Phil Simms addresses his son's Kyle Shanahan tattoo

Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

Buried at the bottom of a Washington Post item on the Redskins' offense Wednesday afternoon was a small tidbit from CBS Sports broadcaster Phil Simms on how his son, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, and Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan have each other's initials tattooed on their lower legs.

Via DC Sports Bog:

"Oh my gosh," Phil Simms said, when asked for his reaction to that tattoo. "I can't even tell you what I said. I said one day, you're gonna be going, 'Man, that was a dumb moment when we went down there and got that done.' But yes, I've seen it and it's still there, and he's got a picture of a Longhorn on his leg too. It is what it is. They are good friends. I know he respects Kyle tremendously as a coach."

I vaguely remember hearing about the mutual ink six years ago, but the idea of a potential over-30 head coach - Shanahan is likely to get attention for several vacancies this offseason - with an ankle tattoo commemorating his bros just seems to get better with age.

The matching marks, which the players got in college and also contain the initials of three other former Longhorn teammates, were initially disclosed in a 2006 Houston Chronicle piece. At the time Simms was preparing to play in a preseason game for Tampa Bay against the Houston Texans, which had just hired Shanahan as receivers coach.

Via Houston Chronicle:

"I met Chris for the first time right after I transferred to Texas (from Duke) in January (of 2000)." Shanahan said. "I was the new wide receiver, and one day I was in the dressing room. Chris came up, introduced himself and asked if I'd run some routes for him. I said, 'Sure.' Later, he invited me out to dinner. We hit it off immediately, and we've been best friends ever since."

We've actually acquired video of that encounter (mildly offcolor language ahead):

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While Simms reportedly has spent the year working as an entry-level assistant on Bill Belichick's staff in New England (the team doesn't list him on their staff), it wouldn't be surprising to see him end up working for Shanahan if he gets a bigger gig. Until then, they'll have plenty of time to hang out at the next Catalina Wine Mixer.