Kyle Shanahan said his goodbyes in Houston before his dad even arrived in Washington. His name came up at Mike Shanahan’s first press conference. And it was no secret what his role would be: offensive coordinator.
Finally, the Redskins made it official that he was part of his father’s new coaching staff.
The other two new hires include quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur and tight ends coach Jon Embree.
LaFleur spent the past two seasons as an offensive assistant in Houston, while Kyle Shanahan was the coordinator. LaFleur worked with the quarterbacks in a role similar to Chris Meidt’s the past two seasons in Washington. LaFleur coached in college before going to Houston at Ashland University, Saginaw Valley State, Central Michigan and Northern Michigan.
Embree also has more experience in college than the NFL. But he served as Kansas City’s tight ends coach from 2006-08, working with future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez. Before then, he coached tight ends for two seasons at UCLA. He also spent 10 years at his alma mater, Colorado, where he coached tight ends, defensive ends, wide receivers and kickers.
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Shanahan’s son coached quarterbacks and receivers before spending the past two seasons as offensive coordinator. This past season, Houston ranked fourth in total offense and first in passing yards with quarterback Matt Schaub and receiver Andre Johnson.
