The Redskins Blog

2012 WAS-DAL Rivalry: Unsung Heroes

In continuing our mini-series on the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry, let’s take a look at a few of 2012s unsung heroes, players that had big performances but may not have grabbed the spotlight so to speak.

As you know, the team was 2-0 versus Dallas this season which included a captivating, edge-of-your-seat ‘W’ on Thanksgiving Day and a division-clinching victory at home in the final week of the season.

The six players listed below are a few guys who may not necessarily be the ‘talk of the town’ but players who we think definitely deserve some recognition for their clutch performances.

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Redskins Retain Most Starters In NFL

If you’ve been following the Redskins this offseason then you already know that the team has been able to retain most of last year’s championship roster. But did you know that they are the NFL’s retention leaders?

Following the re-signing of CB DeAngelo Hall, the Redskins now have more returning starters than any other team in the league with 21 of their 22 starters on both sides of the ball expected back next year (previously cited by CSN Washington’s Rich Tandler and Draftmetrics.com). That leaves unrestricted free agent safety Madieu Williams, who is still on the open market, as the lone remaining player.

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Exclusive Reading Of “A Little Skins Football Story”

Come out to Redskins Park this Saturday, April 6th from 10am-12pm for an exclusive, one-of-a-kind, Kids Club event! Join us and your favorite Redskins players as we bring A Little Skins Football Story to life. Authored by Richard Torrey, the story tells the tale of little Drew joining his first football team.

That’s not all.

Following the book reading, Kid’s Club members, ages 5-8, can participate in football drills on the field with real Redskins players! The event will conclude with a special autograph session.

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April 1, 1964: Team Acquires QB Jurgensen

If you go back and take a look at the archives, the books will read that on this day, April 1, 1964, the Redskins acquired all-time great quarterback Sonny Jurgensen in a trade that sent QB Norm Snead to the Eagles. In fact, this day arguably marks one of the most important trades in franchise history.

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Offseason Workout Dates Announced

The NFL has released the 2013 calendar dates for the Redskins Offseason Workout Program to be held at the team’s practice facility in Ashburn, Va.

The workout program is conducted in three phases as follows (dates are tentative and subject to change):

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Top 32 Draft Classes: Round 1 Recap

In less than 24 hours, Round 1 of voting to decide your favorite Redskins draft class of all-time will be complete. So consider this your last warning, or hoorah, to vote now for your chance to win an autographed photo from LB Brian Orakpo just for participating.

We know it may sound too good to be true but, believe us, it’s not. It’s meant to act as a token of appreciation thanking our fans for your support! So click here and place your vote now!

In fact, we’ll be giving away an autographed item at the end of each round simply for placing your vote. (Hint: The items will increase in size as the rounds progress.)

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Friends’ Pact Turns Dream Come True

Have you ever made a pact with a group of friends that years later became a reality? It could be as simple as an agreement to always remain in touch or it could be a pact much larger, much more meaningful than that.

In the case of Redskins NT Chris Baker, it was a pact with two of his high school teammates from Windsor (CT) that one day they would all be playing in the National Football League.

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Redskins Have Been Asked If Redskins.com Will Charge For Content, Absolutely Not!

The Redskins have been asked if Redskins.com will start charging for content. The answer is absolutely not! Redskins.com is and will remain free! While some media outlets have announced plans to start charging for some digital content requiring online readers to pay a subscription fee, not us!

Redskins.comTV, articles, blogs, social connections, live streams, archives, player fantasy stats, exclusive interviews with Redskins players, and more! All of it will remain free for the greatest fans in the NFL!

Today’s Redskins Park Update notes that content on Redskins.com will continue to remain free of charge, plus gives an update on the team’s re-signing of OT Tyler Polumbus.

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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Is HOFer Green Still NFL’s Fastest Man?

In case you have yet to hear, Northern Iowa wide receiver Terrell Sinkfield is the talk of the town. The small-school receiver from Northern Iowa reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.19 seconds at a pro day held Monday at the University of Minnesota. Read the full story here.

According to the article, Sinkfield, a 6-1 192 pound wideout, was clocked at a blazing 4.27 seconds on his first attempt. His second attempt was faster at 4.19 and, in an attempt to try and prove doubters wrong, ran again but “reportedly stumbled on the third attempt” running a 4.44.

Long story short, the man can run, averaging a 4.3 second 40-yard dash in three attempts. Here’s the video of the reported 4.19 40-yard dash attempt.

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