Archive for July, 2007

 
The Washington Redskins are sending condolences to the family of San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh who died Monday at the age of 75 after a battle with leukemia, and they are remembering his legacy.  In a statement released by the club, team owner Dan Snyder said Walsh was one of the first people he [...]

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Offensive tackle Chris Samuels of the Washington Redskins has a strained ligament in his right knee.  Samuels says he heard the knee pop when someone rolled on him in practice.  Team leaders say the four-time Pro Bowler will be out about a month.  This means he will miss the preseason games.

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Look for LaRon Landry to hit the practice field at Redskins Park today after ending a brief holdout.  The clubs top draft pick has cut a five-year package worth roughly $41.5-million with the “Burgundy and Gold”.  The safety from LSU is projected to start at strong safety.  He was the team’s first holdout since Patrick [...]

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The  Redskins are expected to announce a deal soon with top draft pick LaRon Landry, perhaps later today.  The team has two workouts scheduled to start the week.  Yesterday’s scheduled Fan Appreciation Day was pushed back to Wednesday, August 8th due to wet weather.  Fullback Mike Sellers has shed some pounds and bulked up for [...]

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Despite the fact that Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs had a busy offseason (recovery from a broken shoulder blade, being the prinicipal in numerous trade talks, refusing to take a pay cut and choosing to work out on his own away from the team), Springs arrived at Redskins training camp. Springs, as [...]

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This is the start of trading camp at Redskins Park today.  Cornerback Fred Smoot is back in “Burgundy and Gold” after a stint with the Minnesota Vikings.  Smoot and fellow cornerback Carlos Rogers say Michael Vick has a target on his back after his indictment on a dogfighting charge.  Rogers says the quarterback of the [...]

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It looks like the Skins are far apart from cutting a deal with top draft pick LaRon Landry.  The safety from LSU was the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft.  Landry and starting quarterback Jason Campbell share the same agent.  Sources close to the situation say it’s doubtful that the rookie will be at [...]

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Granted the Washington Redskins are committed to putting quarterback Jason Campbell under center this season as the starter and see what he can do to generate some offense, but let’s not be so quick to ship off Mark Brunell. The veteran QB’s name came up on Tuesday in a paper in Atlanta as a possible [...]

Former Washington Redskins running back Earnest Byner remains hopeful that some expensive jewelry, including a pendant that features a replica of his 1992 Super Bowl ring, will be returned.  Byner lives in Ashburn and tells Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputies he thinks the theft may have happeend when a boy recently was watching the house.  He [...]

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The Skins have come to terms with fifth-round LB Dallas Sartz, sixth-round LB H.B. Blades and sixth-round QB Jordan Palmer. All have been signed to multi-year deals. Sartz played at Southern Cal, and basiclly should play special teams as a rookie. Blades reportedly lacks top-end size and speed, and will get a shott [...]

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