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REGULAR SEASON - WEEK 2WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-1) vs. DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1)

Sunday, Sept. 18 | 1 p.m. ETFedExField (82,000) | Landover, Md.

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PRESEASON DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULTAug. 11 (Thu.) at Atlanta Falcons CSN/NBC4^ 23-17 LAug. 19 (Fri.) vs. NEW YORK JETS CSN/NBC4^ 22-18 WAug. 26 (Fri.) vs. BUFFALO BILLS CSN/NBC4 21-16 WAug. 31 (Wed.) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers CSN/NBC4 20-13 W

REGULAR SEASON DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULTSept. 12 (Mon.) vs. PITTSBURGH STEELERS # ESPN 38-16 LSept. 18 vs. DALLAS COWBOYS FOX 1:00 p.m.Sept. 25 at New York Giants FOX 1:00 p.m.Oct. 2 vs. CLEVELAND BROWNS CBS 1:00 p.m.Oct. 9 at Baltimore Ravens FOX 1:00 p.m.*Oct. 16 vs. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOX 1:00 p.m.*Oct. 23 at Detroit Lions FOX 1:00 p.m.*Oct. 30 at Cincinnati Bengals (London) # FOX 9:30 a.m.Nov. 6 BYE Nov. 13 vs. MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOX 1:00 p.m.*Nov. 20 vs. GREEN BAY PACKERS # NBC 8:30 p.m.*Nov. 24 (Thu.) at Dallas Cowboys # FOX 4:30 p.m.Dec. 4 at Arizona Cardinals FOX 4:25 p.m.*Dec. 11 at Philadelphia Eagles FOX 1:00 p.m.*Dec. 19 (Mon.) vs. CAROLINA PANTHERS # ESPN 8:30 p.m.Dec. 24 (Sat.) at Chicago Bears FOX 1:00 p.m.Jan. 1 vs. NEW YORK GIANTS FOX 1:00 p.m.*

All times EasternHome games boldedAlumni Homecoming Weekend

* Subject to Flexible Scheduling# Nationally televised^ Aired on NBC4 subcarrier Cozi TV 4.2

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SERIES HISTORY: Redskins trail all-time series, 44-66-2 Redskins trail regular season series, 42-66-2 Last meeting: Jan. 3, 2016 (34-23, WAS)

TELEVISION: FOX Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) John Lynch (color) Pam Oliver (sidelines)

RADIO: Redskins Radio Network Larry Michael (play-by-play) Sonny Jurgensen (color) Chris Cooley (analysis) Rick “Doc” Walker (sidelines)

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REDSKINS PR:Tony Wyllie Senior Vice President [email protected] Taylor Director of Communications [email protected] Lewis Media Services Coordinator [email protected] Grevious Corporate Communications [email protected]

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY:Tuesday (9/13): 3 p.m.: Jay Gruden Conference CallWednesday (9/14): 1 p.m.: Practice Jay Gruden press conference following practice Kirk Cousins press conference following practice Open Locker Room following practice Cowboys Conference Calls: 2:40 p.m. ET: Head Coach Jason Garrett 3:30 p.m. ET: Player TBDThursday (9/15): 1 p.m.: Practice Jay Gruden press conference following practice Joe Barry press conference following practice Open Locker Room following practiceFriday (9/16): 11:55 a.m.: Practice Jay Gruden press conference following practice Sean McVay press conference following practice Open Locker Room following practiceSaturday (9/17): No availabilitySunday (9/18): 1 p.m.: Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys

The Washington Redskins will return to action on Sunday, Sept. 18, when the team hosts the NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys at FedEx-Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

The teams last met in Week 17 of the 2015 season when the Redskins traveled to Dallas with the NFC East already in hand and earned a 34-23 victory. On Sunday, the Redskins will attempt to earn a second straight win against Dallas for the first time since sweeping the Cowboys during the 2012 season.

Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan will be looking to add to his 5.0 career sacks against Dallas. Kerrigan has recorded 48.5 career sacks, and with 1.5 sacks on Sunday, he can join Dexter Manley and Charles Mann as the only players in franchise history to reach 50 career sacks since the NFL adopted sacks as an official statistic in 1982.

In the season opener, Kerrigan recorded his 18th career forced fumble, the most of any active player since 2011. With another, Ker-rigan can tie the now-retired Charles Tillman (19) for the most of any player in that timeframe.

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Formally organized in 1958, the Washington Redskins Alumni Association was the first organization of its kind in the country. The organization spearheaded the alumni movement among former professional football players and was the model for other alumni groups that later formed in all NFL cities. Now entering its 58th year, the Alumni Association continues to celebrate those who have contributed to more than eight decades of Redskins football dating back to the team’s inception in 1932.

The primary objectives of the Redskins Alumni are promoting a continuing interest in current and past players of the Washington Redskins, as well as promoting and fostering interest and fund-ing for charitable purposes. With respect to the latter, the alumni conduct fundraising events to raise money that can be donated to charitable organizations or used in other ways to help improve the quality of life for youth in the Greater Washington community.

Today, Redskins alumni continue to make their presence known throughout the community. As a very active chapter of the NFL Alumni Association, their motto is “Caring for Kids.” In addition to the numerous events and appearances Redskins Alumni partici-pate in throughout the year, they hold two major fundraising events of their own — the Redskins Alumni Charity Golf Classic, now in its 38th year, and the annual Washington Redskins Welcome Home Luncheon, now in its 55th year.

The alumni have an office at Redskins Park and can be reached at 703-726-7488. Since his arrival in Washington in December of 2009, President Bruce Allen has made it a priority to build a bridge to the franchise’s historic past. During the Redskins’ NFC East title-winning season in 2012, that mission came to the forefront as the team celebrated its 80th anniversary.

“This year, the Washington Redskins will be celebrating our 80th anniversary season. I’m proud to be with the franchise in our na-tion’s capital, one with such a rich tradition and gloried past on and off the field,” Allen said in a July 2012 column filling in for Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. “The current Redskins players, coaches, fans and staff owe a big debt of gratitude to the people who have made the Redskins one of the flagship franchises in sports.”

Throughout the 2012 offseason, the Redskins traversed the Washington D.C./Maryland/Virginia area as part of the team’s ‘Thank You Tour,’ which brought players, coaches, alumni, cheer-leaders, team officials and more to fans throughout the entire re-gion to help celebrate the team’s historic heritage.

That heritage continues to be honored amongst the game’s elite, as in August 2011, former Redskin great Chris Hanburger was en-shrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He was presented by his son, Chris. Hanburger was voted into the Hall after being a nominee of the seniors committee. In all, he waited 28 years to be elected.

Hanburger joined Darrell Green (2008), Art Monk (2008) and Russ Grimm (2010) to make four players who spent the majority of their careers with the Redskins to earn the honor in a four-year span. In addition, former Redskins Bruce Smith (2009) and Deion Sanders (2011) have also been elected over that time. Hanburger said of his election to the Hall of Fame: “It’s wonderful, I’m over-whelmed. It’s just such a tremendous honor to even be nominated, let alone be voted in. You have to think about all of the men that played before I did, certainly the men that I played with and against, and then you look at the guys playing now. It’s just a select few that make it in. I was fortunate to play with players on the Redskins de-fense that made it all work for me.”

On Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and Redskins Alumni Association hosted the 55th an-nual Welcome Home Luncheon at the Hilton McLean in Tyson’s Cor-ner. The annual event celebrates the burgundy and gold and kicks off each football season with Redskins players, coaches and alumni.

The Redskins Welcome Home Luncheon is typically the only annual event where fans and corporate partners have the chance to spend time with the entire Redskins team. Each table is usually guaranteed at least one player or coach seated with the attendees. Proceeds from the event benefit the youth programs of the Wash-ington Redskins Charitable Foundation and Redskins Alumni Asso-ciation.

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This year, the Redskins used the event to honor their players for contributions both on and off the field. Quarterback Kirk Cousins earned 2015 Bobby Mitchell Offensive Player of the Year presented by STS International, defensive end Chris Baker earned the 2015 Sam Huff Defensive Player of the Year presented by comScore and kicker Dustin Hopkins received the 2015 Mark Moseley Special Teams Player of the Year Award presented by MGM National Har-bor. Other presented awards included the Redskins Salute Award presented by Lockheed Martin for efforts with the military and the Redskins Community Man of the Year presented by Washington-First Bank.

Also among the Redskins Alumni Association’s premier events is the team’s annual Alumni Homecoming celebration, which the Red-skins hosted in Week 7 last season. Not including staff and coaches, players in attendance represented nearly 600 combined seasons of Redskins service, 98 combined Super Bowl appearances, 59 com-bined Super Bowl titles, 26 members of the 80 Greatest Redskins, 17 Redskins Ring of Famers and five Pro Football Hall of Famers. The Redskins used their 2015 Alumni Homecoming celebration to induct center Jeff Bostic into the team’s Ring of Fame in addition to inducting linebacker Monte Coleman in December.

This year, the Redskins will use their 2016 Alumni Homecoming weekend against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10 to honor for-mer General Manager Bobby Beathard with induction in the Ring of Fame. The honor was announced by President Bruce Allen during training camp at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond.

Beathard’s illustrious career as an NFL executive included 11 seasons as General Manager of the Redskins from 1978-88. After taking the job on Feb. 24, 1978, Beathard guided the organization to three Super Bowl appearances, including victories in Super Bowls XVII and XXII. Many of the players he acquired remained on the ros-ter for the team’s Super Bowl XXVI victory as well.

In Beathard’s 11 seasons as General Manager, the Redskins av-eraged 9.5 wins a year. The team posted a regular season winning percentage of .625 (105-63) in that time frame, best in the NFC and second-best in the NFL. No team in that time frame posted a better postseason winning percentage than the Redskins, who went 11-3 in postseason play in his tenure for a winning percentage of .786.

“This is a wonderful occasion for us, and a real honor to be brought back here by Bruce and Dan,” Beathard said. “Of all the years I was in the NFL, this organization has been the most sup-portive and the most fun. I’ve never been with an organization who has done this much for the people in it at present and the people who were in it in the past.”

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEGACY

The Washington Redskins’ five World Championships are tied for fifth-most in NFL history.

Franchise Total SB NFL/AFL1. Green Bay Packers 13 4 92. Chicago Bears 9 1 83. New York Giants 8 4 44. Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 05t. Washington Redskins 5 3 25t. Dallas Cowboys 5 5 05t. San Francisco 49ers 5 5 08t. Detroit Lions 4 0 48t. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 4 2 28t. Cleveland Browns 4 0 48t. New England Patriots 4 4 0

Combined NFL/AFL Championships (1920-65) and Super Bowls (since 1966)

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» The Redskins and Cowboys squaring off for the 113th time in team history, including postseason play.

» The Redskins and Cowboys staging their earliest meeting in a season since Washington defeated Dallas, 13-7, in Week 1 of the 2010 season.

» The Redskins earning their first home victory against the Cowboys since a division-clinching 28-18 victory against Dallas in Week 17 of the 2012 season.

» The Redskins securing a second straight victory against the Cowboys for the first time since sweeping Dallas in 2012.

» The Redskins pushing their all-time home record against the Cowboys to 29-30, including postseason play.

» The Redskins seeking their third consecutive win against NFC East opponents, dating back to last season. The Redskins last three-game division winning streak came in 2012, when the team earned wins in five straight NFC East contests.

» The Redskins scoring 30 points in a third consecutive divi-sional game, dating back to last season, for the first time since scoring 30+ on three straight NFC East opponents in Weeks 15-17 of the 2005 season.

» The Redskins holding consecutive opponents without a sack for the first time since Weeks 3-4 of the 2006 season. Washing-ton allowed zero sacks last week vs. Pittsburgh, marking the team’s first sack-free season opener since 2006.

» Cornerback Bashaud Breeland intercepting a pass in consec-utive games for the first time since Weeks 5-6 last season.

» Quarterback Kirk Cousins recording his 14th career 300-yard passing game, including postseason play, to tie Joe Theismann (14) for second-most in team history.

» Cousins (47) throwing one touchdown to tie or two touch-downs to pass Gus Frerotte (48) for eighth-most career touchdown passes in Redskins histiory.

» Cousins (47) throwing three touchdown passes to join Sammy Baugh, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, Billy Kilmer, Mark Rypi-en, Eddie LeBaron and Jason Campbell as the only quarterbacks in team history to throw 50 career touchdown passes.

» Cousins (649) completing 31 passes to pass Robert Griffin III (679) for eighth-most completions in team history.

» Cousins (993) attempting seven passes to become the 12th quarterback to attempt 1,000 career passes with the Redskins.

» Cousins (993) throwing 25 passes to surpass Jay Schroeder (1,017) for 11th-most career pass attempts in team history.

» Cousins (7,525) throwing for 544 yards to pass Eddie LeB-aron (8,068) and enter the Top 10 in career passing yardage in Red-skins history.

» Tight end Vernon Davis playing in his 150th career regular season game.

» Davis adding to his 55 career touchdown receptions, seventh-most of any tight end in NFL history.

» Wide receiver Pierre Garçon (491) catching nine passes to reach 500 career receptions.

» Garçon catching two touchdown passes to become the 15th player in Redskins history to post 20 touchdown receptions with the team.

» Safety DeAngelo Hall playing in his 100th regular season game as a member of the Redskins. He joins Darrell Green (295), Brig Owens (158), Pat Fischer (126), Ken Houston (112), Mark Mur-phy (109), Reed Doughty (107), Fred Smoot (101) and Todd Bowles (100) as the only defensive backs to play 100 regular season games for the team.

» Hall (five) returning a fumble for a touchdown to tie Jason Taylor (six) for the most career fumble return touchdowns in NFL history.

» Hall (three with Washington) returning another fumble for a touchdown to break the team record for career fumble return touch-

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downs (three by Chris Hanburger and Brad Dusek). » Hall improving upon his 43 career interceptions,

most among active NFL players. » Hall intercepting a pass to tie Ken Houston (24) for ninth-

most in team history. » Hall maintaining his second-place ranking among active play-

ers in career non-offensive touchdowns (10). » Defensive end Ziggy Hood appearing in his 100th career regu-

lar season game. » Kicker Dustin Hopkins converting his next three field goal at-

tempts to match his career-best streak for consecutive successful regular season field goal attempts (10, Weeks 5-11 last season).

» Wide receiver DeSean Jackson (7,916) gaining 84 receiving yards to become the ninth active player to reach 8,000 career re-ceiving yards (Andre Johnson, Steve Smith Sr., Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Brandon Marshall, Jason Witten, Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson).

» Jackson (24) recording a 50-plus-yard touchdown to tie Steve Smith, Sr. (25) for fourth in total touchdowns of 50 yards or more in the NFL since the 1970 merger.

» Jackson (20) recording a 60-plus-yard touchdown to tie Devin Hester (21) for second-most total touchdowns of 60 yards or more in NFL history.

» Jackson improving upon his 33 career regular season recep-tions of 50 yards or more, the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2008.

» Jackson maintaining his 19.6-yard average on receptions since joining the Redskins in 2014, the best among qualified NFL players in that time frame.

» Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan recording 1.5 sacks to become the third player in team history to reach 50 career sacks since 1982 (Dexter Manley and Charles Mann).

» Kerrigan registering a sack in a third consecutive regular sea-son game, dating back to last season, for the first time since Weeks 9-11 in 2015.

» Kerrigan forcing a fumble in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 13-14 in 2014.

» Tight end Jordan Reed (1,980) gaining 20 receiving yards to become the sixth tight end in team history to record 2,000 career receiving yards with the team (Jerry Smith, Chris Cooley, Bill An-derson, Don Warren and Fred Davis).

» Reed (189) catching 11 passes to join Cooley, Smith and War-ren as the only tight ends in team history with 200 career recep-tions.

» Returner Rashad Ross recording his second career kickoff return touchdown to tie the team record for career kickoff return touchdowns. Andy Farkas (1938-44), Eddie Saenz (1946-51), Bobby Mitchell (1962-68) and Brian Mitchell (1990-99) are tied for the franchise lead with two each.

A WIN WOULD

... even the Redskins’ 2016 record at 1-1.

... be the Redskins’ third consecutive victory against NFC East opponents, dating back to last season.

... push Head Coach Jay Gruden’s career record in divisional play to 7-6.

... give the Redskins consecutive victories against the Cowboys for the first time since 2012.

... represent the Redskins’ 45th victory against the Cowboys all-time, including postseason play.

... pull the Redskins’ all-time home record against Dallas to 29-30.


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Jay Gruden is in his third season with the Washington Redskins in 2016 after being named the 29th head coach in franchise history on January 9, 2014.

Previously a decorated quarterback in the college and Arena Football League ranks and a successful NFL assistant, Gruden showcased his offensive acumen honed from his diverse football background in his first two years with the Redskins.

