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Help ‘Skins Reach 1 Million Facebook Fans

Just 48,969 likes to go.

The Washington Redskins need your help as they make a push for one million Facebook fans.

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10 For 80: Jon Jansen

Note: The Redskins Blog will be profiling several former players, coaches and team officials eligible to be voted by you, the fans, in this year’s Redskins 80th Anniversary celebration. To vote for Jon Jansen or your 10 other all-timers to join the already-chosen list of the 70 Greatest Redskins, go to http://www.redskins80th.com/

He was about as country as country gets, known for driving his pickup truck full of fishing gear or even a Winnebago to Redskins Park for practices.

But make no mistake — though Jon “Rock” Jansen loved the outdoors and his country spirit, he also loved punishing defensive linemen, linebackers and anybody else who came his way in a career where he became one of the greatest right tackles in Redskins history.

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Video: Griffin III OK With ‘RGIII’ ‘Persona’

Deion Sanders was “Primetime,” William Perry was “The Fridge” and Jerome Bettis was “The Bus.”

But Redskins’ rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III is OK with his “on-the-field persona” simply being “RGIII.”

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Gibbs Tabbed Tenth Best Football Coach

He led the Washington Redskins to three Super Bowl titles and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so it might come as no surprise that Joe Gibbs was recently ranked by one organization as one of the top football coaches of all time.

FootballNation.com last week ranked Gibbs at No. 10.

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