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Washington Redskins fire head coach Mike Shanahan

By Jack Crosby

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Dec 29, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan walks off the field after a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The Giants defeated the Redskins 20-6. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan walks off the field after a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The Giants defeated the Redskins 20-6. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

After four years as head coach of the Washington Redskins, and an abysmal 3-13 finish to the 2013 NF regular season after Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants, head coach Mike Shanahan has been fired by the team this morning, according to Mike Jones of the Washington Post:

Coming into this season, the hopes were through the roof for the Redskins as they enjoyed some of their greatest success in recent memory in the first season of quarterback Robert Griffin III, making the playoffs in his first year, Shanahan’s third for the team.

This year, however, was a different story as the reported rift between Griffin and his head coach seemed to grow a bit, causing tension among a lot of people in the nation’s capital.

2013, and that 3-13 record was the former Super Bowl-winning coach’s worst at the helm.

Also, Shanahan has one more year left on his five-year, $35 million contract.

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