Archive for June, 2008

The Redskins have now signed 4 of their top 10 draft picks, as the Washington Post is reporting that the team signed rookie defensive end Rob Jackson, their seventh round draft pick out of Kansas State, to a deal today. Financial terms were not immediately available but Jackson is believed to have signed a standard [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
Our sources tell us that there has been far less friction in Redskins Park so far this offseason since Jim Zorn has taken over. The root of the earlier stress, we are told, was Gregg Williams, who at times seemed to undermine the authority of Joe Gibbs, creating an awkward work environment [...]

The Redskins have signed 6th round pick safety Kareem Moore. Financial terms were not available, but it’s believed that it was a standard rookie contract.  Moore is out of Nicholls State.  Moore attended Mississippi, Itawamba CC and McNeese State before landing at Nicholls State in 2006.  The team also released cornerback John Eubanks.

ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that Skins OT Chris Samuels had surgery on Monday to clean out some loose particles in his elbow.  The 2000 first-round pick of the Redskins is expected to be okay, and reports say that he’ll be able to even start lifting weights next week.  Samuels is a huge piece of that Redskins [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
The Redskins think they will be very strong at tight end. Other than Pro Bowl pass catcher Chris Cooley and strong blocker Todd Yoder, the team has talented rookie Fred Davis plus undrafted rookie Jason Goode, who has looked solid in practices so far. First-year man Tyler Ecker, who will miss two [...]

The Redskins today announced the contract signings of 2 late round draft selections. The signings add youth and quality depth to a defense that was rank in the top 10 last season. The First signing announced was a 7th round selection out of UCLA Chris Horton. Chris started every game at safety during his final [...]

The Redskins are finished with organized training activities and are now looking ahead to the start of training camp the third week of next month.  Missing all of the drills before spring break is cornerback Shawn Springs.  Coach Jim Zorn says he knows the players will work out, but he wants to see maturity, especially [...]

Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss was missing in action today. Moss was unable to practice due to what is believed to be heat exhaustion. The Redskins have held OTA’s the last few days in temperatures in the mid to high 90’s. Santana was expected to meet with team athletic trainers late Wednesday to further evaluate [...]

Redskins Tight End Tyler Ecker underwent surgery today on his injured groin. The team expects Ecker to miss about 8 weeks. Tyler originally suffered the injury on the 1st day of Training Camp last season, resulting in a trip to the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list. So far this season Ecker has been unable [...]