Weve got to forget about the past and look toward the future every day, Gruden said during the news conference. He succeeds Mike Shanahan, who was fired by the Redskins after a 3-13 season in which the team finished last in the NFC East.
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Gruden worked with Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen in Tampa Bay. Gruden was an assistant coach working for his brother, Jon Gruden, and Allen was the Buccaneers' general manager.
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Gruden's wife, Sherry, watches the news conference.
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Redskins owner Daniel Snyder watches the news conference from a seat in the audience. Jay Gruden had interviewed with the Redskins on Wednesday and had been scheduled to interview Thursday with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Camera-ready: The news conference at Redskins Park drew a large collection of journalists.
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Bruce Allen talks to reporters after the news conference.
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Gruden does a television interview after the news conference. He agreed to a five-year deal with the Redskins.
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As moonlight shines on Redskins Park, a new era dawns for Washington's football team.
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Jay Gruden, 46, spent three seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator. The Bengals made the playoff in all three seasons, but did not win a playoff game.
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We are much simpler in our scheme for the quarterback since Jay has come on board, Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis told Bengals.com. We are not reinventing the wheel against every new defense we face"
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Gruden, second from right, with Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14), and left to right, quarterback Bruce Gradkowski and quarterback Jordan Palmer. According to Bengals.com, Gruden interviewed with four teams for their vacant head coaching positions following the 2013 season.
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Gruden, right, with Cincinnati President Mike Brown. Before joining the Bengals, Gruden coached with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002-08). In 2010 he was the head coach and general manager of the United Football League's Florida Tuskers.
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Gruden, the younger brother of former coach and current "Monday Night Football" broadcaster Jon Gruden, played four seasons at quarterback for Louisville.
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Jay Gruden, right,with Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton. Gruden was elected to the Arena League Football Hall of Fame in 1999. He was later named the fourth-best player in AFL history. He threw for 21,476 passing yards and 397 touchdowns and led the Tampa Bay Storm to four championships (1991, 1993, 1995-96). He was AFL MVP in 1992 and Arena Bowl MVP in 1993.
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Boise State's Kellen Moore, left, talks Jay Gruden during Boise State football pro day in 2012.Gruden was head coach for the AFL's Orlando Predators from 1998 to 2001 and 2004 to 2008, leading the team to four championship game appearances and two titles.
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Gruden took a two-year hiatus (2002, 2003) from coaching Orlando to become the team's quarterback, leading them to the playoffs both seasons.
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Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham (84) listens to Gruden during practice in July, 2013. Gruden and his wife Sherry have three sons, J.J., Joey and Jack.
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Gruden could keep current Redskins assistants Jim Haslett and Raheem Morris, with one of them serving as Grudens defensive coordinator.
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