When Scott Turner was named the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins this past week, it probably felt like more than just a new job. Not only was it a promotion — Turner was the OC for the Carolina Panthers this past season, but with the interim tag only — but it was also an opportunity for him to return back home.
Turner is the son of longtime NFL head coach Norv Turner, who coached the Redskins from 1994-2000. While he moved a lot during his childhood, as any offspring of an NFL head coach does, his time spent in Washington D.C. was memorable, Turner says.
“I grew up, I was a kid on the sidelines with my dad coaching. I’ve been at different places in college and in the NFL, and now to have my first shot to be a coordinator back here [is surreal],” Tuner said, via NBC Sports Washington. “I’ve had people reach out to me, my high school coach, different people that I hadn’t heard from in years welcoming me back to the area. It means a lot.”
Turner spent his formative years in the D.C. area; his family moved there when he was 11, and his dad left the Redskins during his senior year in high school. He says that when people ask him where he’s from, it’s this area. Now, with his dad already entrenched in Washington lore, Turner will have a chance to carve his own path in the organization’s future.