In 2015, Gruden led the Redskins to an NFC East Championship, posting a 9-7 record to complete the second “worst-to-first” turn-around in team history. Gruden became the sixth coach in team his-tory to lead the Redskins to a playoff berth within the first two years at the helm, joining Ray Flaherty, Dutch Bergman, Dudley DeGroot, George Allen and Joe Gibbs.

Under Gruden’s guidance, the 2015 Redskins featured one of the most prolific passing attacks in franchise history. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, named the starter in the middle of the preseason, set single-season team records for attempts (543), completions (379), passing yards (4,166) and 300-yard passing games (seven) while throwing 29 touchdown passes, including at least one in all 16 games. Cousins’ success coincided with the emergence of third-year tight end Jordan Reed, who finished the season with 87 re-ceptions for 952 yards (both team records for a tight end) with 11 receiving touchdowns.

Gruden assumed control of the Redskins in 2014 and guided the team through a campaign in which three different quarterbacks (Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy) recorded victories as starters. He installed an offensive system that produced two Pro Bowlers in his first season as tackle Trent Williams and running back Alfred Morris earned repeat berths.

Excluding interim coaches, Gruden, 46 at the time of his hiring, became the team’s youngest head coaching hire since hiring even-tual Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs at 40 years of age in 1981. He became the first Redskins head coach hired directly from an of-fensive coordinator role on another team since Norv Turner in 1994.

Before joining the Redskins, Gruden spent his previous three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. In his tenure in Cincinnati, the Bengals averaged 10 wins a season, making three consecutive playoff appearances and earning an AFC North championship in 2013. Members of the Bengals’ offense accounted for seven Pro Bowl selections in his three seasons in Cincinnati.

Gruden was tasked with the development of quarterback Andy Dalton, a 2011 second-round pick. In three seasons together, Gruden helped Dalton to a 30-18 regular season record as a starter (.625), as Dalton’s 30 wins in that time frame ranked tied for fifth-most among NFL quarterbacks. Dalton’s 80 passing touchdowns rank third-most in NFL history for a quarterback in his first three sea-sons, trailing only Dan Marino (98) and Peyton Manning (85).

Prior to joining the Bengals, Gruden served two years with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League from 2009-10. In 2009, Gruden served as offensive coordinator as the Tuskers compiled a 6-0 regular season record and earned a UFL champion-ship game berth. In 2010, he assumed the roles of head coach and general manager and led the Tuskers to their second consecutive championship game appearance.

Gruden coached for seven seasons (2002-08) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a Super Bowl championship ring as an of-fensive assistant in 2002. There he worked under his brother, Jon (then the Bucs’ head coach), and current Redskins President Bruce Allen (the Bucs’ general manager from 2004-08). Gruden helped guide the Buccaneers to the team’s first league championship, a 48-21 victory in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Gruden also ranks among the most outstanding players and coaches in the history of the Arena Football League, having won six combined league championships – four as a quarterback and two as a head coach. Gruden played quarterback (2002-03) and served as head coach (2004-08) of the AFL’s Orlando Predators while simultaneously working as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers. In all, Gruden served as head coach of the Predators for nine seasons (1998-2001 and 2004-08), leading the Predators to four championship game appearances and two league titles as

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a coach. During a two-year hiatus from coaching the Predators in 2002-03, he returned to the playing field as Orlando’s quarterback, leading the Predators to playoff appearances in both seasons.

In his eight seasons as a player in the AFL, Gruden completed 1,673-of-2,775 passes (60.3 percent) for 21,578 yards with 398 touchdowns and 99 interceptions. In addition to his time with Or-lando, he spent six seasons (1991-96) at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Storm, winning four AFL titles and being named MVP of Aren-aBowl VII in 1993. He was also named the 1992 AFL Most Valuable Player and was honored with induction into the AFL Hall of Fame in 1999.

Gruden played quarterback for four seasons for former Red-skins draft pick Howard Schnellenberger at the University of Louis-ville (1985-88) and was a two-time team MVP.

Gruden was born March 4, 1967, in Tiffin, Ohio. He and his wife, Sherry, have three sons — J.J., Joey and Jack — and a grandson, Trey.

GRUDEN FOOTBALL TIMELINE

1985-88 Quarterback University of Louisville1989 Student Assistant University of Louisville1990 Quarterback Barcelona Dragons (WLAF)1990 Quarterback Sacramento Surge (WLAF)1990-91 Graduate Assistant University of Louisville1991-96 Quarterback Tampa Bay Storm (AFL)1997 Offensive Coordinator Nashville Kats (AFL)1998-2001 Head Coach Orlando Predators (AFL)2002-08* Offensive Assistant Tampa Bay Buccaneers2002-03* Quarterback Orlando Predators2004-08* Head Coach Orlando Predators2009 Offensive Coordinator Florida Tuskers (UFL)2010 Head Coach Florida Tuskers2011-13 Offensive Coordinator Cincinnati Bengals2015-Pres. Head Coach Washington Redskins

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**Leaders below from 2015 regular season. 2016 League Leader tracking will begin in Week 3.**

Redskins Offense » Ranked first in the NFL in completion percentage (69.5%) » Ranked first in the NFL in completion percentage inside the 30-

yard line (65.6%) » Ranked first in the NFL in first half time of possession (16:30) » Ranked first in the NFC and NFL in passer rating inside the 30-yard

line (113.3) » Ranked first in the NFC and third in the NFL in sack percentage

inside the 30-yard line (1.6%) » Ranked second in the NFC and NFL in percentage of first down

pass plays gaining 4+ yards (60.9%) » Ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL in third-and-medi-

um (4-6 yards) conversion percentage (53.3%) » Ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL in passer rating (102.0) » Ranked second in the NFC and tied for third in the NFL in intercep-

tion percentage inside the 30-yard line (.8%) » Ranked second in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in yards per pass

play in the red zone (4.19) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for third in the NFL in

red zone giveaways (1) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for third in the NFL in

completions inside the 30-yard line (80) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for third in the NFL in 5+

min drive scoring efficiency (88.0%) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for fourth in the NFL in

red zone third-down conversion percentage (50%) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for fourth in the NFL in

sacks allowed (27) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in

goal-to-go drives (30) » Ranked third in the NFC and NFL in points scored on 5+ minute

drives (119) » Ranked third in the NFC and NFL in 10-play drive touchdown ef-

ficiency (54.8%) » Ranked third in the NFC and NFL in 10-play drives resulting in a

touchdown (17) » Ranked third in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in average time of

scoring drives (4:08) » Ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in average points per

red zone trip (5.22) » Ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in percentage of

catchable passes dropped (3.9%) » Ranked third in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in 10-play drive

scoring efficiency (87.1%) » Ranked third in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in goal-to-go aver-

age points (5.87) » Ranked third in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in red zone touch-

down efficiency (61.2%) » Ranked tied for third in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in goal-

to-go touchdowns (23) » Ranked tied for third in the NFC and NFL in points scored on 10-

play drives (151) » Ranked fourth in the NFC in yards per play in the red zone (3.16) » Ranked fourth in the NFC in goal-to-go scoring efficiency (93.3%) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in average length

of scoring drives (8.49 plays) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in touchdown to

interception ratio (2.73) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in yards per pass-

ing attempt (7.74) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in average yards

per scoring drive (61.2) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in third-

down conversions (94) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in goal-to-go

touchdown efficiency (76.7%) » Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC and NFL in 10-play drives result-

ing in a score (27) » Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC and NFL in 5+ minute scoring

drives (22)

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» Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in 5+ minute drives (25)

» Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in red zone third down conversions (15)

» Ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in average distance on 10+ yard rushes (18.5)

» Ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in 10-play drives (31) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and NFL in third-down conversion percent-

age (43.5%) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in average time of pos-

session (31:34) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth NFL in 5+ minute drive touchdown

efficiency (52.0%) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in sack percentage (4.6%) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in red zone scoring

efficiency (91.8%) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in red zone points (256) » Ranked tied for fifth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in

fourth down conversion percentage (58.3%) » Ranked tied for fifth in the NFC in passing first downs (208) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in sack yards lost (199) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in sack percentage

during blitz situations (5.41%) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in points per game (24.3) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in completions per

game (24.1) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in yards per play (5.60) » Ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in completions (386) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in completions during blitz situations (92) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in fewest negative plays (99)

Redskins Defense » Ranked first in the NFL in assisted tackles (351) » Ranked first in the NFL in fumbles forced (21) » Ranked first in the NFL in fumble recoveries (16) » Ranked first in the NFL in opponent first half time of possession (13:30) » Ranked first in the NFL in percentage of fumbles per touch (2.3%) » Ranked first in the NFC and second in the NFL in opponent third

and fourth-and-one conversion percentage (50.0%) » Ranked first in the NFC and tied for second in the NFL in opponent

fourth-and-one conversion percentage (40.0%) » Ranked first in the NFC and third in the NFL in opponent third-and-

one conversion percentage (52.4%) » Ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL in completions al-

lowed in blitz situations (52) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in op-

ponent third-and-medium (4-6 yards) conversion percentage (35.6%) » Ranked third in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in opponent yards

per pass play inside the 30-yard line (3.76) » Ranked tied for third in the NFC and tied for 10th in the NFL in com-

pletions allowed inside the 30-yard line (59) » Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in

red zone takeaways (4) » Ranked tied for fourth in the NFC in red zone third-down conver-

sions (12) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in opponent time of

possession (28:26) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in opponent goal-to-go

scoring efficiency (87.0%) » Ranked fifth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in opponent goal-to-go

average points (5.17) » Ranked fifth in the NFC in opponent yards per play inside the 30-

yard line (3.64) » Ranked fifth in the NFC in opponent goal-to-go points (119) » Ranked fifth in the NFC in sack yards (264) » Ranked tied for fifth in the NFC in opponent red zone third-down

conversion percentage (37.5%) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in opponent goal-to-go touchdown effi-

ciency (65.2%) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in total yards allowed inside the 30-yard

line (753) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in opponent passer rating inside the 30-

yard line (92.2)


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» Ranked sixth in the NFC in opponent third-and-short conversion percentage (54.7%)

» Ranked tied for sixth in the NFC and tied for eighth in the NFL in opponent goal-to-go drives (23)

» Ranked tied for sixth in the NFC in opponent red zone scoring ef-ficiency (85.7%)

Redskins Special Teams » Ranked tied for first in the NFL in kickoff return touchdowns (2) » Ranked tied for first in the NFL in opponent kickoff return touch-

downs (0) » Ranked first in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in average kickoff

return against (20.1) » Ranked second in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in touchbacks (53) » Ranked tied for second in the NFC and NFL in total return touch-

downs (2) » Ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in kickoff return yards (999) » Ranked fourth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in percentage of kick-

offs resulting in touchbacks (62.4%) » Ranked tied for fifth in the NFC and NFL in longest kickoff return

(101 yards) » Ranked sixth in the NFC in total return yards (1152) » Ranked seventh in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in average kickoff

return (25.0)

Redskins Players » Will Compton ranked eighth in the NFC in assisted tackles (40) » Kirk Cousins ranked first in the NFL in completion percentage (69.8%) » Cousins ranked third in the NFC and NFL in rushing touchdowns

amongst quarterbacks (5) » Cousins ranked fourth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in sack

percentage (4.6%) » Cousins ranked fifth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in comple-

tions (379) » Cousins ranked fifth in the NFC and tied for eighth in the NFL in

passing first downs (204) » Cousins ranked fifth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in yards per

attempt (7.67) » Cousins ranked sixth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in comple-

tions per game (23.7) » Cousins ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in passing

yards (4,166) » Cousins ranked sixth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in percent-

age of passes resulting in first downs (37.6%) » Cousins ranked seventh in the NFC in passing yards per game (260.4) » Jamison Crowder ranked first in the NFC and third in the NFL in

receptions amongst rookies (59) » Crowder ranked first in the NFC and second in the NFL in first down

receptions amongst rookies (34) » Crowder ranked third in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in receiving

yards amongst rookies (604) » Crowder ranked third in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in receiving

yards per game amongst rookies (37.8) » Pierre Garçon ranked second in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL

in third-down receptions (29) » Dashon Goldson ranked tied for ninth in the NFC in assisted tackles (38) » Dustin Hopkins ranked third in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in

touchback percentage (68.4%) » Hopkins ranked third in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in

touchbacks (52) » Hopkins ranked fifth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in extra point

percentage (97.5%) » Hopkins ranked sixth in the NFC and ninth in the NFL in field goal

percentage (89.3%) » Hopkins ranked tied for seventh in the NFC longest field goal (54

yards) » Matt Jones ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL in lon-

gest reception amongst rookies (78) » Jones ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in rushing yards

per game amongst rookies (37.7) » Jones ranked fourth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in carries

amongst rookies (144) » Jones ranked fifth in the NFC and tied for ninth in the NFL in lon-

LEAGUE LEADERS (CONT.)

gest rush amongst rookies (39) » Jones ranked sixth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in rushing yards

amongst rookies (490) » Jones ranked sixth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in rushing

touchdowns amongst rookies (3) » Jones ranked seventh in the NFC in receiving yards amongst rook-

ies (304) » Ryan Kerrigan ranked seventh in the NFC in sack yards (70.5) » Kerrigan ranked tied for eighth in the NFC in sacks (9.5) » Andre Roberts ranked tied for second in the NFL in kickoff return

touchdowns (1) » Jordan Reed ranked first in the NFL in first down receptions

amongst tight ends (54) » Reed ranked first in the NFC and third in the NFL in yards after

catch amongst tight ends (466) » Reed ranked first in the NFC and second in the NFL in receptions

amongst tight ends (87) » Reed ranked first in the NFC and tied for second in the NFL in

touchdown receptions amongst tight ends (11) » Reed ranked second in the NFC and fifth in the NFL in targets

amongst tight ends (114) » Reed ranked second in the NFC and fifth in the NFL in receiving

yards amongst tight ends (952) » Reed ranked second in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in percentage

of receptions resulting in a first down amongst tight ends (62.1%) » Reed ranked second in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in receiving

yards per game (69.8) amongst tight ends » Reed ranked second in the NFC and tied for fourth in the NFL in 25+

yard receptions amongst tight ends (8) » Reed ranked third in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in

touchdown receptions (11) » Reed ranked fifth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL in receptions per

game (6.2) » Reed ranked sixth in the NFC in receptions (87) » Reed ranked sixth in the NFC in third-down receptions (24) » Reed ranked sixth in the NFC in yards after catch (466) » Rashad Ross ranked tied for second in the NFL in kickoff return

touchdowns (1) » Ross ranked fifth in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in kickoff return

yards (684) » Ross ranked tied for fifth in the NFL in longest kick return (101) » Preston Smith ranked first in the NFL in sacks amongst rookies

(8.0) » Smith ranked second in the NFC and tied for second in the NFL in

forced fumbles amongst rookies (3) » Smith ranked third in the NFC in sack yards (77)


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» The Washington Redskins fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16, in front of an announced crowd of 79,124 people at FedExField on Monday.

» The Redskins opened the season on Monday Night Football for the 11th time since the introduction of the broadcast package in 1970.

» The Redskins opened a season at home for a second straight year, marking the first time the franchise has played consecutive season openers at FedExField since 2010-11.

» The Redskins opened the season against an AFC opponent for a third straight year for the first time since the formation of con-ferences following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Redskins opened against the Houston Texans in 2014 and Miami Dolphins in 2015.

» Despite the defeat, the Redskins are now 42-33-3 all-time against the Steelers, including a 20-13-3 all-time record at home in the series.

» Quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 30-of-43 passes for 328 yards.

» With the effort, Cousins (7,525) moved past Jay Schroeder (7,445) for 11th-most career passing yards in franchise history.

» The 300-yard passing game was the 13th of Cousins’ career, including postseason play. Cousins is now one 300-yard passing game shy of tying Joe Theismann (14) for second-most in team his-tory.

» With a third quarter interception on his 21st pass attempt of the game, Cousins snapped a streak of 252 consecutive regular season pass attempts at FedExField without an interception, dating back to Week 1 of the 2015 season. The streak – which extends to 298 consecutive attempts when including postseason play – was the longest streak of consecutive home pass attempts without an interception in team history.

» The game was Cousins’ first without a passing touchdown since assuming the starting role prior to the 2015 season. His streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass ended at 17, including postseason play, and ranks as the second-longest in team history (23, Sonny Jurgensen).

» The game was Cousins’ sixth career 30-completion game. No other Redskins quarterback since 1960 has recorded more than three.

» Wide receiver DeSean Jackson finished the game with six re-ceptions for a team-high 102 yards, a 17.0-yard average. He entered the game averaging 17.7 yards per reception in his career, most among active players with at least 200 career receptions.

