The Washington Redskins fired head coach Jay Gruden on Monday, the team announced. Assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan will become the team’s interim head coach for the remainder of the 2019 season.
Washington, 0-5 on the season, hired Gruden in 2014. He had previously served as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator from 2011 to 2013. He also worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offensive assistnt from 2002 to 2008, as well as coaching stints in the Arena Football League and United Football League. In the AFL, he was a four-time champion as a quarterback, and two-time champion as a head coach.