Bellamy started his NFL profession as an intern for Washington in 1988 and spent greater than a decade on the crew’s coaching employees earlier than heading to Detroit to spend one other 12 seasons with the Lions. His 25 years within the NFL overlapped with Martin Mayhew’s time as a participant and personnel intern with Washington, in addition to nearly all of Mayhew’s tenure within the Lions’ entrance workplace.
“Al Bellamy is one of the finest men I’ve had the privilege of working with in the NFL,” Mayhew mentioned in a launch from the crew. “He knows the rich history and tradition of this franchise having worked here with our Super Bowl XXVI team.”
Vermillion labored with Coach Ron Rivera for 9 seasons in Carolina and adopted him to Washington in 2020. The crew declined to supply any replace on Vermillion’s standing and as an alternative referred to its authentic assertion from October, that he was placed on depart “due to an ongoing criminal investigation that is unrelated to the team.”
Roughly two dozen DEA brokers and Loudoun County regulation enforcement officers executed search warrants at Vermillion’s dwelling and the crew’s coaching facility in Ashburn, Va., on Oct. 1. According to 1 particular person with direct data of the matter, the investigation was associated to the doable disbursement of pharmaceuticals.
According to 2 individuals with data of the matter, Vermillion has but to be charged.
Four days after Vermillion was placed on depart, assistant athletic trainer Doug Quon was positioned on administrative depart as effectively, although it was unclear if it was associated to the investigation. The crew declined to touch upon his standing.
Washington didn’t exchange both athletic trainer throughout the season, relying as an alternative on summer season interns, the previous athletic trainer Bubba Tyer and former Washington Capitals athletic trainer, Greg Smith, to supply non permanent help to the crew’s remaining assistant athletic trainers.
In addition to a head trainer, Rivera indicated on the NFL’s annual conferences in March that the crew additionally deliberate to herald an assistant trainer quickly.