» The 100-yard receiving game was the 28th of Jackson’s ca-reer and his eighth as a member of the Redskins.

» The Redskins held an opponent without a sack for the first time since Week 12 vs. the New York Giants last season.

» Running back Chris Thompson recorded his first career rush-ing touchdown on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter. It was the fourth total touchdown of Thompson’s career, adding to his three career receiving touchdowns.

» The Redskins opened the scoring with a 31-yard field goal by kicker Dustin Hopkins. The Redskins were 7-3 in 2015 when scoring first.

» Hopkins finished the game 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and pushed his streak of consecutive successful field goal attempts in regular season play to seven. The three-field goal performance was the fourth of his career.

» Cornerback Bashaud Breeland recorded the Redskins’ first interception of the season in the first quarter. The interception was the fifth of his career and his first since Week 6 of the 2015 season.

» Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan recorded his first sack and forced fumble of the season in the first quarter.

» The forced fumble was the 18th of Kerrigan’s career since en-

NOTES FROM LAST GAME

tering the league in 2011, the most of any active player in that time-frame. He is one shy of now-retired defensive back Charles Tillman (19) in forced fumbles since 2011.

» The sack pushed Kerrigan’s career total to 48.5, already the third-most by a member of the Redskins since the NFL made sacks an official statistic in 1982.

» Tight end Vernon Davis recorded his first catch as a member of the Redskins in the fourth quarter, gaining 20 yards on a pass from Cousins.

» Linebacker Mason Foster was credited with a career-high 14 tackles, including two for loss.

» Cornerback Josh Norman made his Redskins debut and re-corded his 11th career game with multiple passes defensed (two).

» Safety Will Blackmon recorded a 29-yard kickoff return in the third quarter, his first kickoff return since Dec. 11, 2011, as a member of the New York Giants.

» Wide receiver Jamison Crowder recorded a career-long 17-yard punt return in the third quarter.

» Wide receiver Pierre Garçon recorded his 100th career regular season start.

» Wide receiver Josh Doctson and safety Su’a Cravens both made their NFL debuts.

» Doctson recorded his first NFL catch in the fourth quarter, gaining nine yards on a pass from Cousins.

STEELERS DEF. REDSKINS, 38-16

Steelers RedskinsTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 23 18 By Rushing 9 3 By Passing 14 14 By Penalty 0 1THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 9-14-64% 3-10-30%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-2-0%TOTAL NET YARDS 435 384 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 68 55 Average gain per offensive play 6.4 7.0NET YARDS RUSHING 147 55 Total Rushing Plays 30 12 Average gain per rushing play 4.9 4.6 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 1-3 2-5NET YARDS PASSING 288 329 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 1-12 0-0 Gross yards passing 300 329PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 37-27-1 43-30-2 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 7.6 7.7KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-6-6 5-4-4PUNTS Number and Average 2-53.5 1-27.0 Had Blocked 0 0 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 45.0 27.0TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 0 43 No. and Yards Punt Returns 0-0 1-17 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 1-18 1-29 No. and Yards Interception Returns 2-0 1-26PENALTIES Number and Yards 4-81 9-55FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-0 1-0TOUCHDOWNS 5 1 Rushing 2 1 Passing 3 0EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 5-5 1-1 Kicking Made-Attempts 5-5 1-1FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 1-4-25%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-2-50%SAFETIES 0 0FINAL SCORE 38 16TIME OF POSSESSION 33:18 26:42


GAME RELEASETHE OPPONENT

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2016 sea-son after posting a 4-12 regular season re-

cord last year. This year will mark Jason Garrett’s sixth full season as the team’s

head coach. The Cowboys are 0-1 follow-ing a 20-19 loss to the New York Giants in Week 1.

Despite injury, Tony Romo sits atop the depth chart at quarterback. The 14-year NFL veteran appeared in only four games last season. In those four games, he completed 83-of-121

passes (68.6 percent) for 884 yards and five touchdowns. In Romo’s absence to start the season, the Cowboys have turned to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, a fourth-round pick last April. He completed 39-of-50 passes (78.0 percent) for 454 yards and five touchdowns in the preseason. Last week, he completed 25-of-45 passes for 227 yards in his regular season debut.

No. 4 overall pick Ezekiel Elliott is the team’s starting running back. Elliott gained 51 yards on 20 carries and scored his first ca-reer rushing touchdown in Week 1. Behind Elliott is free agent sign-ing Alfred Morris, who spent the first four seasons of his NFL ca-reer with the Redskins from 2012-15. Morris’ 4,713 rushing yards with the Redskins rank fifth in team history.

Wide receiver Dez Bryant missed part of the 2015 season with a foot injury sustained in Week 1. He concluded his season with 31 receptions for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Terrance Wil-liams led the Cowboys in receiving yards (840) on 52 receptions with three receiving touchdowns. Tight end Jason Witten started all 16 games last season, recording a team-high 77 receptions for 713 yards and three touchdowns.

Linebacker Sean Lee posted a team-high 128 tackles (76 solo) a season ago. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, who led the Cow-boys with 8.5 sacks last season, with miss Week 2 while serving a suspension.

Kicker Dan Bailey enters into his seventh season with Dallas af-ter converting 30-of-32 field goal attempts (93.8 percent) in 2015.Punter Chris Jones averaged 45.2 yards on 69 punts last season.

Lucky Whitehead returns as the Cowboys’ punt and kickoff re-turner in his second NFL season. Last season, Whitehead returned 19 punts for 110 yards and 16 kickoffs for 452 yards.

2016 LEAGUE RANKINGS

OFFENSE REDSKINS COWBOYS 24t Pts/Game 23 4 Yds/Play 28 9 Yds/Game 20 30 Rush Yds/Game 15 5 Pass Yds/Game 19 24t 3rd Down Pct. 5 26 Time of Poss. 2 DEFENSE REDSKINS COWBOYS 31 Pts/Game 11t 26 Yds/Play 23 28 Yds/Game 10t 26 Rush Yds/Game 21 23 Pass Yds/Game 11 32 3rd Down Pct. 21t

JASON GARRETTJason Garrett enters his sixth full

season as head coach of the Dallas Cow-boys in 2016 after being awarded the po-sition in January of 2011, becoming the first former Cowboys player to be named to the head coach position. The Cowboys ended last season with a 4-12 record, finishing fourth in the NFC East.

Last season, Dallas posted a 4-12 re-cord after both Tony Romo (collarbone) and Dez Bryant (foot) were sidelined with injuries and ended the season on Reserve/Injured. During the season, running back Darren McFadden record-ed a 1,000 yard season (1,089) for the second time in his career.

Garrett got his start in 2005 as a quarterbacks coach (2005-06) with the Miami Dolphins, then under Head Coach Nick Saban. He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2007 as the team’s offensive co-ordinator. They would finish that season ranked 2nd for scoring in the league (28.4 points per game) and ranked 1st for scoring in the NFC. Under his guidance, the offense scored 24 points-or-more in the first 13 games of the season setting a franchise record.

In 2008, then Head Coach Wade Phillips named Garett the as-sistant head coach in January. In March of that year Pro Football Weekly named him the NFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year. The team would end that season ranked 13th in the league for total offense (344.5 yards per game) and 9th in the league for passing offense (236.8 yards per game).

The 2009 season ended with Dallas ranked 2nd in the league for yards-per-game (399.4) and 6th in passing (267.9). The offense set three franchise records for total offensive yards (6,390), net pass-ing yards (4,387), and pass completions (347). They concluded the season by winning the 2009 NFC East title.

Garrett was assigned head coach halfway through the 2010 season racking up a 5-3 record to end the season. He entered his first full season as the head coach of Dallas in 2011 concluding that season with an 8-8 record. In his 2012 season, Garrett guided the offense to set a record for the third-best all-time total net yardage (5,994 yards). Quarterback Tony Romo set a record for the gross yards (4,903) while the offense posted a team record for net pass-ing yards (4,729).

Under Garrett’s tutelage, the Cowboys ended their 2013 season with an 8-8 record and a trip to the NFC East title game for the third consecutive season. They would end the season ranked 2nd in the NFC East. He led the team to a 12-4 record, five-way tie for the best record in the league, and clinched the team’s 22nd Division title.

Garrett spent his collegiate career playing football at Princeton University where he was named the Ivy League’s Player of the Year and was an All-American honorable mention. He was picked up as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted. He be-came the assistant coach at Princeton in the fall of 1990 and then went on to play in the World League and Canadian Football League.

He and his wife, Brill, founded the Jason Garrett Starfish Chari-ties in 1997 in an effort to enhance the lives of young people. The organization holds a one-day football camp and leadership forum for athletes in high school.

Garrett and his wife, Brill, reside in Dallas.


GAME RELEASESERIES HISTORY

Sunday’s matchup between the Redskins and Cowboys will mark the 113th overall meeting between the division rivals. It will be the 111th regular season meeting between the two franchises.

The Redskins trail the all-time regular season series, 42-66-2. Washington won both of the teams’ postseason meetings, including victories in the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship games.

The Redskins won the teams’ most recent meeting, a 34-23 victory at AT&T Stadium in Week 17 last season. Quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 12-of-15 passes for 176 yards and three touch-downs before exiting the game in the second quarter. This week, the Redskins seek their first home win against Dallas since a division-clinching victory at FedExField to conclude the 2012 season.

Included below are the 112 previous games contested between the Redskins and Cowboys:

Date Game Result10/9/1960 vs. Dallas 26-14 W11/19/1961 at Dallas 28-28 12/17/1961 vs. Dallas 34-24 W9/16/1962 at Dallas 35-35 11/4/1962 vs. Dallas 38-10 L9/29/1963 vs. Dallas 21-17 W11/3/1963 at Dallas 35-20 L9/20/1964 at Dallas 24-18 L11/22/1964 vs. Dallas 28-16 W9/26/1965 at Dallas 27-7 L11/28/1965 vs. Dallas 34-31 W11/13/1966 vs. Dallas 31-30 L12/11/1966 at Dallas 34-31 W10/8/1967 vs. Dallas 17-14 L11/19/1967 at Dallas 27-20 W11/17/1968 vs. Dallas 44-24 L11/28/1968 at Dallas 29-20 L11/16/1969 vs. Dallas 41-28 L12/21/1969 at Dallas 20-10 L11/22/1970 vs. Dallas 45-21 L12/6/1970 at Dallas 34-0 L10/3/1971 at Dallas 20-16 W11/21/1971 vs. Dallas 13-0 L10/22/1972 vs. Dallas 24-20 W12/9/1972 at Dallas 34-24 L12/31/1972** vs. Dallas 26-3 W10/8/1973 vs. Dallas 14-7 W12/9/1973 at Dallas 27-7 L11/17/1974 vs. Dallas 28-21 W11/28/1974 at Dallas 24-23 L11/2/1975 vs. Dallas 30-24 (OT) W12/13/1975 at Dallas 31-10 L10/31/1976 vs. Dallas 20-7 L12/12/1976 at Dallas 27-14 W10/16/1977 at Dallas 34-16 L11/27/1977 vs. Dallas 14-7 L10/2/1978 vs. Dallas 9-5 W11/23/1978 at Dallas 37-10 L11/18/1979 vs. Dallas 34-20 W12/16/1979 at Dallas 35-34 L9/8/1980 vs. Dallas 17-3 L11/23/1980 at Dallas 14-10 L9/6/1981 vs. Dallas 26-10 L11/22/1981 at Dallas 24-10 L12/5/1982 vs. Dallas 24-10 L1/22/1983** vs. Dallas 31-17 W9/5/1983 vs. Dallas 31-30 L12/11/1983 at Dallas 31-10 W10/14/1984 vs. Dallas 34-14 W12/9/1984 at Dallas 30-28 W

9/9/1985 at Dallas 44-14 L11/10/1985 vs. Dallas 13-7 L10/12/1986 at Dallas 30-6 L11/23/1986 vs. Dallas 41-14 W10/19/1987 at Dallas 13-7 W12/13/1987 vs. Dallas 24-20 W10/9/1988 at Dallas 35-17 W12/11/1988 vs. Dallas 24-17 L9/24/1989 at Dallas 30-7 W11/5/1989 vs. Dallas 13-3 L9/23/1990 vs. Dallas 19-15 W11/22/1990 at Dallas 27-17 L9/9/1991 at Dallas 33-31 W11/24/1991 vs. Dallas 24-21 L9/7/1992 at Dallas 23-10 L12/13/1992 vs. Dallas 20-17 W9/6/1993 vs. Dallas 35-16 W12/26/1993 at Dallas 38-3 L10/2/1994 vs. Dallas 34-7 L11/20/1994 at Dallas 31-7 L10/1/1995 vs. Dallas 27-23 W12/3/1995 at Dallas 24-17 W11/28/1996 at Dallas 21-10 L12/22/1996 vs. Dallas 37-10 W10/13/1997 vs. Dallas 21-16 W11/16/1997 at Dallas 17-14 L10/4/1998 vs. Dallas 31-10 L12/27/1998 at Dallas 23-7 L9/12/1999 vs. Dallas 41-35 (OT) L10/24/1999 at Dallas 38-20 L9/18/2000 vs. Dallas 27-21 L12/10/2000 at Dallas 32-13 L10/15/2001 at Dallas 9-7 L12/2/2001 vs. Dallas 20-14 L11/28/2002 at Dallas 27-20 L12/29/2002 vs. Dallas 20-14 W11/2/2003 at Dallas 21-14 L12/14/2003 vs. Dallas 27-0 L9/27/2004 vs. Dallas 21-18 L12/26/2004 at Dallas 13-10 L9/19/2005 at Dallas 14-13 W12/18/2005 vs. Dallas 35-7 W9/17/2006 at Dallas 27-10 L11/5/2006 vs. Dallas 22-19 W11/18/2007 at Dallas 28-23 L12/30/2007 vs. Dallas 27-6 W9/28/2008 at Dallas 26-24 W11/16/2008 vs. Dallas 14-10 L11/22/2009 at Dallas 7-6 L12/27/2009 vs. Dallas 17-0 L9/12/2010 vs. Dallas 13-7 W12/19/2010 at Dallas 33-30 L9/26/2011 at Dallas 18-16 L11/20/2011 vs. Dallas 27-24 (OT) L11/22/2012 at Dallas 38-31 W12/30/2012 vs. Dallas 28-18 W10/13/2013 at Dallas 31-16 L12/22/2013 vs. Dallas 24-23 L10/27/2014 at Dallas 20-17 (OT) W12/28/2014 vs. Dallas 44-17 L12/7/2015 vs. Dallas 19-16 L1/3/2016 at Dallas 34-23 W

**Playoff game


GAME RELEASE

Family:Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry is the son-in-law of Cowboys

Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli.Former Cowboys on Redskins:

Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan (2012-14) Tight Ends Coach Wes Phillips (2007-13) Assistant Offensive Line Coach Kevin Carberry (2014)

Former Redskins on Cowboys:Tight Ends Coach Michael Pope (1997-99)RB Alfred Morris (2012-15)

Redskins from Texas:Tight Ends Coach Wes Phillips (Houston)WR Josh Doctson (Mansfield)WR Ryan Grant (Beaumont)DE Ziggy Hood (Amarillo) K Dustin Hopkins (Houston) QB Colt McCoy (Tuscola) T Ty Nsekhe (Arlington)CB Dashaun Phillips (Duncanville) T Trent Williams (Longview)

Cowboys from the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area:Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Mike Woicik (Baltimore, Md.) Offensive Line Coach Frank Pollack (Camp Springs, Md.) DE Charles Tapper (Baltimore, Md.) WR Lucky Whitehead (Bealeton, Va.)

Redskins who went to college in Texas:Tight Ends Coach Wes Phillips (UTEP) WR Josh Doctson (TCU)S Deshazor Everett (Texas A&M) QB Colt McCoy (Texas) T Ty Nsekhe (Texas State) CB Dashaun Phillips (Tarleton State)

Cowboys who went to college in the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area:Wide Receivers Coach Derek Dooley (Virginia)

Notable Pro Connections:Wide Receivers Coach Ike Hilliard played with Cowboys Head

Coach Jason Garrett for the New York Giants from 2000-03. Hill-iard played wide receiver and Garrett played quarterback. Hilliard also played with Cowboys Running Backs Coach Gary Brown for the New York Giants from 1998-99.

Team President Bruce Allen, Head Coach Jay Gruden and De-fensive Coordinator Joe Barry worked with Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. Allen served as the General Manager, Gruden served as the Offensive Assistant, Barry served as the Linebackers Coach and Garrett played quar-terback.

Assistant Special Teams Coach Bradford Banta worked with Cowboys Offensive Coordinator Scott Linehan for the Detroit Lions from 2009-13.

