By Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 14:18 EST, 30 December 2013 | UPDATED: 03:16 EST, 31 December 2013 Sacking means something quite different for NFL coaches on the first day following the end of the regular season. Five coaches have already been fired in a tradition known as Black Monday, as teams not progressing to the playoffs try to get a head start on next year. The head coaches of the the Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, and Cleveland Browns have all been let go withing hours of the regular-season ending. First to go: The Cleveland Browns got a head start on Black Monday by announcing the firing of head coach Rob Chudzinski late last night
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Rob Chudzinski sacked by Cleveland Browns on Sunday night
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Minnesota Vikings fire Leslie Frazier after finishing bottom of NFC North
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Jim Schwartz sent packing by Detroit Lions after failing to reach play-offs
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers send Greg Schiano packing
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Mike Shanahan fired by Washington Redskins after 3-13 season
Now unemployed: Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier (left) and Washington Redskins head coach @placeholder (right) were the first to be fired this morning as the NFL's struggling teams clear out