Redskins Sign Four

[yupchagee]

The coaches are high on Espy &/or Harris to come through next year. Many undrafted players turn out to be productive, ex Thrash, Fletcher, Sellers. The players available as FA's now are available for reasons. We aren't likely to pick up a star FA at this point in the cycle.

[LOSTHOG]

i Id like to see the skins make a play for Roy Williams. He's not your prototypical possesion reciever ( he has some deep threat ability) but we need a big frame in the redzone and for jason to see behind the lb's.

I'm not sold on Roy. He does an awful lot of talking, and it's not the good hearted banter of say Chad Johnson (not that I think we should go for him either). I think Roy would cause problems in the locker room.

He does have a history of that but who's to say that coming to dc wouldnt have a randy moss effect on him and being around a good franchise that wins more than detroit does might shut his mouth a little.

That is possible. Often when we here about a player being disgruntled it's with a particular franchise. The media didn't paint a real nice picture of Portis either and he has being nothing short of great on/off the field. A change of enviroments may be the trick, but it will cost a lot of money to find out.

[Jake]

Also signed were Kevin Huntley and Maurice Mann.

Mason, Eubanks Among 14 Players Signed
By Gary Fitzgerald
Redskins.com
January 24, 2008

The Redskins have signed 14 players to the club's off-season roster, the team has announced.

Byron Westbrook (Don Wright Photo)
Two of the players signed spent time on the Redskins' roster in 2007: running back Marcus Mason and cornerback John Eubanks. Both ended the season on the practice squad.

Also included in the group are four who spent time on the practice squad as well: defensive end Tommy Davis, wide receiver Burl Toler, linebacker Danny Verdun-Wheeler and cornerback Byron Westbrook.

Players who finished last season on a team's practice squad became free agents.

Here's a look at each of the players signed:

Tommy Davis, DE
Davis, a 6-2, 257-pound speed rusher, signed with the Redskins' practice squad on Dec. 19, 2007. He originally entered the NFL with the New York Giants as an undrafted rookie free agent. He played his college ball at North Carolina.

John Eubanks, CB
Eubanks played in six games for the Redskins last season--mostly on special teams--after being promoted from the practice squad. He finished the season recording seven tackles. He suffered a foot injury in mid-December and was later put back on the practice squad. Eubanks originally signed with the Redskins in 2006 as an undrafted free agent. He played his college ball at Southern Mississippi.

Cedrick Holt, CB
Holt spent the 2007 training camp with the Indianapolis Colts, but he was released prior to the start of the regular season. The 5-11, 171-pounder originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2006. He played his college ball at North Carolina.

Kevin Huntley, DE
Huntley is a 6-7, 270-pound lineman who spent last season with the Atlanta Falcons, logging three tackles in five games. He entered the NFL in 2005 with the Oakland Raiders and a year later he played in six games and had 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He played college ball at Kansas State and grew up in Washington, D.C.

Eddie Jackson, DB
Jackson is a 4-year NFL veteran who played in three games with the New England Patriots last year. He has also had stints with Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers. Overall, he has played in 42 games, recording 41 tackles. The 6-0, 200-pound played his college ball at Arkansas.

Maurice Mann, WR
Mann spent the 2007 training camp with the Cleveland Browns, but he was released prior to the start of the regular season. The 6-1, 190-pounder has also had NFL stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins. He played his college ball at Nevada.

Marcus Mason, RB
Mason earned a roster spot with the Redskins coming out of training camp. He was later placed on the team's practice squad. A product of Youngstown State and Georgetown Prep in Maryland, he finished his collegiate career with 2,739 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns.

Billy McMullen, WR
McMullen was last in the NFL in 2006 with the Minnesota Vikings, where he played in 16 games and caught 23 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns. Previously, McMullen was with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2003-05. A third-round draft choice of the Eagles in 2003, he played in 29 games with the Eagles and caught 22 passes for 294 yards and one touchdown in three seasons. McMullen, 6-4 and 215 pounds, played his college ball at Virginia.

Eric Shelton, RB
Shelton was with the Carolina Panthers from 2005-06, playing in nine games and recording eight carries for 23 yards and one catch for six yards. At 6-1 and 246 pounds, Shelton is a big, bruising running back, drafted in the second round by the Panthers in 2005. He played his college ball at Louisville.

