills III with a little over a month to go until the start of the season, he announced during his press conference Tuesday.
Rivera told reporters that the decision was based on a difference in philosophy and that he believed a change needed to be made after what he’s seen in training camp thus far.
The Commanders defensive line features four first-round picks, highlighted by 2020 No. 2 pick Chase Young, but somewhat underwhelmed as a unit last season after coming into the year as one of the most vaunted position groups in the league. Though that was the case, Rivera said that the firing was based on what he’d seen in this summer.
