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Jul 18, 2011, 9:31 am
We are not sure what the Washington Redskins are going to do when NFL free agency starts but it is a safe bet that they will sign three quarterbacks to contracts. One of them is likely to be Rex Grossman, … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 17, 2011, 1:25 pm
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard that the two sides in the NFL labor negotiations have been “close” to an agreement to end the lockout. They also have been “near” an agreement with “just a few procedural matters … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 5:14 pm
Bruce Allen has said that the Washington Redskins have the ability to be aggressive in free agency and a calculation of their salary cap number shows that this is true. As of now, they have a salary cap number of … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 7:01 am
A top Redskins official essentially acknowledged to the Washington Post that the team added too many seats to FedEx Field over the past decade. They are correcting the mistake by moving some of the “least desirable” seats but they are … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 6:00 am
I probably should have mentioned this in yesterday’s post about Albert Haynesworth (I try not to do two Albert posts in a month, much less 24 hours), but I discovered something interesting about his contract. Last year Haynesworth did not … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2011, 11:28 am
I’m sure I don’t need to recap the Albert Haynesworth situation for the readers here. Since the end of last year it has been frozen in time like the body of a wooly mammoth locked in a glacier. However, unlike … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2011, 6:23 am
Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network has a report on who the Redskins might target in free agency that seems to go beyond just speculation. This does not mean that things will unfold as he says, but it seems to … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2011, 4:50 pm
With the NFL lockout freezing player transactions, we have had a spring and summer loaded with players saying they want their teams to go after certain free agents to be. The latest player-turned-GM is Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2011, 1:00 pm
The Washington Redskins currently have eight running backs on the roster. Ryan Torain was the team’s leading rusher last year and is the presumed starter going into training camp. Keiland Williams started three games when Torain was out injured and he … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 11, 2011, 9:06 am
Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter of ESPN are reporting that there “is a growing belief inside league circles” that a new CBA will be formally ratified at owners meetings scheduled for July 21. They also reported that a tentative set … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 11, 2011, 6:17 am
Along with just about every other member of the local and national media, I have been steadfast in saying that Donovan McNabb would not be returning to the Washington Redskins this season. The ugly situation surrounding his multiple benchings and … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2011, 5:40 pm
According to John Clayton of ESPN only one issue needs to be resolved in order for the NFL and its players to come to an agreement that would end the lockout. During an appearance on 710 AM in Los Angeles, … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 9, 2011, 9:00 am
According to John Clayton of ESPN, seven NFL teams will go into the league year over the salary cap if it ends up at $120 million. Two of those teams are in the NFC East. And, brace yourself, neither of … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 3:20 pm
John Clayton, ESPN’s respected NFL analyst, believes that the Washington Redskins are interested in acquiring the servies of Braylon Edwards. The 28-year-old Jets wide receiver will be a free agent when the lockout ends. Clayton’s comments came during a SportsCenter … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 1:42 pm
The Redskins Broadcast Network is set to announce that Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff will return to the radio broadcast booth for their 37th year of doing color commentary during Redskins games. The two Hall of Fame former Redskins again … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 6:00 am
I was listening to a national radio show yesterday and the host was on a rant about a report concerning the Redskins being interested in signing free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha when free agency opens. The Redskins haven’t signed the … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 12:12 pm
I try to stay in touch with what Redskins fans are thinking and talking about. But I have to say that something caught me by surprise this morning. For some reason, a number of tweets advocating that the Redskins acquire … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 6:28 am
I’ve said this before but as the NFL lockout appears to be winding down and player movement may be permitted within a week or so it bears repeating. Don’t look for the Redskins to get rid of Albert Haynesworth immediately. … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2011, 2:00 pm
Kerrigan gets after Terrell Pryor In a normal NFL offseason Ryan Kerrigan, the first-round pick of the Washington Redskins in last April’s NFL draft, would be facing a huge challenge making the transition from being a defensive end in a … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2011, 6:52 am
In another sign that the Washington Redskins organization believes that a settlement to the NFL lockout is at hand, Mike Jones of the Washington Post is reporting that the team is planning on starting training camp on July 28. That is … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2011, 2:08 pm
The NFL lockout may be coming to an end sooner than most people think. In fact, there is talk in the Redskins organization that there will be a resolution this week and that the lockout will end Sunday. That’s this … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2011, 7:06 am
Santana Moss wants to stay with the Washington Redskins. But once the free agent signing period starts he wants to get wherever he is going in a hurry. The 32-year-old receiver was on Sporting News Radio on Sunday and he … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2011, 6:10 am
