Washington Redskins News Archives

For five-plus years, anybody looking for optimistic analysis even in the hardest of times for the Washington Redskins could enter the locker room, take a hard left turn and stop at Phillip Daniels' cubicle.

Jeremy Jarmon and Chris Cooley are the eighth and ninth Washington Redskins to go on injured reserve.

Backup linebacker Tracy White lets loose with a war whoop after sticking the Redskins for a loss in the third quarter.

Redskins coach Jim Zorn said Friday DT Albert Haynesworth will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Using the most basic fact, the argument could be made that Washington is playing better than any other team in the NFC East right now.

Eagles tight end Brent Celek sprained his thumb in Philadelphia's 27-24 win over Washington on Sunday.

Courtesy of a @RickMaese Tweet , we discover that Albert Haynesworth, Clinton Portis, and DeAngelo Hall are all out against the Philadelphia Eagles today.

Vick could be a key to this game if used properly. Like last week, this is absolutely a must-win game for the Birds.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is football: "Most plays last just three or four seconds.

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, while cornerback DeAngelo Hall has been ruled out due to a sprained knee.

The Hilltoppers 11-game win streak snapped. WEST LIBERTY -- The best football season in West Liberty University history ended with a 57-35 loss against No.22 California, PA in the Super Region One Final at Russek Field.

Only thing for the injury-plagued Redskins' offensive line to do now? "Just push on," center Casey Rabach said.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Washington Redskins will start their third-string running back, second-string tight end and operate behind a patchwork offensive line Sunday in absence of three Pro Bowl standouts.

LANDOVER, Md. - Thousands of Prince George's County families will have a happy Thanksgiving thanks to the Redskins .

One week after nearly pulling off a huge upset on the road against a division opponent, the Washington Redskins get to try again.

It's something you want to forget, but take a moment to remember Sean Taylor.A The former Reskins safety was a promising young man and a rising star who was painfully snatched from his friends and family two years ago today.

The Eagles are 3-1 in those games, in which McCoy has rushed for 319 yards, on 54 carries, 4.98 yards per carry.

Watch & enjoy Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Redskins live >> Washington Redskins vs Philadelphia Eagles NFL, United States of America Sunday, 29 November, 2009 1:00 PM Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field The Eagles enter this game with serious concerns at the linebacker position.

With more players in County General Hospital than at Redskin Park, Skins fans see players they don't know well.

Rookie Edwin Williams could draw the start at right guard in Sunday's game at Philadelphia.

When you hear the words "plate" and "screw" at this time of year, it's usually in the context of: "I don't think I can fit any more food on this plate" or "Make me another screwdriver, will ya?" But Jim Zorn used them Monday to describe the surgery to Chad Rinehart's right fibula, the one the young offensive guard fractured in the Dallas game.

Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson has not offered the Tigers' coaching job to anyone and plans to wait until the season ends before announcing their new coach, according to a university spokesman.

Rock Cartwright gets his first start since 2003 when the Washington Redskins visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

I'm thankful this week for coming up with a column idea that did not involve a laundry list of things I should be thankful for.

The Redskins signed quarterback Richard Bartel from the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad and have released quarterback Andre' Woodson from their practice squad.

But the 10-year veteran added that he has no regrets if he never plays again. "At this point, I haven't put my career [in the] past tense," Samuels said before handing out Thanksgiving turkeys with some of his teammates and team owner Dan Snyder at the club's annual Harvest Feast at FedEx Field.

Barring a remarkable turnaround, the 2009 Washington Redskins season is basically over.

Memphis is expected to announce Washington Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray as its new head coach, multiple people familiar with the process said Tuesday.

For Redskins fans who want to wallow a little more in the wrenching 7-6 loss in Dallas, I give you, courtesy of the team's PR staff, excerpts from coach Jim Zorn's media remarks this afternoon: On injuries: "Chad Rinehart is in surgery.

Redskins owner Daniel Snyder called ESPN980 not long ago and reminisced about growing up a Bullets fan and getting to know Wizards owner Abe Pollin, who died today at the age of 85: "When I was a little kid, we moved to New York for a while," Snyder remembered.

