Redskins LB Foster blames cousin for IG remarks

Redskins linebacker Mason Foster blames a cousin for a private Instagram account that caused controversy with pointed remarks about the team and its fan base.

Jay Gruden Redskins Presser: "We don't ever teach holding, contrary to belief"

Jay Gruden speaks to the media after today's practice

Jay Gruden answered questions from reporters after today's practice. He gave injury updates and talked about starters at several positions.

WATCH LIVE: HC Jay Gruden and DC Greg Manusky speak to the media following practice Thursday. https://t.co/YsgWv9Rzfo

Gruden to the podium in Ashburn.

DNP: Anderson, Bergstrom, Doctson, Reed

Limited: Ioannidis, Nsekhe,...

Report: Derrius Guice's rehab delayed due to leg infection

There could be an issue in D.C. Running back Derrius Guice‘s rehab from a torn ACL has been delayed by an infection in his leg (via Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post). After surgery, Guice developed an infection that lasted two months and required three separate procedures to address the compromised tissue. During this time, he had to stay close to orthopedic surgeon James Andrews in Florida rather than being with his teammates in D.C. “It really sucks, man,” Guice said....

LB Zach Brown expects to be cut by Redskins

Linebacker Zach Brown doesn’t expect to return to the Redskins in 2019, as Michael Phillips of the Richmond Times-Dispatch writes. Brown is under contract through 2020, but he was pulled from the starting lineup on Sunday and sees that as a sign.  According to coaches, Brown missed his first start of the year because he missed practice during the week. However, the linebacker says that doesn’t wash. “I mean, if a guy’s sick, he’s sick,” Brown said. “What was I supposed to do,...

Daily Slop: Zach Brown sees ‘writing on the wall’ and expects to leave Redskins after season; Jay Gruden doesn’t care about Mason Foster’s comments

A collection of Redskins articles from around the web

Zach Brown sees 'writing on the wall' and expects to leaves Redskins after the season | NBC Sports Washington
After getting benched last week in an embarassing loss to the Giants, Zach Brown believes the 'writing is on the wall' for his departure from the Redskins.

Redskins teammates defend Mason Foster after his critical Instagram messages are leaked | NBC Sports Washington
The day after some of Mason Foster's private messages...

Josh Johnson's Oakland roots central to maintaining his NFL dream

Josh Johnson, playing for his 12th NFL team and starting for the first time since 2011, kept believing because he said there was no other choice.

Should the Redskins Be Worried about the Jacksonville Jaguars?

The free-falling Redskins pay a visit to the struggling AFC South champs

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars

2017 Record: 10-6 (1st, AFC South)

2018 Record: 4-9 (4th, AFC South)

Outlook: The Jags were the surprise team of the AFC playoffs last year. They edged the Bills in a 10-3 defensive battle, then played an entirely different kind of game a week later to top the Steelers in a 45-42 shootout. They even had the Patriots on the ropes in the AFC Championship Game, leading 14-3 in the second...

The 5 O’Clock Club: Dead to the last man

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…

The 5 o’clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.

There is a movie that I have watched dozens of times because it plays repeatedly on one of the half-dozen or so English-language channels I get on cable here in Thailand; it’s called...

The Daily Twitter: 13 December 2018

News, links to articles, updates and more from DC area writers and national sports journalists

The Daily Twitter will be posted at the beginning of every day (at midnight in Washington, DC). The goal is to give readers a handy spot to check the Redskins beat writers & bloggers, and national sports journalists to keep up on the latest news about the Redskins, the NFL, and sports in general.

Jay Gruden shrugs off Washington player's leaked comment bashing team

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden is doing some damage control after one of his players had some unkind things to say about the organization and its fans. Washington linebacker Mason Foster was critical of the team in an Instagram exchange with a fan that the fan leaked on Tuesday night. At one point, Foster wrote “f— this team and this fan base” to the fan, adding later that “I’ll try my chances and go to a winning team next year.” Gruden downplayed the comments, though he...

Frustrations bubbling over for Redskins' defenders

Mired in a four-game losing streak, Redskins linebackers Zach Brown and Mason Foster have made their frustration known. Brown said he believes his days are number with the team, while Foster criticized the team and fans in a leaked Instagram exchange.

