Washington Redskins News and Rumors

INDIANAPOLIS — Running back Curtis Martin, the fourth-leading rusher in NFL history, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame here Saturday as part of a six-member class. Defensive linemen Chris Doleman and Cortez Kennedy, offensive linemen Dermontt…

If the situation ever presents itself to walk in the front door at Redskins Park, you’ll hear the warm welcome of team receptionist, Ms. BJ Blanchard.  If you turn to your left and look in the coaches’ office, you’ll see the smiling face of the coa…

If you are a fan of a bad NFL team, Super Bowl Sunday is a particularly bleak day on the calendar. While it is festive in the ways that all national holidays are festive with friends, food and fun, you know that buried deep inside the joy of this great …

No doubt you’re getting together with friends to watch the Super Bowl. Here are a few of the interesting subplots and finer points to the Big Game for your cocktail chatter. 10. Can we please start counting Super Bowls with regular numbers? The Roman nu…

Donovan McNabb isn’t playing in this year’s Super Bowl, and there’s a good chance he won’t even be in the NFL next year. Know who else won’t? The entire, once-vaunted quarterback class of 1999. Five quarterbacks were chosen in the first round th…

Foot specialists have recommended that Redskins S LaRon Landry undergo surgery to repair his Achilles tendon but reports from a few days ago mentioned that he’s decided to not have the surgery. Landry, who will be a free agent, has plenty of talent but …

INDIANAPOLIS -- Somebody wanted a Washington Redskins post. Hey, so do I. But when nothing's going on, nothing's going on. It hasn't been this hard to find Redskins topics since the lockout. But after I got back from the Madonna news conference, I found…

Good morning Redskins Nation and welcome to Indianapolis, on the eve of one of the biggest sporting events in the world: Super Bowl XLVI. While I will have plenty to share in terms of my experiences from the front lines, perhaps the easiest way to begin…

Darrell Green’s emotional defense of Redskins tradition on the LaVar and Dukes show this week wasn’t particularly humorous, but there was one sort of funny part that came at the end. Seemed like a different blog post. So you here go. Read full article…

It is Super Bowl week, so it is naturally time for Budweiser and Bud Light and Bud Light Platinum (huh?) to tout their wares. Coca-Cola will be there, so Pepsi has to be, too. Honda and Toyota, Best Buy and Bridgestone, M&M’s and MetLife, the usual …

Another day of questions about Peyton Manning’s future, another day of pretty vague references to Washington that are good enough for a blog post. This is all from ESPN’s Mike and Mike and Mike and Mike. Read full article >>

For some Redskins fans, even the thought of seeing another appearance of Rex Grossman, starting quarterback is about as appealing as watching a Cowboys-Ravens Super Bowl with Deion Sanders and Adam Archuleta while listening to Larry Michael read ads for…

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In 24 hours, I will be in the native land of Ryan Kerrigan and Rex Grossman–the great state of Indiana. Even though the Redskins will not be directly participating in Super Bowl XLVI, I will be flying to Indianapolis tomorrow to work, volunteer and part…

1) Let me be the last to say that there is absolutely no legitimate reason for a two-week layoff between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. None whatsoever. It’s not as if the NFL needs the additional week to hype the game or to try t…

Earlier this afternoon, Redskins wide receiver Leonard Hankerson joined FedEx workers to read to and distribute Redskins Read activity books to students at the Longview School in Germantown, Md. This is the 13th year for the Redskins Read program, which…

When Redskins.com posted images of the team’s new practice bubble, the author noted that the facility “dominates the skyline in Loudoun County.” Here, from the air, is a visual representation of that domination. Read full article >>

In these confusing days where Gio Gonzalez will say “Hail to the Redskins” and pose for photos with Rex Grossman, when Bruce Boudreau will root against the Steelers out of cross-sport solidarity, when Jayson Werth will show up at Verizon Center in a C…

Let’s say your job is to take off at a sprint, get moving about 20 mph and slam yourself full speed into a brick wall — 60 times in a single afternoon. We’d give you a helmet and lots of padding to protect yourself. Because of the toll this would ta…

Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Redskins victory over the Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII, a rematch of Super Bowl VII a decade before. This was the first of three Super Bowl titles for the franchise, and the start of a magical ride with head coach …

Titans fans have already started a pitch for Peyton Manning, now comes a report that the Redskins are also interested in the quarterback who remains a member of the Colts despite the open discussion of his future with other teams. Mike Jones of the Wash…

Breaking down the Giants-Pats matchup with a familiar foe.

London Fletcher wasn’t the only Washingtonian lighting up the night in Honolulu yesterday, as he was joined by Redskins Cheerleader Abby Dymond on the sidelines. This special honor was voted on by her Cheerleader teammates, to represent them at the Pro …

Is that the face of someone playing a meaningless exhibition game? Despite everything that differentiates the Pro Bowl from true NFL football, there was a distinctly familiar feeling about last night’s ceremonial contest. The temperature (80 degrees), l…

Two of sports’ four major all-star games were played Sunday, and it strikes me how unimportant they’ve become. Is it time to do away with all-star games, or change the formats? In the dark ages before cable television, the all-star games were rare cha…

A few observations about the Redskins’ annual video sales pitch to prospective season ticket buyers. Watch it here. * I never saw a video last year, perhaps due to the lockout. In 2010, the video featured Larry Michael and Bruce Allen. In 2009, the vide…