Team President Bruce Allen (2004-05), Head Coach Jay Gruden (2002-05), Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry (2001-05), Outside Linebackers Coach Greg Manusky (2000) and Wide Receivers Coach Ike Hilliard (2005) worked with Cowboys Defensive Coordi-nator Rod Marinelli for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry (2007-08) and Assistant Spe-cial Teams Coach Bradford Banta (2008) worked with Cowboys De-fensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli for the Detroit Lions. Barry and Banta served in the positions while Marinelli served as Head Coach.

Team President Bruce Allen (2004-08), Head Coach Jay Gruden (2002-08), Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry (2002-06, 09), Offen-sive Coordinator Sean McVay (2008) and Wide Receivers Coach Ike Hilliard (2005-09) worked with Cowboys Assistant Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator Rich Bisaccia for the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers.

Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry (2012), Outside Linebackers Coach Greg Manusky (2011) and DE Kendall Reyes (2012) worked with Cowboys Assistant Head Coach and Special Teams Coordina-

NOTABLE REDSKINS/COWBOYS CONNECTIONS

tor Rich Bisaccia for the San Diego Chargers. Defensive Backs Coach Perry Fewell (1998) and Running Backs

Coach Randy Jordan (1995-97) worked with Cowboys Secondary Coach Joe Baker for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fewell served in the same position while Jordan played running back and Baker served as Assistant Special Teams Coach.

C Kory Lichtensteiger worked with Cowboys Secondary Coach Joe Baker for the Denver Broncos in 2008. Baker served as the Of-fensive Assistant.

Team President Bruce Allen, Offensive Line Coach Bill Callah-an and Running Backs Coach Randy Jordan worked with Cowboys Quarterbacks Coach Wade Wilson for the Oakland Raiders from 1998-99. Allen served as Senior Executive, Callahan served as Of-fensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach (1998), Offensive Coordina-tor/Offensive Line Coach (1999), Jordan played running back and Wilson played quarterback.

Assistant Special Teams Coach Bradford Banta worked with Cowboys Assistant Wide Receivers Coach Kyle Valero for the De-troit Lions from 2010-13.

Assistant Special Teams Coach Bradford Banta coached Cow-boys LB Justin Durant for the Detroit Lions from 2011-12.

Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry (2012-14), Outside Linebackers Coach Greg Manusky (2011), Defensive Quality Control Chad Grimm (2013-14) and DE Kendall Reyes (2012-14) worked with Cowboys LB Andrew Gachkar for the San Diego Chargers. Barry served as the Linebackers Coach, Manusky was the Defensive Coordinator and Grimm held the same position.

TE Vernon Davis (2012-14), QB Colt McCoy (2013) and DE Ricky Jean Francois (2012) played with Cowboys OL Joe Looney for the San Francisco 49ers.

Special Teams Coordinator Ben Kotwica (2009-13), Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan (2009-11) and Quarterbacks Coach Matt Cavanaugh (2009-12) worked with Cowboys QB Mark Sanchez for the New York Jets. Cavanaugh served as the Quarterbacks Coach.

Special Projects/Assistant Special Teams Bret Munsey (2013) and WR DeSean Jackson (2011-13) worked with Cowboys DL Cedric Thornton for the Philadelphia Eagles. Notable College Connections:

Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry worked with Cowboys Defen-sive Coordinator Rod Marinelli at USC in 1995. Barry served as a Graduate Assistant while Marinelli served as the Defensive Line Coach.

WR Ryan Grant worked with Cowboys Safeties Coach Greg Jack-son at Tulane in 2009.

DE Ziggy Hood played for Cowboys Passing Game Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Matt Eberflus at Missouri from 2005-08. Eber-flus served as the Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach.

Hood played with Cowboys LB Andrew Gachkar for Missouri from 2007-08.

G Spencer Long played with Cowboys DT Maliek Collins for Ne-braska in 2013.

CB Quinton Dunbar (2011-14), RB Matt Jones (2012-14) and TE Jordan Reed (2010-12) played with Cowboys OL Chaz Green for Florida.

G Brandon Scherff played with Cowboys LB Anthony Hitchens for Iowa from 2011-13.

DE Kendall Reyes played with Cowboys S Byron Jones for UCO-NN in 2011.

LS Nick Sundberg succeeded Cowboys LS L.P. LaDouceur at Cal in 2005.

DE Chris Baker played with Cowboys LB Sean Lee for Penn State from 2005-07.

WR Josh Doctson played with Cowboys LB Mark Nzeocha for Wyoming in 2011.

LB Preston Smith played with Cowboys QB Dak Prescott for Mis-sissippi State from 2011-14.


GAME RELEASESERIES SUPERLATIVES

REDSKINS

PASSINGCompletions 33 Jason Campbell, 11/18/07Attempts 54 Jason Campbell, 11/18/07Yards 411 Sonny Jurgensen, 11/28/65TDs 4 5 Times Last Time: Robert Griffin III, 11/22/12

RUSHINGAttempts 36 John Riggins, 01/22/83Yards 200 Alfred Morris, 12/30/12TDs 3 3 Times Last Time: Alfred Morris, 12/30/12

RECEIVINGReceptions 11 2 Times Last Time: Pierre Garcon, 12/22/13Yards 199 Charley Taylor, 11/13/66TDs 3 2 Times Last Time: Chris Cooley, 12/18/05

DEFENSESacks 4 Phillip Daniels, 12/18/05Interceptions 3 Jim Steffen, 09/29/63

COWBOYS

PASSING Completions 37 Tony Romo, 11/22/12Attempts 62 Tony Romo, 11/22/12 Yards 441 Tony Romo, 11/22/12TDs 5 Troy Aikman, 09/12/99

RUSHINGAttempts 34 Emmitt Smith, 11/24/91Yards 189 Troy Hambrick, 12/14/03TDs 3 2 Times, Last Time: Emmitt Smith, 11/28/96

RECEIVINGReceptions 13 Lance Rentzel, 11/19/67 Yards 246 Bob Hayes, 11/13/66TDs 4 Terrell Owens, 11/18/07 DEFENSESacks 5 Jim Jeffcoat, 11/10/85Interceptions 3 Terence Newman, 12/14/03

CAREER STATS VS. COWBOYS

Projected Offensive Starters

QB Kirk Cousins (three games):55-of-82, 592 yards, 5 TD3 att., 16 yards

RB Matt Jones (one game):18 att., 49 yards1 rec., 5 yards

WR DeSean Jackson (13 games):49 rec., 965 yards, 3 TD5 att., 39 yards

WR Pierre Garçon (nine games):46 rec., 604 yards, 4 TD2 att., 18 yards

WR Jamison Crowder (two games):8 rec., 138 yards, 1 TD

TE Jordan Reed (five games):27 rec., 246 yards

Projected Defensive Starters (Stats according to STATS, INC.)

DE Ziggy Hood (two games):5 tackles (4 solo)

NT Kedric Golston (18 games):31 tackles (16 solo), 1 FF

DE Chris Baker (eight games):12 tackles (9 solo), 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR

LB Preston Smith (two games):2 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack, 1 PD

LB Will Compton (four games):13 tackles (9 solo), 1 INT, 1 PD

LB Mason Foster (four games):27 tackles (19 solo), 1 FF, 1 FR

LB Ryan Kerrigan (10 games):36 tackles (25 solo), 5 sacks, 1 FF, 2 PD

CB Josh Norman (two games):6 tackles (5 solo), 1 PD

CB Bashaud Breeland (four games):25 tackles (21 solo), 1 FF, 6 PD

S DeAngelo Hall (14 games):74 tackles (61 solo), 3 INT, 1 FF, 3 FR, 11 PD

S David Bruton Jr. (two games):No defensive stats recorded


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OFFENSE

REDSKINS COWBOYS16 Points 196 Points in 1st Quarter 30 Points in 2nd Quarter 63 Points in 3rd Quarter 77 Points in 4th Quarter 31 Offensive Touchdowns 11 Rushing TDs 10 Passing TDs 00 Return TDs 03 Field Goals 4384 Yards From Scrimmage 328384.0 Yards Per Game 328.055 Total Plays 757.0 Avg. Per Play 4.41/0 Fumbles/Lost 0/02 Had Intercepted 03/10 Third-down Conversions 10/1730.0 Third-down Percentage 58.80/2 Fourth-down Conversions 0/00.0 Fourth-down Percentages 0.09/55 Penalties/Yards 6/5026:42 Time of Possession Avg. 36:43 PASSING 43 Pass Attempts 4530 Pass Completions 2569.8 Completion Percentage 55.6329 Passing Yards 227329.0 Avg. Yards/Game 227.00 Passing Touchdowns 02 Interceptions 072.7 Rating 69.40 Times Sacked 02 Completions of 25+ yards 1 RUSHING 12 Rush Attempts 3055 Rush Yards 1014.6 Yards Per Carry 3.455.0 Yards Per Game 101.01 Touchdowns 13 First Downs 101 Rushes of 10+ yards 2 RECEIVING 30 Receptions 25329 Receiving yards 22711.0 Yards Per Catch 9.1329.0 Yards Per Game 227.00 Touchdowns 014 First Downs 132 Receptions of 25+ yards 1

DEFENSE

REDSKINS COWBOYS38 Points 200 Points in 1st Quarter 014 Points in 2nd Quarter 1310 Points in 3rd Quarter 014 Points in 4th Quarter 75 Offensive Touchdowns 32 Rushing TDs 03 Passing TDs 30 Return TDs 01 Field Goals 0435 Yards From Scrimmage 316435.0 Yards Per Game 316.068 Total Plays 546.4 Avg. Per Play 5.92/0 Fumbles/Lost 1/01 Had Intercepted 19/14 Third-down Conversions 5/1064.0 Third-down Percentage 50.02/2 Fourth-down Conversions 0/0100.0 Fourth-down Percentages 0.04/81 Penalties/Yards 4/4033:18 Time of Possession Avg. 23:17 PASSING 37 Pass Attempts 2827 Pass Completions 1973.0 Completion Percentage 67.9300 Passing Yards 203300.0 Avg. Yards/Game 203.03 Passing Touchdowns 31 Interceptions 1112.4 Rating 110.31 Times Sacked 23 Completions of 25+ yards 1 RUSHING 30 Rush Attempts 24147 Rush Yards 1134.9 Yards Per Carry 4.7147.0 Yards Per Game 113.02 Touchdowns 09 First Downs 63 Rushes of 10+ yards 4 RECEIVING 27 Receptions 19300 Receiving yards 20711.1 Yards Per Catch 10.9300.0 Yards Per Game 207.03 Touchdowns 314 First Downs 113 Receptions of 25+ yards 1


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Redskins 34, Cowboys 23

Associated PressJan. 3, 2016

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kirk Cousins had the perfect game -- got a few quick scores, kept his rhythm and headed to the bench early in a playoff tuneup for the Washington Redskins.

Cousins threw for three touchdowns before leaving late in the first half, and the Redskins finished the regular season with a 34-23 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

“It was perfect,” tight end Jordan Reed said. “He came out there hot, got it over with and got out.”

The Redskins (9-7) won four straight to finish the season, their longest streak since winning the last seven the last time they made the playoffs in 2012. The NFC East champions will be the No. 4 seed on wild-card weekend and will host Green Bay next Sunday.

The statistical target for Cousins -- or maybe more for the team-mates who wanted him to have the record -- was Jay Schroeder’s 1986 franchise mark for passing yards in a season.

Cousins got it on his second throw of the second quarter -- a 28-yarder to Jamison Crowder after he had already thrown all three of his TD passes in the first. He finished with 176 yards for the game and 4,166 for the season, just the third 4,000-yard performance in team history.

Had the game mattered, he might have threatened Sonny Jur-gensen’s 48-year-old team record of 31 touchdown passes, instead settling for 29.

“I’m happy for Kirk,” coach Jay Gruden said. “Kirk did a great job of staying within himself, and continuing to compete and study the game plan. He’s got a lot of confidence now. It’s great to see him progress. He’s got a chance to be a really good one.”

Kellen Moore had 435 yards passing and three touchdowns af-ter throwing an interception and losing a fumble on a snap to help dig a quick 21-0 hole for the Cowboys (4-12).

It’s the most losses for Dallas since going 1-15 in 1989, the year owner and general manager Jerry Jones bought the team.

The stunning reversal for last year’s 12-4 division champion in a season mostly without quarterback Tony Romo because of a twice-broke left collarbone put the Cowboys back at .500 (152-152) going all the way back to 1997.

“It’s probably been as difficult as any season we’ve been a part of,” said 13th-year Dallas tight end Jason Witten, who scored his first touchdown since getting two in the opener. “It makes for a long offseason, and you really can’t put into words how you feel coming off last year.”

Cousins became the first Washington quarterback to throw at least one scoring pass in all 16 regular-season games on a 5-yarder to Ryan Grant.

He also had a 39-yard touchdown to Pierre Garcon and a 3-yard-er to Crowder, the latter giving Washington a 21-0 lead late in the first quarter. He was replaced by backup Colt McCoy late in the sec-ond quarter.

By completing 12 of 15 passes for 176 yards, Cousins is likely to lead the NFL with a 69.8 completion percentage. Jurgensen was the only other Washington quarterback to do that, in 1970.

The Redskins, who won their last three road games after start-ing 0-5 away from home, had a couple of injury scares in the first half, even though they were sitting several defensive starters.

Cornerback Dashaun Phillips was taken to a hospital after be-ing taken off the field on a cart with his head immobilized. He had movement in his extremities. Gruden said he had a cervical stinger but tests indicated he would be OK.

Safety Kyshoen Jarrett left the game with a concussion in the first quarter after a jarring collision with Dallas running back Darren McFadden. He was getting an MRI on his neck.

LAST MEETING

The finale had the look of a preseason game with plenty of emp-ty seats at the $1.2 billion home of the Cowboys, and the feel of one with plenty of Washington subs in the second half. The Redskins cruised to the victory anyway.

“9-7 sounds a lot better than 8-8,” Cousins said. “In addition to that, we felt that it was important to go into the postseason with some momentum and on a rhythm.”

McFadden epitomized the Cowboys’ loss. He fumbled into the end zone on his way to an easy fourth-quarter touchdown, the last of four turnovers without a takeaway for the NFL’s worst team in turnover margin (minus-22).

Game notes: Cousins finished tied with Joe Theismann (1983) for second

on the single-season touchdown list with 29. ... Crowder had four catches for 99 yards, matching Hall of Famer Art Monk for the sec-ond-most catches by a rookie in team history. ... Washington’s Al-fred Morris had 100 yards rushing for his first 100-yard game since the opener.

REDSKINS DEF. COWBOYS, 34-23

Redskins CowboysTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 19 27 By Rushing 8 5 By Passing 11 22 By Penalty 0 0THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-14-50% 2-10-20%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100%TOTAL NET YARDS 437 512 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 63 68 Average gain per offensive play 6.9 7.5NET YARDS RUSHING 146 100 Total Rushing Plays 36 16 Average gain per rushing play 4.1 6.3 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 3-4 0-0NET YARDS PASSING 291 412 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 1-13 4-23 Gross yards passing 304 435PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 26-19-0 48-33-2 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 10.8 7.9KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-6-5 4-3-3PUNTS Number and Average 4-50.0 5-46.2 Had Blocked 0 0 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 48.5 45.0TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 31 6 No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-6 2-6 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-70 No. and Yards Interception Returns 2-25 0-0PENALTIES Number and Yards 3-20 4-44FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-0 2-2TOUCHDOWNS 4 3 Rushing 0 0 Passing 4 3EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 4-4 3-3 Kicking Made-Attempts 4-4 3-3FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-2 0-0RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-5-40% 3-4-75%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 3-4-75%SAFETIES 0 1FINAL SCORE 34 23TIME OF POSSESSION 33:57 26:03


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NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakGiants 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 1-0-0 Won 1 Eagles 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Redskins 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Cowboys 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Lost 1 North Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakVikings 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Packers 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Lions 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Bears 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 South Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakBuccaneers 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 1-0-0 Won 1 Panthers 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Saints 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Falcons 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Lost 1 West Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div Streak49ers 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 1-0-0 Won 1 Seahawks 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Cardinals 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Rams 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Lost 1

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East DivisionTeam W L T Pct Conf Div StreakPatriots 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Dolphins 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Jets 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Bills 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 North Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakRavens 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Bengals 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Steelers 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Browns 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 South Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakTexans 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Jaguards 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Colts 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 Titans 0 1 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 1 West Division Team W L T Pct Conf Div StreakChiefs 1 0 0 1.000 1-0-0 1-0-0 Won 1 Raiders 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Broncos 1 0 0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1 Chargers 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Lost 1

NFL STANDINGS AND RANKINGS

REDSKINS SEASON RANKINGS

OFFENSE No. Rank (NFL/NFC)Yards / Game 384 9/4Yards / Play 6.98 4/3Rushing Yards / Game 55 30/15Rushing Yards / Play 4.58 11/5Passing Yards / Game 329 5/3Passing Yards / Play 7.65 11/5Interception Rate 4.65% 30/15Sacks / Pass Attempt 0.00% 1t/1tFirst Downs / Game 18 21t/11t3rd Down Pct 30.00% 24t/13t4th Down Pct 0.00% 13t/8tRed Zone Pct 25.00% 28t/13tGoal to Go% 50.00% 20t/10tAvg Time of Possession 26:42:00 26/13Points / Game 16 24t/13

DEFENSE No. Rank (NFL/NFC)Yards / Game 435 28/14Yards / Play 6.4 26/14Rushing Yards / Game 147 26/13Rushing Yards / Play 4.9 27/13Passing Yards / Game 288 23/12Passing Yards / Play 7.78 24/11Interception Rate 2.70% 12/7Sacks / Pass Attempt 2.70% 24/12First Downs / Game 23 23t/123rd Down Pct 64.29% 32/164th Down Pct 100.00% 26t/15tRed Zone Pct 100.00% 25t/13tGoal to Go% 100.00% 15t/7tPoints / Game 38 31/16Point Differential / Game -22 31/15Yard Differential / Game -51 26/13

SPECIAL TEAMS No. Rank (NFL/NFC)Field Goals Made 100.00% 1t/1tPunt Return Avg 17 2t/1tKickoff Return Avg 29 4/3Punt Coverage Avg 0 3t/1tKickoff Coverage Avg 18 15/7

ALL-TIME WINS

The Redskins have the fifth-most victories in NFL history, including both regular season and postseason play.

