Eric Washington (American football)


Eric Washington is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers and defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.

Coaching career

Chicago Bears

In 2008, Washington was hired as a defensive assistant by the Chicago Bears. He was promoted to defensive line coach in 2010.

Carolina Panthers

Washington was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their defensive line coach in 2011. In January 2018, Washington was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers after Steve Wilks was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.

Buffalo Bills

On January 10, 2020, Washington was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their defensive line coach. With this new role, he rejoined former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott, who is now the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.