ASHBURN, Va. -- It's not the first time Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden has entered a season on the hot seat and, if he's here next year with anything short of a long playoff run in 2019, it won't be the last.
But this time, it could be real: The Redskins haven't made the playoffs since 2015, when they lost in their only postseason game. They're 31-32-1 the past four years after a 4-12 mark in Gruden's first season. His contract expires after the 2020 season.
"Had it my first year, probably," Gruden said, maybe only half-joking, of the speculation.