The Washington Redskins announced today, that training camp would kick off on Thursday, July 26th.
There will be thirteen practices open to the public:
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Tough Decisions: The Washington Redskins Secondary, Who to Keep?
It’s hard to believe, but there truly looks to be “more” competition for roster spots on the Washington Redskins this year than last year. Seriously, other than quarterback, kicker and punter, there’s an abundance of quality players battling for a position. The offensive line, defensive line and receiving corps all could see some changes, but the most intriguing area to me is the defensive secondary.
Take a look at the names on the roster:
Throwbacks For Sure
With the new uniforms being launched yesterday, Redskins Nation is of course waxing poetic today about whether they like them… are they original enough… whether or not they will buy them… yadda yadda yadda.
For the record, I personally like them.
I liked them in 1994 when we first used them. <cough!>
Redskins Launch New Uniforms Today
The Redskins will unveil the team’s new 80th Anniversary uniforms today.
Here is the Anniversary patch that has been circulating:
Follow Friday – ‘New Redskins’ Edition
There are are a lot of new faces at Redskins Park these days, especially today as the Redskins kick off the offseason schedule with the Rookie Mini-Camp. Combine that, with the fact that it’s Friday, and that means Follow Friday on Twitter, I thought it would be prudent to put together a (hopefully) comprehensive list of the twitter handles of all the new blood.
Mini-Camp and OTA Dates
The Redskins have officially announced the dates of their mini-camps and Offseason Training Activities (OTAs) Minicamps: May 4-6 (rookies), June 12-14; OTAs: May 21, May 23-24, May 29-31, June 4-7 Training camp dates have not yet been announced, and probably won’t be until some time in June.
2012 Washington Redskins Schedule
DATE OPPONENT (NETWORK) TIME (ET) Sunday, Sept. 9 @ New Orleans Saints (FOX) 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 @ St. Louis Rams (FOX) 4:05 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 vs. CINCINNATI BENGALS (CBS) 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (FOX) 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 vs. ATLANTA FALCONS (FOX) 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. … Read more
Torrence Returns to Redskins Secondary
Leigh Torrence was signed by the Redskins yesterday, four years after the cornerback left the Redskins to go and ultimately win a Lombardi with the New Orleans Saints. While the move didn’t exactly set Redskins Nation on its ear, it is the third signing in two days that was made to shore up some depth, and that made good football sense.
Torrence won’t likely challenge DeAngelo Hall or Josh Wilson for playing time, but he is a capable back-up, can play nickel, and is an excellent special teams player. He is also a respected veteran in the locker room – something that this now youthful roster can use a little bit of. There are currently more than 35 players under contract with the Redskins, that have less than four years of NFL experience.
Lee and Golston Inked
The Redskins made a couple of depth moves today, signing offensive tackle James Lee, and re-signing defensive lineman Kedric Golston.
Golston has been with the Redskins his entire six-year NFL career, and Washington knows exactly what they’re getting – a solid contributor that is versatile enough to back-up anywhere along the defensive front. He had 1.5 sacks in nine games last season before being put on injured reserve.
Griffin Not Doing Private Workouts A Sign?
People tell me not to ‘make anything out of’ Robert Griffin III not doing any private follow-up workouts for teams.
Why not?
I don’t care who Griffin turns down for private workouts, there are only two teams in the running – the Washington Redskins and the Indianapolis Colts. The Redskins have stated that they didn’t need a private workout anyway, and had already seen everything they needed to see. Smart.