As the NFL labor negotiators inch slowly towards a new CBA that will open up free agency, we have time to ponder the Washington Redskins’ potential targets when the market opens up. Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com compiled a handy list of … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 29, 2011, 8:45 am
As the NFL labor negotiators inch slowly towards a new CBA that will open up free agency, we have time to ponder the Washington Redskins’ potential targets in free agency. Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com compiled a handy list of his … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 28, 2011, 11:30 am
I’ll be on Lunchbox Live today on CSNwashington.com to talk about the Redskins and how the new CBA might force them to spend a lot of money in free agency. We’ll also hit on the labor talks, Aubrayo Franklin, and … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 28, 2011, 5:34 am
The Washington Redskins tried to play defense in 2010 with a hole in the middle of the line. Nose tackle was a problem area all year long. Albert Haynesworth refused to play the position, Maake Kemoeatu struggled with injuries and … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 27, 2011, 6:55 am
This week, Joe Gibbs will be teaching NFL rookies about the importance of watching their finances. He will be speaking to the incoming players from the perspective of having been in severe financial distress at one point in his life … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 26, 2011, 7:09 am
Washington Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels is 38. He has spent this locked-out offseason as he spends every offseason, pumping iron to get in shape for the season. In the YouTube video here, he talks about how the lockout might … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2011, 7:30 am
Although I don’t believe that any athletes asked him for his advice, Donovan McNabb has advised athletes to stay off of Twitter. Appearing on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, McNabb was asked about what happened during this year’s NFC title game, … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2011, 12:03 pm
Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen are not talking about potential personnel moves they want to make after the NFL lockout ends, hopefully sometime next month. So, since they’re not talking, why not ask one of the senior and most outspoken … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2011, 9:04 am
Since it looks like there is light at the end of the NFL lockout tunnel, I figured it finally was time to update my detailed version of the Redskins’ roster. Here are some big-picture facts that I found to be … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 3:58 pm
Here in the 24/7 news cycle, we can get conflicting reports on things like the NFL labor negotiations with hours, sometimes even within minutes. In a story posted shortly before 1 p.m. today, Albert Breer of the NFL Network quoted … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 3:34 pm
According to Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network, the league is looking at expanding its training camp rosters if and when things going after resolution of the CBA. Under the rules for 2010 and earlier, NFL teams could have 80 … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 11:00 am
You can have two FedEx Field seats for life for just $250. The catch is that they won’t be in the stadium during games. They’ll be in your living room or on your deck or wherever you want to install … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 7:00 am
After a year off, the Redskins and every other NFL team will now have to deal with a salary cap. This means that there could be some veteran players released or tradedto create cap space or just to save on … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 2:23 pm
Donovan McNabb did not “practice with the Eagles” as some have reported (and as I headlined an article a short time ago). After seeing the details in a report on CSN Philly, this was not anything remotely resembling a “practice”. … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 1:31 pm
Yesterday we had an ad for Donovan McNabb’s birthday party featuring a picture of him in an Eagles uniform. Today, we have him rejoining the team. OK, it was just for one of those lockout-created, players-only workouts. The report comes … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 8:00 am
Yesterday, I started outlining a CSN article about the depth chart at the wide receiver position for next week (and you thought that I just made this stuff up and slap it together as I go along). And I … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 3:06 pm
If, as Adam Schefter tweeted, the new CBA being proposed will make players with four or more years of service and with expired contracts free agents will be unrestricted free agents. That is the system that was in place prior … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 2:43 pm
Chris Mortensen of ESPN has some of the details of the CBA proposal being discussed by the owners in their meeting in Chicago today. • Players get 48 percent of “all revenue,” without extra $1-billion-plus off top that previously had been … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 1:59 pm
This from the Twitter feed of Don Banks of Sports Illustrated (@DonBanks): League owners are expected to go back into meeting at 1:30 pm CT, but only “for a couple more hours” after that. That’s good news, fans. It means … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 10:27 am
Plenty has been written (including here) about Donovan McNabb’s career being in decline and, possibly, over. Don’t tell McNabb that. In a YouTube video, McNabb said that he is not finished. It’s only 30 seconds, give it a look. “For … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 20, 2011, 2:47 pm
In March, Brian Orakpo was omitted from an ESPN ranking of the game’s best pass rushers. His response via Twitter was as follows: BTW I seen some list rankin the top 10 pass rushers and left me off. F**K THEM … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 20, 2011, 10:55 am
When word got out last week that some NFL owners were balking at the parameters of a labor deal that would end the lockout, it was assumed by many that the objectors were owners of small-market teams. The reasoning was … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 9:59 am
Redskins defensive end and player rep Vonnie Holliday appeared on 106.7 The Fan with LaVar Arrington and Chad Dukes earlier this week. Among the topics they discussed was defensive coordinator Jim Haslett’s comments about Albert Haynesworth. The defensive coordinator said … Continue reading → Comment - Like
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