Washington Redskins assistant head coach Gregg Williams, the highly paid, well regarded assistant who at one point was thought to be the heir apparent to Joe Gibbs, is no longer a part of the organization, his agent said today.

Agent Marvin Demoff told Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post that the sides mutually agreed to part ways. Demoff also says everyone involved, including owner Dan Snyder and Vice President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato agreed that Williams had not, contrary to some reports, said anything negative about Gibbs.

 ”Both Snyder and Cerrato agreed that that had never occurred and those reports were totally false,” Demoff said. “They wished each other well in the future and the sides parted.”

Although the parting might have been mutual and on good terms, obviously, Williams can’t be pleased. He likely thought he was next in line when Gibbs left, and now he’s looking for a job, a job that will almost certainly pay less than the one he’s had in Washington for the last four years.

The Redskins have already moved on, announcing that Greg Blache will run the team’s defense. Blache already had the title of defensive coordinator, but he was below Williams on the organizational flow chart. The appointment of Blache today and Zorn yesterday means that whoever becomes the next head coach of the Redskins, he’ll already have his offensive and defensive coordinators in place.