The Redskins re-signed Marcus Mason to add depth at running back and signed offensive lineman Paul Fanaika off the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad, the team announced on Monday.

The playoff chase has gotten much more difficult for the Packers after they lost two key defensive players to season-ending injuries.

Monday, November 23, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. WASHINGTON - The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the league's 32 teams as part of a new program.

Who needs starting running backs, anyway? A quick glance at lineups across your league would show that backup tailbacks were some of the top fantasy producers in Week 11.

Things haven't been great for the Cowboys' self-proclaimed No. 1 receiver, Roy Williams , in recent weeks.

Running back Ladell Betts and guard Chad Rinehart are done for the season for the battered Washington Redskins.

The search for the next University of Memphis football coach is moving at an accelerated pace as the regular season winds to a close and it appears the race to replace Tommy West is down to two candidates: Washington Redskins defensive assistant Jerry Gray and LSU assistant head coach Larry Porter.

It was a brief trip home for Malcolm Kelly and Robert Henson this weekend and they tried to make the most of it.

Finally, I've found a way to work Ray "Buzz" Buivid into a story. Buivid's name was in the news after a mere 72-year-gap on Sunday, when the Lions' Matthew Stafford reportedly became the first rookie quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a game since said Buivid did so for the 1937 Chicago Bears.

If Brian Westbrook relies on the advice of the two Pittsburgh concussion experts he saw yesterday, the Eagles' franchise running back seems likely to return to the field, quite possibly this season.

Running back Ladell Betts is out for the rest of the game against the Cowboys with what the team is calling a knee injury.

Consider the cracks in the Washington Redskins ' defense fully exposed - just as that unit prepares to face its toughest test so far this season.

BROWNS AT LIONS When: Noon. Line: Lions by 3 1/2 Synopsis: This one has about as much pop as an open can of soda that's been sitting on the table all day.

The US supreme court has rejected an effort by American Indian activists to force the Washington Redskins NFL team to change its name, which many Indians say is an offensive racial slur.

November 16, 2009 - Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice A recent Supreme Court decision ruled that the NFL's Washington Redskins can keep their name.

WASHINGTON at DALLAS OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 12 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Washington 3-6; Dallas 5-4 SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 57-39-2 LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Redskins 14-10, Nov.

So it turns out Josh McDaniels does have the deep ball in his inches-thick offensive playbook.

Denver Broncos linebacker Robert Ayers talks with head coach Josh McDaniels during training camp.

The Metro Atlanta mansion of an NFL star was ransacked by thieves. According to police, the home belonging to Washington Redskins veteran offensive guard, Randy Thomas waswas trashed, furniture was overturned and art was ripped off the walls.

In this Nov. 8, 2009 file photo, a member of the Washington Redskins training staff, top, attends to running back Clinton Portis after he received a concussion in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta.

The Cowboys begin a two-game homestand when they host the Redskins on Sunday. The Redskins come into Dallas riding high off their win against the Denver Broncos.

This is the concluding column of the analysis I am doing on market conditions around the NFL .

The Minnesota Vikings signed Coach Brad Childress to a contract extension on Thursday, nine games into what is shaping up as a promising season for the men in purple.

Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago.

Kyle Orton is tackled by Redskins defensive tackle Kedric Golston and defensive end Brian Orakpo during the second quarter.

"To me, if you're any type of fighter, you're going to respond and fight, and I think that's what he's going to do," secondary coach Jerry Gray said.

The most remarkable aspect of the upset pulled by the Washington Redskins on Sunday lies not in the fact that they finally won again, but rather in the surprising players who led them to victory.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice, Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson and Washington Redskins punter Hunter Smith have been named the NFC's top players for Week 10 of the NFL season.

In the tradition of Johnny Lawrence graciously handing over the All-Valley Karate Tournament trophy to Daniel LaRusso--who had previously been beaten, mugged and debilitated by the Cobra Kai -- Cowboys center Andre Gurode and Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth have apparently buried the hatchet.

Lying pressed against the artificial turf inside the Georgia Dome, briefly unconscious and later unable to remember what happened, Clinton Portis looked like he smacked into a wall.

