Interview: Adversity Is Hamdan’s Middle Name

Going into week four of the NFL – Europe season, Gibran Hamdan led the league in passing touchdowns and boasted an 87.4 quarterback rating. He was a key reason why the Amsterdam Admirals offense led the league in scoring. With a year with the Admirals already under his belt, Hamdan came into this season with … Read more

Tuipala: The Epitome Of Determination

Joe Tuipala was signed this off-season by the Washington Redskins and allocated to the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe. The Centurions find themselves entrenched in a battle at the top of the standings with league leading Berlin Thunder coming to town this weekend. It promises to be a classic battle of offense versus defense. Berlin’s … Read more

Moss Signs Contract Extension

The Redskins officially announced the signing of wide receiver Santana Moss to a contract extension on Thursday. Moss, who was acquired in a trade with the New York Jets in exchange for Laveranues Coles, held out of the team’s voluntary workout session in early April due to his desire for a new deal with the … Read more

Diedrick Fired Up In Düsseldorf

While NFL Europe’s Rhein Fire is 0-4 going into this weekend’s matchup with the Frankfurt Galaxy, there is still something for Redskins fans to cheer about; running back Dahrran Diedrick. Diedrick has teamed up with Titans’ running back Joe Smith to provide the Fire with a rushing attack that averages over 100 yards per game. … Read more

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