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Mike Shanahan to Become Washington Redskins New Head Coach
Published: January 5, 2010
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The Washington Redskins have a new head coach with Mike Shanahan, who is taking over in the nation’s capital.
According to ESPN , the deal is a five-year contract for $7 million a year.
A day after firing Jim Zorn, who in two seasons went 12-20, the Redskins organization found their man. Shanahan was the team’s prime candidate for the head coaching position.
Zorn began his tenure with a 6-2 mark in 2008, but went 6-16 since.
Bruce Allen, team general manager, was hired less than a month ago on December 17th, following the resignation of Vinny Cerrato.
Allen, the son of Hall of Fame Redskins head coach George Allen, was reportedly in talks with Shanahan right after being hired.
“It’s real clear that we’re going to be aggressive,” Allen said in a media release. “What we’re looking for in a head coach is somebody who can lead these men that we had in our locker room this year to levels they’ve haven’t played through before.”
Shanahan was the head coach of the Denver Broncos from 1995-2008, where he won the club’s two Super Bowl Championships with John Elway. The team won back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998. His record in Denver was 138-86, a 62 percent winning percentage.
In his final three years with the team, Shanahan missed the playoffs going 24-24. He first started his coaching career under Al Davis in Los Angeles in 1988.
Redskins owner Daniel Snyder bought the team in 1999, and Shanahan is the seventh head coach to don a headset at FedEx Field. The Redskins record since 1999 is 82-99, making the playoffs in only three seasons.
“No one in the organization is satisfied with our record over the last two years,” Snyder said in a media release. “And I am sure that Jim would concur with that statement. It has been painful for him, too. I certainly accept responsibility for mistakes that I have made.”
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