Burl Toler, WR
Toler was with the Redskins in 2007 training camp and spent part of last season on the Redskins' practice squad. The 6-2, 185-pounder played in NFL Europa in spring 2007. He originally entered the NFL with the Oakland Raiders in May of 2006. He played his college ball at California.

Danny Verdun-Wheeler, LB
Verdun-Wheeler, a 6-2, 244-pounder, signed with the Redskins in December 2007. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears. He played his college ball at the University of Georgia.

Rian Wallace, LB
Wallace was previously with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2005-06. He played in 16 games in two seasons, recording nine tackles and one interception that he returned 30 yards for a touchdown. Wallace, 6-3 and 243 pounds, was a fifth-round draft choice by the Steelers in 2005. He played his college ball at Temple.

Tavares Washington, OL
Washington is a 6-3, 320-pound offensive tackle who was previously with the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. He played college football at the University of Florida.

Byron Westbrook, CB
Westbrook signed with the Redskins in May 2007 as an undrafted rookie free agent. He spent last season on the practice squad and mimicked his brother Brian on the scout team in preparation for games against the Philadelphia Eagles. The 5-10, 194-pounder played his college ball at Salisbury. He is a Washington, D.C. native.

http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=34070

[SkinsFreak]

Mason signs deal with ’Skins
by James Peters | Staff Writer

The Washington Redskins have gone through a whirlwind of change in recent weeks with the retiring of Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs, the firing of coordinators Greg Williams and Al Saunders and then the hiring of their replacements, Jim Zorn and Greg Blache, but none of that, at least for now, has affected the status of former Georgetown Prep running back Marcus Mason, a Potomac native.

Mason, who made the team’s roster out of training camp last August, was one of 14 players recently signed to the squad’s off-season roster. He spent last season on Washington’s practice squad.

‘‘That means Mr. [Daniel] Snyder [the team’s owner] obviously likes what I can do on the football field and it’s another opportunity to make the roster,” Mason said Sunday afternoon. ‘‘For my situation, I have to try to learn one playbook and forget about another one and try to impress the new coaches.”

Mason, a running back⁄kick returner, signed a free-agent contract with the Redskins after a successful local tryout for the franchise that followed a tremendous senior season at Youngstown State, where he rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards and 23 touchdowns, while averaging a school-record 153.9 yards per game in 2006.

His performance helped the Penguins (11-3) reach the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals for the first time since 1999 before falling, 49-24, to Appalachian State, which went on to win its second straight I-AA national title. Mason finished his career with a 121-yard, one-touchdown effort in the loss.

Mason showed flashes of brilliance last preseason with the Redskins, rushing for 54 yards on 12 carries (4.5 yards per carry) in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also scored the game-winning touchdown in a 14-6 win against the Tennessee Titans. He did not dress for any regular-season games.

‘‘I enjoyed my first year as a Redskin,” Mason said. ‘‘I learned a lot and I formed a lot of good friendships with some of the players. It was tough [being on the practice squad all season]. The first five or so games, I was like, ‘Man, I really want to play’ but being on the practice squad for so long, you get used to it and you start rooting for people. I became their No. 1 fan.camp”

Mason, a 5-foot-9, 215-pound tailback, set the Maryland high-school state record for career rushing yards (5,790), touchdowns (86) and points (520) during his time there from 1999-2002.

Tailback Marcus Mason rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards, averaging a school-best 153.9 per game. Mason was a consensus All-America for his efforts during a year where he rushed for more than 100 yards 10 times, including a 265-yard performance at Western Illinois and 249 against Southern Illinois.

Mason was the Gateway Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team all-conference pick and finished fourth in the Walton Payton Award balloting. In just two seasons, he scored 31 touchdowns while rushing for 2,719 yards.

In 2005, Mason earned second-team all-conference honors while being named the league's Newcomer of the Year while for the second time in as many seasons. In 2005, Mason, took the league by storm as YSU's top three tailbacks tallied 1,761 yards and had 17 touchdowns for the year.

I know I've posted stuff on Mason before, but I have a real gut feeling about this kid. I think if given a chance, Mason could explode in this new offense. Portis is our starter, then we have Betts and Rock. As much as I like Betts and Rock, I actually believe Mason is just as good, if not better, and could emerge as a serious contender. I know he's unproven at this level, but again, I just have this feeling about this kid and I think he could be special.

