Redskins Schedule Released Tonight

NFL teams already know which teams they will be playing in 2015 – tonight they found out when and where. The NFL schedule will be officially announced tonight at 8 pm ET. The Redskins schedule will be made up of home games with the following teams: Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams, Bills, Dolphins. And … Read more

Redskins 2015 Preseason Schedule

Yesterday the Redskins released their 2015 preseason schedule opponents, although exact dates and times are not yet known. Here’s who the Redskins drew in these most meaningless of games… Washington Redskins at Cleveland Browns (Aug. 13-17) Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins (Aug. 20-24) Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens (either Friday, August 28, or Saturday, August … Read more

Jenkins To Bears

Former Redskins defensive end Jarvis Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the Bears, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.

Jenkins is the fifth Redskins unrestricted free agent to leave this offseason, following the departures of linebacker Brian Orakpo to the Titans, wide receiver Leonard Hankerson to the Atlanta Falcons, and running back Roy Helu Jr. signed with the Oakland Raiders. Safety Ryan Clark retired.

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No Compensatory Picks for Redskins

For the third consecutive season, the Washington Redskins will not receive any compensatory picks in the upcoming 2015 NFL Draft.

The NFL announced the 32 compensatory picks on Monday night, and not surprisingly Washington didn’t receive any. Last year’s signing of Jason Hatcher negated all losses.

From NFL.com:

Under the rules, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks. The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four.

Here are the 32 picks:

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Redskins Bolster Secondary, Add Johnson

The Redskins took another step in re-building their secondary today, and signed former Seattle Seahawks safety Jeron Johnson. He was with the Seahawks from 2011 until 2014, and backed up Pro Bowl strong safety Kam Chancellor. Johnson tweeted the news early Monday afternoon, and the NFL’s Ian Rapoport confirmed and tweeted out the details of … Read more

Redskins Sign DE To Kick Off Free Agency

The new Redskins General Manager Scot McCloughan wasted little time in getting active in free agency, by signing former Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois. The deal is reportedly a 3 year deal worth $9 million with $4 million guaranteed; but could be worth as much as $11.25 million with incentives, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus.

Francois was released by the Colts on Monday, and the Redskins, 49ers, and Seahawks were rumoured to be interested. The 49ers actually drafted him   originally, but it was McCloughan who was the GM in San Francisco at the time. It was actually the last draft selection he made there.

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Brandon Banks Sighting

For those Washington fans that may not know, former Redskins kick returner Brandon Banks is now earning a paycheque in the Canadian Football League. After three years with Washington, Banks made the jump to Canadian Football last year, and will probably never look back.

This week he signed a 3-year deal with the Hamilton Tiger Cats. Banks spent last year with Hamilton, where he nearly stole the Grey Cup in the waning moments with a 90-yard punt return, unceremoniously called back for a penalty. That close call, and the promise of job security, made re-signing with the TiCats an easy decision for Banks.

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