Franchise (Founded) Total Wins1. Chicago Bears (1920) 7582. Green Bay Packers (1921) 7533. New York Giants (1925) 6984. Pittsburgh Steelers (1933)* 6255. Washington Redskins (1932) 601

* Does not include victories by 1943 combined “Phil-Pitt Steagles” team


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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

ACTIVE ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Bashaud Breeland BUSH-audDavid Bruton Jr. BRUTE-inSu’a Cravens SOO-uhJosh Doctson DOCK-sunDeshazor Everett de-SHAY-zorPierre Garçon gar-SOANKedric Golston KEH-drick / GOAL-stunDuke Ihenacho EE-ah-NAH-choRicky Jean Francois zhon fran-SWAHArie Kouandjio R-ree / KWON-joeShawn Lauvao lah-VOWKory Lichtensteiger LICK-ten-STY-grrTy Nsekhe en-SECK-heAustin Reiter RIGHT-erBrandon Scherff SCHER-effMartrell Spaight SPAYT

PRACTICE SQUAD & RESERVE LIST PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Junior Galette guh-LETMatt Ioannidis eye-an-NYE-disNila Kasitati NEE-luh / kah-sih-TAH-tee

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Robb Akey A-keyBen Kotwica cot-WEE-kuhGreg Manusky man-US-key

2016 MEDIA GUIDE INFORMATION

A digital edition of the 2016 Washington Redskins Media Guide is available for download by directing your browser to http://redskins.1stroundmediagroup.com.

The bookmarked PDF includes: » Bios for executives, coaches, players and other team personnel » Rosters and pronunciation guides » 2015 recap information » Team history and records » Information on Redskins facilities and events » 2016 media policies and guidelines

The guide is in PDF format and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free at get.adobe.com/reader. Furthermore, updated weekly information will be made available through-out the season on the team’s online medial portal, located at media.redskins.com.

ROSTER SUPERLATIVES

As of Sept. 13:

Tallest Player ..................................................... Ty Nsekhe (6’8”)

Shortest Player .............. J. Crowder and C. Thompson (5’8”)

Average Height .......................................................................6’ 1.9”

Heaviest Player ............... M. Moses and T. Nsekhe (335 lbs.)

Lightest Player ...............................DeSean Jackson (175 lbs.)

Average Weight ................................................................ 247.0 lbs

Oldest Player .................................................Kedric Golston (33)

Youngest Player .................................................Su’a Cravens (21)

Average Age ..................................................................26.4 years

A NOTE ON NAMES

Please include suffixes for the names of safety David Bruton Jr. and defensive end Anthony Lanier II in first references when possible.

In addition, for all text media, please include the cedilla on the “c” in the name of wide receiver Pierre Garçon. On a full key-board, the ç character can be inserted by holding ALT while typ-ing “0231” on the numpad.

COACH MEDIA AVAILABILITY NOTES

On a typical game week, Head Coach Jay Gruden will address media at 3 p.m. on Monday and following practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

On such weeks, Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry will address media following practice on Thursday, and Offensive Coordinator Sean McVay will address media following practice on Friday.


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Comebacks were nothing new to Kirk Cousins in 2015.As one of Michigan State’s most decorated quarterbacks, Cous-

ins became known for signature moments. In his senior season in 2011, Cousins and his Michigan State teammates received “Best Finish of the Year” from the Big Ten Network after Cousins com-pleted a 44-yard Hail Mary with no time remaining to earn a 37-31 win against previously undefeated Wisconsin in one of the most de-fining images of the 2011 college football season. His heroics con-tinued in his final college game, as he threw for 300 yards in the Spartans’ 33-30 win against Georgia in the Outback Bowl, leading a touchdown drive in the final two minutes to force overtime in an eventual three-overtime win.

Cousins’ perpetuated his late-game feats at the professional level in his rookie season, as he helped deliver in a comeback win vs. the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens during Wash-ington’s 2012 NFC East title-winning season. Down eight with less than two minutes remaining, Cousins completed two-of-two passes including an 11-yard touchdown to Pierre Garçon. He followed with a two-point conversion on a quarterback draw, marking the first time in team history that the Redskins had scored a two-point conver-sion to send a game to overtime. Cousins’ performance earned the then-rookie “GMC Never Say Never” honors that week.

But perhaps nothing in Cousins’ collegiate career or rookie sea-son could prepare him for the comeback opportunity that awaited him in 2015. In 2014, Cousins started five games before the team turned to other options at quarterback, and he completed the 2015 offseason receiving second-team reps in practice.

That all changed with the following announcement by Head Coach Jay Gruden on Aug. 31, less than two weeks prior to the team’s 2015 season opener.

“It’s Kirk’s team,” Gruden said.Cousins rewarded the faith of Gruden and the entire organiza-

tion in 2015, leading the Redskins to their 15th division title in team history and sharing PFWA Co-Most Improved Player of the Year honors with Carolina Panthers cornerback (and new 2016 team-mate) Josh Norman.

Cousins’ career comeback and the late-game theatrics were featured in Week 4 last season against the Philadelphia Eagles when he engineered a 15-play, 90-yard drive in 5:39 to complete his first fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory as a starter. Cousins threaded a ball into a tight window to connect with Garçon for a four-yard touchdown with 26 seconds remaining to earn the win.

After the win, Cousins said the hardships of his career were in-tegral in his growth in being able to deliver in that moment.

“I know that that final drive I wasn’t capable of doing that when I came into the league as a rookie,” Cousins said. “It takes time, it takes failures, it takes learning from experiences and a combination of, I guess it would be three-plus seasons worth of work got me to a point where I was able to make the necessary plays on that drive.”

Three weeks later, Cousins’ comeback ability helped rewrite the Redskins’ record book. Trailing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-0, late in the second quarter, Cousins accounted for four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in leading the Redskins to the largest comeback victory in the franchise’s 84-year history.

Cousins completed 33-of-40 passes for 317 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, posting the sixth game of 300 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and no interceptions by a Redskins quarterback in a win since the 1970 merger. The NFC Of-fensive Player of the Week registered his team-record-tying 33rd completion of the game on a six-yard game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Reed with 24 seconds remaining.

With his two fourth-quarter comeback wins in October, Cous-ins became the first quarterback since Drew Bledsoe in December 2005 to throw game-winning touchdown passes with less than 30 seconds remaining twice in a single month, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

KIRK COUSINS

REDSKINS CAREER LEADERBOARD

PASSING TOUCHDOWNSPlayer Seasons TD1. Sammy Baugh 1937-52 (16) 1872. Sonny Jurgensen 1964-74 (11) 1793. Joe Theismann 1974-85 (12) 1604. Billy Kilmer 1971-78 (8) 1035. Mark Rypien 1988-93 (6) 1016. Eddie LeBaron 1952-59 (7) 597. Jason Campbell 2006-09 (4) 558. Gus Frerotte 1994-98 (5) 489. Kirk Cousins 2012-16 (5) 4710. Norm Snead 1961-63 (3) 46

PASS COMPLETIONSPlayer Seasons Comp.1. Joe Theismann 1974-85 (12) 20442. Sonny Jurgensen 1964-74 (11) 18313. Sammy Baugh 1937-52 (16) 16934. Mark Rypien 1988-93 (6) 12445. Jason Campbell 2006-09 (4) 10026. Billy Kilmer 1971-78 (8) 9537. Gus Frerotte 1994-98 (5) 7448. Robert Griffin III 2012-14 (3) 6799. Kirk Cousins 2012-16 (5) 64910. Brad Johnson 1999-2000 (2) 544

PASSING YARDSPlayer Seasons Yards1. Joe Theismann 1974-85 (12) 25,206 2. Sonny Jurgensen 1964-74 (11) 22,585 3. Sammy Baugh 1937-52 (16) 21,886 4. Mark Rypien 1988-93 (6) 15,928 5. Billy Kilmer 1971-78 (8) 12,352 6. Jason Campbell 2006-09 (4) 10,860 7. Gus Frerotte 1994-98 (5) 9,769 8. Norm Snead 1961-63 (3) 8,306 9. Robert Griffin III 2012-14 (3) 8,097 10. Eddie LeBaron 1952-59 (7) 8,068 11. Kirk Cousins 2012-16 (5) 7,52512. Jay Schroeder 1985-87 (3) 7,445

Season ranges listed do not include years in which a player did not appear in game action


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GOING STREAKING

Cousins threw a touchdown pass in 17 consecutive games (including 16 in regular season play) in 2015, the second-longest

streak in team history.

Player Season(s) Games1. Sonny Jurgensen 1966-68 232. Kirk Cousins 2015 17*3. Joe Theismann 1982-83 15*4. Joe Theismann 1984 135. Donovan McNabb 2010 12

*Includes postseason play

300-YARD PASSING GAMES

Cousins’ seven 300-yard passing games in 2015 broke the Red-skins’ single-season record. His 13 career 300-yard games rank

third in team history:

300-YARD PASSING GAMES (REDSKINS, SINGLE-SEASON)Player Season Games1. Kirk Cousins 2015 72t. Mark Rypien 1989 52t. Joe Schroeder 1986 52t. Sonny Jurgensen 1967 5

300-YARD PASSING GAMES (REDSKINS, CAREER)Player Seasons Games1. Sonny Jurgensen 1964-74 162. Joe Theismann 1974-85 143. Kirk Cousins 2012-16 134. Mark Rypien 1988-93 115t. Multiple players tied 7

MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME IN 2015

Cousins’ 117.0 passer rating in home games led all qualified NFL quarterbacks in 2015.

Player Team Rating C/A Pct. Yds TD INT1. Kirk Cousins Was 117.0 192/257 74.7 2,170 16 22. Drew Brees NO 112.5 237/337 70.3 2,853 23 53. Russell Wilson Sea 112.4 163/248 65.7 2,146 17 24. Andy Dalton Cin 105.2 129/191 67.5 1,589 12 45. Cam Newton Car 104.6 140/238 58.8 2,056 20 6

Cousins’ 117.0 passer rating in home games in 2015 was the best by a Redskins quarterback since at least 1950, surpassing the 111.8 mark set by Sonny Jurgensen in 1970.

COMPLETIONS

Cousins averaged 23.7 completions per game in 2015 and shat-tered Jason Campbell’s team record for completions in a season.

PASS COMPLETIONS (REDSKINS, SINGLE-SEASON)Player Season Comp. Att.1. Kirk Cousins 2015 379 5432. Jason Campbell 2009 327 5073. Brad Johnson 1999 316 5194. Jason Campbell 2008 315 5065. Joe Theismann 1981 293 496

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (REDSKINS, SINGLE-SEASON - MIN. 150 ATT.)

Player Season Comp. Att. Pct.1. Sammy Baugh 1945 128 182 70.32. Kirk Cousins 2015 379 543 69.83. Robert Griffin III 2012 258 393 65.64. Jason Campbell 2009 327 507 64.55. Joe Theismann 1982 161 252 63.9

LEAGUE LEADER

Cousins led the NFL in completion percentage in 2015, marking the 11th time a member of the Redskins accomplished the feat.

REDSKINS TO LEAD NFL IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Qualified Passers)

Player Season Att. Comp. Pct.Sammy Baugh* 1940 177 111 62.7Sammy Baugh* 1942 225 132 58.7Sammy Baugh* 1943 239 133 55.6Frankie Filchock 1944 147 84 57.1Sammy Baugh* 1945 182 128 70.3Sammy Baugh* 1947 354 210 59.3Sammy Baugh* 1948 315 185 58.7Sammy Baugh* 1949 255 145 56.9Sonny Jurgensen* 1969 442 274 62.0Sonny Jurgensen* 1970 337 202 59.9Kirk Cousins 2015 543 379 69.8* Pro Football Hall of Famer

RED ZONE

Cousins’ red zone interception in Week 1 was uncharactistic, as he boasts a stout 32:1 career TD:INT ratio inside the 20.

CAREER PASSES BY LOCATIONLocation Att Cmp Pct TD Int RateOwn 1-19 118 68 57.6 1 7 53.6Own 20-39 339 224 66.1 5 9 88.2Between 40s 232 157 67.7 4 10 83.0Opp 39-20 183 127 69.4 5 5 85.7RED ZONE 121 73 60.3 32 1 105.8

Cousins is responsible for two of the three highest single-season red zone passer ratings by a Redskins quarterback since 1991.

RED ZONE PASSING EFFICIENCY (REDSKINS BY SEASON SINCE 1991)

Player (Year) Att Cmp Pct TD Int RateK. Cousins (2015) 78 50 64.1 22 0 113.5J. Campbell (2009) 66 41 62.1 18 0 110.9K. Cousins (2014) 22 13 59.1 6 0 107.4


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Jordan Reed entered the 2015 season as a volatile stock in the eyes of some observers.

The third-year tight end had flashed his talent and ability during his first two seasons in 2013-14, but a myriad of injuries and other factors limited his productivity. But in 2015, Reed’s growth stock surged through the ceiling as he compiled arguably the greatest season by a tight end in the Redskins’ 84-year history.

In the 2015 regular season, Reed recorded 87 receptions for 952 yards (both team records for a tight end) with 11 receiving touch-downs, ranking among the league leaders in nearly every statistical category among tight ends.

RECEPTIONS (NFL TIGHT ENDS, 2015)

Player Team Rec Games Rec/G1. Delanie Walker Ten 94 15 6.32. Jordan Reed Was 87 14 6.23. Gary Barnidge Cle 79 16 4.94t. Greg Olsen Car 77 16 4.84t. Jason Witten Dal 77 16 4.8

RECEIVING YARDS (NFL TIGHT ENDS, 2015):

Player Team Yards1. Rob Gronkowski NE 1,1762. Greg Olsen Car 1,1043. Delanie Walker Ten 1,0884. Gary Barnidge Cle 1,0435. Jordan Reed Was 952

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (NFL TIGHT ENDS, 2015):

Player Team TD1. Tyler Eifert Cin 132t. Jordan Reed Was 112t. Rob Gronkowski NE 114. Gary Barnidge Cle 95. Richard Rodgers GB 8

Reed led all Redskins players in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season, becoming the first Redskins tight end to lead the team in all three categories since Jean Fugett in 1977.

In addition to his 11 regular season receiving touchdowns, Reed added his first career postseason touchdown in the NFC Wild Card Round last season in the midst of a nine-catch, 120-yard afternoon. Reed’s touchdown against Green Bay was his 12th total of the year, as he became the fifth member of the Redskins to record 12 com-bined receiving touchdowns across a single regular season and postseason (Gary Clark in 1991, Ricky Sanders in 1988, Jerry Smith in 1967, Charley Taylor in 1966 and Hugh Taylor in 1952; all had 12).

One of Reed’s finer regular season performances in 2015 came in Week 14 against the Chicago Bears, as he posted a then-season-high 120 receiving yards with a touchdown on nine receptions. After helping will to the Redskins to a 24-21 road win, teammates shouted “Pro Bowl!” and “Pay the man!” during Reed’s media availability.

