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Getty Images In his first season, Washington running back Antonio Gibson showed he has potential to be something special. He gained 1,042 yards from scrimmage and scored 11 total touchdowns. Gibson missed two games in December with turf toe, an injury he said he has fully recovered. “It’s...

Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick has far more experience than any other quarterback on the Washington Football Team and he’s making more money than the other three players at the position combined, but head coach Ron Rivera isn’t crowning him as the starter for Week 1 at the moment. After...

Getty Images The trade that sent receiver Julio Jones from Atlanta to Tennessee makes the Titans better. It also makes the top of the AFC more competitive. In turn, the Buccaneers won’t have to deal with Jones twice this year as a member of the Falcons. It underscores the reality that the AFC...

Getty Images Defensive end Chase Young said this week that he thinks Washington could have the best defense in the league this season and one of the biggest reasons to believe that is the strength of the team’s defensive line. Young became the fourth first-round pick to join that group in a...

USA TODAY Sports Whether and to what extent NFL teams can get their players vaccinated this year could indeed create competitive advantages, and disadvantages. However, the mere question of whether players will or won’t get the COVID shot could create a locker-room schism. In Washington, coach...

Getty Images Alex Smith won’t be playing quarterback anymore, but he may be discussing guys who are still under center during the 2021 season. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Smith has auditioned for game analyst roles with CBS and FOX. He has also had meetings with NFL...

Getty Images Chase Young had an impressive rookie season with the Washington Football Team in 2020. But heading into his second season in the NFL, Young has some lofty goals set for his unit this fall. “You’ve got to have a vision,” Young said, via Michael Phillips of the Richmond...

Getty Images At the time, Washington coach Ron Rivera and Chase Young downplayed the edge rusher’s hip flexor injury during training camp a year ago. Young, though, now says it bothered him going into the season, even though he had 2.5 sacks in the first two games. In Week 3, he had a groin...

Ken Zampese has been Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s position coach twice. The first time, Zampese was the quarterbacks coach for the Bengals when Fitzpatrick was in Cincinnati in 2007 and 2008. And now Zampese is the quarterbacks coach for the Football Team with Fitzpatrick in Washington in 2021. Zampese...

Getty Images Alex Smith received all but one vote in winning Comeback Player of the Year. (We still don’t know who voted for Ben Roethlisberger.) The recently retired quarterback likewise was an easy choice for the 2021 George Halas Award in voting by the Professional Football Writers of...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team made additions to their offensive and defensive lines on Monday. Defensive tackle Gabe Wright and center/guard Najee Toran agreed to contracts with the team. The terms of their deals were not announced. Wright last played in a regular season game...

USA TODAY Sports The Vikings made cornerback Bashaud Breeland a late addition to a rebuilding secondary. The former Chief is expected to have a chance to make an immediate impact. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Breeland is expected to compete with Cameron Dantzler for the...

USA TODAY Sports The NFL is allowing teams to leave their facilities for training camp this summer and the Washington Football Team will be taking advantage of that opportunity. The team announced on Friday that they will open camp in Richmond, Virginia. The team regularly used Richmond as a...

Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick said last month that organized team activities are a “really important” time for him to get to know his teammates on the Washington Football Team and he made specific note of learning the nuances that each receiver brings with him to the field. Terry McLaurin is...

Getty Images Vince Promuto, one of the greatest players in the Washington Football Team’s history, has died, the team announced Wednesday. Promuto would have turned 83 next week. “We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Washington lineman and Ring of Fame member Vince Promuto,” the...

Getty Images Tim Tebow‘s bid to return to the NFL as a tight end with the Jaguars has drawn a lot of attention in recent weeks and Washington tight end Logan Thomas is one of the people watching to see how Tebow does. Thomas has some familiarity with what Tebow is trying to do. He came into...

Edmonton Elks Last July, the Edmonton Eskimos initially announced that the CFL franchise would keep its name. Later that month, it reversed course, using “EE” as a placeholder until a new name is selected. The new name has been selected, and revealed. Meet the Edmonton Elks. The colors (green...

Getty Images Washington and Chicago could effectively trade offensive tackles this offseason. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, former Washington right tackle Morgan Moses is visiting the Bears on Wednesday. Moses had started every game at right tackle for Washington since 2015 until he was released...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team will get to know its new starting left tackle this week. Charles Leno is expected to attend Washington’s organized team activities this week, Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com. Leno missed last week’s sessions, which came a few days after the birth of...

Getty Images The man who sang 99 Problems could soon own a piece of a team that has had nearly as many in recent years. We’ve tripped across an item from TheSpun.com regarding a report from BurgundyBlog.com, as confirmed by J.P. Finlay of NBCSportsWashington.com, which indicates that Jay-Z is...