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Redskins Social Media Weekly Spotlight

Welcome to your weekly Redskins Social Media Spotlight, where we highlight the trendy topics and social media campaigns going on this week in Redskins Nation. Check it out and make suggestions below.

Last week’s Social Media Weekly Spotlight covered WR Niles Paul and his former Nebraska Cornhusker teammates doing the Harlem Shake, NT Chris Baker’s plea for 10k Twitter followers as well as a mural from Washington D.C.’s own WR Joshua Morgan.

Admittedly so, most people probably don’t get as far as clicking the link to read these weekly social media updates. Contrarily, some of you may be reading this and say, ‘Who cares about the Redskins Social Media Weekly Spotlight?’ To that, we say that it’s time to start taking social media seriously.

Fact of the matter is that social media has rapidly integrated itself into our everyday lives.

For those of you who continue to read, here’s a look at K Kai Forbath and LB Ryan Kerrigan as they hit the links, QB Robert Griffin III’s return to Baylor, LB London Fletcher‘s preparation for season 16 and G Chris Chester‘s odd, and forgettable, experience at his local gym.

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Ask Joshua Morgan Anything Today

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Ever wanted to ask Joshua Morgan what it means to play football in his hometown?

Or what juicy details he’s going to include in his future autobiography?

What about the reasoning behind going by Joshua and not Josh?

Well, you have the chance to ask the Redskins wide receiver these questions and more with this week’s reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA), which will be happening around 3:30 p.m. today.

Participating is easy:

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PHOTOS: ‘Covered For The Holidays’

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Photos from the ‘Covered For The Holidays’ coat giveaway today at Macy’s Metro Center in downtown Washington, D.C. Participating Redskins players included Fred Davis, Doug Worthington, Joshua Morgan, Alfred Morris, Logan Paulsen and Sav Rocca.

Official Review: Why Morgan’s TD Stands

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There was lots of talk after Monday night’s 17-16 Redskins victory over the New York Giants about quarterback Robert Griffin III‘s first-quarter fumble that magically ended up in the hands of wide receiver Joshua Morgan, who took it 13 yards to the end zone for a touchdown.

After the game, Griffin III joked that the play was a planned pitch.

“We didn’t run it in practice, because we wanted to save it for the game,” Griffin III said with a laugh. “I just knew he was going to be there ready for it. I just had to make sure I grabbed that guy’s leg that was right next to me, so that he wouldn’t get to it. Josh did a good job, making sure he was in the spot he needed to be.”

But all joking aside, the officials overseeing Monday’s game did a terrific job getting the call right. After review, they determined the ball was coming out of Griffin III’s possession before he could officially be ruled down.

The play was the subject of a recent “Official Review” segment on the NFL Network in which Carl Johnson, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, and Dean Blandino, the director of officiating, go over the decisions that were made with a fine-toothed comb.

Johnson and Blandino pointed out that everything would’ve been different had the play happened with less than two minutes remaining or on fourth down.

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Griffin III Wants To Convert LeBron James

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Last night, the Washington Redskins defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants at home to extend their season-long winning streak to three games.

Tonight, several Redskins players were on hand to watch the struggling Washington Wizards take on the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in D.C.

Not many gave the Wizards a chance to pull off the upset; but, wouldn’t you know it — Washington was victorious once again.

The Wizards earned their second win of the season by hanging on to defeat the Eastern Division-leading Heat, 105-101, in front of a standing-room crowd at the Verizon Center.

Among those taking in the game from the Redskins were quarterback Robert Griffin III, outside linebacker Brian Orakpo, wide receivers Leonard Hankerson, Santana Moss and Joshua Morgan, tight end Fred Davis and long snapper Nick Sundberg.

Griffin III — who was sitting courtside next to the Wizards’ bench with his fiancée, Rebecca, to his right and Orakpo two seats to his left — tweeted this immediately after the game:

My first Wizard's Game? Was a great one!—
Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 05, 2012

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How You Voted: Redskins-Panthers

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If you want to know how valuable wide receiver Joshua Morgan was to the Washington Redskins’ game plan last Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, take a closer look at the stat sheet.

