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Redskins | Doctors May Decide Retirement Is Best Interest For Fiore - from www.KFFL.com
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:18:12 -0800

The Washington Post reports Washington Redskins OG Dave Fiore (knee) will not participate in this weekend's offseason workouts. Redskins team doctors have to decide whether Fiore, who has an arthritic condition in his knee, should retire for medical reasons.


Redskins | Injuries Force Gibbs To Lower Intensity Of Workouts - from www.KFFL.com
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:17:43 -0800

The Washington Post reports Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs will lower the intensity from his normal practices during this weekend's team offseason workouts due to injuries. Gibbs said he plans to emphasize special teams, regardless of the pace.


Redskins | Coles Unlikely For Weekend Offseason Workouts - from www.KFFL.com
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:16:24 -0800

The Washington Post reports Washington Redskins WR Laveranues Coles (toe) likely will not practice in the team's offseason workouts this weekend, but Coles has indicated he intends to persuade Redskins' officials to allow him to participate. Coles wants to begin adjusting to catching passes from Redskins left-handed QB Mark Brunell.


Redskins | Springs Unknown For Weekend Offseason Workouts - from www.KFFL.com
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:00:53 -0800

The Washington Post reports Washington Redskins CB Shawn Springs (knee) has a knee ailment and will not know if he can participate in this weekend's team offseason workouts until Friday, March 26.

If Fiore retires, how much cap space would that give us?

It would accelerate whatever we gave him for a signing bonus for the rest of his contract to this year, so it might hurt us. Who knows the parameters of his contract?

from a yahoo sports (whatever that's worth) article dated march 1, 2003...

"On Friday, the first day of free agency, the Redskins traded for St. Louis running back Trung Canidate and signed ex-San Francisco guard Dave Fiore to a four-year contract worth about $6.5 million, including a $1.5-million signing bonus."

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/030301/6/s14b.html

yep - 1.125 mil left over - but I thought retirement ended their obligation period which is why cutting Smith cost us the last year of his cap money.