News

The Redskins were in need of an overhaul after a disappointing 2003 season that produced the NFL’s 25th-ranked defense. The 2004 offseason proved to be a success defensively, with the team signing eight eventual starters. This article is the second in a series of three that evaluates the players that were acquired by the Redskins … Read more

The AFC won the 2005 Pro Bowl on Sunday, thanks to 3 touchdown passes by Peyton Manning and 2 scores from Hines Ward, including the first ever kickoff return for a touchdown on a spectacular onside kick recovery. Marcus Washington, the lone Redskins representative, played solid football finishing with 2.5 tackles and a broken pass … Read more

The Redskins are always the busiest team in the NFL during the offseason, but how effective are the moves? The resurrection of Coach Gibbs meant vast personnel changes once again in 2004 as the Redskins scrambled to rid themselves of the Steve Spurrier persona. This is the first in a series of three articles that … Read more

Whether you love or hate the New England Patriots, you have to at least respect what they have done. You could look at their 2004 season and the fact that they will be returning to the Super Bowl in an attempt to win their third championship in four seasons and you would still only be … Read more

When a player’s contract expires prior to the accrual of three complete seasons, that player is deemed an exclusive rights free agent. If the player’s team offers him a one-year contract at minimum salary, the player may only negotiate with his former team. If no such offer is made, then the player becomes an unrestricted … Read more

A Restricted Free Agent (RFA) is any player who has completed three seasons and has an expired contract. A RFA will receive a “qualifying” offer from his old team. After his contract expires, he has 60 days to seek offers from other teams. If another team signs the player to an offer sheet, his old … Read more

The Washington Redskins’ 2004 season has come to a close, with the team finishing at an abysmal mark of 6-10. With the off-season fast approaching, the Redskins will begin to take a look at their free agents to determine which of them should be retained and at what cost. This article is the first in … Read more

Shawn Springs has been a beast for the Redskins this season. He has been a key contributor on a defense ranked in the top 2 consistently this season, leading the team with four interceptions. This past weekend, the Eagles Josh Parry knocked Springs unconscious with a vicious blind-side hit. Springs was immobilized and carted off … Read more

While many saw continued failure resulting after the Redskins ninth loss of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, some of us started feeling more positive about the future that lies ahead for this team. Sunday night revealed the real Washington Redskins. Like the Redskins of old, the Redskins of new displayed the … Read more

Sunday evening marked a very significant date in the Redskins future-to-be… jot it down somewhere. It was Sean Taylor’s coming out party. With every week that passes, the phenomenal young safety out of Miami U gets better and better. So much better in fact, that on a defense decimated with injuries, it is the rookie … Read more