From noon to 2 p.m., Jonathan Allen sits in meetings that would normally be held inside the Redskins’ practice facility. These days, though, the Redskins defensive lineman is like everybody else working from home for the past few months: He logs into Zoom.
Once he’s there, Allen is responsible for learning a new playbook. The 25-year-old is relearning the ins-and-outs of Washington’s 4-3 scheme — a system he said he hasn’t played in since high school. He’s getting to know Sam Mills III, his new defensive line coach.
“It’s definitely weird,” Allen said.
But even though they’re limited to working together remotely, Allen and other Redskins coaches and players say they have made progress installing coach Ron Rivera’s system.