Multiple media sources, including NFL Network, report today that Jay Gruden, current offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals, a one-time player/coach in the Arena Football League, and brother of former Tampa Bay head coach, and Super Bowl champion Jon Gruden, now an ESPN Analyst on "Monday Night Football", has been hired as Mike Shanahan's replacement to become head coach of the Washington Redskins.
Reports say the decision was finalized last night and Gruden could be introduced as head coach as early as this afternoon.
Gruden guided the Cincinnati offense, with young stars like A.J. Green and Andy Dalton, to three playoff appearances and one AFC North division title in his three seasons in the Queen City.
Speculation now begins on who will comprise his coaching staff. The bigger question already being asked his how Gruden will get along and utilize franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III.
The relationship between Shanahan and RGIII had always been a backstory during their two-year tenure together in Washington after Griffin was selected with the #2 pick overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. Adding to the mystery was Griffin's knee injury at the end of his rookie season. The subsequent rehab became the #1 story overshadowing the first-ever Redskins Training Camp in Richmond last summer at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center.
We won't know for one hundred percent certain how Gruden will affect the day-to-day operations of training camp in RVA, which attracted over 165,000 visits over three and one-half weeks, generating some $10.5 million of economic activity to the region according to a report released Monday by the City of Richmond, until the Redskins prepare to arrive in the Capital City in late July.
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