Washington Redskins
On December 17, 2009, the Washington Redskins announced that they had hired Allen as their general manager shortly after executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato resigned. Allen's father coached the Redskins to its first Super Bowl appearance in 1973.
Shortly after Allen joined the Redskins, Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach and executive vice president of football operations. He has the final say in football matters, but Shanahan and Allen are splitting general manager duties, working in a manner similar to how Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli worked in New England. During their eight years together, Belichick and Pioli split the duties held by a general manager, but Belichick had the final say.
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