Rick Snider

Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

DeAngelo Hall may be the key for the Washington Redskins to reach the playoffs. If quarterback Robert Griffin III is the heart and linebacker London Fletcher the soul, then Hall is the team's passion. It's punisher. The guardian. Re-signing the cornerback this week was necessary for the...

John Keim

Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

The Redskins' forced thriftiness led them down a path they didn't want, but it's one they've handled well. And one that might pay off just as well as if they'd spent like, well, the organization had done once upon a time. The Redskins didn't do much after the first day in free agency a year...

John Keim

Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

Robert Griffin III might be considered superhuman by some (his doctor), but he bleeds as a fan just like the rest of us. Witness his tweets following Louisville's upset win over his alma mater, Baylor, in the women's basketball Elite Eight. Clearly he was displeased with the officiating and its...

John Keim

Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

Cornerback pleased he's returning to fold The Redskins cut him before free agency but made it clear he could return. And that's what DeAngelo Hall did Monday night. The cornerback agreed to a one-year deal to rejoin the Redskins, solving one of their remaining holes. Washington has talked to...

John Keim

Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

With Opening Day on Monday, it seems like a good time to look at the top days in sports. Here are our five: 5. New Year's Day » It used to be even better before the BCS started spreading out the better games. But it remains a special day, with college football starting at 11 a.m. It's a...

John Keim

Updated: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Washington brings in Tapp for depth at linebacker The player the Redskins would like to keep visited one team and canceled a trip to see another. Meanwhile, they continued trying to fill out their roster. So while tight end Fred Davis spent Thursday in Buffalo, the Redskins signed linebacker...

John Keim

Updated: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Any talk of the NFL getting rid of kickoffs has been shelved. For now. Or so it seems. St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher, a member of the NFL Competition Committee, told ESPN on Thursday that he can't see the league eliminating the kickoff. A few months ago, Fisher sounded as if that might...

John Keim

Published: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

Cornerback expected in town on Wednesday The Redskins were interested in Antoine Winfield from the start. When Minnesota cut the cornerback, the Redskins were one of the first teams to contact his agent. Now they have taken the next step: Winfield will visit the Redskins on Wednesday, a...

Rick Snider

Updated: Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Who's protecting Robert Griffin III? Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said his quarterback must learn to slide from defenders. Funny, some feel Griffin's safety was compromised by Shanahan leaving the passer in the playoff loss to Seattle that led to knee surgery. Shanahan also...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Fri, Mar 22, 2013

In the world of today, a time of epidemic memory loss and adulation of the present, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has declared he has the greatest coach in the history of the National Football League along with the greatest quarterback in NFL history. That would mean that Bill...