The Redskins Blog

UPDATE: Redskins Mock Draft Tracker

The Redskins made a splash yesterday re-signing six of their pending free agents and, arguably, some of the team’s key core players to help build off of last year’s NFC East Championship. The team also announced the signing of veteran free agent offensive tackle Tony Pashos (former Cleveland Brown) in addition to announcing that they had released CB DeAngelo Hall.

According to coach Mike Shanahan, yesterday’s roster moves helped the team get back under the salary cap and in position to meet the league-mandated cap requirements prior to the start of free agency today at 4pm. But despite the moves, it doesn’t appear that the team will have enough wiggle room to be a major player in free agency.

It’s possible that front office has something up their sleeves but the most likely scenario is that the team will turn their attention to the draft to help fill certain needs.

Keep in mind that a lot can happen between now and April and, yet again, consensus among the mock drafts below seems to be that the Redskins will lean toward drafting secondary.

Thought remains that this year’s draft class is secondary-laden and that there should be some intriguing prospects at number fifty-one, including some that may peak your interest as draft weekend approaches. So let’s go ahead and take a look at our updated Mock Draft Tracker and a few players that some of the experts think the Redskins should pursue.

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Redskins Excited To Return To Team

On Monday, the Washington Redskins announced that it has re-signed five players who were instrumental in the team’s late season push to the playoffs and the 2012 NFC East title; the first in 13 years, as well as tenuring another.

On the offensive side of the pigskin the Redskins re-signed fullback Darrel Young, the lead blocker to record-setting running back Alfred Morris, offensive guard Kory Lichtensteiger and tight end Logan Paulsen.

On defense, the team brought back linebacker Rob Jackson, tendered nose tackle Chris Baker, and signed long snapper Nick Sundberg from the special teams unit.

Find out what the players had to say about returning to the Burgundy and Gold and the chance to conquer the NFC East once again.

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Catch Shanahan-Allen Presser After Work

Want to watch this afternoon’s press conference with Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan, live from Redskins Park, but also want to get home for dinner?

We have the answer(s) to your dilemma.

The entire press conference will be streamed live on Redskins.com, beginning at 4:30 p.m. If that doesn’t work, watch the Redskins Official Ustream Channel, or watch via the tab on the team’s Facebook page.

If you are sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic or are on the go, feel free to watch from anywhere on the Redskins’ Official Mobile App, which you can download here.

Don’t miss a minute of offseason Redskins news–watch from anywhere! For extra info and up-to-the-minute updates, follow along on Twitter, @Redskins.

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Redskins Embody ‘Team, Effort, Tradition.’

On January 5, 2010, head coach Mike Shanahan was formally introduced as the Redskins head coach. From 2010-present, coach Shanahan and the front office have completely revamped the team.

There are 60 new faces out of the 70 players currently listed on the roster, excluding last year’s the practice squad. Here’s a breakdown of the how the current team was built since coach Shanahan’s hire in 2010: Free Agency (37), Draft Picks (21), and Trades (2).

The roster changes, however, should not be viewed necessarily as a rebuilding effort, yet instead viewed as part of a bigger evaluation process in an attempt to build a team consisting of humble, hardworking, character guys.

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Watch LIVE: Coordinators, Shanahan

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, defensive coordinator Jim Haslett and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan will be taking questions from reporters today, and you see what they have to say LIVE.

Simply tune in to our Ustream channel around 1:45 p.m. Those on mobile devices can access the live feed by clicking here, and you can also access the live video feed via the Redskins.com homepage.

The Shanahans and Haslett will obviously have lots to address today as the Redskins (10-6) — winners of seven straight and NFC East champions — prepare for Sunday’s NFC Wildcard Round playoff showdown vs. the Seattle Seahawks (11-5) in the first postseason game at FedExField since 1999. You can expect lots of questions about:

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Griffin III: Newest Member Of The Media?

It wasn’t quite good enough schtick to be a segment on MTV’s “Punk’d,” but Robert Griffin III pulled one on Mike Shanahan today.

The rookie quarterback sat in on his head coach’s weekly press conference at Redskins Park, and even took to the microphone to ask Shanahan a question.

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Catch RGIII, Shanahan Talking Live Today

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Be sure to catch Redskins’ quarterback Robert Griffin III and head coach Mike Shanahan as they address the media live today after practice.

Griffin III will lead off today’s press conferences shortly after 1:45 p.m.., with Shanahan following up his rookie signal caller.

Accessing the live video feed is easy.

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Watch LIVE: Coordinators, Shanahan

(AP photos)

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, defensive coordinator Jim Haslett and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan will be taking questions from reporters today, and you see what they have to say LIVE.

Simply tune in to our Ustream channel around 1:45 p.m. Those on mobile devices can access the live feed by clicking here, and you can also access the live video feed via the Redskins.com homepage.

The Shanahans and Haslett will obviously have lots to address today as the Redskins (9-6) — winners of six straight — prepare for Sunday night’s showdown vs. the Dallas Cowboys; a game in which the winner is awarded the NFC East title. You can expect lots of questions about:

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Catch RGIII, Shanahan Talking Live Today

(AP photo)

Be sure to catch Redskins’ quarterback Robert Griffin III and head coach Mike Shanahan as they address the media live today after practice.

Griffin III will lead off today’s press conferences shortly after 1:45 p.m.., with Shanahan following up the rookie.

Accessing the live video feed is easy.

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Shanahan: Taunting The Football Is OK

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Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garçon has taken to spinning the football on the ground after several catches this season.

It’s an act that teammate Santana Moss made famous years ago, but head coach Mike Shanahan recently praised this specific display of excitement after a big play or a first down that, when done correctly, in no way should be looked at as taunting the opposing team.

But the officials in last Sunday’s Redskins-Browns game apparently took exception to Garçon spinning the football on the ground after the catch and pointing at it, and flagged him for taunting — a 15-yard penalty.

Shanahan was asked today by the media if Garçon was guilty of taunting.

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