PHOENIX -- Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen says he reached a conclusion shortly before the new league year began: The team had to fire their general manager. That went against what he had previously said, hoping the situation with Scot McCloughan could be resolved.
"At the beginning of the league year, we needed some clarity," Allen said Sunday night from the owners meetings.
Allen, in a series of one-on-one interviews with Washington media, addressed McCloughan's departure for the first time since the move was made March 9, the first day of the league year. McCloughan was fired after two years with the Redskins.