The Rock Displays His ‘True Grit’

John Wayne is known for portraying characters that are tough, dependable, and always do the right thing. Jon Jansen has always admired the Duke “for who he was on the big screen and what his character stood for in most of his movies”. He has tried to pattern himself after those characteristics. When Jansen started … Read more

D-Fence, D-Fence

You know those signs you always see at sporting events where one guy wears a ‘D’ and his buddy wears a fence? All of Washington needs to get to work on making themselves their own version of that sign… immediately. Coming into 2004, the Washington Redskins defense had some question marks. ‘Experts’ said that the … Read more

Injuries Continue to Add Up for Skins’ Defense

While being helped off the field during the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Redskins safety Matt Bowen was hoping his right knee was not too severely damaged. His hopes didn’t come true. Bowen was diagnosed with a tear of his right anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, which will require … Read more

Bailey / Portis Revisited: 1st Quarter

The Trade When the news was announced that Joe Gibbs was returning as head coach of Washington Redskins, his harshest critics said that the game had passed him by. They cited free agency and the salary cap as the main reasons Gibbs wouldn’t be as successful in his second stint as a head coach in … Read more

Ramsey to Get Chance Sooner Rather Than Later

Coach Joe Gibbs announced Monday afternoon that Patrick Ramsey would likely get the starting nod in next Monday night’s game against the archrival Dallas Cowboys. Ramsey came into last Sunday’s losing effort against the New York Giants in the third quarter, after starter Mark Brunell pulled a hamstring. Ramsey was able to move the offense … Read more

Redskins Make Final Cuts

The Redskins made some surprising decisions on Sunday when releasing the 22 players required to meet the NFL’s regular season requirement of a 53 player roster. Veterans Regan Upshaw and Fred Baxter were among the players released as coach Joe Gibbs rounded out his first NFL regular season roster in 12 years. Upshaw, the 9-year … Read more

Redskins Name Practice Squad

The Washington Redskins released 22 players on Sunday, naming 7 of them to the 8-man practice squad. The practice squad will consist of the following 8 players: Sultan McCullough lead the team in rushing yards (212) and receptions (52) this preseason. He was on the 53-man roster last season after being signed as an undrafted … Read more

Redskins Announce Cuts

After stockpiling their rosters to evaluate talent during training camp, all 32 NFL teams have to reduce their rosters to 65 players by Tuesday’s 4:00 P.M. deadline. Due to the amount of talent on the roster, Coach Gibbs had plenty of tough decisions to make. There would certainly be surprising moves made by the Redskins. … Read more

From Starter To Waiver Wire

Tuesday, the Washington Redskins’ Vice President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato announced the release of former starting Safety, 25-year-old Ifeanyi Ohalete. Ohalete spent the majority of training camp on the third string after a perceived disagreement between Ohalete and position coach Steve Jackson over technique. The 6’2”, 222-pounder probably won’t clear waivers as the Detroit … Read more