Redskins Draft Day Party

FedExField: The Washington Redskins hosted the third annual draft day party on the club level at FedExField. There were live radio broadcasts, television crews, as well as current and former Redskin players on hand for entertainment and autographs. On the field, the Redskins set up an NFL experience for the fans. There was a field … Read more

The 2005 Draft Haul

Round 1 – 9th overall – Carlos Rogers, CB, Auburn The Redskins addressed the hole left by the departure of Fred Smoot with their first pick. Rogers won the Jim Thorpe award as the best cornerback in the nation anchoring the secondary on the undefeated Tigers team. He figures to start immediately and his physicality … Read more

And The Number Nine Pick Is…

With the number nine pick in the 2005 selection draft, the Redskins select former Trojan Mike Williams… right? :pause: Both for effect, and to catch your breath. Wrong. Though the talented wide receiver was unbelievably there for the taking, the Redskins opted instead for cornerback Carlos Rogers. Strangely enough, more top talent than could be … Read more

Redskins and Broncos Make Another Deal

It was announced Tuesday that the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos made another off-season trade in the days leading up to the draft. This time, instead of swapping Pro Bowl players, the two teams swapped draft picks. Washington, in exchange for the Broncos first round selection (25th overall) in this year’s draft, sent their third … Read more

Redskins Finished Retaining Free Agents

On Tuesday, Tim Hasselbeck became the final restricted free agent to re-sign with the Redskins. In a span of three days last week, the Redskins re-signed restricted free agents Rock Cartwright, Demetric Evans, Ron Warner and Andre Lott. With the re-signing of Hasselbeck, the Redskins appear to be finished with retaining any free agents. The … Read more

2005 Schedule Announced

For the fourth season in a row, the Redskins have a home-opener. Washington will host the Chicago Bears at 1:00 p.m. on September 11th to kick off the 2005 campaign. The only two ‘prime time’ appearances for Washington are in week two at Dallas for a Monday Night game, and then on November 6th when … Read more

BA in B and G

The Redskins announced earlier this week, that the team inked 5-year veteran linebacker Brian Allen, known to his teammates as BA. Allen should be a good fit for the team. He is an outstanding special teams player and has experience at all three linebacker positions. Allen also takes the time during the off-season to speak … Read more

How Will They Line Up?

Running a site so obviously tied to the great Redskins offensive line of the past, we’re asked a lot of questions about the offensive line and it’s role. So let’s look at the Redskins 2005 line and see what’s in store for Redskin fans this season. Obviously the performance of an offensive line has a … Read more

Riding High on the Hog(ette)

Solomons, MD: David Spigler celebrated his 60th birthday on Saturday, February 19. With over 250 friends and family in attendance at the Holiday Inn Select in beautiful Solomons, MD, Spiggy Hogette’s party was the place to be in Southern Maryland. On hand were several former Redskin greats, local celebrities, politicians and of course, most of … Read more

The Evil Empire Rising Again?

Many in the sports world identify the “Evil Empire” as the New York Yankees thanks in large part to Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and the Red Sox nation. While it may be hard to picture George Steinbrenner as Darth Vader, it is easy to see how the correlation is made. And while the … Read more