ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Bruce Allen was mocked four years ago when he proclaimed that his perennially last-place Washington were “winning off the field.” More eye rolls arrived more recently when Allen defended the club's “culture.”
After a lot of losing on the field and all manner of public-relations disasters off it, Allen is out as president of the NFL team once coached by his father. He was fired Monday, a move announced by owner Daniel Snyder a day after a 3-13 disaster of a season was capped by one last embarrassing loss, 47-16 at rival Dallas.
From the outset of the 2010 season, Washington went 62-97-1 with Allen serving as Snyder's right-hand man, a stretch that featured only two playoff appearances and zero playoff victories.