[Champsturf]

let him return punts and/or kickoffs...we all know that Randle El can't do it anymore.

[1fan4ramsey]

Can we sign a coach?

[VetSkinsFan]

Mason signs deal with ’Skins
by James Peters | Staff Writer

The Washington Redskins have gone through a whirlwind of change in recent weeks with the retiring of Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs, the firing of coordinators Greg Williams and Al Saunders and then the hiring of their replacements, Jim Zorn and Greg Blache, but none of that, at least for now, has affected the status of former Georgetown Prep running back Marcus Mason, a Potomac native.

Mason, who made the team’s roster out of training camp last August, was one of 14 players recently signed to the squad’s off-season roster. He spent last season on Washington’s practice squad.

‘‘That means Mr. [Daniel] Snyder [the team’s owner] obviously likes what I can do on the football field and it’s another opportunity to make the roster,” Mason said Sunday afternoon. ‘‘For my situation, I have to try to learn one playbook and forget about another one and try to impress the new coaches.”

Mason, a running back⁄kick returner, signed a free-agent contract with the Redskins after a successful local tryout for the franchise that followed a tremendous senior season at Youngstown State, where he rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards and 23 touchdowns, while averaging a school-record 153.9 yards per game in 2006.

His performance helped the Penguins (11-3) reach the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals for the first time since 1999 before falling, 49-24, to Appalachian State, which went on to win its second straight I-AA national title. Mason finished his career with a 121-yard, one-touchdown effort in the loss.

Mason showed flashes of brilliance last preseason with the Redskins, rushing for 54 yards on 12 carries (4.5 yards per carry) in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also scored the game-winning touchdown in a 14-6 win against the Tennessee Titans. He did not dress for any regular-season games.

‘‘I enjoyed my first year as a Redskin,” Mason said. ‘‘I learned a lot and I formed a lot of good friendships with some of the players. It was tough [being on the practice squad all season]. The first five or so games, I was like, ‘Man, I really want to play’ but being on the practice squad for so long, you get used to it and you start rooting for people. I became their No. 1 fan.camp”

Mason, a 5-foot-9, 215-pound tailback, set the Maryland high-school state record for career rushing yards (5,790), touchdowns (86) and points (520) during his time there from 1999-2002.

Tailback Marcus Mason rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards, averaging a school-best 153.9 per game. Mason was a consensus All-America for his efforts during a year where he rushed for more than 100 yards 10 times, including a 265-yard performance at Western Illinois and 249 against Southern Illinois.

Mason was the Gateway Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team all-conference pick and finished fourth in the Walton Payton Award balloting. In just two seasons, he scored 31 touchdowns while rushing for 2,719 yards.

In 2005, Mason earned second-team all-conference honors while being named the league's Newcomer of the Year while for the second time in as many seasons. In 2005, Mason, took the league by storm as YSU's top three tailbacks tallied 1,761 yards and had 17 touchdowns for the year.

I know I've posted stuff on Mason before, but I have a real gut feeling about this kid. I think if given a chance, Mason could explode in this new offense. Portis is our starter, then we have Betts and Rock. As much as I like Betts and Rock, I actually believe Mason is just as good, if not better, and could emerge as a serious contender. I know he's unproven at this level, but again, I just have this feeling about this kid and I think he could be special.

I don't think saying that 'he's as good as Rock' is much of a compliment. Rock is a solid kick returner, but he's not great. He's got no breakaway speed; he's north and south in the lanes opened to him by the kick return team. I say let 'em go and try for a starting RB job somewhere, b/c he's NOT going to get the chance with Betts and CP here. Mason is a nice young prospect that DID look good last year. Let's see what we have in Mason!

[SkinsFreak]

I don't think saying that 'he's as good as Rock' is much of a compliment.

Perhaps you stopped reading after I mentioned his name. I added... "...if not better, and could emerge as a serious contender." In my opinion, I would put Mason ahead of Rock on the RB depth chart.

[langleyparkjoe]

I like him, I hope he can suit up and play this year; he wants to prove something and when guys wanna prove something they play alot harder. Hell, I'll root for anybody in burg/gold so I'm irrelevent..LOL