"You get a concussion, they've got to take you out of the game. So if you can hide it and conceal it as much as possible, you pay for it the next day, but you'll be able to ... stay in the game."-Washington Redskins fullback Mike Sellers.

Here's a warning for fantasy football players who are deeply immersed in the pregame ritual of poring over every available NFL stat: Don't believe them.

Washington Redskins punter Hunter Smith iwas named the NFL's special teams player of the week for his 35-yard touchdown pass last Sunday that helped upset the Denver Broncos 27-17 at FedEx Field.

At least Redskins fans, living in and around the nation's capital, know their foreign affairs.

The Spokane Shock announced on Monday that quarterback Casey Hansen and defensive lineman Vaka Manupuna were added to the 2010 roster.

Behind Levi Jones and an again-revamped line, Jason Campbell , Ladell Betts and the Redskins' offense had their best day, scoring 27 points and gaining 388 yards.

When he last saw the Broncos, DeAngelo Hall was making his regular-season debut for Oakland.

He's one of the team's longest-tenured players, but after his best game in nearly three years, Ladell Betts joked that he had forgotten how to get to the postgame interview room.

Hunter Smith's cross-field touchdown pass on a fake field goal will dominate the highlight shows from now until Christmas, but that bit of chicanery wasn't the main reason why the Washington Redskins beat Denver yesterday.

Virginia Tech has secured yet another game in the D.C. suburbs, agreeing to play Cincinnati at the Washington Redskins stadium in 2012.

One is a 30-year-old veteran who keeps his battered body limber with mixed martial arts, treadmill work and Filipino fighting sticks.

Clinton Portis is still experiencing "a little blurriness" from his concussion, making it uncertain whether the Washington Redskins running back will play next week against Dallas.

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.

For one Indian summer afternoon at FedEx Field on Sunday, the Redskins let Washington put on rose-colored NFL glasses that, for now, alter the hue of a dismal season. With a 27-17 win over Denver, full of battering runs by Ladell Betts and a trick-field-goal touchdown bomb by a punter named Hunter, the maroon and black suddenly looked a bit like the burgundy and gold once again.

Don't blink. It may not last. If you can't prevail at home over a team on a two-game losing streak that loses its quarterback before halftime and

Quite a few numbers stand out from the NFL season, which is past the halfway point.

JAGUARS AT JETS When: Noon. Line: Jets by 6 1/2. Synopsis: Teams meet that expected to be better than 4-4 - especially NY, which started 3-0. The ground game is the key for both.

Falcons Nation has your back. "Just like you got our team's back," said longtime Falcons fan Tandy Garay.

Having reached his sixth season in the Mile High City, Champ Bailey has now played for the Denver Broncos longer than he did for the Washington Redskins.

The rumors pop up like weeds in the grass, one after another after another. Someone will take Larry Johnson.

When the trainers got to Brian Westbrook as he lay supine and unconscious on the grass at FedEx Field with his teammates and opposing players standing hushed around him, Westbrook's arms were extended rigidly at his sides, locked in the grip of the event that had just leveled him.

The Washington Redskins have released punter Sam Paulescu , meaning Hunter Smith is ready to return from a right groin injury and kick against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Washington running back Ladell Betts is questionable for the Redskins game against Denver in which he had been slated to start for Clinton Portis.

When Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn told his team to attempt to get a first down on a fourth-down play early in the fourth quarter of a 31-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, all could see the indecision in his eyes.

The Chiefs finally had enough of the often angry and sullen Larry Johnson, releasing him.

At the end of every NFL Sunday, Faith Hill appears on NBC in thigh-high boots to tell everybody that she has apparently been waiting all day for Sunday night.

You may have to replace Clinton Portis' replacement. Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn is now leaning towards a RBBC approach for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos, as back-up running back Ladell Betts has been dealing with foot and ankle issues.

Back in August, when the Washington Redskins were in the midst of an uneventful training camp, there was much talk about what was to come for a team that had turned a 6-2 start into an 8-8 finish in coach Jim Zorn's debut season.

Jim Zorn strode to a podium following a Washington Redskins practice Oct. 21 and answered a variety of questions for nearly 15 minutes.