Following the performance, Bears Head Coach John Fox said of Reed, “Well, I mean, he is a professional football player. He played tight end well.” Redskins offensive captain Trent Williams, a four-time Pro Bowler, was slightly more effusive in his praise.

“As I’ve said before and said every week, I don’t know anybody who can guard that young man,” Williams said. “When he’s on, he’s on, and it’s tough to stop. He’s the best receiving tight end in the NFL, hands down. I think he’s having a Pro Bowl year.”

Reed came up large on the team’s biggest stage in Week 16 last season, catching nine passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns in the team’s NFC East division-clinching win against the Philadelphia Eagles.

JORDAN REED

“As I’ve said before and said every week, I don’t know anybody who can guard that young man. When he’s on, he’s on, and it’s tough to stop. He’s the best receiving tight end in the NFL, hands down.”- Four-time Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams on Jordan Reed in 2015,

as told to Master Tesfatsion of The Washington Post

“He’s an elite tight end. He’s the real deal as a receiver.”

- Quarterback Kirk Cousins on Jordan Reed

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

The true impact of Reed’s presence in 2015 was evident in the offense’s production with and without him.

REDSKINS OFFENSE, PER GAME TOTALS (2015):Status (Record) Pts Total Yds Pass Yds 3rd Down %With Reed (9-5) 24.9 369.0 263.2 45.0Without Reed (0-2) 19.5 247.5 205.0 33.3


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REDSKINS TIGHT END RECORDS

Despite missing two games, Reed posted arguably the finest season by a tight end in team history in 2015, breaking or chal-lenging records for a tight end in nearly every single category:

RECEPTIONS IN A SINGLE SEASON (TIGHT ENDS, REDSKINS HISTORY):

Player Season Games Rec.1. Jordan Reed 2015 14 872. Chris Cooley 2008 16 833. Chris Cooley 2010 16 774. Chris Cooley 2005 16 715. Jerry Smith 1967 14 676. Chris Cooley 2007 16 667. Fred Davis 2011 12 598. Chris Cooley 2006 16 579t. Jerry Smith 1969 14 549t. Jerry Smith 1966 14 54

RECEIVING YARDS IN A SINGLE SEASON (TIGHT ENDS, REDSKINS HISTORY):

Player Season Games Yards1. Jordan Reed 2015 14 9522t. Chris Cooley 2010 16 8492t. Chris Cooley 2008 16 8492t. Jerry Smith 1967 14 8495. Fred Davis 2011 12 7966. Chris Cooley 2007 16 7867. Chris Cooley 2005 16 7748t. Bill Anderson 1959 11 7348t. Chris Cooley 2006 16 73410. Clint Didier 1986 14 691

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN A SINGLE SEASON (TIGHT ENDS, REDSKINS HISTORY):

Player Season Games TD1. Jerry Smith 1967 14 122. Jordan Reed 2015 14 113t. Pat Richter 1968 14 93t. Jerry Smith 1969 14 93t. Jerry Smith 1970 14 96. Chris Cooley 2007 16 87t. Chris Cooley 2005 16 77t. Jean Fugett 1978 14 77t. Jerry Smith 1972 14 710t. Bill Anderson 1959 11 610t. Chris Cooley 2004 16 610t. Chris Cooley 2006 16 610t. Fred Davis 2009 16 610t. Jean Fugett 1976 12 610t. Jerry Smith 1968 13 610t. Jerry Smith 1966 14 6

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (SINGLE REG. SEASON)

Reed’s 11 receiving touchdowns in 2015 were one shy of the team regular season record of 12, set previously by four different

players:

Player Season TD1t. Ricky Sanders 1988 121t. Jerry Smith 1967 121t. Charley Taylor 1966 121t. Hugh Taylor 1952 125t. Jordan Reed 2015 115t. Bobby Mitchell 1962 117t. Gary Clark 1991 107t. Bobby Mitchell 1964 109t. Many tied 9

MULTI-TD GAMES (SINCE 1960)

Reed’s four games with multiple touchdowns in 2015 tied for the most by a member of the Redskins since 1960. The Redskins

were 4-0 in 2015 when Reed caught multiple touchdowns.

GAMES WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (SINGLE-SEASON, REDSKINS SINCE 1960):

Player Season TD1t. Jordan Reed 2015 41t. Bobby Mitchell 1962 41t. Jerry Smith 1967 44t. Gary Clark 1991 34t. Bobby Mitchell 1964 34t. Santana Moss 2005 34t. Charley Taylor 1966 38t. Many players tied 2

MULTI-TD GAMES (SINCE 1960)

Reed’s four career games with multiple touchdowns rank tied for seventh in team history.

GAMES WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (CAREER, REDSKINS SINCE 1960):Player Games1. Charley Taylor 172. Art Monk 123. Bobby Mitchell 114. Jerry Smith 105. Gary Clark 86. Santana Moss 67t. Jordan Reed 47t. Fred Dugan 47t. Jean Fugett 47t. Michael Westbrook 4


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There was a familiar feel to the Redskins’ pursuit and signing of “surprise” free agent cornerback Josh Norman in the 2016 offsea-son. Two years earlier, the Redskins made one of the biggest im-pact signings of the 2014 offseason when electrifying wide receiver DeSean Jackson unexpectedly hit the market and signed with the burgundy and gold.

Though perhaps diminutive in size, there has been nothing small about Jackson’s performance in Washington, as the Cal product recorded 86 receptions for 1,697 yards with 10 touchdowns in his first two seasons with the team from 2014-15. His 19.7 yards-per-reception average across 2014-15 ranked first in the NFL among players with at least 40 catches.

Jackson made an instant impact in his first year with the team in 2014, finishing the year with an NFL-best average of 20.9 yards per reception, the fifth-best mark in team history. He became the first member of the Redskins to finish a season as the NFL leader in yards per reception since Henry Ellard (19.5 in 1996) and was the fourth player in team history to accomplish the feat (Ellard in 1996, Jim Podoley in 1957 and Hugh Taylor in 1950).

In 2015, Jackson was limited by injury to nine games but still re-corded 30 receptions for 528 yards with four touchdowns. Despite limited opportunties, his explosiveness remained on display, as his four scores covered distances of 56 yards, 63 yards, 28 yards and 77 yards, chronologically. The shortest of the four was a game-ty-ing touchdown in the final minute of the team’s Week 13 contest on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

“When that ball is in the air, I’m going to track it down. I’ve practiced a long time, a lot of hours, many weeks, many days doing that.”

- Wide receiver DeSean Jackson

The Redskins knew first-hand what kind of playmaking ability Jackson possessed prior to signing him in 2014. In six years as a Philadelphia Eagle, he caught 32 passes for 572 yards (17.9 avg.) with five receiving touchdowns, his most receiving touchdowns against any opponent, in 11 games against Washington.

“The guy gets downfield and can adjust to the ball like nobody else,” Head Coach Jay Gruden said.

Jackson’s explosiveness has turned heads since he entered the league in 2008. Jackson leads the NFL in receptions of 50-plus yards (33) and total touchdowns of 50-plus yards (24) in that time-frame.

“I think he’s talented tracking the football. When the ball is in the air he does a really good job of tracking it and running under-neath it,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said. “He’s obviously fast. He has a good skill in finding the football and locating it and making the tough catch.”

DeSEAN JACKSON

LONG DISTANCE

No NFL player has more total touchdowns (including returns) covering 50+ yards than DeSean Jackson since 2008:

Player 50+ Yard TD1. DeSean Jackson 242t. Chris Johnson 142t. Jordy Nelson 144. Calvin Johnson 135t. Three players tied 11

YARDS PER RECEPTION

DeSean Jackson’s 17.7 yards per reception since entering the NFL in 2008 leads all players with at least 300 catches:

Player Avg.1. DeSean Jackson 17.72. Vincent Jackson 17.13. Calvin Johnson 15.94. Mike Wallace 15.35. Jordy Nelson 15.1

DEEP THREAT

No NFL player has more receptions of 50+ yards than DeSean Jackson since 2008:

Player 50+ Rec.1. DeSean Jackson 332. Calvin Johnson 233t. Jordy Nelson 193t. A.J. Green 193t. Mike Wallace 19

IN WASHINGTON

No NFL player (min. 40 rec.) has averaged more yards per catch since DeSean Jackson joined the Redskins in 2014:

Player Avg.1. DeSean Jackson 19.62. Martavis Bryant 17.33. Malcom Floyd 17.34. Torrey Smith 17.25. Michael Floyd 17.2

60-YARD TOUCHDOWNS

DeSean Jackson’s 20 total touchdowns of 60 yards or more are tied for third-most in NFL history:

Player 60+ TD1. Jerry Rice 232. Devin Hester 213t. DeSean Jackson 203t. Bobby Mitchell 204t. Lance Alworth 19

50-YARD TOUCHDOWNS

DeSean Jackson is one of 10 players to record at least 20 total touchdowns covering 50 yards or more since the 1970 merger:

Player 50+ TD1. Jerry Rice 362. Randy Moss 293. Terrell Owens 274. Steve Smith, Sr. 255. DeSean Jackson 246t. Joey Galloway 226t. Devin Hester 228. Ken Burrough 219t. Mel Gray 209t. Stanley Morgan 20


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PIERRE GARÇONWhen the Redskins signed Pierre Garçon in the first hour of free

agency during the 2012 offseason, the Redskins hoped they were getting an ascending 25-year-old talent with a Super Bowl appear-ance under his belt. What the Redskins have gotten from Garçon in four seasons since has been a reliable target, fierce competitor and tenacious blocker who played a significant role in the Redskins’ division titles in 2012 and 2015.

Garçon enters Week 2 having appeared in 59 games with 57 starts for the Redskins since 2012, recording 303 receptions for 3,559 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns in four-plus seasons. His 303 receptions with Washington already rank in the Top 10 in team history.

CAREER RECEPTIONS (REDSKINS HISTORY)Player Seasons Rec.1. Art Monk 1980-93 (14) 8882. Charley Taylor 1964-77 (13) 6493. Santana Moss 2005-14 (10) 5814. Gary Clark 1985-92 (8) 5495. Chris Cooley 2004-12 (9) 4296. Jerry Smith 1965-77 (13) 4217. Ricky Sanders 1986-93 (8) 4148. Bobby Mitchell 1962-68 (7) 3939. Pierre Garçon 2012-16 (5) 30310. Michael Westbrook 1995-2001 (7) 277

In 2013, Garçon rewrote a piece of Redskins history, catching 113 passes to break Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Monk’s franchise record for receptions in a season (106 in 1984).

RECEPTIONS IN A SINGLE SEASON (REDSKINS HISTORY)Player Season Rec.1. Pierre Garçon 2013 1132. Art Monk 1984 1063. Santana Moss 2010 934. Art Monk 1985 915. Laveranues Coles 2004 906. Jordan Reed 2015 877. Art Monk 1989 868. Santana Moss 2005 849. Chris Cooley 2008 8310. Laveranues Coles 2003 82

That season, Garçon became the first member of the Redskins to lead the NFL in receptions since 1984 and also became the third player in NFL history to record at least five receptions in all 16 games of a season since the adoption of the 16-game schedule in 1978 (Jimmy Smith in 2001 and Antonio Brown in 2013).

Garçon has been a primary target for the Washington Red-skins on third down since during his tenure in Washington. In 59 games, Redskins quarterbacks have targeted Garçon 125 times on third down, 47 more targets than any of his teammates in that time frame. Garçon ranked second in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in third-down receptions in 2015.

THIRD DOWN RECEPTIONS (NFL, 2015):

Player Team Rec Yds TD1. Antonio Brown PIT 42 642 32. Odell Beckham Jr. NYG 31 455 23t. DeAndre Hopkins HOU 30 427 23t. Delanie Walker TEN 30 422 45t. Pierre Garçon WAS 29 352 35t. Danny Woodhead SD 29 231 3

OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS

JAMISON CROWDERJamison Crowder entered his rookie season in 2015 with expec-

tations of assuming the team’s role at punt returner, but Crowder rapidly exceeded those limits and earned the team’s top slot receiv-er role and became another weapon for the Redskins on third down.

“We had a penciled-in punt returner job for him, but for him to win the starting inside slot receiver is a testament to him and how quickly he picked it up and his production,” Head Coach Jay Gruden said. “When you draft guys, you have high hopes for them, but you never expect them to be this much of a factor this early, especially fourth-fifth rounders.”

“He’s one of those kids: You can put him in a phone booth and you probably wouldn’t get a hand on him.”- Receivers Coach Ike Hilliard to The Washington Post’s Liz Clarke

Crowder ranked third among NFL rookies in receptions (59) and fourth in receiving yards (604) in 2015.

RECEPTIONS BY A ROOKIE (NFL, 2015):

Player Team Rec Yds TD1. Amari Cooper OAK 72 1,070 62. Duke Johnson CLE 61 534 23. Jamison Crowder WAS 59 604 24. Stefon Diggs MIN 52 720 45. Tyler Lockett SEA 51 664 66. Javorius Allen BAL 45 353 27. Will Tye NYG 42 464 38. David Johnson ARI 36 457 48. T.J. Yeldon JAC 36 279 110. Melvin Gordon SD 33 192 0

Crowder’s 59 receptions were the most in Redskins rookie his-tory, and the second-most among players in their first NFL sea-son, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Monk’s total of 58 in 1980.

RECEPTIONS BY A ROOKIE (REDSKINS HISTORY):

Player Team Rec Yds TD1. Jamison Crowder 2015 59 604 22. Art Monk 1980 58 797 33. Charley Taylor 1964 53 814 5

Crowder’s total was the second-most among Redskins players in their first NFL season, trailing only Gary Clark’s debut campaign in 1985.

RECEPTIONS, FIRST NFL SEASON (REDSKINS HISTORY):

Player Team Rec Yds TD1. Gary Clark 1985 72 926 52. Jamison Crowder 2015 59 604 23. Art Monk 1980 58 797 3


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The Redskins’ heritage at offensive line runs deep in team lore, dating back to the beloved “Hogs” in the 1980s and 1990s. Their legacy instilled an appreciation for football’s oft-anonymous work-ers in Redskins fans, and since that era of dominant line play, Red-skins fans have called for a return of that identity.

Whether the offensive line can or should resurrect the “Hogs” nickname has long been a matter of debate, but what is not up for debate is the team’s commitment to trying to create the next era of outstanding offensive line play in Washington.

When General Manager Scot McCloughan joined the Redskins in January 2015, he spoke of a desire to create a football team with a big, physical identity. To that end, McCloughan made two large moves in his first offseason — one in scope and one in size.

The first move may loom largest, as exactly one week after tak-ing the General Manager job, McCloughan named Bill Callahan as Offensive Line Coach. Three months later, McCloughan and Calla-han made another big move, drafting behemoth 6-foot-5 Outland Trophy winner Brandon Scherff with the No. 5 overall pick. Scherff, now the starting right guard, pairs with young tackle Morgan Moses to form a right side of the offensive line that the Redskins hope to feature for years to come.

Among the pieces already in place upon Callahan and Scherff’s arrival in 2015 was one of the game’s elite left tackles — Trent Wil-liams. Williams, a four-time Pro Bowler, has blossomed since being selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The Red-skins’ offensive captain nicknamed “Silverback” is often described as a freak athlete, an imposing 320-pounder who recorded a 34.5-inch vertical and 4.87 40-yard dash at the 2010 NFL Combine. His breathtaking combination of size, speed and strength often leaves coaches, teammates and observers in awe.

“You can’t teach what Trent Williams has,” Head Coach Jay Gruden said in 2014. “He’s a giant of a man plus he’s got the feet of a ballerina, so that is genetics right there at its finest.”

Williams has continued a tradition of strong left tackle play in Washington this century. Between Williams (2012-15) and former Redskins great Chris Samuels (2001-02, 05-08), Redskins left tackles have been selected to eight of the last 11 Pro Bowls.

Beyond Williams’ immense physical gifts, the cornerstone of the offensive line has matured and developed into an unquestioned team leader. This past July, Williams assembled the offensive line at his training facility in Houston for four days of “Hogs 2.0” train-ing prior to camp. Per the Washington Post, “Williams paid for it all out of pocket, including the flight, lodging, training and matching Hogs 2.0 apparel.” Jeff Bostic, a former center who was a founding member of the original Hogs, spoke to the unit at training camp in 2016 and commended the group for aspiring to The Hogs’ ideals.

“We’re not saying in any way that we’re capable of filling those shoes, but we are saying that we want to carry that bond and that type of tenacity they played with,” Williams said. “That’s why we’re saying ‘2.0’ instead just ‘the Hogs’ because we could never be the original Hogs, but we can try to carry out that demeanor and that camaraderie they played with.”

