The Washington Redskins have fired head coach Mike Shanahan and his staff after his team finished the season 3-13 on Sunday . The news came out early Monday morning via the Washington Post’s Mike Jones.
Mike Shanahan and his staff have been fired.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 30, 2013
Shanahan told his staff briefly informing them he spoke with Snyder and has been fired.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 30, 2013
In four years as the head coach Shanahan finished with a combined 24-40 record, including 3-13 this year after losing the final eight games in a row. That four season combined total record puts Shanahan 16 games below 500 in his time in DC, or a full season of losses. The thirteen losses the Redskins endured in 2013 matched a franchise high. Redskins owner Daniel Snyder had this to say:
Redskins fans deserve a better result. 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.
Mike Shanahan’s season records as head coach of the Washington Redskins: 2010: 6-10 2011: 5-11 2012: 10-6 2013: 3-13 Now Redskins fans will have to play the waiting game, reports have said the Redskins front office starting making their list of possible replacements for Mike Shanahan 6 weeks ago.
“We are going to take a smart, step by step approach to finding the right coach…” GM Bruce Allen says in a statement.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 30, 2013
Watch Mike Shanahan’s final press conference below.
