Redskins Insider - Your daily source for news and commentary on the Washington Redskins, by Jason La Canfora - May 17, 2009

NFL to Interview Haynesworth, Others

Albert Haynesworth is among the people expected to be interviewed by NFL officials possibly as early as next week regarding allegations that the Washington Redskins violated league tampering rules, according to league sources. NFL investigators have been reviewing information relating to the Redskins' pursuit of Haynesworth, who formerly played for...

Haynesworth and the 'T' Word

An oddly timed Yahoo! Sports report today reiterated much of what we recently have reported about the NFL's ongoing investigation into tampering charges regarding the Redskins' signing of Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. The league, for several weeks, has been looking into allegations by the Tennessee Titans that Washington...

Redskins, Virginia Lottery Strike Deal

The Redskins and the Virginia lottery announced a partnership that will feature a team-themed scratch-off ticket starting this season.

Over/Under on Skins' Wins: 8?

Those fine folks at Vegas Watch have looked at the major sportsbooks, crunched the numbers, consulted the Magic 8 ball and put the over/under on Redskins' victories this fall at eight. That's not much of a change from a year ago when, with a rookie head coach in Jim Zorn...

The Vick Question

Timeout for a purely philosophical question about Michael Vick. poll by twiigs.com...

Skins Opt Not to Sign Ganz (Updated)

Let's try this again: Former Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz, recently brought in for a tryout, was not signed by the Redskins. Jason Campbell, Todd Collins, Colt Brennan and rookie Chase Daniel are the quarterbacks on the roster with the second set of organized team activities set for June 1-4....

Skins Release Preseason Dates, Times

The NFL released the preseason schedule today, firming up the dates and times. Here's the Redskins' portion: Thursday, Aug. 13 Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 New England at Washington, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m....

'MNF' Change: Gruden In, Kornheiser Out

ESPN has announced that Jon "Chucky" Gruden will replace Tony "I Hate to Fly" Kornheiser in the "Monday Night Football" booth this fall. Your take?...

This Week's Agenda for Redskins, NFL

This Week in the NFL: It's a quiet one for the Redskins, who have mandatory organized team activities June 1-4 and 8-11. NFL owners will meet in Florida to discuss, among other things, labor and economic issues, the longer schedule, rules changes and such. Michael Vick (I believe you are...

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