Scot McCloughan has filed a grievance with the NFL over Washington's decision to fire him.

McCloughan had an annual salary of $1 million to $2 million per season as general manager of Washington.

“I know who I am and what I did there,” McCloughan said, with no sign of animus in his voice. “Did I build a Super Bowl champion? No. But I did a good job, along with other people there, of making the roster better. I did a good job, with [Coach] Jay [Gruden], in making the quarterback change.” 

McCloughan has relaunched Instinctive Scouting, which he started when he resigned in April of 2014 with the Seattle Seahawks.

McCloughan has spoken openly about his issues with alcoholism.