The Redskins Continue to Add/Drop Players
After yesterday’s wide receiver stockpiling, you might have assumed they would slow down today. Well, think again. Albert Haynesworth has been traded to the 
New England Patriots for a 2013 fifth round pick.
It may not sound like a lot, but the mere fact that Haynesworth will no longer be in the Redskins locker room is reason enough to celebrate.
They’ve also released center Casey Rabach and running backs Andre Ware and Chad Simpson. The Rabach axing will make a lot of Redskins fans happy as his quality of play has significantly decreased over the last several seasons.
Also, for those of you who were concerned with the number of receivers they added yesterday, fear not! Brandon Stokley’s agent said he will not sign with the team because there are too many receivers, i.e. he has not shot at making the team.
The team also reached an agreement with Baltimore cornerback Josh Wilson, a former 
University of Maryland standout to a three year, $13.5 million contract. Wilson was probably the Ravens best cornerback last season and has a lot of football in front of him.
This move basically seals the deal that Carlos Rogers will no longer be a Washington Redskin. He’ll certainly demand a lot more money than Wilson did. I think it’s a very good move.
So far, the Redskins have added Barry Cofield, Josh Wilson, and O.J. Atogwe on defense, and Santana Moss, Donte’ Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, and Kellen Clemens on offense.
Now if they could only address the offensive line. I say they go for Tampa Bay’s Davin Joseph at guard and Denver’s Ryan Harris at right tackle.
UPDATE (10:30 AM): Also released: DE Phillip Daniels, NT Ma’ake Kemoeatu
UPDATE (11:30 AM): Also released: WR Roydell Williams, P Sam Paulescu
The Washington Redskins Are Now Incredibly Deep At Wide Receiver
No, they didn’t break the bank and go after a guy like Rice, Holmes, or Edwards, but heading into training camp, the Redskins now have a lot of wide receivers. And I mean a lot.
With the signings of Santana Moss and Donte Stallworth, and the recent trade with the Denver Broncos (Jeremy Jarmon) for Jabar Gaffney, the Redskins now have 13 wide receivers heading into the 2011 training camp.
Here they are:
Leonard Hankerson, Santana Moss, Anthony Armstrong, Donte Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, Malcolm Kelly, Brandon Banks, Terrence Austin, Aldrick Robinson, Niles Austin, Taurus Johnson, Maurice Price, and Roydell Williams.
Like most teams, the Redskins will probably head into the regular season with five or six receivers on the active roster. Hankerson, Moss, and Armstrong are locks.
Johnson, Price, and Williams are locks to be released.
That leaves seven guys (Stallworth, Gaffney, Kelly, Austin, Banks, Robinson, and Paul) competing for two or three spots.
Who will be the odd man (men) out?
There has already been a lot of negative feedback in the twitter/facebook world regarding what Mike Shanahan and the Redskins have done thus far in free agency.
For the record, I kind of like it. They resigned Moss, which I agree with. They’ve got a solid guy in Armstrong and a talented young rookie in Hankerson. Adding a couple of journeymen (who aren’t nearly as old as Joey Galloway) in Stallworth and Gaffney might just work. It just might.
Now they just need to bolster their offensive line. Look for a could bigs to be signed next.
The Redskins Are Keeping Busy: Cofield, Moss, Stallworth In, McNabb Out
I don’t know how, but they did it. Mike 
Shanahan and Bruce Allen found way to end the Donovon McNabb debacle.
The Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings have agreed in principle to a deal that would send McNabb to the Vikings for a 2012 sixth round pick and a conditional sixth round pick in 2013.
The conditional pick is contingent on McNabb restructuring his contract, specifically forfeiting or minimizing the $10 million bonus he’s due at the start of this season.
Two sixth round picks may not sound like a lot considering what the Redskins gave up to get McNabb (a second and a fourth) but when you keep in mind how big of a hit his value took last year, anything at all is a victory at this point. This deal also takes one of two major distractions out of the lockeroom.
Other good news coming out of Redskins Park is the signing of New York Giants 
defensive lineman Barry Cofield. The six year deal is expected to be worth $36 million. Cofield, who played 4-3 defensive tackle for the Giants, could play either defensive end or nose tackle in the 3-4 for the Redskins. He’s actually listed as a nose tackle on NFL.com.
The Redskins also agreed to terms with wide receivers Santana Moss (three years, $15 million) and Dante’ Stallworth (one year, incentivized).
So far so good.
Your Newest Washington Redskins
The Redskins, like the rest of the NFL, have been busy today evaluating undrafted rookie free agents and making a few signings.
So far, they’ve signed Indiana quarterback, Ben Chappell, North Carolina running back, Shaun Draughn, and East Carolina offensive tackle Willie Smith.
Chappell was a two year starter at Indiana and has good size (6’3, 240 lbs). He’ll be competing for the Redskins’ third quarterback position behind John Beck and the likely-to-be-resigned Rex Grossman. It’s also very possible that they will bring in a fourth quarterback, likely a veteran, to be added to the mix.
Draughn (6’0, 205 lbs) came to UNC as a safety but made the switch to running back heading into his senior year in which he had 129 carries, 637 yards, and six touchdowns.
Smith (6’5 310 lbs) started his final two years at left tackle for East Carolina and adds some much needed youth and depth to the Redskins offensive line.
NFL Lockout’s Over (Sort of): And Away We Go!
Okay, so maybe it’s not TOTALLY over, but it’s being reported that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA* Executive Director DeMaurice Smith came to a “handshake” agreement at 3:00 this morning.
Player reps are anticipated to vote on the deal today, and NFL transactions could begin as early as tonight!
This week is expected to be a crazy one as teams try to fill needs and trim fat, and the Redskins should be one of the more active teams.
Check out what I think the biggest Redskins’ needs are, a plan to address those needs, and how I think they should handle the Albert Haynesworth and Donovan McNabb situations.
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