Jay Gruden Fired

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By Alex Zeese

October 7, 2019

After much speculation over the last three weeks, it seems that Dan Snyder fired Jay Gruden late last night.

Rumors started swirling late last night from folks claiming to have overheard the coach talking about being let go while in a bar in Ashburn, and now we have the first official report this morning, tweeted out by John Kiem:

Much remains to be seen, such as who will replace Gruden on an interim basis.  Will any other members of the coaching staff be let go?

Gruden ends his career with the Redskins with a record of 35-48-1, a .423 winning percentage, and one playoff apearance.  His 0-5 start to the season, and 1-10 record over the last 11 games marks a low point for the franchise under his tenure.  His Redskins career peaked after two back to back winning seasons going 9-7 in 2015 and 8-7-1 in 2016, the only time the team has had back to back winning seasons in Dan Snyders 20 years as owner.

Update, 7:00 a.m. ET:

The Redskins will supposedly name offensive line coach Bill Callahan as the interim head coach:

Update #2:

The Redskins have issued a press release announcing Gruden’s firing and stated that team president Bruce Allen will speak today at 1 ET: