According to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay, the Washington Redskins have fired Larry Hess, the head trainer for the Redskins.
Hess had been working for the Redskins for 17 years, but once his colleague Bruce Allen — whom he was close to — was fired on Monday morning, it was rumored that the front office upheaval might reach the training room as well. Now, with the head trainer out, it would not come as a surprise to see the rest of the medical department looking for work soon as well.
The Redskins have had a muddled injury history over the past several years, and they finished this season with 24 players on the injured reserve list. They’ve also been gifted much of the blame regarding left tackle Trent Williams, who claims that they severely misdiagnosed a tumor on his scalp that ended up being cancerous. According to Williams’ side of the story, the medical staff had been monitoring the growth for six years while telling him that it was nothing to worry about. Williams had the cancerous growth removed earlier this year, and he has been holding out from the team ever since.
The move was rumored to happen earlier in the day, again by Finlay, but the first report detailed that the medical staff could be canned, while Hess remained safe. Finlay later added that Hess was also in danger of being shown the exit, and it appears that’s now what happened.
With Ron River, who is expected to be named the new head coach, on his way to Virginia to meet with the team, there will surely be more announcements about the Redskins’ structure in the near future. Stay tuned.