Josh Johnson Redskins Presser: “I don’t have to worry about a coach figuring me out. I get to have a coach figure me in.”

Josh Johnson speaks as the Redskins new starting QB

Josh Johnson spoke to the media after his first practice as the Redskins newest starting QB. He spoke about his resiliency, and getting another chance to play in the NFL. He is still confident in his ability to be a starting QB in the league. He spoke about studying the game, and preparing for the Jaguars this week.

WATCH LIVE: QB Josh Johnson speak to the media following practice Wednesday. https://t.co/a2g5AkM38c

Jay Gruden Redskins Presser: I don't care about Mason Foster's negative social media message

Jay Gruden speaks to the media after today’s Redskins practice

Jay Gruden talked to reporters after today’s practice. He gave some brief injury updates. Tony Bergstrom(knee/ankle), Colt McCoy(fibula), Ryan Anderson(hamstring), Josh Doctson(concussion), Jordan Reed(toe), Matt Ioannidis(shin), and Ty Nsekhe(knee) didn’t participate in practice today. Gruden said the Redskins will probably sign either Matt Flanagan or J.P. Holtz from the practice squad due to Reed’s injury. He addressed...

Skins Stats & Snaps: Giants @ Redskins (Defense/ST)

A look at the stats and snap counts for every defensive and special teams player on the Redskins in the team’s Week 14 matchup with the New York Giants

Snaps- Greg Manusky used 19 of his 25 defenders over the course of 64 defensive snaps in Sunday’s game against the Giants.

Of the six players who did not play, two were inactive (Caleb Brantley and Ryan Anderson) and four played exclusively on special teams (Montae Nicholson, Adonis Alexander, Danny Johnson and Zach Vigil).

QB Pressure-...

NFL salary cap to increase to at least $187-191.1 million in 2019

NFL teams will have more money to spend next year

Another sign of the NFL’s continued success and growth. pic.twitter.com/K5Tw7nOnqE

NFL teams were given a projection for an increase in next year's salary cap. The cap will go from $177.2 million to between $187 million and $191.1 million. This will be in line with recent increases in the cap since new TV deals were signed in 2011 and more recently. This number could go higher when the...

Daily Slop: Redskins Media Links Roundup

A collection of Redskins articles from around the web

Redskins' latest loss assures there will be an offseason exodus - The Washington Post
Washington’s last three games, beginning this Sunday in Jacksonville, will be a farewell tour for many.

Redskins' TV ratings are in the toilet | 106.7 The Fan
More fans are watching the Cowboys in the D.C. area, a sign that maybe the Redskins have found rock bottom. "It's never been this bad as far as your television," Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan says....

Players the Redskins can Cut in 2019, and the Salary Cap Implications

The uncertainty of Alex Smith has cast a black cloud over the Redskins organization - both from a positional and salary cap standpoint.

If Smith does not play another down for the Redskins, he’s still guaranteed an additional $31 million dollars. If the Redskins were to release him after June 1 2019, it would count $20.4 million in dead money for 2019 and $32.2 million in dead money for 2020. If they released him prior to June 1st 2019, all $52.6 million would hit the cap in 2019....

ESPN’s Todd McShay Gives the Redskins Offensive Line Help in his First Mock Draft

Yes, Mock Draft season has officially begun!

Redskins fans are used to this by now, as the boys from D.C. are usually out of contention at this point of the season, and although we are technically not eliminated from the playoffs YET, the season is all but done.

This team has a lot of needs, and they certainly start at the top with a new franchise signal caller.

You can view McShay’s full mock draft here. Keep in mind, some of the players have yet to declare their intentions.

Todd has...

The 5 O’Clock Club: Who are the unquestioned starters for 2019?

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…

The 5 o’clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.

This season, 2018, should have been the ‘setup’ for a 2019 payoff. This should have been the season where Alex Smith got comfortable, where the young group of...

The Daily Twitter: 12 December 2018

News, links to articles, updates and more from DC area writers and national sports journalists

The Daily Twitter will be posted at the beginning of every day (at midnight in Washington, DC). The goal is to give readers a handy spot to check the Redskins beat writers & bloggers, and national sports journalists to keep up on the latest news about the Redskins, the NFL, and sports in general.