The #Redskins and Senior VP of Football Operations and General Counsel Eric Schaffer have agreed to mutually part ways now instead of May, source said. He’s a respected front office executive who already has interest from several other teams.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 9, 2020
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Washington Redskins and Senior VP of Football Operations Eric Schaffer have agreed to mutually part ways.
The two parties were rumored to be going separate ways once the 2020 NFL Draft was in the rearview mirror, but according to the report, that break-up will take place now instead.
Schaffer worked as a part of the Redskins front office since 2003, and he is a well-respected member of the organization. Many people credit his work in the draft and salary cap work over the past several years as part of Washington’s few successes. It was rumored in early December that Schaffer might be a good candidate to take over as the General Manager of the team, should Bruce Allen leave the job, which he eventually did, but as time has gone on, it seems that the team is moving in a completely new direction, and that future does not have a place for Schaffer.
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