Michael Stahl With the only Redskins news of the week being related to Kirk Cousins playing on the franchise tag (Boo!) but with there now being less than 50 days until meaningful football (Yea!) the weekly Bacon Bits space will be filled with the following graphic which may help to get fans back into the mood for … Read more
Ordinarily, here would be your weekly Bacon Bits blog recapping the week in Washington Redskins news, however, there was literally no news to recap. Therefore, in the interest of having something to fill the white space the following is being cobbled together from a general upward tick in positive media coverage. Among those praising the … Read more
ESPN’s Adam Schefter does not believe the Redskins and franchise-tagged QB Kirk Cousins will reach a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline. Schefter thinks it will be “too difficult” to find the right value. “I think there would be teams willing to pay him if he were on the open market today more than … Read more
CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Rich Tandler said ILB Will Compton is written “in Sharpie” at the top of the depth chart. Compton started the final nine games last season including the playoffs, but he was a liability in run defense. He should enter this season as a starter, but he will need to take a big step … Read more
Taking a gander at the 2016 Washington Redskins depth chart it seems abundantly clear there are some veterans whose job security is in question. One recent development which will benefit at least two rookies is the approval of the league to keep the practice squad at ten players for the next two seasons. Here are … Read more
Redskins ILB Perry Riley (foot) will be ready for training camp. Riley has been shut down since December. He shed his walking boot last week and is on track for a late July return. OLB Junior Galette (Achilles) is also expected to be cleared for camp. Source:Mike Jones on Twitter Jun 16 – 9:16 AM … Read more
Kirk Cousins said there has been “no progress to speak of” in contract negotiations. Franchise tagged in March, Cousins and the Redskins have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal. While the two sides might not have made much headway to this point, these deals usually go down the deadline, and Cousins appeared … Read more