King of Fools

December 30, 2003

It appears that Washington Redskins' head-coach Steve Spurrier has finally resigned:

Steve Spurrier resigned as coach of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, ending a failed attempt to bring his Fun 'n' Gun offense to the NFL.

Spurrier quit three days after the Redskins finished 5-11, losing 10 of their last 12 games. He was 12-20 overall.

He walks away from the final three years of a five-year, $25 million contract, the richest ever for an NFL coach.

Spurrier called Redskins owner Dan Snyder on Tuesday morning and offered his resignation. Snyder accepted it with "much regret," according to spokesman Karl Swanson.

I'm quite certain that even nominal sports fans are completely aware of the relationship between Spurrier and owner Daniel Snyder. Snyder wanted Spurrier out but refused to fire him because then he would be required to honor the remaining 3 years of his contract. Spurrier wanted out but refused to quit because the money was just too good to kiss goodbye.

If Spurrier did quit, then Snyder accepted it with "much rejoicing". If he did quit...

The Washington Redskins announced the resignation of Coach Steve Spurrier today only to have Spurrier deny that he had resigned moments later.

"I have not resigned," Spurrier said by cellphone. "I've got a representative looking into some issues but I have not resigned. If they say that I have, that is not true. I'm not sure it is heading in that direction right now. We are seeing where it goes but I have not resigned." A team source said that Spurrier's new agent, Jimmy Sexton, told the Redskins to issue the news release.

Spurrier continues to display exactly what those coachless NCAA Div-I schools are looking for in a coach: decisiveness.

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