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The Redskins were dealt another offensive blow Sunday when RB Clinton Portis was hit hard on the helmet, suffering a concussion in the loss to the Falcons.

The Redskins have a long way to go. Any way you figure it. At 2-6, they're looking at the hind quarters of the other three teams in the NFC East.

DeAngelo Hall says he was only trying to help a teammate. Mike Smith says he was trying to restore order.

He didn't return. Backup Ladell Betts had his best day since he filled in for Portis during the final eight games of the 2006 season.

Malcolm Kelly spent the Washington Redskins' bye week at his childhood home in Texas, eating his mother's home-cooked fried chicken and waffles, savoring the country air and, in his words, "just chillin.'" Rock Cartwright returned home to Texas to visit his daughter and witness his brother commemorate his 10th wedding anniversary by renewing his ...

Washington's season continued its downward spiral on Monday night--and now a national television audience knows the depth of the team's struggles.

On the Redskins' turnovers: "In this league you can't turn the ball over and win football games.

His night might have been perfect if his tender right ankle hadn't messed up his touchdown tap dance.

Just got back from a shortened open locker room session, where I was able to gather some reaction to this morning's news that Vinny Cerrato, executive VP of football operations, said Jim Zorn will be the Redskins' head coach for the rest of the season.

Brian Mitchell played for the Redskins. And against the Redskins. Forget the second part.

Rock Cartwright is satisfied when he hears the laughter inside in the Washington Redskins' locker room.

With less than four minutes to play at FedEx Field, the sparse remains of the Redskins crowd stood as one.

Another ugly game for Washington ended with a just as brutal safety to give Kansas City a 14-6 win, the third Redskins loss this season to a previously winless team.

In this week's installment of Special Teams Saturday with Lorenzo Alexander, we'll take a look at how the Redskins intend to rebound after two momentum-shifting plays on teams helped the Carolina Panthers rally from a 15-point deficit for a 20-17 victory over the Redskins.

Two prominent Washington Redskisn players on offense and a veteran defensive player told The Washington Post they want team management to publicly address coach Jim Zorn's job security.

This is the beginning of a two-part series exploring what I would do if I was in charge of the Washington Redskins.

I foolishly predicted at the beginning of the season that the Redskins were going to end up around 10-6, and in the playoffs.A This was after an awful draft, more foolish free agent signings, and, well, more of the same, to be kind.

With their latest disastrous performance immediately behind them, the Washington Redskins on Monday began yet another week of brutal evaluation. Coach Jim Zorn, whose employment status is the subject of daily discussion around both Washington and the NFL, described himself as 'really disappointed' and 'hurting' at a news conference during which moving on from Sunday's 20-17 loss at Carolina seemed especially difficult. Special teams captain Rock Cartwright promised a turnaround and made an emotional plea, one he punctuated by saying, 'It's us against the world.'

Carlos Rogers, from the Redskins' open locker room: "It starts not only with players and coaches, it starts with the ownership.

In this week's installment of Special Teams Saturday with Lorenzo Alexander, we'll look at what needs to be done to get the kickoff and punt-return games going and examine whether the Redskins have an edge on teams over the Carolina Panthers.