Michael Robinson Says Scot McCloughan Felt 'The Hate' from Bruce Allen

Former NFL fullback Michael Robinson said recently fired Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan had "started feeling the hate" from team president Bruce Allen before the decision was made to let him go.

Michael Phillips of the Richmond Times-Dispatch relayed comments Robinson made about the issue during an appearance on Fox Sports 910 radio Thursday morning:

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He knew the players loved him, and he started feeling the hate from Bruce Allen right around, well, he's been feeling it, but when they didn't let him speak at the Senior Bowl, he said to him that was his last straw, and he knew that he was on his way out. He said it was after a draft meeting, after the combine, Bruce called him up to his office and was just like, "Nobody likes you in this building. Nobody wants you here." And Scot was like, well, I guess I'm out of here.

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The Redskins announced McCloughan's dismissal March 9, the first day of the new NFL year and the start of the free-agent period.

Liz Clarke, John Woodrow Cox, Mike Jones and Master Tesfatsion of the Washington Post cited a source with knowledge of the team's decision-making process, who informed them the firing was due to the former GM's "ongoing problems with alcohol."

Robinson told Fox Sports 910 he touched on that topic during his conversation with McCloughan, who replied: "Mike, I don't have an issue right now drinking." He also stated the organization "silenced" him before the firing, so he couldn't defend himself against the rumors, per Phillips.

Meanwhile, Allen told JP Finlay of CSN Mid-Atlantic they made the front-office change because they wanted "clarity" once free agency got underway.

"It was difficult because his father and brother and I worked together for a number of years with the Raiders and enjoyed success together," he said. "When I brought [McCloughan] to the Redskins obviously I was hoping for a good marriage. It is disappointing."

Allen went on to say McCloughan is free to join another organization and Washington hoped letting him go before the draft would help him find a position elsewhere. Robinson said he came away from his talk with McCloughan thinking the executive "felt like he had something to prove" in the NFL.