The Washington Commanders reached an agreement with offensive coordinator Scott Turner on a new three-year deal.
First reported by JP Finlay on Sunday night, Turner's new contract will take him through the 2024 season.
Turner, 39, is entering his third season as Washington's offensive coordinator after joining head coach Ron Rivera's staff in 2020. Turner spent two previous stints with Rivera on the Carolina Panthers, first as a quality control coach (2011-12) and then as a quarterbacks coach (2018-19).
Turner's first opportunity as an offensive coordinator came when Rivera was fired as Panthers coach late in the 2019 season, with Turner serving in the role in an interim capacity for the team's final four regular-season games. He reunited with Rivera in Washington a week after the season.
Turner's brief time in Washington has been marked by heavy turnover at quarterback, with six different signal-callers at the helm of the offense since the start of the 2020 season. In 2021, Washington's offense ranked tied for 23rd in the NFL in scoring, 21st in yards per game, 21st in passing yards and 12th in rushing.
Turner was notably responsible for discovering quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2015 when Turner was Minnesota's quarterbacks coach. Turner was the only NFL coach to attend Heinicke's pro day at Old Dominion (the rest of the league sent scouts, none of whom spent the time with Heinicke that Turner did to develop a personal relationship). Turner also brought Heinicke in at his stops in Carolina (2018) and Washington (2020).
Turner spent his adolescent years growing up in Northern Virginia when his father, Norv, was head coach of the Redskins (1994-2000). He played quarterback locally at Oakton High School and went on to play the position in college at UNLV, though he rarely saw the field. Turner returned to the area for his first coaching gig, serving as offensive coordinator at South County High School (Lorton, Va.) from 2006 to 2007.
Turner's father was a regular at Washington's practices last year, as a consultant to Rivera's coaching staff, though in no official capacity.
