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Jackson Raises Money For Sandy Hook

In 2008, the Washington Redskins selected Kansas State linebacker Rob Jackson late in the final round of the draft.

After years of hard work, including two stints on the practice squad, Jackson slowly rose to the top of the Redskins depth chart before breaking into the starting lineup during the 2012 season, replacing the injured Brian Orakpo for the last 14 regular season games.

Jackson’s importance to the Burgundy and Gold’s march to their first NFC East title since 1999 rose each week and culminated with his late fourth quarter interception against the Dallas Cowboys in a ‘winner takes all’ matchup to advance to the playoffs. Jackson’s interception led to Alfred Morris‘s third touchdown of the night and sealed a home playoff game for the first time in 13 years.

While Jackson has called the DMV his home for the past five years, his heart is still in Connecticut where he was born and raised in the city of New Haven.

The tragedy in Sandy Hook devastated everyone across the nation and with the town less than an hour from his childhood home, Jackson felt the pain.

Last month, Jackson participated in the first annual Gridiron Chef Competition to help raise money for the victims in Connecticut.

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So Why Do Some Players Wear A Visor?

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Quarterback Robert Griffin III is one of the hottest players in the league after posting over 4,000 combined yards and 27 touchdowns in his rookie season. Numbers like that are a rare for players transition to the pace of the professional game.

While I am still in amazement of Griffin III’s 76-yard touchdown scamper against the Minnesota Vikings, as we approach the six month anniversary of that play, one thing always stood out to me during that game and every game he appeared in for that matter.

His visor.

I have always wondered why Griffin III, and some of the rest of his teammates wear the protective shields across their faces.

So I decided to take a gander through their playing days to see how long the have been wearing a visor and why they chose to snap one on during game days.

For some its simply a style statement, for others, it might be from past facial injuries. Lets take a look at some of Washington Redskins and their visors.

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MNF Matchup Headlines Preseason Slate

Redskins Nation get pumped because the 2013 season is inching ever-so quickly to kicking off and to appease your football appetite the Redskins preseason schedule has been released.

While each game will be important to the Redskins as players will be jockeying for playing time, rookies will be adjusting to their new digs in a Burgundy and Gold uniform and coaches will be inserting new plays, one game stands out.

For you Redskins fans outside of the DMV who don’t always get to see the three-time Super Bowl champs every Sunday, we have a treat for you!

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Redskins Have New Linebacker On Tapp

Last week, the Washington Redskins signed former Philadelphia Eagle and Seattle Seahawk Darryl Tapp. During his seven years in the National Football League, Tapp has dug his hand deep in the dirt in the three-point stance on the line.

However, with the Burgundy and Gold Tapp will convert to linebacker and provide quality depth for one of the best linebacking units in the league that includes Pro Bowlers London Fletcher, Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo. Middle linebacker Perry Riley was top-15 in tackles in his first year as a full-time starter and Rob Jackson burst onto the scene after setting career-highs across the board including a key interception in the team’s Week 17 NFC East clinching victory against the Dallas Cowboys.

While he has spent the past three years with one of the Redskins biggest foes, Tapp is ready to play for the team he grew up rooting for.

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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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Hall Of Famers Reflect On Time Together

Over the last several seasons, Redskins fans have been treated to some splendid play by one of, if not the, best linebacking core in the league.

With perennial Pro Bowler and NFL iron man London Fletcher, 2013 Pro Bowlers Ryan Kerrigan and Lorenzo Alexander, former Pro Bowler Brian Orakpo, Perry Riley, and Rob Jackson, I think its safe to say that the Redskins depth at the linebacker position is simply unheard of.

However, while those six men have been instrumental in limiting opposing defenses for years, they have competition at staking claim as the best linebacking core in franchise history.

Hall of Famers Sam Huff and Chris Hanburger are arguably two of the great linebackers in NFL history and for a four-year stretch in the late 1960′s, they terrorized opponents week in and week out lining up in burgundy and gold together.

Find out what these two former teammates had to say about their reign of destruction together here:

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Redskins Linebackers Garnering Attention

(AP Photo)

On Sunday, linebackers London Fletcher and Ryan Kerrigan were named to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. They join fellow linebacker Lorenzo Alexander, who was selected as the NFC special-teamer, as well as offensive tackle Trent Williams for the annual game in Hawaii.

It is the fourth-consecutive trip for Fletcher, who was snubbed before coming to Washington in 2007.  It is the inaugural trip for teammates Kerrigan, Williams and Alexander.

With the rightful inclusion of three Redskins linebackers in the Pro Bowl, the Redskins now boast one of the strongest linebacking corps in the NFL. This is a major accomplishment for defensive coordinator Jim Haslett and his coaching staff, who converted the Redskins from a 4-3 system to the 3-4 after his arrival in 2010.

Find out what the rest of the Redskins linebacker unit said here as well as an interesting fact that the Redskins share with a Super Bowl-bound team:

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Linebackers Dine — On Robinson’s Tab

(Photo via cwil51flint on Instagram)

What do you get when you have eight hungry NFL linebackers and just one rookie in the entire group?

Keenan Robinson definitely learned the answer to that question last night.

His wallet now much lighter, Robinson treated seven of his fellow linebacker teammates to the annual rookie dinner last night in Washington, D.C.

In attendance was Robinson, Lorenzo Alexander, London Fletcher, Rob Jackson, Ryan Kerrigan, Brian Orakpo, Perry Riley and Chris Wilson.

Several of the guys went to Twitter to document this special occasion. Here’s a few of the tweets in order of their appearance last night:

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FAST FACTS: Rob Jackson

Get to know Washington Redskins outside linebacker Rob Jackson.

Jackson, by the way, did an admirable job answering these questions as defensive end Stephen Bowen danced behind the camera in an effort to mess him up.

Previous Redskins Fast Facts participants:

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Rob Jackson’s Touchdown Over And Over

(Animated .GIF courtesy of @bubbaprog on Twitter)

It’s certainly one of the best all-around defensive plays by the Washington Redskins in this young 2012 season, so why not watch it on repeat?

Four minutes into yesterday’s game against Cincinnati, the Bengals had the ball in the shadow of their own goal post when their quarterback, Andy Dalton, dropped back to pass.

That was when Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan pushed past his defender and crushed Dalton from behind as he threw to his left, causing a wounded-duck pass intended for his running back, BenJarvus Green-Ellis.

Kerrigan’s fellow outside linebacker, Rob Jackson – who was starting in the place of Brian Orakpo, who suffered a season-ending injury last Sunday against the St. Louis Rams – scooped up that errant Dalton pass in the end zone before it fell to the ground for the easy touchdown.

The play put some life back into the FedExField crowd that had been quieted to that point by a Bengals touchdown on their very first play of the game. It was also Jackson’s first-career interception and touchdown.