A NEW BREED

ONE-YEAR TURNAROUND

LARGEST YEAR-TO-YEAR DIFFERENTIAL (SACKS ALLOWED, REDSKINS SINCE 1982):

Team Sacks All. Previous Year Diff.1. 2015 Redskins 27 58 -312. 1999 Redskins 31 61 -303. 1986 Redskins 28 52 -244. 1994 Redskins 21 40 -195. 1996 Redskins 22 36 -14

“We’re trying to emulate that and trying to carry on that tradition here and trying to live up to the standards that they’ve established.”

- Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan on The Hogs

THE LINEUP

71 LT TrenT WiLLiams // 6-5 // 320 // 7Th season- No. 4 overall pick, 2010 NFL Draft (Redskins)- Four-time Pro Bowl selection (2012-15 seasons)- No. 56 on NFL Network’s “Top 100 Players of 2016”

77 LG shaWn Lauvao // 6-3 // 326 // 7Th season- No. 92 overall pick, 2010 NFL Draft (Browns)- Signed with WAS as a UFA in 2014- Limited to three games in 2015 (ankle)

78 C Kory LiChTensTeiGer // 6-2 // 295 // 8Th season- No. 109 overall pick, 2008 NFL Draft (Broncos)- Started 51 games at guard for WAS from 2010-13- Transitioned to center in 2014

75 rG Brandon sCherff // 6-5 // 323 // 2nd season- No. 5 overall pick, 2015 NFL Draft (Redskins)- First pick of the Scot McCloughan era in WAS- 2014 Outland Trophy winner

76 rT morGan moses // 6-6 // 335 // 3rd season- No. 66 overall pick, 2014 NFL Draft (Redskins)- Redskins’ 2015 Ed Block Courage Award winner- Native of Richmond, Va., where Redskins hold camp

BILL CALLAHAN

Bill Callahan knows all about “Boss Hog.”Joe Bugel, known colloquially as “Boss Hog,”

spent three decades in the NFL helping shape some of the most iconic offensive lines in football, creat-ing Washington’s beloved “Hogs” and helping pave the way to glory for the Redskins in the 1980s and 1990s.

It’s a legacy that Bill Callahan, already one of the most es-teemed offensive line teachers in the game today, admires and hopes to emulate.

“I’ve always admired what Joe Bugel has done,” Callahan said during the offseason. “He had a great reputation then as he does now and he’s just been kind of a mentor in a lot of ways watch-ing his film and watching what he’s done with players over the years.”

In a sense, the identities and legacies of Callahan and the Redskins parallel one another. Both boast impressive histories of strong offensive line play, and both want to take cues from the franchise’s past to perpetuate the tradition of great trench play in Washington.

“No single offseason transaction may impact this franchise more than the hiring of Callahan away from the rival Dallas Cow-boys,” Washington Times columnist Thom Loverro wrote prior to Callahan’s debut season in Washington in 2015.


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‘YOU GET WHAT YOU EMPHASIZE’In 2014, the Redskins ranked 30th in the NFL in third down con-

version percentage (31.5). The Redskins devoted large portions of their offseason efforts to improving on third downs on both sides of the ball.

“I’ve always believed that you get what you emphasize and I think our coaches went back and looked at last year and said, ‘We need to be better on third down. Let’s emphasize that,’” quarter-back Kirk Cousins said. “So, starting in April when we came back it was a point of emphasis. When you work on something enough and emphasize it, you get the results.”

The Redskins ranked among the Top 10 in the NFL in third down conversion percentage for the majority of the 2015 season and concluded the year as one of 14 NFL teams to convert at least 40 percent of third downs in 2015.

THIRD DOWN PERCENTAGE (NFL, 2015):Team Att. Conv. Pct.1. New Orleans Saints 218 104 47.72. Atlanta Falcons 227 107 47.13. Arizona Cardinals 198 93 47.04. Seattle Seahawks 213 99 46.55. Washington Redskins 216 94 43.56. Chicago Bears 219 93 42.57. Carolina Panthers 203 86 42.48. San Diego Chargers 231 97 42.09. Cleveland Browns 227 95 41.910. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 202 84 41.611. New England Patriots 215 88 40.912. New York Jets 229 93 40.613. Cincinnati Bengals 201 81 40.314. Indianapolis Colts 235 94 40.0

FRANCHISE CONTEXTThe Redskins’ 43.5 percent third down conversion rate in 2015

ranked seventh in team history in records available dating back to 1972.

THIRD DOWN PERCENTAGE (REDSKINS SINCE 1972):Team Att. Conv. Pct.1. 1991 Redskins 220 111 50.52. 1979 Redskins 245 115 46.93. 1990 Redskins 221 103 46.64. 1984 Redskins 236 107 45.35. 1972 Redskins 177 79 44.66. 1989 Redskins 240 105 43.87. 2015 Redskins 216 94 43.58. 1988 Redskins 223 97 43.59. 1992 Redskins 226 98 43.410. 1985 Redskins 247 107 43.311. 1981 Redskins 224 97 43.312. 1975 Redskins 200 86 43.013. 1997 Redskins 222 94 42.314. 1983 Redskins 234 99 42.315. 2005 Redskins 230 97 42.216. 1986 Redskins 220 92 41.817. 1982 Redskins 133 55 41.418. 2007 Redskins 226 92 40.719. 1995 Redskins 230 93 40.420. 2013 Redskins 235 95 40.4

THIRD DOWNS

THIRD AND ≤ 6The Redskins’ success on long drives in 2015 was predicated

in part on their success on third downs, particularly on what Head Coach Jay Gruden and Quarterback Kirk Cousins refer to as “Third-and-Manageables.” The added importance on staying ahead of the chains on early downs helped facilitate Washington’s turnaround on third downs in 2015.

The Redskins were one of the league’s best at converting third downs when faced with six or fewer yards to go in 2015.

THIRD DOWN, SIX OR FEWER YARDS TO GO (NFL, 2015):Team Att. Conv. Pct.1. New Orleans Saints 112 71 63.42. Atlanta Falcons 124 74 59.73. Washington Redskins 116 68 58.64. San Diego Chargers 120 68 56.75. Chicago Bears 113 64 56.6

The high ranking in that category is buoyed by superlative per-formances on third-and-medium (4-6 yards to go) and a Top 12 ef-fort on third and short.

THIRD DOWN, 4-6 YARDS TO GO (NFL, 2015):Team Att. Conv. Pct.1. New England Patriots 45 25 55.62. New Orleans Saints 58 32 55.23. Washington Redskins 60 32 53.34. Kansas City Chiefs 51 26 51.05. Atlanta Falcons 63 32 50.86. New York Jets 53 26 49.17. Tennessee Titans 39 19 48.78. San Diego Chargers 58 28 48.39. Jacksonville Jaguars 55 26 47.310. New York Giants 47 22 46.811. Baltimore Ravens 51 23 45.112. Seattle Seahawks 59 26 44.1

THIRD DOWN, 1-3 YARDS TO GO (NFL, 2015):Team Att. Conv. Pct.1. New Orleans Saints 54 39 72.22. Philadelphia Eagles 62 44 71.03. Cleveland Browns 55 38 69.14. Atlanta Falcons 61 42 68.95. Oakland Raiders 56 38 67.96. Houston Texans 59 40 67.87. Carolina Panthers 57 38 66.78. Seattle Seahawks 63 42 66.79. Chicago Bears 68 45 66.210. San Diego Chargers 62 40 64.511. Washington Redskins 56 36 64.312. Arizona Cardinals 64 41 64.1


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Call him “Heartbreak Kerrigan” (#HBKerrigan on Twitter) or call him “The Showstopper,” either way, Redskins fans can call Ryan Kerrigan their own for the foreseeable future.

On the day Redskins players reported to Richmond, Va., for training camp in 2015, the team announced it had reached a multi-year contract extension to keep the productive, reliable fan favorite in burgundy and gold. The extension came on the heels of a monster year for Kerrigan in 2014, as he started all 16 games for a fourth consecutive season and posted a career-high 13.5 sacks.

“To get to a moment like this where you get a chance to play out the rest of your NFL career with the team that drafted you, the team that you love, the city that you love, it hasn’t really hit me yet, but it’s an awesome feeling,” Kerrigan said on the date of his extension.

If patience is a virtue, the Redskins were virtuous in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, as the team opted to trade back from its No. 10 overall selection to the 16th overall pick. With the selec-tion, the Redskins selected Kerrigan, the then-defensive end out of Purdue.

Named to his first career Pro Bowl following the 2012 season, the Muncie, Ind. native registered 8.5 sacks in each of the 2012-13 seasons after posting 7.5 in his rookie season in 2011 and exploded in 2014 with a career-high 13.5 sacks. But his productivity has been matched by his reliability, as he has started all 81 regular season games and two postseason games played by the organization since his selection in 2011. In 2015, he became only the fifth player in NFL history to open a career with at least 7.5 sacks in each of his first five seasons, joining Jared Allen, Derrick Thomas, DeMarcus Ware and Reggie White.

In Week 2 of the 2014 season, Kerrigan launched a simultane-ous assault on Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne and the Redskins’ record book, tying a franchise record by becoming the fifth player in team history to record four sacks in a game. But more stunning than Kerrigan’s four-sack outburst was the way the normally sub-dued man celebrated.

“Will Compton has been kind of getting in my ear for a while to do the Shawn Michaels from wrestling — the HBK,” Kerrigan said of the inspiration for his celebrations. “All he kept saying was, ‘Hit the HBK, hit the HBK.’ Finally, I did right by him and hit the HBK a couple times. On the second and third ones, when I didn’t do it, he was giving me a bunch of hell on the sidelines, like, ‘Why didn’t you do it? You need to trademark it.’ I’m like, ‘Well, I can’t trademark it, it’s HBK,’ But that’s where it came from.”

The gesture resonated with wrestling fans and Redskins fans alike. The celebration was promoted by WWE on Twitter, and Red-skins fans immediately began referring to the celebration as the “#HBKerrigan.”

Kerrigan is one of six players selected in the 2011 NFL Draft to have already reached 45 career sacks. Hous-ton’s J.J. Watt (74.5), Denver’s Von Miller (61.0), Kan-sas City’s Justin Houston (56.0), St. Louis’ Robert Quinn (50.0), Kerrigan (48.5) and Oakland’s Aldon Smith (47.5) have combined for 337.5 sacks since entering the league together in the 2011 NFL Draft.

The Purdue product ended his college career tied for the Football Bowl Subdivision record with 14 career forced fumbles, and his innate knack for knocking the ball loose has translated to the NFL. Kerrigan has been credited with 18 forced fumbles in his young career, the most by a member of the Redskins since 1994 and the most by any active NFL player since 2011.

Kerrigan’s impact on the Redskins has transcended football, as he was honored with the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2015. In addition to participating in numerous events through the Washington Redskins Charitable Founda-tion, Kerrigan welcomed 185 guests to the Grand Hyatt Wash-ington in 2015 for his third Celebrity Waiter Night, raising more than $100,000 for his Blitz for the Better Foundation, which provides support to seriously ill, special needs and physically challenged children throughout the Greater Washington D.C. area.

RYAN KERRIGAN — #HBKERRIGAN

REDSKINS ALL-TIME SACK LEADERS

SINCE SACKS BECAME OFFICIAL IN 1982:Player Seasons Sacks1. Dexter Manley 1982-89 (8) 91.02. Charles Mann 1983-93 (11) 82.03. Ryan Kerrigan 2011-16 (6) 48.54. Monte Coleman 1979-94 (16) 43.5 5. Ken Harvey 1994-98 (5) 41.56. Brian Orakpo 2009-14 (6) 40.07. Dave Butz 1982-88 (7) 35.5

2011 NFL DRAFT

CAREER SACKS BY 2011 NFL DRAFT PICKS:Player Season Sacks1. J.J. Watt HOU 74.52. Von Miller DEN 61.03. Justin Houston KC 56.04. Robert Quinn STL 50.05. Ryan Kerrigan WAS 48.56. Aldon Smith OAK 47.5

SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS

REDSKINS SINCE SACKS BECAME OFFICIAL IN 1982:Player Season Sacks1. Dexter Manley 1986 18.52. Dexter Manley 1985 15.03. Charles Mann 1985 14.54t. Ryan Kerrigan 2014 13.54t. Ken Harvey 1994 13.54t. Dexter Manley 1984 13.57. Marco Coleman 2000 12.5

“To geT To a momenT like This where you geT a chance To play

ouT The resT of your nfl career wiTh The Team ThaT drafTed you, The Team ThaT

you love, The ciTy ThaT you love, iT hasn’T really hiT me yeT,

buT iT’s an awesome feeling.”- kerrigan on his

2015 exTension


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JOSH NORMANWhen the Carolina Panthers rescinded cornerback Josh Nor-

man’s franchise tag and allowed the All-Pro defender to enter un-restricted free agency on April 20, roles instantly became reversed. The 28-year-old lockdown corner became the subject of teams try-ing to lock down his services.

The Redskins mobilized quickly, dispatching Defensive Coordi-nator Joe Barry and Defensive Backs Coach Perry Fewell on April 22 to pick up Norman and his family from his Carolina home and bring them to team headquarters. The group arrived back in Ash-burn early that afternoon, and after the full press and a family vote, Norman was a member of the Washington Redskins by 9:30 p.m.

“It was an exciting 24 hours there and we’re happy as heck to get him,” Head Coach Jay Gruden said. “I think he’s one of the pre-mier corners in the National Football League. He can matchup with receivers, he can play inside/outside, he’s got great ball skills, he’s a ball hawk. You can’t coach that – you really can’t. There’s a skillset you have to have as a defensive back that he has all that skillset, but he also has the ability to get the ball back for the offense, and that’s the most appealing thing.”

Norman joined the Redskins having previously appeared in 53 regular season games with 38 starts for Carolina, recording 178 tackles (136 solo), 36 passes defensed, seven interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), four forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered from 2012-15.

In 2015, Norman started all 16 regular season games and all three postseason games for the Panthers, recording career highs in interceptions (four), forced fumbles (three) and fumbles recov-ered (two) in addition to tying for the league lead in interceptions returned for touchdowns (two). His highly decorated 2015 cam-paign resulted in a myriad of honors, including All-Pro selections from both the Associated Press and Pro Football Writers Associa-tion in addition to sharing PFWA Co-Most Improved Player of the Year honors with new teammate Kirk Cousins.

Norman’s accolades and productivity speak for themselves, but what kind of person were the Redskins getting? Barry learned im-mediately.

“Obviously to get a player of his caliber, I think anytime you add that on to your roster it’s huge, but to get the type of work ethic, the type of character...” Barry said before transitioning into an an-ecdote. “The story I always tell people is that we walked out of the building with Josh and his family and all of us at about 10:30 on that Friday night, he was going back to the airport to fly back home and I was like, ‘OK, bro, when do you think you’re going to make it back?’ He looked at me literally like I was crazy. He was like, ‘What are you talking about? I will be back Sunday night and I will be in the build-ing at 8:00 Monday morning to work.’ So, that to me said a lot.”

CORNERBACK CORNER

BASHAUD BREELANDThe Redskins believed they found a gem in the fourth round of

the 2014 NFL Draft when they selected cornerback Bashaud Bree-land out of Clemson. He rewarded their faith as a rookie in 2014, leading the team with two interceptions and starting 15 games — the third-most by a Redskins rookie cornerback in team history be-hind only Champ Bailey (16 in 1999) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green (16 in 1983).

In 2015, the signing of Chris Culliver and the return of DeAngelo Hall from injury was supposed to allow Breeland to flourish in nickel role, but various injuries to the Redskins’ secondary once again thrusted him into a starting role. Breeland compiled 81 tackles (59 solo), a team- and career-high 16 passes defensed, two intercep-tions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 15 games, including a Week 9 contest in which he was limited by injury.

In Week 5 last season, Breeland posted four passes defensed and his first interception of the season, playing a key role in help-ing limit Falcons receiver Julio Jones to only five receptions and no receiving touchdowns. A week later, Breeland turned in a career day, recording an interception, forced fumble and a career-high two fumble recoveries to become only the fifth NFL player since the turn of the century to record two fumble recoveries and an inter-ception in a single game.

1 INT, 2 FR IN A SINGLE GAME (NFL SINCE 2000):Date Player Game INT FR10/18/2015 Bashaud Breeland* WAS/NYJ 1 29/21/2015 Darrelle Revis NYJ/IND 1 212/23/2012 Reshad Jones MIA/BUF 1 211/22/2012 Steve Gregory* NE/NYJ 1 29/8/2002 Shawn Barber PHI/TEN 1 2*Accomplished feat in first half

With picks in Weeks 5-6 last year, Breeland became the first member of the Redskins to record an interception in consecutive games since London Fletcher did so in three straight games across Weeks 14-16 of the 2012 season.

