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2014 Washington Redskins season

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Head coach
  
Jay Gruden

Owner
  
Daniel Snyder

Record
  
4–12

General manager
  
Bruce Allen

Home field
  
FedEx Field

Division place
  
4th NFC East

2014 Washington Redskins season

The 2014 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 82nd season in the National Football League and the first season under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins finished the season 4–12, slightly improving on their 3–13 record from 2013 and resulted in the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.

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2014 draft class

Draft trades

  • The Redskins traded their first-round selection, along with their 2012 first- and second-round selections and their 2013 first-round selection to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' 2012 first-round selection.
  • The Redskins traded their original second-round selection (No. 34 overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Cowboys' second- (No. 47 overall) and third- (No. 78 overall) round selections.
  • The Redskins traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 178 overall) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for the Titans' sixth- (No. 186 overall) and seventh- (No. 228 overall) round selections.

    • Regular season

    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

    Colt McCoy would make his first start as a Redskin. This game would snap an 8-game losing streak for Redskins against division opponents.

    Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts

    With the loss, Washington fell to 3–9, 2–2 against the AFC South, and was officially eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight year.

    Honors

    Prior to the 2014 season, three Redskins were voted onto the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2014. Pierre Garçon was voted by his peers as the 80th best player overall in the league while DeSean Jackson and Trent Williams landed at spots 63 and 60, respectively. While Williams improved in rank from #99 in 2013, teammates Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris, who were voted 15th and 64th the previous season, did not make the 2014 list.

    References

    2014 Washington Redskins season Wikipedia
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