Struggling Rams fire head coach Fisher

(Reuters) - The struggling Los Angeles Rams have fired head coach Jeff Fisher after losing eight of their last nine games in what has become a disappointing homecoming season, the National Football League team said on Monday. Fisher was under contract through 2018 after signing an extension prior to the current season but with the franchise headed to a fifth straight losing campaign under his leadership the team decided a change was needed. "This was solely based on performance," Kevin Demoff, Rams executive vice president of football operations, told a news conference.

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