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A torn ACL cut short Tim Hightower's 2011 season and prevented him from playing in 2012.

Oct 6, 2012 Raleigh, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Chris Thompson carries the ball as North Carolina State Wolfpack linebacker Rodman Noel defends in the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium.

The Washington Redskins were the best rushing team in the NFL last season, averaging 169.3 yards per game.

The briefly-tenured Redskins signal caller will retire as an Eagle, possibly on Sept.

Is new Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid preparing for an offensive shift to the Pistol attack that combines the shotgun-spread passing game with a power running game? Who will become the next household name in the NFL? Adam Schein identifies nine players who are primed to make the leap.

Following the Redskins rookie minicamp last weekend, there are all kinds of good nuggets to share at the water cooler.

With the Philadelphia Eagles rebuilding under a new head coach and the Dallas Cowboys being the Cowboys, the 2013 NFC East Division will come down to a horse race between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants .

Recent history has been unkind to the Washington Redskins . They had been perennial NFC East doormats until 2012, when they captured their first divisional title since 1999.

The Redskins didn't have a first-round pick, so David Amerson will get the attention of a top selection.

So if you're one of those people too, or perhaps you wonder why people get so excited about fifth-round picks, then jump to the 3:33 mark of the below video of Thompson, a running back drafted by the Redskins, against Clemson: It's not a trap or any kind of run that involves pulling linemen.

Sometimes a player does so well in fantasy one year that it's hard to live up to the same expectations the next year.

The draft happened two weeks ago, but there will be questions about each player until we see them on the field - in pads - and in games.

To say that the Washington Redskins' secondary was a liability in 2012 is an understatement.

Ex-Redskins safety Ryan Clark divulged what really shouldn't be a surprising game plan: The Steelers wanted to hit quarterback Robert Griffin III .

According to NFL.com's Dan Hanzus, Ravens running back Ray Rice is the currently the 9th best back in the league.

When the 2013 NFL season gets going in September, the hype spawned by the draft process will fall away and we'll see what this rookie class is really made of.

Was it only a year and a half ago the Nebraska product looked like a fixture in the Redskins' backfield for years to come? Probably no player on the Redskin roster illustrates the fickleness of football fans better than Helu.

Pro Football Talk is debuting a new series in which it attempts to ascertain the four most important people in each franchise's history.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson ran away with the NFL rushing title last year.

With the NFL draft over and done with, the Washington Redskins can get to work honing their rookies in early-offseason workouts and getting a better idea of how their roster will look come September.