NEW ORLEANS – Twenty-five years after being on the sideline of Super Bowl XXXIV, former Titans assistant Jim Washburn was back at the Super Bowl here on Sunday.
This time, Washburn was in the stands, rooting on his son.
Jeremiah Washburn serves as Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers coach for Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.
After the game, they celebrated on the field together.
“You know, we’re 0-2 in Super Bowls, and since Andy Reid fired me one time, I’m going to count that was 0-3,” Jim Washburn said with a smile from his seat in Section 137 at the Superdome before kickoff, referring to Tennessee’s loss to the Rams, and a prior Super Bowl trip by his son. “We just need to win today.
“But it’s special. I’m so happy to be here, and I’m so proud of Jeremiah. I’m just glad the good Lord let me be here and be a part of this.”
The Eagles – and the Washburns – had a big day on Sunday, as Philadelphia dominated the contest with a relentless pass rush en route to a 40-22 win.
Jeremiah was allowed to invite two people on the field to join him on the field post-game.
One of them was his dad, a long-time NFL assistant who developed some great players in Tennessee.
“It was special,” Jeremiah Washburn said of the meeting with his father after the game. “It was kind of righting some wrongs on that. … He was emotional, and happy.”
Back at Super Bowl XXXIV, Jeremiah Washburn was in the stands when the Titans lost to the St. Louis Rams. He was at the University of Arkansas at the time, and Jim Washburn was in his first as defensive line coach with the Titans, where he’d coach from 1999-2010 under head coach Jeff Fisher.
Jevon Kearse was just a heartbeat away from getting to Rams quarterback Kurt Warner before his game-winning touchdown pass late. Kevin Dyson was a yard away from potentially sending the game into overtime.
Washburn, now…
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