The Washington Redskins have already gone through their share of denial, anger, bargaining and depression, at least in a football sense.

Dan Snyder's NFL life is flashing before his eyes in the last few months of this interminable season.

It's so unusual for DeAngelo Hall to call attention to himself. DeAngelo Hall apparently isn't feeling the love in the Washington Redskins' locker room.

Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn says running back Clinton Portis is "very, very doubtful" to play against the Denver Broncos on Sunday because of a concussion.

Of all the athletes I friended on Facebook , Washington Redskins DE Phillip Daniels is my favorite.

I have seen the Mike Smith-DeAngelo Hall ruckus on the Falcons' sideline a few times now, and I just don't have a problem with a coach yelling at an opposing player whose team just issued a late hit on their franchise quarterback.

It's hard for Washington Redskins fans to figure out where their best interests lie these days.

The nation's economy may be starting to show signs of springing back to life, but the recession seemingly knows no depths when it comes to the Washington Redskins.

Tuesday is an off day for NFL players, but one of the biggest Redskins didn't just sit back and relax.

The Washington Redskins signed Glenn Pakulak in October hoping they would need only a temporary solution to their problem at punter.

Devin Thomas sometimes refers to himself as the "golden child," but the receiver has been anything but golden since the Washington Redskins chose him in the second round of last year's draft.

Another week, another display of total dysfunction on the part of the Redskins. But, it's no longer surprising; it has become expected.

As far as running back Clinton Portis is concerned, owner Daniel Snyder didn't need to apologize to fans Tuesday.

In Part I , we took a look at the Redskins ' standing in NFL labor markets that included Quarterbacks, Runningbacks, and Receivers, while making conclusions about what the Redskins might have to "settle" for, in the process of trying to improve the team.

Bengals receiver Chris Henry wasn't sure whether he'd play again this season after he broke his arm during a victory over the Baltimore Ravens yesterday.

During a week of more off-field chaos, brought to you by the franchise that just keeps on giving, Jason Campbell answered the phone.

It was 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, and miracle of miracles, he actually spoke about his thoughts regarding an upcoming NFL game.

'I'm not thinking, 'How in the world can I keep my job?' That doesn't even enter my head,' the embattled quarterback of the 2-5 Washington Redskins said. 'It's, 'What do I have to do to beat Atlanta?' Not, 'Where am I going to be next year?' Results, not negative things.'

WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA OPENING LINE - Falcons by 10 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Washington 2-5; Atlanta 5-2 SERIES RECORD - Redskins lead 14-5-1 LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Redskins 24-14, Dec.

After missing Weeks 5 and 6 of this season with a groin injury, Washington Redskins punter Hunter Smith aggravated the injury in his first game back and won't punt Sunday at Atlanta.

He's a force on the interior and rarely can be blocked by one player. Falcons center Todd McClure and guards Justin Blalock and Harvey Dahl will battle him.

We've reached the point in the NFL season where the Redskins need to be treating their team not as playoff contenders, but as resources with respect towards the next team with a chance to make the playoffs.

Phillip Daniels has been named the Redskins' winner of the 2009 Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to a player from each NFL team who overcomes injury and adversity.

The Washington Redskins will put their new play-calling arrangement into action for the second time tomorrow when they visit the Atlanta Falcons, and they won't change much because they believe it worked well in its debut two weeks ago.

The Atlanta Falcons are eager to break free of their mostly inglorious past, show they can be a team that consistently puts up winning records and contends for the playoffs.

He doesn't play physically enough. He searches for interceptions instead of staying with the game plan.

Less than two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, reserve linebacker H.B. Blades might play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome, Coach Jim Zorn said Friday.

On Wednesday, Sam Paulescu was punting at a high school field in Denver. On Sunday, he will be the fourth punter used by the Redskins in eight games this season, joining starter Hunter Smith, mid-game replacement Shaun Suisham and mid-week replacement Glenn Pakulak.

Before revealing this week's absolute financial locks, not to be confused with some previous absolute financial locks that I was only joking about, which you would have realized had you only sent me the $49.95 for our pre-season, "Ignore These Picks and 100 Recipes with Mayonnaise Code Book," we have some news.

