Joelle Fredman
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The Redskins announced today that they are firing four assistant coaches.
The coaches include defensive coordinator Joe Barry, defensive line coach Robb Akey, head strength and conditioning coach Mike Clark, and defensive back Perry Fewell.
They all joined the Redskins in 2015.
These decisions were made after the regular season. The Redskins finished with a with a record of 8-7-1, but did not make the playoffs after losing to the New York Giants 19 to 10.
According to a press release, the team struggled under Barry’s guidance, finishing the season as 28th in total defense.
The search for replacements will begin immediately. Head Coach Jay Gruden said in a press release that he sees some potential nearby.
“You have [Ryan] Kerrigan, you have two Pro Bowlers in Kerrigan and Josh [Norman],” Gruden said. “We have [Bashaud] Breeland, who is a young player. You have obviously Trent [Murphy] and Preston [Smith], who are good, young football players. [Kendall] Fuller is going to get a lot better from year one to year two. [Quinton] Dunbar is continuing to get better as a corner, only playing it for a year and half now. He’s going to get better. You have a good core group of guys that we feel good about now we just have to continue to build around them,” Gruden said.
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