Lewis said the reason he didn’t offer a blanket denial Wednesday was he didn’t want to give any credibility to the initial report from former Redskins tight end Chris Cooley on ESPN 980 in Washington.
“I didn’t want to make a headline,” Lewis said in the radio interview. “Somebody had already gone on a limb with unfortunately not a very credible statement. I was trying not to give any credibility that way.”
Lewis is under contract through the 2017 season.
He has compiled a 117-103-3 regular-season record and 0-7 in the postseason in his 14 seasons, making him the longest tenured coach in franchise history. Among active coaches, only New England’s Bill Belichick has been with the same team longer (17 seasons).
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