Washington Redskins News and Rumors
Def. coordinator Ryan dismissed by 8-8 CowboysARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was fired Tuesday after his injury-depleted unit struggled in a pair of season-ending losses that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs for a third straight year. |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says Robert Griffin III will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III went to Florida on Tuesday to meet with Dr. James Andrews about his injured right knee and we’ve got our first reports of what the next steps will be for the rookie. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Griffin expe… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is adamant that he did not overrule team doctors in the decision to play quarterback Robert Griffin III after Griffin suffered a knee injury — so adamant that he says if he did that, he would deserve to be fired. In a conver… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com In the aftermath of last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Robert Griffin III both said part of the reason Griffin wasn’t pulled despite being at less than 100 percent was because the team felt he was still th… |
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Daniel Engber, deadspin.com Three months ago, the head coach of a professional football team made a terrible, terrible decision. On Sept. 30, up by a point with less than two minutes to go, Carolina's Ron Rivera decided to punt the ball away to the Atlanta Falcons, even though it … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The condition of FedEx Field during Sunday’s Seahawks-Redskins game has raised new questions about the lack of uniformity and consistency among playing surfaces. And that prompted us to track down some more information about the NFL’s standards when… |
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Stephen Czarda, redskins.com (AP photo) On Tuesday, the Washington Redskins beefed up their defensive line as they signed Phillip Merling to a reserve/futures contract. Merling is a 6-5, 315 pound defensive end who was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draf… |
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ESPN fires Rob ParkerJan 8
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Rob Parker, the commentator who created controversy when he questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee, has been fired by ESPN. “Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Eval… |
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Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com It's a common tradition for NFL rookies to have to take their veteran teammates to dinner. Sometimes it's a team dinner, but often they make it a position event. The Redskins linebackers decided to keep it small, and so rookie Keenan Robinson was on the… |
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Sarah Kogod, washingtonpost.com The folks directly involved in the situation are staying pretty tight-lipped about the extent of RGIII's knee injury. Mike Shanahan didn't offer any insight during his press conference at Redskins Park yesterday, only to say that the MRI showed injury a… |
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Andrew Walker, redskins.com (Photo by Brian Murphy // ExtremeSkins.com) It’s time to take a look at your psychic skills for last Sunday’s Redskins-Seahawks game, as well as which player was picked by Redskins fans at the Most Valuable Player of the game. The Redskins’ season e… |
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Andrew Walker, redskins.com (AP photo) Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card round of the playoffs was a tough pill to swallow for the Washington Redskins players. But after the game, many of their thoughts immediately turned to the Redskins fans and their sup… |
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Andrew Walker, redskins.com Your eye on the Redskins sidelines was there with his camera ready to go in Sunday’s NFC Wild Card round matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. ExtremeSkins.com‘s Brian Murphy was patrolling the sidelines and got several great shots of the game that yo… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Dr. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedist who caused a stir when he was quoted as saying that Redskins coach Mike Shanahan put quarterback Robert Griffin III back in a game against the Ravens without Andrews’ clearance, has now changed his tune. Altho… |
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There are other things going on in our division besides this Robert Griffin III knee injury, right? Let's see if we can't find a few for the links. Washington Redskins Wide receiver Pierre Garcon has a phobia about surgery and does not want to have it o… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Washington Redskins fullback Darrel Young isn’t happy with the actions of the Seattle Seahawks in the Redskins’ 24-14 season-ending loss on Sunday. According to Jim Corbett of the USA Today, Young says the Seahawks took cheap shots against running bac… |
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The Ravens and Redskins have been two nearby teams at opposite ends of the NFL spectrum for most of the past decade. They're case studies in how to ru... |
