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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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Arrington Proud Of His Redskins Roots

(Photo by Brian Murphy // ExtremeSkins.com)

LaVar Arrington has never been shy about letting his feelings known; so when he says something, he means it.

Arrington — whose “10 For 80″ distinction by the Redskins cements his name among the greatest players in team history — spoke to the Redskins Blog Saturday night at the Redskins Homecoming Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C. Arrington was one of more than 150 Redskins alumni to visit over the weekend.

“It’s very humbling,” Arrington said. “It’s just nice to be in the midst, nice to be a part of something like this. I’m happy and elated to be here — just elated.”

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Memory Lane For Bruce & George Allen 3

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Our walk down Memory Lane for Bruce and George Allen concludes today as the brothers get into one of the most successful periods of Redskins history, as well as the current team and the future of the franchise.

Bruce — the current general manager of the Redskins — and George — the former governor of Virginia — took a stroll down the “Hail To The Redskins Walk” Wednesday at Redskins Park, and Redskins.com was there with our cameras.

Here’s the fifth of six videos of Bruce and George Allen talking about the Redskins greats:

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: ‘Skins Take The Field

Several awesome moments have unraveled at today’s Redskins 80th Anniversary Homecoming festivities, but none of which has been better so far than Pedro “Pete” Taylor, Sean Taylor’s father, joining the Redskins defensive backs and safeties in their pre-game ritual prior to taking the field.

Sean Taylor is one of the “10 For 80″ honorees being celebrated today as one of the 80 Greatest Redskins of All-Time.

Also included in the video above are two cool exchanges — one between tight end Chris Cooley and “10 For 80″ honoree LaVar Arrington, and another between Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan and “10 For 80″ honoree Clinton Portis.

Also included is linebacker London Fletcher’s pre-game speech.

Enjoy.

Instagram Gallery: ‘Skins Warm Up

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Here’s several photos of today’s Redskins Alumni Homecoming as well as the current team warming up for today’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers.

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Follow 2012 Homecoming Festivities LIVE

The annual Washington Redskins Homecoming festivities are almost underway.

The Washington Redskins will welcome the “10 for 80” honorees, along with more than 150 other Redskins greats, for the team’s annual homecoming game today against the Carolina Panthers. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m, but the Homecoming festivities begin at 10 a.m. and can be seen LIVE and exclusively on Redskins.com.

Here’s how to follow along with Homecoming if you can’t make it today: Read more »

Memory Lane For Bruce & George Allen 2

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Our walk down Memory Lane for Bruce and George Allen continues today as the brothers get into an era of Redskins history they know very well.

That’s because it’s the era when their father, George Allen — or as their kids call him, “Grandcoach” — turned Washington into one of the more successful teams in the NFL.

George, who lived by the mantra “the future is now,” was a 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who compiled a 116-47-5 regular season record as the Redskins’ head coach from 1971 through 1977.

Bruce — the current general manager of the Redskins — and George — the former governor of Virginia — took a stroll down the “Hail To The Redskins Walk” Wednesday at Redskins Park, and Redskins.com was there with our cameras.

Here’s the third of six videos of Bruce and George Allen talking about the Redskins greats:

Read more »

Follow 2012 Homecoming Festivities LIVE

The countdown to the annual Washington Redskins Homecoming festivities is slowly but surely winding down.

The Washington Redskins will welcome the “10 for 80” honorees, along with more than 150 other Redskins greats, for the team’s annual homecoming game on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m, but the Homecoming festivities begin earlier in the day and can be seen LIVE and exclusively on Redskins.com.

Here’s how to follow along with Homecoming if you can’t make it on Sunday: Read more »

A Fresh Homecoming Photo At The Park

One of the first things that I noticed upon my return to Redskins Park this morning, is that the 2010 Redskins Homecoming photograph had been updated with a fresh 2011 Homecoming shot.

The photo (which is much higher quality than my picture of a picture through reflective glass) features 78 Redskins alumni, taken on the field in the southwest end zone before the 49ers game.  This was the second year for the Redskins Homecoming game, part of a concerted effort to re-engage the Redskins Alumni with the organization.

But if you look closely at the center of the picture, you’ll see one individual that isn’t reliving the glory days.  That would be George Starke, Jr., riding in an infant pouch strapped to his namesake’s chest: Read more »

Doug Williams, Ricky Sanders, and Gary Clark Discuss 'The Quarter' At Homecoming

Of all the Redskins who attended the Homecoming festivities at Sunday night’s game, I think I was probably the most excited to see Doug Williams. The reason for this was simple: I had never met him before, and — as an eleven-year-old kid watching Super Bowl XXII — I thought he was probably the greatest football player who had played.

He wasn’t, of course. But when you’re eleven years old and you see a quarterback complete 9-of-11 passes for 228 yards and 4 touchdowns IN ONE QUARTER OF FOOTBALL, it’s an easy mistake to make.

Wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark were both also instrumental in that quarter of football — Sanders’ second quarter stats: 4 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns — and that Super Bowl in general, but they’ve been to more alumni events and occasionally show up at Redskins Park. It was Williams’ presence that made this seem (to me, at least) like a really monumental event.

“I came back for the 70 Greatest Redskins team,” Williams told me, “But this is the first time back from a homecoming standpoint and I’ve got to take my hat off to Bruce Allen and the owner and the Redskins for doing this. I think it’s big and I think it’s something that the fans and all the players enjoy, coming back.”

Williams had been marching with Clark and Sanders in the Homecoming Parade that circled the stadium, and the trio seemed to be laughing and having a generally festive time. Read more »