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VIDEO: Richmond OKs Training Camp

The Washington Redskins officially have a new training camp home.

The Richmond City Council late last night unanimously approved a motion that will see the Redskins’ training camp move from its Ashburn, Va., headquarters to Richmond, Va., effective next summer.

In doing so, Bon Secours Richmond Health System has officially become the major Redskins training camp sponsor of the new site, which sits on 17 acres off Leigh Street behind the Science Museum of Virginia.

The Bon Secours Redskins Training Center will feature two brand new practice fields, a drills field, a state-of-the-art Fieldhouse and sports medicine facility, as well as plenty of room for fans.

Here’s a video from last night’s City Council meeting, which includes input from several Richmond residents about the positive impact the Redskins’ training camp will bring to their city, as well as some comments from Redskins general manager Bruce Allen, who was asked about the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and what having training camp will mean to Richmond:

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Training Camp Home Will Be NFL’s ‘Model’

Moving training camp to the City of Richmond, Va., next summer is far more than a football decision for the Washington Redskins.

By moving training camp from rural Redskins Park in Loudoun County into an urban area like Richmond, the Redskins players can become role models for thousands of area children who are expected to flock to the new Bon Secours Redskins Training Center for summers to come.

The team and the city announced today that Richmond’s Leigh Street, just behind the Virginia Science Museum, will be the new training camp home for the Washington Redskins. Construction of the Redskins practice fields and a state-of-the-art Fieldhouse and sports medicine facility is expected to begin very soon.

“We have to be very thankful for the leadership of [Virginia] Gov. [Robert] McDonnell and [Richmond] Mayor [Dwight] Jones for putting together this type of program that we feel is going to help not only the Washington Redskins and our wonderful fans throughout the Commonwealth, but all the kids in this area,” Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said at a Monday afternoon press conference at the Leigh Street site. “We can help kids in this area by having them see our role-model players.”

Both Allen and Jones said they believe that when all construction is done by next summer, the new Redskins training camp home will be something other NFL teams will try to mimic.

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Fans Give Thoughts About Moving Camp

Tuesday’s training camp practice at Redskins Park was the last one that will be open to the public for the 2012 season.

It was also the last official day of training camp that will be held at the Ashburn, Va., facility for at least the next few years.

The team announced in June that it will be relocating its training camp to Richmond, Va., which is about a 2-hour, 15-minute drive south along Interstate 95 from their Ashburn facility.

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Inside The Park: I Bid You Adieu

Well ‘Skins fans, it’s been fun. I’ve enjoyed writing to you all about our team’s training camp and being able to answer some of your questions along the way.

This will be my last blog entry, so I think it is appropriate that I thank all of you for your continued support.

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Training Camp Video: Quarterbacks

Here it is, folks. The grand finale. The final training camp video of the 2012 season for the Redskins Blog.

And of course we had to leave you with the quarterbacks.
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Training Camp Video: Wide Receivers

Santana Moss certainly had the play of the day in today’s final day of Training Camp: 2012, breaking free down the sidelines for a touchdow pass from Robert Griffin III as time expired and practice ended.

Prior to that catch, Moss and the rest of his receiver teammates were working on their fundamentals.

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Training Camp Video: Running Backs

Our look at the final day of Training Camp: 2012 continues with a look at the Redskins’ running backs.

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Training Camp Video: Offensive Linemen

It’s a somber day here for the Redskins Blog, as today’s practice indicates the final day for our famous training camp videos.

Tuesday marked the 14th and final Training Camp: 2012 practice day, and it was another hot one in Ashburn, Va.

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Training Camp Video: Defensive Backs

The Washington Redskins’ defensive backs opened up practice Monday with a different drill than usual.

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Training Camp Video: QBs and WRs

Our series of videos from Monday’s training camp practice continue with a look at the team’s quarterbacks and wide receivers going through drills.

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