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One day after trading for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, the Redskins signed one of the most coveted free agents on the market on Sunday, in Antwaan Randle El. The former Pittsburgh Steeler is known for his speed and ability to play wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner. The former Indiana quarterback … Read more

The Redskins began free agency by acquiring wide receiver Brandon Lloyd from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the team’s 3rd round selection in the 2006 Draft and 4th round selection in 2007. Lloyd was a restricted free agent and was given a 1-year, $1.6 million tender by the 49ers with a 1st round … Read more

With the deadline drawing near, the Redskins cut five players on Friday to get down below the allowable $102 million cap figure. While the cuts were all veteran players, none were so egregious as to remotely qualify as ‘blowing up the team’. Walt Harris spent two seasons in Washington, but won’t see a third. The … Read more

In the days and weeks to follow, much will be written about Lavar Arrington and his career in the nation’s capital. Commentaries on his drop in production the last two seasons, about his disputes with management, and about his huge contract — because after all, when a star is expunged, a little damage control may … Read more

An era in Washington Redskins football came to an end Monday when the team agreed to waive fan-favorite LaVar Arrington. Arrington, who has been the face of the franchise throughout his troubled tenure with the team, decided after days of negotiations that the best option presented to him, was to help himself and the team … Read more

Put Your Thinking Cap on Are you in the mood for some thinking? How about trying to figure out where the Washington Redskins actually stand with respect to the salary cap? First off, let’s get some semantics out of the way; the league announced that the cap number for each team in 2006 would be … Read more

What has the world of journalism come to when sensationalism has become the norm, and integrity has become optional? As a Canadian, I sit in horror as our Canadian media do their best imitations of their American counterparts, ESPN. For those of you not paying attention – that means running stories with nothing but conjecture … Read more

In what has become one of the most embarassing soap operas in NFL history, Art Monk was again denied access to the Hall of Fame. The astoundingly ‘astute’ panel of selectees snubbed the former Redskin wide receiver for the third straight year. Monk’s non-inclusion to Canton has become a bone of contention for many Redskin … Read more

Jesse Lumsden may not be a household name to American football fans, but he is to most Canadian football fans. Lumsden earned the Hec Creighton Award as Canada’s top collegiate football player for the 2004 season. He broke CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) league records for the McMaster Marauders in both yards and touchdowns with 1,816 … Read more

Despite interviewing for the Oakland Raiders head-coaching job, Al Saunders is coming to the Washington Redskins as an assistant head coach and offensive co-ordinator. His addition to the Redskins’ coaching staff should not be much of a surprise. Dan Snyder has been exploiting the ability to gain an edge with a phenomenal coaching staff since … Read more