Washington Redskins Fire <br />Coach Jay Gruden<br />.<br />Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and <br />team president Bruce Allen announced <br />Gruden's release on Monday morning.<br />.<br />Through the first five games of the 2019 season, the team has clearly not performed up to expectations, and we all share in that responsibility. , Washington Redskins, via statement<br /><br /><br />.<br />The Redskins fell to 0-5 after a 33-7 loss to <br />the New England Patriots on Sunday.<br />.<br />We are committed to doing all that we can collectively as an organization to turn things around and give our Redskins fans a team they can be proud of in 2019 and beyond. <br />, Washington Redskins, via statement.<br />Redskins assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan will serve as the interim head coach.<br />.<br />Gruden had a 35-49-1 record in his sixth season with Washington.<br />.<br />The coach had one more year remaining on <br />his contract and is owed $5 million for 2020.<br />.<br />Gruden becomes the fifth coach <br />to be fired by Snyder, <br />.<br />joining Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, <br />Jim Zorn and Mike Shanahan.
