Thursday, January 19, 2006

ESPN.com - NFL - Redskins hire Saunders as offensive coordinator

ESPN.com - NFL - Redskins hire Saunders as offensive coordinator: "Redskins coach Joe Gibbs upgraded his offense Thursday by adding one of the brightest offensive minds to his sidelines.

Gibbs hired Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, convincing him to sign a three-year contract worth more than $2 million a year. Saunders was considered the leading candidate for the Raiders head coaching job after their first set of three interviews but he had not been offered the job."

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