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Team executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato made the announcement Friday morning on his show on ESPN 980 Radio in Washington, D.C. Zorn has one year remaining on a three-year contract.
Zorn, who has been widely criticized as the Redskins have struggled, essentially was forced to relinquish his offensive play-calling duties Monday, a day after Washington lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Although he didn't say he was given an ultimatum, Zorn said then that he would comply with the request "because I want to stay here andwin ... Sometimes we have to do things that are uncomfortable."
Zorn's friend and former Seattle Seahawks teammate, Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent, said during a radio interview Tuesday that Zorn considered resigning when that decision was made, but ultimately decided not to quit on the team.
Former longtime NFL assistant Sherman Lewis, recently hired out of retirement as a consultant, will call plays for the Redskins (2-4) for their Monday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Team owner Daniel Snyder initially hired Zorn as offensive coordinator before promoting him to head coach. Zorn enjoyed success as the quarterbacks coach for the Seahawks, but he had never been a coordinator.
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