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Signing Draft Picks
Seems like teams are getting a much earlier start signing their draft picks this season, and maybe the annual rite of summer - waiting until July to really start negotiating with picks - is a thing of the past. Some teams like Chicago and Miami are already deep into signing...
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May 23, 2008; 2:00 PM ET |
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Dancing With Reality
As those of you who check in regularly already know, the Redskins rejected the Dolphins quickly and decisively when Miami called shopping DE Jason Taylor before the draft. He's the kind of player defensive coordinator Greg Blache has avoided - an aging big-name who has one eye (if not...
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Jason La Canfora
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May 22, 2008; 10:23 PM ET |
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Virginia Beach
Most of you guys have probably heard the talk and read the reports from a while back about the Skins moving their training camp to Virginia Beach possibly as soon as the summer of 2009. There have been discussions between the team and civic leaders down there about making...
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May 21, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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Fred Davis Speaks
(This is gonna read like a news story again. trying to get out of Ashburn before traffic gets too gnarly. rocco recovering from strep and Chloe getting sick, too. Rumors that Davis was at DC club H20 made the rounds inside Redskins Park and on the interne, but the kid...
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May 20, 2008; 3:07 PM ET |
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Morocco Brown
Wanted to post some more about Morocco Brown, the Skins new director of pro personnel (and thus the No. 3 football man in the organization; or No. 4 if you count the owner). I hear the Skins will announce Brown's hiring - reported by us last night - as soon...
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May 20, 2008; 1:44 PM ET |
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Redskins Make A Big Hire
(This is gonna read like a print edition news story, cuz, well, it is. Pressed for time to get this in the first edition of the paper. Will blog more on it Tues and Wed, but I hear nothing but good things about Morocco Brown, and this could be someone...
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May 19, 2008; 8:28 PM ET |
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Odell Thurman
Getting bombarded with emails on this one and figured I'd post about it here. The Bengals released the talented but troubled LB today, and yes, the Skins could use depth at LB, but I'd be stunned if this one goes down. Been poking around on this and see no evidence...
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May 19, 2008; 5:26 PM ET |
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Skins sign a UFA
Skins signed safety Stephen Tate from Hofstra, an un-drafted kid. Here's the info from the team: Tate (5-11, 184) played both the safety and cornerback positions at Hofstra University. A four-year letterman, he totaled 123 tackles (66 solo) and two interceptions in 42 games with 12 starts. Tate was invited...
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May 19, 2008; 3:15 PM ET |
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The Mysterious Uncapped Year
Things are quiet in Skins-land, with a lull in the schedule before OTAs resume in June, so I thought I'd open it up on th4e topic du jour in the NFL - the possibility of a work stoppage and, prior to that, an uncapped year. I don't see either of...
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May 19, 2008; 1:07 PM ET |
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