Gibbs defends Heyer

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I just saw Gibbs shoot down La Canfora's Heyer post in the presser.

It reminded me of a pre-season interview that Steve Buckhants did with Gibbs in 1991. Buck was at Fox5 at the time and asked him about all the magazines that were picking the Redskins to win the Super Bowl. "Which magazines?" Gibbs asked sternly. Buckhants sheepishly replied, "Playboy Magazine." Says Gibbs angrily, (something like) "Well, I think that speaks for itself." The point is that once in a while the coach likes to give the press a little of the business.

Heyer has played well for a rookie and I think Gibbs didn't want that fact to get lost in an avalanche of "He got Campbell hurt" stories and insinuations. On another note, I think that it's interesting that Gibbs never came close to saying anything like this about the Tom Friend story last year. I think we can now assume that that story was essentially accurate.

Also, Gibbs denied any knowledge of trade talks regarding Brunell.