Following a 33-7 loss at home to the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins have fired head coach Jay Gruden. The team will hold an official press conference at 1 PM EST today.
It’s official. #HTTR #NFL100 pic.twitter.com/xKZv9AU4ay
— NFL@SneakerReporter (@NFL_SR) October 7, 2019
Over his six years with the franchise he amassed a record of 35-49-1. The team made it to the postseason once (2015). Gruden had one year left on a contract extension that he signed with the team in 2017.
Washington will name offensive line coach Bill Callahan—who oddly enough replaces Jay’s brother Jon in Oakland—as the team’s interim head coach.
This was a move that should shock few. The time was ripe for a change and ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports that players had grown tired of Gruden too:
Redskins player to me on coaching change: "It was time. Too much laziness & stubborn *%#@ going on around here. Folks not taking #@$! serious. Looking at snap chat during practice, come on now. You know who I'm talking about. Guys were talking about it. We'll see how it goes."
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 7, 2019
The Redskins have seen former assistants Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams) and Matt LaFleur (Green Bay Packers) leave the organization and prosper elsewhere as head coaches. The early reports are that offensive assistant Kevin O’Connell will be one of the internal options for Washington according to CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora:
Skins will use this time to take a long look at offensive assistant Kevin O'Connell, who Bruce Allen/Dan Snyder are high on. Given the state of their roster, he has a tall take in front of him running this attack under interim HC Bill Callahan
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 7, 2019
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