Bruce Allen Fired From Redskins Front Office

Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen (left) team owner Daniel Snyder (right)
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After more than a decade, Bruce Allen’s days atop the Washington Redskins' football operation are over. 

Allen was officially fired by Redskins team owner Daniel Snyder early Monday morning. 

"As this season concludes, Bruce Allen has been relieved of his duties as President of the Washington Redskins and is no longer with the organization," a statement read. 

Official statement from #Redskins owner Dan Snyder on the firing of Bruce Allen. pic.twitter.com/XkUKslgUaU

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According to 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen, team owner Day Snyder informed certain NFL personnel that Allen was told of the decision. However, in a move that will likely anger many Redskins fans who have emphatically demanded Allen’s outright dismissal, Paulsen says he’s heard Allen will stay on to lead the new stadium process.

Allen’s been part of more than 100 losses since being hired as an Executive VP and General Manager in 2009. Allen lost the GM title in 2015 when he hired Scot McCloughan, but received a promotion to team President in 2017 after McCloughan was fired. 

Snyder has consistently reviewed the football operation every offseason and has even had discussions with other personnel executives around the league in recent years, a league source told The Fan on Saturday. But after a 3-12 season (pending Sunday’s outcome), Snyder finally decided to make the change.

Despite playing in the league-worst NFC East, where every club has a losing record, Washington went 3-13 this season and officially was eliminated from playoff contention with Sunday's 20-15 loss at the Green Bay Packers. Only two teams in the NFL currently have a worse record.

Jay Gruden, who was given a contract extension by Allen, was fired after an 0-5 start to this season, his sixth — the longest stint for a head coach under Snyder — and replaced by offensive line coach Bill Callahan on an interim basis.

So the always-in-disarray Redskins are now in need of a president, a general manager and a coach; whoever is hired to those jobs will need to oversee a massive rebuilding project.