The Redskins Blog

Kenny Chesney Rocks Redskins Helmet

(Photo from Kenny Chesney’s Facebook page)

If you were anywhere near FedExField last night, you most likely heard the music.

The Brothers of the Sun Tour — featuring Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw — was in town, and let me tell you, it was a pretty darn-good show.

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Redskins Players Enjoy Soccer Experience

A record crowd for a soccer match in the Nation’s Capital packed into FedExField Wednesday evening for the men’s soccer friendly between the U.S. and Brazil.

Among the announced crowd of 67,619 at the match were several Redskins players who went to Twitter to show their support for the U.S. team, which lost 4-1 to the extremely talented Brazil squad.

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Shanahan’s Welcome To Redskins Fans

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Even though Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan couldn’t be at FedExField this afternoon for the Draft Day party (he’s a little bit busy in the Redskins War Room), he was able to treat fans at FedExField to a special message from Redskins Park.

After his Thursday night selection of quarterback Robert Griffin III, that smile on his face might be permanent.

[Editor's Note: Coach Shanahan chose a poor time to be soft-spoken.  It translated well to the crowd in the stadium, but not on the audio here.  Transcript follows the video.] Read more »

First Ever Chants Of ‘R-G-3′ At FedExField

As the clock ticked down to 8 p.m. last night, Redskins Nation swelled with pride, as fans around the world huddled around their television sets and waited for the good word.

The team hosted its first ever Draft Day Viewing Party at FedExField.  Sponsored and impromptu Redskins Rallies cropped up all over the district, and at various bars across the country.  Fans on Twitter posted from as far away as Europe and Asia, foregoing sleep to watch the pick live.  At Radio City Music Hall, the overwhelmingly Redskins crowd booed Andrew Luck and the Colts, chanting ‘R-G-3!’ until long after he left the stage.  Into the wee hours of the morning, all anyone could talk about was the career trajectories of the first and second overall picks.

And last night was just the beginning.

The fan reaction was the perfect storm for years of frustration combined with insatiable pride.  It was a move that was three years in the making, of roster building and preparation to find that franchise guy.  Last night was only the first step, but today will be largely devoted to the celebration by the fans, for the fans.

The first stop we make is at FedExField, the new home field for Robert Griffin III, and the new-look Redskins.  Fans mobbed the Club Level of the stadium, and roared with the announcement by Roger Goodell.  For the first of hopefully many times, the crowd broke out in a spontaneous chant of ‘R-G-3!’ holding up three fingers: Read more »

Draft Day Viewing Party From FedExField

The first ever Redskins Draft Day Party was a rousing success tonight, as more than 5,200 Redskins faithful filed into FedExField to watch live coverage from New York.

Admission to the event was free, and it gave Redskins fans the first opportunity to buy the new Nike jerseys, including those of first-round draft pick Robert Griffin III.  The 2012 Redskins Cheerleader squad was also on hand for autographs and entertainment, and many fans got their first look at the amenities of the club level, including the Redskins History Walls.

With the help of a professional photographer and the Public Relations staff on hand, we have a great photo gallery from the event: Read more »

Cheerleaders Prepped For Final Auditions

Throughout the month of March, prospective members of the First Ladies of Football were invited to FedExField on Tuesday and Thursday nights to learn the routines of the Redskins Cheerleaders.  Now that the practice is out of the way, the squad is down to final auditions for the 2012 season, which will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the State Theater in Falls Church, Va.

While it is difficult to work on a Saturday afternoon, I will muster up the strength to cover the event, and I encourage you to come out as well.  Tickets are $15 for general admission and $25 for VIP, but the details are far more interesting on this flyer: Read more »

FedExField To Host Major World Soccer

The ball will be different and the accents will be thicker, but FedExField is set to host a full slate of football action this summer.  Just not the American kind.

FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins, will host D.C. United and three high-profile European club soccer teams including Chelsea F.C. and A.C. Milan this summer in a doubleheader extravaganza on Saturday, July 28.

Based off the successful 2011 World Football Challenge, the Redskins, D.C. United, Major League Soccer and Creative Artists Agency are finalizing details for an iconic under the lights soccer experience including D.C. United, Chelsea F.C., A.C. Milan and another prominent European club. Read more »

Fans Invited To Two Draft Weekend Parties

These are the first events for Redskins fans in the 2012 calendar year, and we expect a huge assembly from Redskins Nation.  You’ll want to sign up ASAP, and here’s how you can do it: Read more »

No Increases For Ticket Prices In 2012

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The Washington Redskins announced going into the holiday weekend that there will be no increases to general admission ticket prices for the 2012 season.  This marks the seventh-consecutive year that prices will remain the same at FedExField.

The Washington Redskins will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this upcoming 2012 season.  With such an important historical season, emphasis is being placed on the fan experience.

“We look forward to a historic season and continuing to further enhance the fan experience at FedExField,” said Executive Vice President/General Manager Bruce Allen. ”We are sensitive to our loyal fans during these difficult economic times.”

Since 1999, the team has increased general admission ticket prices only three times (prior to the 2000, 2002 and 2006 seasons), a rarity among U.S. professional sports franchises. General admission tickets currently range from $29 to $99. The team’s season tickets have been sold out since 1966.

Mailing of season ticket renewals is expected to begin in mid-January.

Santa Shoppe Starts Friendly Competitions

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Given the short practice week and Saturday game, everything in the normal NFL week has been moved up a day.

So happy Tuesday to all of you.

Tuesdays are a day for players to give back, which is precisely what they did this morning at the “Skins Santa Shoppe” at FedExField.  The event is held in the locker room, and 1,100 area school children get to walk through with their favorite Redskins player and pick out their favorite toy for the holidays.

The toys are supplied by the Redskins in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps and the Touchdown for Tots toy drive.

Redskins players Oshiomogho Atogwe, Brandon Banks, Travon Bellamy, Chris Chester, Reed Doughty, Chris Neild, Cole Pemberton, Markus White, Erik Cook, Nick Sundberg, Ryan Kerrigan, Darrel Young, Rob Jackson helped underserved kids that might not otherwise get what they want for the holidays.

“It’s just fun that the kids get to come out and have it here in our locker rooms, meet some of the players, Santa’s here, get to pick out a toy, and just make it a totally enjoyable day for them,” said Redskins safety Reed Doughty.

Looking around the room at the over-sized boxes of toys, lollipops, horses and candy canes, he added: “This is a whole different atmosphere in here.  I think it’s cool that they have it in here, where the kids get a better look at where we play, but I don’t get any nerves walking in here today.”

And neither did the rest of the crew.  Maybe it was yesterday’s win, maybe it was the holiday spirit, or maybe it was everyone’s inner child coming out–but the players might have had more fun with the toys than the kids.

The biggest hit of the day were the NRG yo-yos that were handed out in addition to the toys.  For most of the young players on the team, this harkens back to elementary and middle school when yo-yos were the coolest toy ever.

Let’s just say that some players still had skills…and some just had enthusiasm:

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