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Inside The Park: Rookie Skits A Hit

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Note: Each day during the team’s training camp, Washington Redskins’ outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan will blog his insights about the team and his own life as he begins his second season in the NFL. To ask Ryan a question for the blog, you can leave a comment below, tweet your question to the Redskins’ account (@Redskins) with the hashtag #KerriganBlog, or leave a comment on the Redskins’ Facebook or Google+ pages.

One of the things that always helps break up the monotony of training camp are the rookie skits. At every level of football, it is tradition for newcomers (like freshmen or rookies) to entertain the veterans, coaches, trainers, etc.

This is typically done by getting up on stage in front of the entire team and performing a skit, singing, dancing or doing whatever comes to mind in order to entertain.

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Catch Shanahan’s Press Conference Live

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Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan will be addressing the media daily after practice during training camp, and you could be the first to see it.

Tune in today between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to watch the live press conference from Redskins Park via the Ustream tab on Facebook.

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Training Camp Video: QBs and WRs

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The quarterbacks and the wide receivers are starting to get into the training camp routine under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.

On Thursday, the two positions worked together on the more specific routes as the offense installed its seventh package of training camp.

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Training Camp Video: Defensive Linemen

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As a football player, Redskins’ defensive line coach Jacob Burney can be your best friend or your worst nightmare.

He’s not afraid to dish out some fierce coaching advice, but his words of encouragement are probably very rewarding.

It’s that kind of quality coaching that gives the Redskins one of the top returning defensive front-seven in the NFL.

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Training Camp Video: Defensive Backs

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Today, the Redskins Blog gets its first look at the team’s defensive backs as Training Camp: 2012 continues on.

One noticeable feature of this group is its position coach, Raheem Morris. The guy’s energy is just never ending.

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Be On The Lookout Today For Zebras

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For you Redskins fans who crave that high-pitched whistle noise with your football, you’re in luck.

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DeJon Gomes: Juggling Oranges, Football

Washington Redskins’ safety DeJon Gomes says he doesn’t really hear the crowds when he’s playing football, but he definitely heard the jeers from his teammates at this time last season.

Playing in his first professional training camp, Gomes decided to juggle three oranges in an effort to impress his veteran teammates in the annual rookie talent show.

It didn’t go over so well.

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