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Wes Phillips, Redskins tight end coach, is ‘ready now’ to be an NFL coach, says dad Wade Phillips

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.