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Each year, the NFL’s trade deadline comes and goes and so do most of the rumors that are associated with it. Anticipation builds and fans get their hopes up. But more times than not, they end up disappointed. Tuesday’s deadline was similar in an uneventful sort of wa ...

Remember the evening of Sept. 4? After a dreadful showing in their season opener against the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins were called out by a host of critics and armchair quarterbacks. It seemed that everyone had something bad to say about a team that appea ...

If Redskins fans existed in the imaginary world of fantasy football, they probably would be scurrying to the waiver wire this week to scoop up New England quarterback Matt Cassell. Of course, in the real world of the National Football League, the Patriots had to turn to ...

Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor sprained his right knee in a 47-3 loss to Carolina on Saturday. Taylor was helped off the field, and shook his head angrily at the injury, the Washington Post reported. He will miss 10-14 days, the team announced. Commentary: It w ...

The Redskins cut veteran safety Vernon Fox and defensive linemen Dorian Smith and Babatunde Oshinowo, leaving the team's roster at 77 players. Teams need to be at 75 by Tuesday, per NFL rules. Fox was a special teams player last season; he made two starts at safety in ...

With Batman back on the big screen this summer, many moviegoers are reminiscing about the last time he tangoed with the infamous Joker. The year was 1989 and Jack Nicholson played the psychotic and schizophrenic clown, who famously coined the phrase, “Tell me, my ...

By sending future second- and sixth-round draft picks to the Miami Dolphins for defensive end Jason Taylor on Sunday, the Washington Redskins made it obvious that they're serious about winning a championship in the near future. Why else would they have dealt valuable s ...

The Dolphins traded defensive end Jason Taylor to Washington for a second-round draft pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010. The Redskins lost DE Phillip Daniels for the season with a torn ACL during the first workout of training camp July 20, thus escalating ...

Over the course of one training camp session, the Redskins lost defensive end Phillip Daniels to a knee injury and DE Alex Buzbee to an ankle injury. The Washington Post reports that Daniels was hurdling a teammate in a drill and landed awkwardly. An early MRI indicat ...

Washington shored up contract signings with all of its draft picks by agreeing to deals with second-round wide receiver Devin Thomas and second-round tight end Fred Davis. Thomas is reported to have signed a four-year deal worth $4.833 million. Davis received a four-y ...

The Redskins will sign sixth-round QB Colt Brennan to a four-year deal worth $1.8 million, according to the Washington Post. Brennan, who is recovering from hip surgery from earlier this offseason, will compete for the team's No. 3 QB job. Redskins rookie contract sta ...

The wheels keep turning in Washington. A 16-year-old dispute between Native American activists and the Redskinswill extend for a while longer, as U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her ruling dated June 25 that the youngest of the seven Native America ...

The Redskins signed second-round WR Malcolm Kelly to a four-year, $3.36 million deal Friday. Kelly is the first of three second-round picks the team had in April's draft. TE Fred Davis and WR Devin Thomas -- the other second-rounders -- haven't signed yet, and the Red ...

Washington signed third-round OT Chad Rinehart to a four-year, $1.2 million deal with a $695,000 signing bonus, the team announced. To make room for Rinehart, they released QB Sam Hollenbach, C Kyle DeVan and DE Tommy Davis. The Redskins have five of their 10 draft ...

Washington came to terms with its seventh-round pick, DE Rob Jackson, from Kansas State, the team announced. Length or terms weren't disclosed, but it's believed Jackson signed a standard rookie contract. His signing is the third of the 10 picks the Redskins made in A ...

The Redskins added another log to the "Landry moving to strong safety" fire by signing former Raiders free safety Stuart Schweigert to a free-agent deal, the team announced Monday. Schweigert had 68 tackles and two interceptions in Oakland last season, but he fell out ...

Washington released veteran WR/KR Jerome Mathis Thursday. Mathis, a third-year player originally drafted by Houston, was expected to challenge incumbent Rock Cartwright for return duties. The Redskins signed Mathis this offseason; he has six receptions on his career, ...

Recently, I wrote a column about the Washington Redskins and the concern the team had for picking correctly in this year’s NFL draft. Of course, every draft is a crapshoot and each organization is left with a feeling of uncertainty, no matter who is chosen and how th ...

With the NFL draft scheduled to kick off Saturday afternoon, time is of the essence for the Washington Redskins. With needs that range from wide receiver to cornerback and from safety and linebacker to both lines, it’s anybody’s guess what the team will do. Even w ...

In 2007, Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell purchased a large house in Great Falls, Va. He must have thought he was staying for a while, because the price tag on the five-bedroom, eight-bath mansion was $3.7 million. But change happens fast in the NFL, and ...