Washington Redskins

Week 10: Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins return from Kansas City sporting their first win of the season; a 31-3 trouncing of the then first place Chiefs. It was arguably the most complete a performance in years for Miami, with quarterback Matt Moore going 17/23 for 244 yards, 3 TDs and a 147.5 QB rating. Thanks to a much-improved offensive line, [...]

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The Miami Herald’s Jeff Darlington reports the Miami Dolphins have reached an agreement with free agent linebacker Karlos Dansby. Dansby will sign a 5-year, $43 million contract on Saturday that includes $22 million guaranteed.  He will earn $9 million per year for the first three years of the deal and is now the NFL’s third-highest [...]

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Five days after acquiring star defensive end Jason Taylor, Redskins general manager Vinny Cerrato revealed more details about events leading up to deal. Washington lost starting defensive end Phillip Daniels during the team’s first practice session on Sunday.  And apparently the rest of the NFC East noticed. According to Cerrato, Bill Parcells told him he’d [...]

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This is my first column in the new digs, which I must say again are quite spiffy. I wish I could say that I’ve been away on a pilgrimage of self-discovery to India. (“You see, I’ve been to paradise, but I’ve never been to me.”) The truth is I’ve just been really busy. So, it [...]

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So Long JT

by Philip Unwin on July 21, 2008

Well, it’s done. It happened a couple months later than most expected, but it’s done now. Jason Taylor has been traded. From the beginning, the Redskins were the team that made the most sense, a point made by some hack columnist. They needed a pass rusher badly, Dan Snyder’s a name whore, and they’re allergic [...]

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As it turns out, the trade of Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins was preceded by multiple deals involving two other teams. In a deal first alluded to by the Sun-Sentinel’s Omar Kelly earlier this month, the Dolphins would have shipped Taylor to the Giants, who’d thereby send disgruntled tight end Jeremy [...]

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