With his offensive line handling a four-man St. Louis Rams pass rush, Jason Campbell was able to survey the field to see whether any of his five receiving options had worked open.

Jim Zorn wants everyone to be clear on this: DeAngelo Hall and Santana Moss are going to return a few punts for the Washington Redskins, but Antwaan Randle El is still the team's primary punt returner.

After signing his $100 million contract in February, Albert Haynesworth readily discussed how his presence might make the Washington Redskins defense better.

Steelers WR Hines Ward, shown here getting into a scuffle during Super Bowl XLIII, is in his 12th season in the NFL.

The Washington Redskins will use their fourth punter this season when they play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Greg Blache is fed up with criticism of Dan Snyder. NFC East blog ESPN.com's Matt Mosley writes about all things NFC East in his division blog .

Fred Davis had already paid his airfare to get out of town during the Washington Redskins' bye week vacation.

Brian Westbrook is helped off the field after being injured in the first quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles game on Oct.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley In case you missed it, Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is apparently having a remarkable season.

Dan Snyder says his Washington Redskins have "let everyone down."

If you follow the NFL you know it's gotten pretty ugly in Washington. Well, the mudslinging just increased.

Linebacker H.B. Blades and cornerback Byron Westbrook are expected to miss Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, Coach Jim Zorn said after practice today at Redskins Park.

For most of this season, the Washington Redskins have been a punch line for their inability to take advantage of a soft early season schedule and the constant tumult surrounding coach Jim Zorn and the front office.

Dan Snyder is embarrassed. He feels terrible. He's also hurt, frustrated and apologetic.

This is a Sept. 21, 2008, file photo showing Buffalo Bills' Lee Evans eluding a tackle by Oakland Raiders' DeAngelo Hall during the second half of an NFL football game at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Ever wonder why there are so many missed tackles in the NFL? Maybe it's because the players don't practice it much.

It may not be Mike Holmgren , but eventually, someone is going to take a lot of money to be the head coach of the Washington Redskins, and if the pile of cash is sitting on top of a contract reading a oeI wona t interferea signed by Daniel Snyder, it would be wise for someone to take the job.

Emerging from the bye week, the Redskins plan to make some personnel changes before this weekend's game at Atlanta, none bigger than replacing primary punt returner Antwaan Randle El with DeAngelo Hall.

Danny Smith, special teams coordinator, will focus this week on helping Hall prepare to handle the majority of returns against the Falcons, and Santana Moss is expected to continue as a change-of-pace returner, a league source said.

When asked about the move after practice at Redskins Park, Coach Jim Zorn said a final decision has not been made, but acknowledged 'one of the things that's going to happen is we're going to get another guy involved in punt returning and that's going to be DeAngelo.'

DeAngelo Hall has plenty of positive things to say about his old team, the Atlanta Falcons.

The bridge that was connecting Mike Holmgren to the Washington Redskins head coaching job, should it come open, might have been blown up on Monday.

The Redskins have signed practice squad fullback Eddie Williams to the roster, the team announced on Monday.

Eagles head coach Andy Reid said he's optimistic that running back Brian Westbrook, who suffered a concussion Monday night during the Eagles-Redskins game at FedEx Field, will be able to play on Sunday against the Giants.

Perhaps no one has suffered through this miserable Washington Redskins season more than the players, the ones who put in the time and work and end up with another loss more often than not.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley LANDOVER, Md. -- Now for something completely different.

Three weeks ago, the Washington Redskins brought in an offensive consultant - "another set of eyes" - when they took former NFL offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis out of a Michigan bingo hall and brought him to Redskin Park to offer advice to coach Jim Zorn and this dysfunctional team's dysfunctional offense.

And you thought Cliff Lee was a good deal? New middle linebacker Will Witherspoon intercepted a pass, returned it for a touchdown, sacked Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell and forced a fumble.

If the Redskins keep running their team as they are, we're going to have to do a Washington-only offshoot of Shutdown Corner, dealing with nothing but the exploits of Danny "Commodus" Snyder's Declining Roman Empire.