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‘Top 100 Players of 2013′: Trent Williams

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams is coming off of a season in which he earned his first Pro Bowl appearance and was recognized by Pro Football Focus as one of the best players in the league.

The No. 4 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft helped rookie running back Alfred Morris set a new Washington single-season rushing record and for his performance comes in at No. 99 on the “Top 100 Players of 2013″ list (with video).

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Redskins Players Check-In from Hawaii

The 2013 Pro Bowl consisting of the AFC and NFC’s best will take place Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Representing the Redskins this year are LB London Fletcher, LB Ryan Kerrigan, LB Lorenzo Alexander, OT Trent Williams and QB Robert Griffin III.

Griffin III did not make the trip, staying in Florida to begin his rehab process. However, the remaining players are already in the central Pacific enjoying some well-deserved relaxation time with family and friends and are sharing their adventures on the island across their various social media accounts.

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Alexander Prepared For First Pro Bowl Trip

Redskins linebacker Lorenzo Alexander understands that the key to success is through preparation.  Throughout the offseason he prepares himself to be stronger and faster than the year before. During the season, he prepares himself to be the best player on gameday.

And when he finishes off a career year that leads the NFL in special teams tackles, he solicits advice on how to be ready for his first career Pro Bowl.

The first person he talked to was teammate London Fletcher, who will be joining Alexander for his fourth-straight trip to the Pro Bowl. Like Alexander, Fletcher was snubbed until later in his career, when he finally got the respect from his peers to make the trip to Hawaii.

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‘Skins Represented All-Around In Pro Bowl

Offense, defense and special teams.

If you’re strong at all three, you have a pretty darn good football team.

The Washington Redskins learned tonight that at least one representative from all three phases of their team were elected to the 2013 Pro Bowl.

The league announced that quarterback Robert Griffin III, left tackle Trent Williams and linebacker/special teams ace Lorenzo Alexander were named to the 2013 NFC Pro Bowl roster. Additionally, linebacker London Fletcher and running back Alfred Morris were named Pro Bowl alternates.

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RG3 Leads Rookies In Pro Bowl Fan Voting

(AP photo)

The NFL announced today that Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III led all league rookies and finished sixth overall in 2013 Pro Bowl fan voting.

Griffin III — who had 683,943 fan votes — only finished behind the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (777,827 votes) at the quarterback position in the NFC.

Fan voting — which ended Monday — is only one-third of the process of determining the AFC and NFC Pro Bowl teams. The league’s coaches and players cast their votes today and tomorrow, and the announcement of the 2013 Pro Bowl teams, including starters, will be made Wednesday, Dec. 26, in prime time (7 p.m. ET) on NFL Network’s “NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Selection Show.”

When asked yesterday about his league-wide popularity — ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell reported earlier this week that Griffin III had the top-selling NFL jersey ever in a single season — the quarterback said it’s “a tribute to the fans.”

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Several Redskins On PFF Pro Bowl Roster

(AP photos)

Fan voting for the 2013 NFL Pro Bowl is officially over, and the league’s coaches and players don’t vote until later this week, but four prominent members of the Washington Redskins’ offense have already made the NFC Pro Bowl roster — at least to the folks at ProFootballFocus.com.

The organization today released its own Pro Bowl rosters, and quarterback Robert Griffin III, running back Alfred Morris, left tackle Trent Williams and center Will Montgomery all made the cut.

Here’s what ProFootballFocus.com had to say about each Redskins’ performance so far this season:

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Last Chance To Vote Redskins To Pro Bowl

Time is quickly running out for you to vote for your favorite Redskins to the 2013 Pro Bowl.

The American Football Conference and National Football Conference Pro Bowl squads are compiled based on a consensus votes of fans, players and coaches, and each group’s vote counts one-third toward determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes Thursday and Friday.

Fan voting ends tonight, and can be accessed online and on web-enabled mobile phones by clicking here.

As of the league’s last count, several Redskins are among the top vote-getters at their respective positions in the NFC:

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Alexander Playing At Pro-Bowl Level

I will be shocked if Lorenzo doesn't make the pro bowl on special teams this yr. he had one of the those days today. unbelievable.—
Reed Doughty (@doughty37) October 01, 2012

Well, if you didn’t know before, that’s how Lorenzo Alexander’s teammates feel about him.

Redskins safety and fellow special teams standout Reed Doughty tweeted that after last Sunday’s 24-22 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a game in which Alexander made three tackles on special-teams plays like punts and kickoffs. And, when Alexander wasn’t making the tackle, he was making it possible for one of his teammates to get the stop.

And, with a quarter of the 2012 regular season already behind us, I don’t think it’s too early to say this: I agree with Doughty — Alexander, at this point, has definitely earned a postseason trip to Hawaii.

Doughty reiterated Monday what Alexander means to the Redskins’ special teams unit.

“If you watched the [Buccaneers] game, we had a lot of guys running down there and working hard, but he just made play after play on special teams, and he does it week in and week out and he does it whether he’s double-teamed or not,” Doughty said. “I guarantee you every single team game plans for [Alexander] and he still makes plays.”

Alexander said he appreciates having the support of Doughty and his teammates, but that none of his success is the result of an individual effort.

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Team Shows Appreciation For Two MVP’s

via T. Renich

If the situation ever presents itself to walk in the front door at Redskins Park, you’ll hear the warm welcome of team receptionist, Ms. BJ Blanchard.  If you turn to your left and look in the coaches’ office, you’ll see the smiling face of the coaches’ secretary/receptionist, Ms. Tammy Renich.

And it’s the way it’s been for quite some time.  Players and coaches have come and gone, but these two have become hard working icons at the Park over the years.

So at season’s end this year, they were due for a little downtime, and joked about taking a vacation to see London Fletcher play at the Pro Bowl.  Unfortunately, when the Pro Bowl roster was released, No. 59 was listed as an alternate and appeared unlikely to attend.

Ms. Tammy explained afterward that she couldn’t help but share her disgust at the results with Fletcher.

“I told him, ‘London, I can’t believe you didn’t get voted in–you led the league in tackles!’” she recounted.  ”‘And what’s more, we were going to go watch you play if you made it.’  So he told me, ‘Well, there’s no guarantees, but I could still make it if someone goes down with an injury.’”

This non-guarantee turned out to be prophetic, as Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher bowed out with injury after the season, opening the door for Fletcher to make his third-consecutive Pro Bowl.  It also got the ball rolling on Ms. Tammy and Ms. BJ’s first trip. Read more »

Cheerleader Abby Reps Redskins Well

London Fletcher wasn’t the only Washingtonian lighting up the night in Honolulu yesterday, as he was joined by Redskins Cheerleader Abby Dymond on the sidelines.

This special honor was voted on by her Cheerleader teammates, to represent them at the Pro Bowl.  The honor was announced as a surprise at the Redskins-Jets game on Dec. 4, in front of a capacity crowd.

While in Hawaii over the last week, she was part of a squad of the NFL’s best cheerleaders.  Along with their performance at the Pro Bowl game, she made several appearances around the island to speak with community, military and corporate leaders.

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