Washington Redskins team president Bruce Allen was fired Monday after a tumultuous and loss-filled decade with the NFL team once coached by his father.
Owner Dan Snyder announced the move early Monday. From the outset of the 2010 season, the Redskins went 62-97-1 with Allen serving as owner Daniel Snyder's right-hand man, a stretch that featured only two playoff appearances and zero playoff victories -- along with plenty of public relations disasters.
Allen was hired as Washington's executive VP and general manager in December 2009, then promoted to president in May 2014. 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.
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