Were you looking for another juicy storyline to come out of Washington this week? Well, you’ve got one. Just days after the team announced that it will be retiring the controversial name and mascot, and just a day after a groundbreaking report came out accusing several staff members of sexual and verbal abuse, another story is hot off the press where one former player in Washington is calling out the former coach in Washington.
You get all of that?
It all started on Friday afternoon when former Washington safety D.J. Swearinger posted a picture of what are supposedly old text messages with Jay Gruden, who was fired midway through the 2019 season. Swearinger was released by Washington in 2018 after he publicly criticized the then-defensive coordinator Greg Manusky. Earlier that month, on December 8th, 2018, Swearinger had told reporters not to blame the players for the Redskins’ defensive struggles.
In a text message marked December 8th, Swearinger says Gruden texted him, starting the conversation with a profane message: “Wanna play? Let’s [expletive] play.”
Former Washington safety D. J. Swearinger just posted this on Instagram, what he says is an exchange between him and former head coach Jay Gruden. pic.twitter.com/EJrSWYhvRA
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) July 17, 2020
In his caption to the post, Swearinger wrote that “As A Man You Have To Find Your Peace Through All The Negativity & Move Fwd!! I Was Gonna Give The Man A Pass but after what’s going on with that organization with women! They all need to be exposed.”
We’ll see if more current or former Washington players choose to use this opportunity to come out and expose some of their former coworkers or not. Stay tuned.
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