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His experience with coaching began when he was still young, with his father, John, who worked for the Denver Broncos for 22 years, including as general manager from 1985-1998, and who is now NFL Europa's Managing Director of Operations.
Leijten's coaching skills were noticed by Jeff Reinebold, then the defensive backs and special teams coach at the NFL Europa Amsterdam Admirals (now WR coach at the Southern Methodist University).
He played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europa for the 2006 season, in which he completed 50 of 89 passes for 656 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, while sharing playing time with Drew Henson.