Joe Gibbs back on Redskins sideline?

Report: Gibbs considering return to Redskins
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs could make a surprise return to the Washington Redskins.
The Washington Post, citing sources with connections to Gibbs, reported late Tuesday on its Web site that Gibbs was in serious discussions about returning to the team that he led to three Super Bowl titles.
The 63-year-old Gibbs coached the Redskins from 1981-92 before resigning to pursue a career with his own NASCAR team. He has been adamant over the years about not wanting to coach again, although he has retained NFL connections. He is currently a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.
The Redskins are seeking a replacement for Steve Spurrier, who resigned last week. They were known to have interviewed three candidates: former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel, former Minnesota coach Dennis Green and Seattle defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes.
Calls to the Redskins and to Gibbs’ racing team were not immediately returned.
A similar report also appeared on CBS Sportsline.com.
Gibbs’ racing teams have been among the most successful in NASCAR with two Winston Cup championships in the last four seasons. Bobby Labonte took the title in 2000 and Tony Stewart in 2002.
Gibbs’ oldest son, J.D., is president of Joe Gibbs Racing. The former coach’s youngest son, Coy, finished 14th last season in the Busch Series standings.

 

Whoa, with race season just around the corner. hmmmm.

PS how can a minority owner be a coach of another team

 

would he have to sign over his stake in the falcons? Seems like that would be a conflict of interest if not.

 

Yeah, he would have to sell his stake in the falcons.

 

I can't see him doing that unless synder parts with a real real big chunck of the team. Joe Gibbs hardly needs the money or the grief.

 

SNyder's had a reoccurring penchant for the Redskins org, and Joe Gibbs being the only coach alive with a winning record from the franchise, it makes sense. It's gotta be for a ton of money, I see no reason Joe would consider coaching again.

 

That's going to be huge for the Redskins fan base, and it's a big popularity step to getting respectability back into the organization. That alone could a factor for Gibbs.

Even if Snyder fails, jusr coming close could earn him big bonus points with Redskin fans.

 

Gibbs returns to Redskins; ex-Bill Williams to coach D
Jan. 6, 2004
By Jay Glazer
SportsLine.com Senior Writer
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For the second consecutive year, something unthinkable happens in the coaching ranks.

High-level Redskins sources told SportsLine.com that Washington Redskins great Joe Gibbs has accepted a deal to become the Redskins new head coach. Terms of the deal were not immediately available, but the sources said he accepted late Tuesday.

Gibbs owns a small percentage of the Atlanta Falcons and would have to surrender his shares with the team, but he has already discussed the solution with Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

In addition to his acceptance of a deal, Redskins sources also told SportsLine.com that Gibbs has already met with and signed former Bills head coach Gregg Williams to become his new defensive coordinator. Williams was the hottest defensive coordinator on the open market and was previously set to fly to New York on Friday to interview with Tom Coughlin.

Last year, the Dallas Cowboys signed Bill Parcells, taking him out of retirement. But Gibbs is a different story. He has been out of coaching since 1992 after leading the Redskins to three Super Bowl titles and then left football completely to join NASCAR.

One person close to the situation said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder offered Gibbs a rather hefty sum to return to the sidelines and wanted to make a big splash with such a shocking development in the next day or two.

Gibbs made his decision Tuesday, but then moved immediately to construct his staff. It is unclear when the Redskins will make such a shocking move official.

>> Gibbs returning IS nothing short of SHOCKING to say the least. Especially considering the time, effort and money JR spent recruiting Gibbs to come to the Panthers....guess there is no place like home after all. I just wonder if the whole Winston Cup / Nextel take over had anything to do with this?

 

Wow.

 

It's being reported on ESPN as well.


WASHINGTON -- Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs is set to make a surprise return to the Washington Redskins.


NFL sources have comfirmed to ESPN that Gibbs has agreed to coach the Redskins.


Terms of Gibbs' deal were not immediately available, but the Redskins have budgeted $5 million per year for a coach, the amount they were paying Steve Spurrier, according to The Associated Press.


The Washington Post, citing sources with connections to Gibbs, reported late Tuesday on its Web site that Gibbs was in serious discussions about returning to the team that he led to three Super Bowl titles.


Gibbs, who is 63, coached the Redskins from 1981 to 1992 before resigning to pursue a career with his own NASCAR team. He has been adamant over the years about not wanting to coach again, although he has retained NFL connections. He is a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.


The Redskins are seeking a replacement for Spurrier, who resigned last week. They have interviewed former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel, former Minnesota coach Dennis Green and Seattle defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes, who was in town Tuesday.


A source close to Fassel told the Post that he did not believe Fassel would be hired because the club was planning a major surprise. That source added that he believed Gibbs' return would be the surprise.


Calls to the Redskins and to Gibbs' racing team were not returned immediately.


Gibbs' racing teams have been among the most successful in NASCAR, with two Winston Cup championships in the last four seasons. Bobby Labonte took the title in 2000, Tony Stewart in 2002.


Gibbs' oldest son, J.D., is president of Joe Gibbs Racing. The former coach's youngest son, Coy, finished 14th last season in the Busch Series standings.


Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.