The Redskins are going to take a chance on former first-round bust Erasmus James, who today they got from the Vikings for a conditional seventh-round pick. James was to be placed on waivers by the Vikings Friday, but the Skins wanted him and called before they could file the paper work, getting a deal done [...]
Archive for May, 2008
The Redskins seem to be in no real hurry to sign QB Jason Campbell to any sort of contract extension. Campbell has two years left on his rookie deal, and the Washington Post reports the team has not opened any sort of talks with him or his agent. Campbell is one of those NFL QB’s [...]
I couldn’t figure this one out. One of the hottest Google searches right now is Chris Cooley. A lot of people were talking about how he was recently married to Christy Oglevee. Considering Cooley is the Redskins’ good-but-not-great tight end who gives non-football fans little to no reason to know who he is, I figured [...]
Newly acquired tight-end Fred Davis took to the podium at Redskins Park Tuesday and formally apologized to his team, his boss and Washington Redskins fans for a May 4 incident when he missed the final practice of mini-camp. According to the “Washington Post,” Davis said he overslept after switching hotel rooms the night before. “It [...]
The Redskins are hiring a new director of pro personnel. The “Washington Post” reports Morocco Brown will be named to the post. He’s a native of Hampton, Virginia and a former assistant scout for the team.
Two former players with the University of Maryland have cut free agent deals with the Washington Redskins. In the fold with the Burgundy and Gold are tight end Jason Goode and offensive lineman Andrew Crummy.
The latest round of drills for the Washington Redskins are over. The organized team activities are in the books. It will be at least another month before the “Burgundy and Gold” hits the practice field. Wide receiver Antwaan Randle El has had a knee scoped after experiencing some discomfort during minicamp. Randle El plans to [...]
Redskins WR Antwaan Randle El had knee surgery on Tuesday, but reports already say that he should be good to go come training camp. It was an arthroscopic procedure, and came about when an MRI showed a “floating body” that was causing irritation in the knee. Right now coach Jim Zorn says the time table [...]
Veterans for the Redskins hit the practice field to begin the work week. The drills without rookies followed a full-team minicamp under new coach Jim Zorn over the weekend. Players such as cornerback Fred Smoot says minicamp is much more fast paced than workouts for seasoned players only. Coach Jim Zorn says he will handle internally [...]
Veterans of the Redskins got to mix it up with new draft picks over the weekend at the team’s only minicamp of the spring. Among the long time players anxious for 2008 is offensive tackle Jon Jansen. He broke his right ankle in the first game of the season last year against the Miami Dolphins and [...]







