Tag: Redskins

  • Snyder: ‘Skins have ‘let everyone down’ (AP)

    Dan Snyder is embarrassed. He feels terrible. He's also hurt, frustrated and apologetic. Name a downbeat adjective, and he's all over it. The Washington Redskins owner made some rare in-season comments about his team Tuesday, speaking at an event to celebrate the franchise's charitable program to renovate football fields at Maryland high schools.

  • Redskins LT Samuels done for season (AP)

    Washington Redskins left tackle Chris Samuels is out for the season, and linebacker H.B. Blades and cornerback Byron Westbrook are recovering from knee surgery. The Redskins made the expected move of placing six-time Pro Bowl lineman Samuels on injured reserve Saturday. Samuels has a chronic spinal condition and will decide in a few months whether to return next season or retire.

  • Redskins: Zorn to coach remainder of ’09 (AP)

    FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2009, file photo, Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn talks into his headset during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Landover, Md. The Washington Redskins front office capped a week of high drama Friday with an unexpected vote of confidence in coach Jim Zorn.

    Well, that should quiet things down for a while. The Jim Zorn unemployment watch is over. Jerry Gray, as it turns out, isn't a coach-in-waiting about to get promoted any day now. Another week of Washington Redskins craziness ended with an actual message of stability Friday: The front office said Zorn will be the coach for the rest of the season.

  • Zorn: ‘Skins to start Campbell vs Eagles (AP)

    Jason Campbell will remain the Washington Redskins starting quarterback. Coach Jim Zorn said Tuesday on his ESPN980 radio show that he will stick with Campbell for Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Campbell was benched at halftime of Sunday's 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

  • Lewis to call plays for Zorn’s Redskins (AP)

    FILE -- This is an Oct. 18, 2009, file photo showing Washington Redskins offensive consultant  Sherman Lewis watching his team warmup before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, in Landover, Md. Sherman Lewis is taking Jim Zorn's favorite duty. The Washington Redskins said Monday, Oct. 19, 2009,  that Lewis will take over the play calling for an offense that is averaging only 13.2 points per game.

    Bingo! You're not calling plays anymore, Jim Zorn. Sherm Lewis is coming out of retirement to do it for you. With a pained expression, Washington Redskins coach Zorn announced Monday that the front office "strongly suggested" that he yield his play-calling duties to a consultant hired only two weeks ago.

  • Pats’ Brady throws, shoulder seems fine (AP)

    Tom Brady zipped passes from 10 yards, lofted softer ones from 25 and showed no sign that his shoulder hurt. It certainly was much better at Tuesday's practice than it was four days earlier when 350-pound Albert Haynesworth of the Washington Redskins landed on him, forcing his throwing shoulder into the ground on an incomplete pass.