Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has had multiple stints as a head coach and his dad, Bum Phillips, was a legendary coach as well.
In an interview with Pro Football Talk Live, Phillips said Thursday his son, Wes, the Washington Redskins’ tight end coach, is “ready now” to be a head coach.
“I mean, you’re talking to a father. But he knows what I know and he knows what he knows, so I think he’s pretty good,” Phillips said. “And I think if you ask his players, or coaches around him, they’ll say the same things about him. He’s an outstanding young coach. I think he’ll get the opportunity sooner or later.”
There have been five other father-son head coaching duos besides the Phillips — Buddy and Rex Ryan, Mike and Kyle Shannahan, Don and Dave Shula, Jim Mora Sr. and Jr. and Dick and Mike Nolan.
But there has never been a third generation of father-son coaches.
Wes Phillips has been with the Redskins since 2014 and also served seven seasons as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys.
• Matthew Paras can be reached at mparas@washingtontimes.com.
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