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Redskins WR Santana Moss’ Contract to Void
Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss’ contract will void five days after Super Bowl XLV, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday. Moss’ voiding contract is not news, but is a reminder that the 31-year old, who had a career-high 93 receptions for 1,115 yards, 6 touchdowns, and a career-high 61 receptions for a first down, [...]
Haynesworth Charged in Road Rage Incident
Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth has been charged with simple assault after a road rage incident in Reston, Virginia, Tom Jackman of The Washington Post reports. Haynesworth was not arrested, but is expected to turn himself in next week. The incident in question occurred on Wednesday morning, with a 38-year old driver of a [...]
Redskins LBs Fletcher, Orakpo Added to NFC Pro Bowl Squad
The Washington Redskins announced that linebackers London Fletcher and Brian Orakpo have been added to the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster. Orakpo replaces Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, who’ll be playing in Super Bowl XLV. Fletcher will make his second straight Pro Bowl, and second overall in his 13-season career, replacing Chicago Bears linebacker Brian [...]
Orakpo Headed to Second Pro Bowl
Though no official announcement from the NFL has been made, Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo will be making a return trip to the Pro Bowl, John Keim of the Washington Examiner reports. Two of the three outside linebackers on the NFC squad, Clay Matthews (Green Bay) and Lance Briggs (Chicago), are playing in this Sunday’s [...]
Redskins ST Coach Danny Smith to Remain With Team
Washington Redskins special teams coach Danny Smith will remain with the team, Chris Russell of ESPN-980 AM reports. A holdover who was retained for head coach Mike Shanahan’s inaugural season with the Redskins, Smith’s contract expires after the Super Bowl. Shanahan has indicated that he wants his entire coaching staff back for next season. Russell [...]
Redskins TE Fred Davis Accused of Assaulting a Woman
The off-season for 20 NFL teams began this week, and already one player has caught the attention of law enforcement. According to TMZ.com, Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis is a suspect in an assault earlier this morning at a D.C.-area nightclub. The police report states that Davis approached a woman at the club in [...]
Redskins Sign Six to Futures Contracts
Six members of the Washington Redskins have signed “Reserve/Futures” contract with the club, a league source said. The six signed are offensive tackles Selvish Capers and Xavier Fulton, wide receivers Taurus Johnson and Maurice Price, running back Shawnbrey McNeal, and defensive tackle Rashaad Duncan. Capers was a 2010 seventh-round pick out of West Virginia who [...]
Haynesworth Reports to Redskins
His four-game suspension over, Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has reported to Redskins Park this morning, Larry Weisman reports. Haynesworth’s suspension, which is under appeal, cost him $847,000 in base salary. The two-time Pro Bowler is under contract with the Redskins for 2011, but as long as Mike Shanahan is the head coach, Haynesworth [...]
Redskins Sign DL Darrion Scott
The Washington Redskins have signed free agent defensive lineman Darrion Scott, the Washington Post reports. Scott takes the roster spot of nose tackle Ma’ake Kemoeatu, who was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday. A third-round pick (88th overall) out of Ohio State by the Minnesota Vikings in 2004, Scott has 128 tackles and 9.5 quarterback [...]
Redskins Place NT Ma’ake Kemoeatu on IR
Washington Redskins nose tackle Ma’ake Kemoeatu has been placed on injured reserve, Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports. The nature of Kemoeatu’s injury was not disclosed. Kemoeatu (6-5, 350) had started 12 of the Redskins’ 14 games this season, totaling 29 tackles in his first season after spending the previous four seasons with the Carolina Panthers. [...]
Redskins DE Phillip Daniels Headed to IR
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan announced that veteran defensive end Phillip Daniels will be placed on injured reserve. Daniels, 37, aggravated an abdomen injury during Sunday’s 33-30 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, which was also Daniels’ first start of his 15th season. Re-signed to a two-year contract on March 5, Daniels has two quarterback [...]
McNabb’s Agent Speaks Out
Fletcher Smith, the agent for Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb, discussed his client’s benching with Jason Reid of the Washington Post. “Disrespectful is probably not strong enough of a word,” Smith said on Friday. “Donovan has handled himself with nothing but class, not just in Washington but as an ambassador for the league. To treat [...]
Report: Redskins to Start Grossman
Kelli Johnson of CSN Washington reports the Washington Redskins will start Rex Grossman at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. “Just learned that Rex Grossman is starting over McNabb Sun in Dallas; I’m told Redskins Lockeroom is divided and guys are extremely upset”, Johnson tweeted. Grossman has familiarity the Shanahan’s offensive system, having played [...]
Redskins Sign DL Jeremy Clark
Free agent defensive lineman Jeremy Clark has signed with the Washington Redskins, a league source confirmed on Wednesday. Signing with the Redskins completes the NFC East cycle for Clark, who entered the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Alabama in 2007. Clark (6-3, 295) spent parts of 2008 and [...]
Redskins Sign P Sam Paulescu
The Washington Redskins have signed punter Sam Paulescu, Chick Hernandez of CSNWashington reports. Punter Hunter Smith has been released. A former undrafted free agent out of Oregon State, Paulescu has a net punting average of 36.0-yards on 85 punts in 17 games with the Denver Broncos (2007), Dallas Cowboys (2008), and a 2009 season split [...]
