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Tony Dungy influenced Greg Manusky's decision to coach

Five things to know about new Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Manusky:

Tony Dungy convinced him to get into coaching. As the story goes, Manusky was a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings from 1991-93 when Dungy was the defensive coordinator. It’s where Manusky played after he left the Redskins. At one point, Dungy asked Manusky if he had ever considered going into coaching. Manusky’s reply, as he relayed to the Detroit Free Press: “Man, I ain’t coaching. No way.” But after finishing his career with Kansas City in 1999, Manusky turned to coaching and Dungy helped him again.