Archive for February, 2009

King: Redskins Will Pay Up to Try and Grab Haynesworth

Peter King of Sports Illustrated seems to think that the Redskins are going to be the ones at the end of the day to get DE Albert Haynesworth. Here is a tidbit about t from this Monday morning QB: I wonder why Redskins owner Dan Snyder was having dinner with the agent for Haynesworth, Chad [...]

Skins Worried About the Long Term of Kelly’s Knee Injury?

Malcolm Kelly played in just 5 games last season and his season was over with a knee injury. Now according to Pro Football Weekly, the outlook for the Skins about Kelly may not be all that bright. Here is the report: The Redskins are concerned that WR Malcolm Kelly’s knee is going to be an [...]

Report: Taylor to be Back in Washington in 2009

There’s been a lot of talk about what the future holds for Skins DE Jason Taylor, who was not the impact player that the team thought they were getting in the deal with the Fins last season. Despite all the talk, Yahoo’s Jason Cole reports that Taylor WILL be back in 2009: Despite an injury-riddled [...]

Skins Save $4 Mil with the Release of LB Washington

The Redskins today saved about $4 million in salary cap space with the release of linebacker Marcus Washington. The move was done as the team gets ready for the start of free agency in a week, and trying to get back CB DeAngelo Hall and guard Pete Kendall. Washington made the Pro Bowl following the [...]

Zorn Says the Team Needs to Bring back Hall and Kendall

Today’s Washington Post caught up with Jim Zorn, and he rightly pointed out that the team needs to make sure they bring back two upcoming free agents – DeAngelo Hall and Pete Kendall: Jim Zorn said he is hopeful that the Redskins will re-sign two of their players who are eligible for unrestricted free agency, [...]

Skins to Look at Bringing a QB in to Compete w/ Campbell?

The Redskins had a hot start to 2009, but then fell on hard times and missed the playoffs. A player that had a hot start only to cool was QB Jason Campbell, who threw for 13 touchdowns and six picks in 16 games to go along with a QB rating of 84.3. Campbell threw for [...]

Skins Could Dump LB Washington or DE Taylor Soon

The Washington Post today reports that at least one bigger named Redskin could find themselves released before the start of free agency on February 27th. The Redskins must comply with the cap by the start of the league year, Feb. 27, when the free agency signing period opens. They are likely to release at least [...]

Redskins Agree to New Deals with DE Carter and WR Randle El

Today’s Washington Post reports that the Skins have gotten two players to agree to new deals. Here is the report: DE Andre Carter and WR Randle El have new deals with the team, according to league sources, a move done to lower their 2009 cap costs (the Redskins entered this month between $5-$7 million over [...]