The inevitable came true Monday morning in Washington when new Redskins GM Bruce Allen fired head coach Jim Zorn, a move that has been months in the making. In an official statement — via Redskins Insider — Allen said, “The status quo is not acceptable. I felt it was necessary to not waste a moment of time to begin building this team into a winner.”
Redskins Fire Jim Zorn, New GM Bruce Allen Not Wasting Anyone’s Time
The team is expected to announce the firing to the media at a 12:30 PM press conference on Monday. The assumption is that shortly thereafter, Washington will hire Mike Shanahan as its next head coach.
Zorn won 12 games in his two seasons as head coach of the Redskins. His final game of the tenure was a loss in San Diego to a team of back-up players. Although that game didn’t seem to matter one way or the other — Zorn was fired weeks ago. Monday’s announcement was just a formality.
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