BREAKING NEWS: Redskins sacked their general manager on the first day of…..

The mystery of who runs the Redskins front office has finally been answered, and it is not general manager Scot

McCloughan, who was fired.

In a statement, the team revealed that McCloughan had been removed of his duties. The move comes after a

turbulent month in which the Redskins refused to answer any inquiries about McCloughan’s future with the

organization.

McCloughan’s future with the Redskins took a turn for the worse in February, when he was reportedly told not to

attend the NFL combine. McCloughan was also kept out of decision-making as the team prepared for free agency,

which opened on Thursday.

According to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora, this leaves team president Bruce Allen in charge. Allen

issued a comment regarding McCloughan’s firing.

“The Washington Redskins have released Scot McCloughan from the organization effective immediately,” Allen

stated in a statement. “We wish him the best in his future undertakings. The team will make no further comments on

his departure. The organization retains confident in our personnel department as we carry out our free agency plans

and prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft.”

When McCloughan vanished from the public eye in February, former Redskins tight end Chris Cooley spoke on a

radio station owned by Redskins owner Dan Snyder and speculated that McCloughan’s very public alcohol issues had

reappeared.

According to a team insider, McCloughan’s alcoholism was a major concern for the organization.

“He’s had multiple relapses due to alcohol,” an anonymous team official stated. “He showed up intoxicated in the

locker room several times. “This has been a disaster for 18 months.”