Coy Gibbs leaving the Redskins

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Originally Posted by Daseal

Gibbs' son, reportedly the reason he came back to coach, is leaving the team to try another 'sport' where he'll never get out of his fathers shadow. Coy told Joe he wanted to coach in the NFL, Joe came back to make that a reality.

Gibbs’ life takes a new turn - The Stanford Daily Online

[QUOTE] Despite a couple of promising top-10 finishes, Gibbs finished the season toward the bottom of the points standings, which prompted the 31-year-old to decide it was time for another life change.

“I sat back and said, ‘Hey, I want to go coach,’ ” Gibbs recalled in an interview with The Daily earlier this month.

Coy consulted friends and his father after that initial inkling two months ago, but it was a conversation he had with his dad two weeks later that shocked him and, soon after, the entire NFL community.

“We sat down in the living room and I figured he was going to try to talk me out of coaching again,” (Coy) Gibbs said. “He said, ‘You know what, I’ve been a little restless myself. I think I want to get back in.’ I told him I didn’t expect him to do that and he said, ‘Listen, I’m not doing it for you.’ ”

“My first concern was he was going to tick mom off,” (Coy) Gibbs said with a laugh. “But I said, ‘If you go coaching, I’m going with you. If you don’t, help me get a job!’ ”