Morgan was targeted 12 times by quarterback Robert Griffin III. The next closest was tight end Logan Paulsen, who was targeted eight times.

Morgan caught six of those passes for 46 yards and was voted by you, the Redskins fans, as the MVR(edskin) of the game, in which the Redskins lost to the Panthers 21-13 at FedExField.

Though Morgan’s final stat line isn’t very eye-catching, several of the receptions he did make were tucked away into the “very tough” to “amazing” category. He showed lots of grit going across the middle, focusing enough to catch the ball while knowing he was going to get smacked by multiple defenders immediately after.

Anyway, here’s the rest of the final results of last Sunday’s Most Valuable Redskin fan poll:

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Banks Vs. Morgan: Slam Dunk Contest

It’s scary to think that there are athletes talented enough to go pro at more than one sport in their careers.

Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija had top-10 NFL draft talent, but possessed a 99 MPH fastball, which led him to Major League Baseball.  Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden pitched for four seasons in the minor leagues before going back to play college football.  Tony Romo fancies himself a golfer, but…I’ll leave that one alone.

Classic success stories include Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson, who had a chance to be teammates–had Sanders signed with the Kansas City Royals as the sixth-round pick in 1985.  Sanders remains the only athletes to ever hit a professional homerun and score a professional touchdown in the same week.

And then there are Redskins receivers Brandon Banks and Joshua Morgan, who are really good at…football.  Maybe not only football, but certainly not basketball; at least not at today’s Hometown Huddle Play 60 event. Read more »

Morgan’s TD Highlights Homecoming Win

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Joshua Morgan grew up in the shadows of Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium and dreamed of one day catching a touchdown pass as a member of the Washington Redskins.

That dream came true Saturday.

Morgan — who signed with the Redskins this offseason after four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers – made a leaping touchdown grab in the third quarter on a 13-yard pass from quarterback Rex Grossman, as Washington defeated the Indianapolis Colts 30-17 in the Redskins’ 2012 preseason home opener at FedExField.

Morgan – a H.D. Woodson High School product who went on to star at Virginia Tech – said he was thrilled to get the TD in front of about 50 family and friends at Saturday’s game.

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Day 2 Mini-Camp Leftovers: ‘We Like Ike’

Even with the big acquisitions of Pierre Garçon and Joshua Morgan in free agency, one of the biggest additions to the receiver corps in 2012 is expected to be position coach Ike Hilliard.

Redskins fans will remember Hilliard as a member of the New York Giants from 1997-2004, during which he caught 690 yards and seven touchdowns against the Redskins.  Hilliard will be the first to tell you that his 12-year career was founded on sound fundamentals, something that he was brought here to impress on the Redskins wideouts.

You don’t see it in the videos, but Hilliard likes using tennis balls and small cones in his drills.  More on that later.

Time will tell how he adjusts to the job, but he’s a fast-riser in the coaching ranks.  After retiring as a member of Bruce Allen’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hilliard got right back on the sidelines, volunteering with Jim Haslett’s UFL Florida Tuskers in 2009.  He was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2010, and made it back to the NFL as an assistant receivers coach with the Dolphins last year.

Only four years removed from his playing days, he’s now in Washington to prepare the next generation.  Here’s footage of him working with the rookies and first year players at this weekend’s rookie mini-camp, courtesy of Redskins.comTV’s Larry Michael: Read more »

Josh Morgan And The Harlem Globetrotters

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Thanks to the fine folks at San Francisco 49ers TV, we have old footage of new Redskins receiver Joshua Morgan playing basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.

The drill is called “football,” so who better to participate than a football star who used to play basketball?

“I’m gonna bring back what I used to do back in the day,” he tells the reporter.  ”Do a little somthing.”

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