Senior Bowl: South practices notes and observations
With upgrades in the secondary ranking among the Redskins’ top needs for the preseason, members of the team’s scouting department took notes Tuesday on the crop of cornerback and safeties, among other...
View ArticleVirginia OT Oday Aboushi looks to show he is a promising NFL prospect
On the heels of a season in which he earned All-ACC honors on squads selected by both the conference’s coaches and media, University of Virginia offensive tackle Oday Aboushi looks to further prove...
View ArticleMichigan’s Denard Robinson working to learn new positions
Most players at the Senior Bowl use the week of practices to showcase their skills to NFL talent evaluators and reaffirm the conclusions that were drawn from their play during the college season....
View ArticleSmall-school corners B.W. Webb, Robert Alford trying to display big-time game
Overshadowed during the football season by players at their same position who hailed from Bowl Championship Series schools, cornerbacks B.W. Webb and Robert Alford this week have done their best to...
View ArticleFresno State safety Phillip Thomas on track to achieve NFL dream
As a 6-year-old in 1996, a California kid by the name of Phillip Thomas loved to play “Madden NFL” on his Super Nintendo, and every time, he would select the Washington Redskins. He’d make believe that...
View ArticleRedskins scouts lay groundwork for draft evaluations at Senior Bowl
A year after getting an early and up-close look at draft prospects because he and his staff coached one of the teams at the Senior Bowl, Mike Shanahan reverted to his normal custom of giving his...
View ArticleMike Mayock: Safety Johnathan Cyprien ‘makes a lot of sense’ for Redskins
The Washington Redskins this offseason expected to upgrade their safety position, possibly through the draft. Despite not owning a first-round draft pick, things could play out favorably for them, NFL...
View ArticleStandards higher for rookie QBs after Griffin, Luck, Wilson
The standards for rookie quarterbacks in the NFL are unusually high these days after the superb rookie seasons of the Redskins’ Robert Griffin III, the Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck and the Seattle...
View ArticleNo compensatory draft picks for Redskins
The Redskins received no compensatory picks in April’s NFL draft. The league announced the picks Monday at the annual league meeting in Phoenix; 32 compensatory draft choices were awarded to 16 teams....
View ArticleDefensive backs Brandon McGee, Duke Williams draw pre-draft interest from...
University of Miami cornerback Brandon McGee and Nevada safety Duke Williams are two defensive backs on the Redskins’ radar as the team makes preparations for next month’s NFL draft. A person with...
View ArticleLet’s Kick It Again … and a look at Washington’s draft history
It’s back.And nope, it’s not some cruel April Fool’s Day joke. The NFL draft is in a few weeks, the free agents the Redskins can actually afford are signing, and there’s plenty to talk about. As of...
View ArticleDespite salary cap restrictions, Redskins keep team mostly intact
The Redskins, even while absorbing the second half of their two-year, $36 million salary cap penalty this year, have managed to keep mostly intact the team that won the NFC East title this past season....
View ArticleRedskins to host FIU safety Johnathan Cyprien for pre-draft visit
The Washington Redskins will host Florida International safety Johnathan Cyprien for a pre-draft visit this month, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Projected as a second-round draft pick,...
View ArticleNFL Draft: Kiper projects UConn’s Blidi Wreh-Wilson to Redskins in second round
With less than a month remaining before the NFL Draft, ESPN analyst Mel Kiper predicts that the Redskins will select UConn cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson with the 51st pick of the draft. Coming off of a...
View ArticleDraft prospects Amerson, Thomas, Williams visiting Redskins Wednesday
The Washington Redskins were scheduled to host North Carolina State cornerback David Amerson and Fresno State safety Phillip Thomas for pre-draft visits, two people with knowledge of the situation...
View ArticleA roundup of the Redskins in mock drafts
If there’s one drawback to going 10-6, winning the division and trading away your next few first rounders for a player who is the new face of the NFL — and truthfully, this might be the only one — it’s...
View ArticleRedskins draft: The depth chart as it currently stands
The Washington Redskins long have been expected to address last year’s struggling secondary early in this month’s NFL Draft. With no clear-cut option for a quality third cornerback, the starting free...
View Article2013 NFL draft position preview: Safeties
For the second year in a row, the talent pool of the NFL draft figures to play perfectly to the needs of the Washington Redskins. In 2012, when the team needed a franchise quarterback, the draft...
View Article2013 NFL draft position preview: Offensive line
The star wattage might be lacking in this NFL draft class, without marquee quarterbacks in position to be selected in the top few picks. Many experts say the strength of this draft is in the depth of...
View Article2013 NFL draft position preview: Cornerbacks
This is the third in a series of 10 looks at the available prospects in the draft, with a focus on players who could end up as Redskins. Other installments: Safety | offensive line As he has gone...
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