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Polumbus Excited For Chance At Crown

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On Wednesday, the Washington Redskins continued to mark off another box on their plan of winning back-to-back NFC East titles by signing one of the most important players on the 2012 team; right tackle Tyler Polumbus.

Robert Griffin III burst onto the season with an epic debut performance en route to AP Rookie of the Year. Alfred Morris went from unknown back from Florida Atlantic University to owner of the franchise’s rushing record. Santana Moss had a career resurgence, catching a team-high eight touchdown passes and showing that he still has untouchable speed that Redskins Nation has been so fortunate to see for eight years and counting.

The trio can thank Polumbus and the rest of the offensive line for helping them reach unprecedented success as they paved the way for the league’s top rushing attack and gave Griffin III ample amount of time to find open receivers down the field.

Find out just how happy Polumbus is to wear Burgundy and Gold again next season here:

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Redskins Pass On Franchise Tag Deadline

On Monday, the Washington Redskins passed the 4 p.m. deadline without tagging any of their impending unrestricted free agents.

Soon-to-be free agent tight end Fred Davis, the 2012 Redskins franchise tag recipient, was one of several players that could have been given the 2013 franchise tag.

While the prestigious franchise has one of the best records in league history on the field, find out why success with franchised tagged players is a rarity in Washington.

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Polumbus A Father Again; Her Name?

(Photo via @Tyler_Polumbus on Twitter)

Congrats are in order to Washington Redskins offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus and his wife, Elizabeth, on the birth of their second child Monday.

Despite rumors that the girl would be named “Sandy,” in honor of Hurricane Sandy that ravaged the East Coast early this week, Tyler and Elizabeth instead went with Lydia Sue Polumbus.

Say it with me: Aww.

Lydia joins big brother Noah, who I’m sure is hoping to eventually get the 6-foot-8 genes from his father’s side.

Polumbus used Twitter to update his followers about how mother and baby — and father — were doing:

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Video: Redskins Have Fun At Play 60 Event

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(Photos via Jose Argueta and the Redskins Instagram)

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More than 120 students from nearby Sterling Middle School got a chance hang out with their favorite Washington Redskins players and get in a good workout Tuesday.

The Redskins played host to an NFL Play 60 Mini-Combine at their Ashburn, Va., facility, and took advantage of their new indoor training facility by taking things inside as rains and heavy winds moved over the area.

The event was a team effort between the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, Commonwealth Orthopaedics, DePuy Mitek, Inc. and Safe Kids Worldwide.

The students were being trained with the help of nine Redskins players who were happy to participate on their day off Tuesday, including:

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Week 14 Madden ’12 Redskins Updates

Alright Madden-heads, it’s time for your weekly Redskins updates.  With today’s obvious observation, the virtual Redskins are consistently given better marks when they win.  This week, following a loss, they get somewhat mixed results.

Check out the full list of Redskins moves and alterations this week: Read more »

Players Still Using AOL Instant Messaging

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With more than half of the Redskins roster under the age of 27, and nearly everyone under the age of 30, this is a generation of players that have grown up on computers.

I had a great chat with offensive linemen Eric Olsen and Tyler Polumbus today, discussing the rise and fall of different fads in Internet social media.  After the creation of the Internet (possibly by Al Gore), there were chat rooms, online journals, Hotmail, Myspace, Napster, Xanga, and finally Facebook and Skype.

But the greatest of all creations for me in middle school and high school (and even college), was AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).  And 23-year-old Redskins offensive lineman Eric Olsen is still on it.

“Yeah, I’m still on it,” he said with a smile.  ”I mean, it’s one of those applications that just opens automatically when I turn on my computer.  I don’t have to sign in, the buddy list just pops up.”

In the age of text messaging, Facebook Chat, and Twitter, AIM has been dubbed nearly obsolete, left to combine forces with the aforementioned Internet fads in order to survive.  But Olsen continues to boot up his AIM screenname every time he turns on his computer, because that’s his Grandma’s preferred medium of communication. Read more »

Wilson On Seattle, Seattle On Wilson

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Wilson on Seattle:

Although his off-season signing with Washington brought him home, Redskins cornerback Josh Wilson returns to his ‘home away from home’ in Seattle this weekend.

Wilson, a second round draft pick to the Seahawks in 2007, sat down with “The John Thompson Show” on ESPN 980 to discuss his time in Seattle.  The first thing he discussed was the absurd volume of the fabled 12th man at Qwest Field/CenturyLink Field:

“It definitely gets you going,” Wilson said.  ”As a defensive player, that’s when we got the bulk of [the noise].  It was almost just as tough as a defensive player to be able to communicate as it was for the offense.  But there’s nothing like making a big play as a defensive player there, because you’re gonna hear a stadium roar.”

The same can be said for special occasions on offense.  Last year in the playoffs, when the Seahawks (7-9) hosted the Saints (11-5) at Qwest Field, the Seahawks managed one of the greatest upsets in NFL playoffs history.  The memorable play from that game was a 67-yard touchdown run by Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch: Read more »