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Gallery: Alumni Arive; Help Out In D.C.

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The annual Washington Redskins Homecoming festivities are far more than what is seen before and during the game on Sunday.

It’s an opportunity for the former Redskins greats to visit old friends at the facility in the week leading up to the game and also do a little community work while they’re at it.

This time, the Redskins Alumni helped build a playground in Washington, D.C. That night, they met again for the Homecoming Alumni Reception — a night full of memories and good friends. Oh yeah, and football.

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A Tribute To Russ Grimm

As I’ve mentioned before, this Sunday’s game is the first annual Redskins Homecoming game. Redskins alumni will be honored before the game, they’ll be participating in an alumni parade around the stadium at 5:00, and recent Canton enshrinee Russ Grimm will receive his Hall Of Fame ring at halftime.

The parking lots open at 2:00 — and, yes, the videoboards showing RedZone channel will be back — but here’s an excellent Redskins Broadcast Net tribute to Grimm to get you into the spirit of the weekend.

Be sure to watch through to the end — Joe Gibbs’s tribute might be my favorite part. Read more »