Jay Gruden fired by Redskins after 0-5 start to 6th season

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden watches the game against the New York Giants during the second half of an NFL football game, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants defeated the Redskins 24-3. Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen listens to a question from the media at an NFL football news conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Ashburn, Va. Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. Owner Daniel Snyder and team president Bruce Allen informed Gruden he was out early Monday morning, a day after a 33-7 loss to the New England Patriots.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden speaks to officals during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

CORRECTS THE DATELINE TO LANDOVER, MD., AND NOT WASHINGTON AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md. The New England Patriots won 33-7. Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks with Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md. The New England Patriots won 33-7. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

CORRECTS THE DATELINE TO LANDOVER, MD., AND NOT WASHINGTON AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md. The New England Patriots won 33-7. Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen speaks to the media at an NFL football news conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Ashburn, Va. Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. Owner Daniel Snyder and team president Bruce Allen informed Gruden he was out early Monday morning, a day after a 33-7 loss to the New England Patriots.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

CORRECTS THE DATELINE TO LANDOVER, MD., AND NOT WASHINGTON AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md. The New England Patriots won 33-7. Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)