Washington Redskins: Mike Shanahan Relieved of Duties

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins have yet another head coach cleaning out his desk. Not long after a scheduled 9:00 a.m. meeting between the owner and head coach, the team announced that Executive Vice President/Head Coach Mike Shanahan has been fired. Owner Daniel M. Snyder released a statement regarding the move that included words from Executive Vice President/General Manager Bruce Allen as well.

“Redskins fans deserve a better result,” Snyder stated. “We thank Mike for his efforts on behalf of the Redskins. We will focus on what it takes to build a winning team, and my pledge to this organization and to this community is to continue to commit the resources and talent necessary to put this team back in the playoffs.”

“We are going to take a smart, step-by-step approach to finding the right coach to return the Redskins to where we believe we should be,” Allen added. “We will analyze accurately and honestly all of the decisions that were made over the past year.”

The Redskins will hold a press conference at Redskins Park between noon and 12:30 p.m. ET today.

Hail.