However, Breeland’s biggest play of the 2015 season may not have even ended with the ball in his hands. In Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaners, the Redskins had fought back from a 24-0 deficit to pull within three points. On a first down with slightly more than four minutes remaining, Tampa Bay running back Doug Mar-tin broke free down the right sideline with a clear path to a game-clinching touchdown. Breeland — coming from the opposite side of the field — was able to push Martin out-of-bounds after 49 yards at the Washington 5-yard line for a touchdown-saving stop.

Breeland injured his hamstring with the monstrous effort, but the Redskins’ defense responded by holding the Buccaneers to a field goal on the drive, allowing the Washington offense to drive down the field and score a touchdown to complete the largest comeback in franchise history.

After the game, Head Coach Jay Gruden noted the importance of Breeland’s stop in the midst of the second-year cornerback’s career-high 13-tackle day.

“At the end of the day, they score there, the game’s over. That shows what kind of guy he is,” Gruden said. “I talk about Breeland being an ultimate competitor. If he takes that one play off, or one instance and they go up by 10, the game’s over, most likely. And he hustled, got them down at the five. We got a big stop, held a field goal, we go down and score.”

“I’m very, very fortunate enough to be here with this magnitude of an organization. I can’t say enough great things about them. The history here is 84-years-plus, so this is the golden age of foot-ball when you come down here to the NFC East. So I’m loving it.”

- Cornerback Josh Norman


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‘COMING IN DROVES’Three weeks into the 2015 season, there seemed to be cause

for alarm.After spending the entire offseason emphasizing the impor-

tance of turnovers, Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry’s unit had pro-duced only one takeaway through the Redskins’ first three games, tied with Jacksonville for the fewest in the NFL.

TAKEAWAYS (WEEKS 1-3, 2015):Team No.1. New York Jets 11...26t. Houston Texans 226t. Miami Dolphins 226t. Pittsburgh Steelers 226t. San Francisco 49ers 231t. Jacksonville Jaguars 131t. Washington Redskins 1

Though patience isn’t exactly part of the “Compete. Physical. Finish.” mission statement that Barry created for his unit, it was exactly what he practiced. Asked after Week 3 about the team’s inability to procure takeaways, Barry — who adamantly calls the statistic “takeaways” instead of “turnovers” — said he knew they would come in bunches.

“I’m a firm believer too that takeaways come in droves,” Barry said. “You don’t know when they’re going to happen, you don’t know when they’re going to come. But it’s something that we preach ev-ery single day.”

In the 13 games following those comments, the Redskins re-corded 26 takeaways, tied for fifth-most in the NFL in that time frame.

TAKEAWAYS (AFTER WEEK 3, 2015):Team No.1. Carolina Panthers 332. Pittsburgh Steelers 283t. Washington Redskins 263t. Arizona Cardinals 263t. Kansas City Chiefs 26

The Redskins recorded two or more takeaways in nine of their 16 regular season contests in 2015, tied for fourth-most in the NFL.

MULTIPLE-TAKEAWAY GAMES (2015):Team No.1t. Carolina Panthers 111t. Oakland Raiders 113. Pittsburgh Steelers 104t. Washington Redskins 94t. Arizona Cardinals 94t. Kansas City Chiefs 94t. New York Giants 9

The Redskins finished plus-five in turnover margin in 2015 one year after posting a minus-12 differential. The plus-17 difference in margin was tied for the largest year-to-year jump in the NFL in 2015.

CHANGE IN TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL (NFL, 2014 TO 2015):Team 2015 2014 Diff.1t. Washington Redskins +5 -12 +171t. Carolina Panthers +20 +3 +171t. Kansas City Chiefs +14 -3 +171t. New York Jets +6 -11 +175. Oakland Raiders +1 -15 +16

TAKEAWAYS

DeANGELO HALLDefensive back DeAngelo Hall has never been shy about his

point of view during his 13-year NFL career. But Hall’s literal point of view changed dramatically in 2015, as

Hall used his five-game absence after suffering an injury in Week 3 to jumpstart his transition from cornerback to safety. Now with a full offseason at the position under his belt, Hall is intent on seam-lessly sliding his playmaking flair from the edges back to his new home at safety.

Hall follows in the footsteps of the recently retired Charles Woodson, who parlayed his impressive career at corner into anoth-er exemplary run at safety. With Woodson’s retirement, Hall stands as the NFL’s active leader in career interceptions:

CAREER INTERCEPTIONS (ACTIVE PLAYERS):Player Seasons INT1. DeAngelo Hall 2004-16 432. Terence Newman 2003-16 403. Antonio Cromartie 2006-16 31 4t. Reggie Nelson 2007-16 304t. Aqib Talib 2008-16 30

Hall’s nose for the ball has been his hallmark throughout his career. In Washington’s division-clinching Week 16 win at Philadel-phia last season, Hall recorded a 17-yard fumble return for touch-down, tying Jessie Tuggle for second-most fumble returns for touchdowns in NFL history (five). In the process, Hall became the first player in NFL history to record at least five interception return touchdowns and five fumble return touchdowns in a career.

MOST FUMBLE RETURN TOUCHDOWNS, OPPONENTS’ FUMBLES (NFL HISTORY):

Player FR TD INT TD1. Jason Taylor 6 32t. DeAngelo Hall 5 52t. Jessie Tuggle 5 14t. Ronde Barber 4 84t. Keith Bulluck 4 14t. Derrick Thomas 4 0

The Chesapeake, Va. native and Virginia Tech product is the Redskins’ second-longest-tenured player after originally joining the team as a midseason free agent on Nov. 7, 2008. He has played 99 career regular season games with the Redskins with 92 starts, registering 506 total tackles (according to STATS, LLC), 23 inter-ceptions, nine fumbles recovered, eight fumbles forced and a sack.


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DIVISION PARITYParity has been a topic de jour in the National Football League

in recent years, and the league-wide trends provide the evidence.Each year since the 12-team playoff format was adopted in

1990, at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs after miss-ing the postseason the year before.

No division has seen more turnover at the top in the last four years than the NFC East. Prior to the Redskins’ division title in 2015, the NFC East held the distinction as the only division in the NFL to have had all four teams earn a division title in a four-season span from 2011-14. With their division title in 2015, the Redskins became the first NFC East team to win two division titles in the last five years.

DIVISION CHAMPIONS, 2011-15

NFC EAST 2015 Washington Redskins2014 Dallas Cowboys2013 Philadelphia Eagles2012 Washington Redskins2011 New York Giants NFC NORTH 2015 Minnesota Vikings2014 Green Bay Packers2013 Green Bay Packers2012 Green Bay Packers2011 Green Bay Packers NFC SOUTH 2015 Carolina Panthers2014 Carolina Panthers2013 Carolina Panthers2012 Atlanta Falcons2011 New Orleans Saints NFC WEST 2015 Arizona Cardinals2014 Seattle Seahawks2013 Seattle Seahawks2012 San Francisco 49ers2011 San Francisco 49ers

AFC EAST2015 New England Patriots2014 New England Patriots2013 New England Patriots2012 New England Patriots2011 New England Patriots AFC NORTH2015 Cincinnati Bengals2014 Pittsburgh Steelers2013 Cincinnati Bengals2012 Baltimore Ravens2011 Baltimore Ravens AFC SOUTH2015 Houston Texans2014 Indianapolis Colts2013 Indianapolis Colts2012 Houston Texans2011 Houston Texans AFC WEST2015 Denver Broncos2014 Denver Broncos2013 Denver Broncos2012 Denver Broncos2011 Denver Broncos

HOME COOKIN’With victories in five straight contests at FedExField across

Weeks 2-12, the Redskins’ home winning streak was the fourth-longest in the NFL in 2015.

LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS (2015 REGULAR SEASON^):

Team No.1. Carolina Panthers Won 8*2t. New England Patriots Won 62t. Kansas City Chiefs Won 6*4. Washington Redskins Won 55t. Six teams tied Won 4

^Games from previous seasons/postseasons not included*Streak active entering 2016

Washington’s .750 home regular season winning percentage in 2015 was tied for second-best in the NFC and third-best in the NFL.

TRENDING

LONG SCORING DRIVES (2015)The Redskins’ 65 scoring drives in 2015 averaged 8.49 plays,

61.2 yards and 4:08 of possession. Washington’s average scoring drive length ranked among the longest in the NFL in terms of both time and average number of plays.

AVG. TIME PER SCORING DRIVE (NFL, 2015):Team Avg. Time Per Scoring Drive1t. Atlanta Falcons 4:191t. Cleveland Browns 4:193. Dallas Cowboys 4:154. Washington Redskins 4:085. San Diego Chargers 3:53

AVG. PLAYS PER SCORING DRIVE (NFL, 2015):

Team Avg. Plays Per Scoring Drive1. Atlanta Falcons 9.332. San Diego Chargers 9.003. Cleveland Browns 8.964. Dallas Cowboys 8.675. New Orleans Saints 8.616. Indianapolis Colts 8.537. Washington Redskins 8.498. Houston Texans 8.369. San Francisco 49ers 8.3210. Detroit Lions 8.27

From the second quarter of the Redskins’ Week 2 win vs. St. Louis through the first half of Washington’s Week 4 win vs. Phila-delphia, the Redskins posted eight consecutive scoring drives of 10 plays or more. That streak was snapped when the Redskins scored on a nine-play drive in the third quarter against the Eagles.

Per the Elias Sports Bureau, prior to the Redskins, the most recent NFL team to record eight consecutive scoring drives lasting 10 plays or more prior to the 2015 Redskins came in 2007 when the Indianapolis Colts recorded a streak of nine such drives.

In Week 10 against the Saints last season, the Redskins scored on eight of their 10 drives. During the game, the Redskins scored on six consecutive drives. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time Redskins had scored on six consecutive drives in a single game since Dec. 30, 2001.

MAINTAINING DRIVES (2015)Even on non-scoring drives, the Redskins maintained posses-

sion and put together long drives in 2015. The Redskins ranked sixth in the NFL in 10-play drives.

10-PLAY DRIVES (NFL, 2015):Team No.1. Atlanta Falcons 422. New Orleans Saints 353t. San Diego Chargers 333t. Seattle Seahawks 335 . Chicago Bears 326. Washington Redskins 317. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30


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KICKER DUSTIN HOPKINSThe Redskins surprised many in Week 2 of the 2015 season

when they elected to move on from kicker Kai Forbath, the fran-chise leader in field goal percentage among players with at least 50 attempts, in favor of signing kicker Dustin Hopkins. At that point, Hopkins had never appeared in an NFL regular season game since being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

“You can’t say enough about our kicker, Hopkins,” Gruden said in late October. “I mean, what he’s done is taken over for an estab-lished kicker.”

The results were hard to argue with, as Hopkins supplemented his field goal kicking (25-of-28, third-best single-season percent-age in team history) with his status as a much-needed weapon in the field position battle.

“You look at the total package of what a kicker needs to bring to your football team and we were looking for a little bit of a stronger leg, especially on kickoffs,” Gruden said on the day the team signed Hopkins. “That’s the bottom line.”

Across the 2013-14 seasons, the Redskins ranked third-to-last in the NFL in touchback percentage, recording touchbacks on only 34.0 percent of kickoffs. In 2015, Hopkins registered touchbacks on 52-of-76 kickoffs (68.4 percent), the ninth-best percentage of any NFL kicker.

Though the Redskins have been pleased with Hopkins’ ability to boot the ball 75 yards through the back of the end zone, his abil-ity to get it to stop and turn on a dime after 10 yards was vital to a Redskins’ victory against Tampa Bay in Week 7. After facing an early 24-0 deficit, the Redskins scored late in the first half and at the start of the second half to cut the lead to 24-14, at which point Gruden and Special Teams Coordinator Ben Kotwica turned to Hop-kins to deliver a surprise onside kick early in the third. Receiver Rashad Ross batted the skidding ball to safety Trenton Robinson, ending a league-wide 0-for-24 skid on onside kick attempts to start the 2015 season. The onside kick helped jumpstart the Redskins en route to recording the largest comeback victory in franchise his-tory.

“His onside kicks, they’re like magic balls. I don’t know how he keeps them in play.”

- Head Coach Jay Gruden

The kick was the Redskins’ first successful onside attempt since Nov. 4, 2007 at the New York Jets (Shaun Suisham, recovered by Rock Cartwright). It was only the fourth successful onside kick by the Redskins since the turn of the century and ended a streak of 18 unsuccessful onside kick attempts by the Redskins over the past nine seasons.

SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICKS (REDSKINS SINCE 2000):

Year Week Qtr. Opp Kicker 2015 7 3 TB Dustin Hopkins2007 9 2 NYJ Shaun Suisham2003 5 4 Phi John Hall2000 12 3 StL Scott Bentley

Hopkins spent the 2015 offseason with the New Orleans Saints and got a small measure of revenge against his former team in Week 10 last year, converting 4-of-4 field goal attempts and 5-of-5 extra point attempts in a 47-14 rout. His 17 points tied the most by a Redskins kicker in a single game since the 1970 merger, as the 17-point mark had previously been reached by Chip Lohmiller (Dec. 30, 1990 vs. Buffalo) and Mark Moseley (Oct. 17, 1983 at Green Bay).

SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIAL TEAMS

PUNTER TRESS WAYSince his arrival in January 2015, General Manager Scot Mc-

Cloughan has stressed multiple desires. One was to create compe-tition at every position, and another was for the team to reward its own players who performed at high levels.

Punter Tress Way is emblematic of both ideals.The Redskins spent the majority of the 2014 offseason eval-

uating a punting battle between newcomers Robert Malone and Blake Clingan, but the race received a darkhorse candidate when the team claimed Way off waivers from Chicago on Aug. 20 that year. Way was given 10 days to stake a claim to the punting job.

Way accomplished the feat and has since posted historically relevant numbers, earned the special teams captaincy in 2015 and been rewarded with a multi-year contract extension in 2016.

In 2014, Way’s punting numbers rewarded the coaching staff’s faith. Way averaged 47.5 yards per punt, the 35th-best single-sea-son average in NFL history and the highest by a Redskins player since World War II.

Way finished the season averaging 47.5 yards per punt to rank fourth in team history, trailing only Sammy Baugh’s full-season NFL record (51.4 yards per punt in 1940) and Baugh’s 1941 and 1942 campaigns (48.7 and 48.2). Way became the first member of the Redskins to lead the NFL in punting for a season since Sam Baker in 1958 (45.4). It marked the seventh time a Redskins player had led the league in punting average dating back to 1939 (Baker once, Baugh five times — 1940-43, 1945).

REDSKINS TO LEAD NFL IN PUNTING SINCE 1939:

Player Season Avg.Tress Way 2014 47.5Sam Baker 1958 45.4Sammy Baugh 1945 43.3Sammy Baugh 1943 45.9Sammy Baugh 1942 48.2Sammy Baugh 1941 48.7Sammy Baugh 1940 51.4

Though Way was new to Washington in 2014, he was no strang-er to playing for the Redskins. The University of Oklahoma prod-uct is a native of Tulsa, Okla., where he played his prep career for the Union H.S. Redskins. Part of the school’s pregame traditions include chanting “All My Life I Wanted To Be A Redskin.”

“I must’ve got 65, ‘All my life I wanted to be a Redskin’ texts,” Way told multiple news outlets after making the team’s roster.

REDSKINS HISTORY

SINGLE SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE:Player Season Avg.1. Sammy Baugh 1940 51.4**2. Sammy Baugh 1941 48.73. Sammy Baugh 1942 48.24. Tress Way 2014 47.55. Tress Way 2015 46.16. Sammy Baugh 1943 45.97. Sam Baker 1959 45.58. Sam Baker 1958 45.49. Matt Turk 1996 45.110. Matt Turk 1997 45.1

** NFL Record

ROSTERS/DEPTH

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL)as of September 13, 2016

NO. LAST FIRST POS HT WT D.O.B. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN HOW ACQ.92 Baker Chris DE 6-2 320 10/8/1987 28 5 Hampton Windsor, Conn. FA-'1196 Bates Houston LB 6-3 252 12/20/1991 24 2 Louisiana Tech Covington, La. CFA-'1541 Blackmon Will S 6-0 212 10/27/1984 31 10 Boston College Warwick, R.I. FA-'1526 Breeland Bashaud CB 5-11 200 1/30/1992 24 3 Clemson Allendale, S.C. D4-'1430 Bruton Jr. David S 6-2 225 7/23/1987 29 8 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio UFA (DEN)-'1651 Compton Will LB 6-1 238 9/19/1989 26 3 Nebraska Bonne Terre, Mo. CFA-'138 Cousins Kirk QB 6-3 210 8/19/1988 28 5 Michigan State Holland, Mich. D4a-'1236 Cravens Su'a S 6-1 222 7/7/1995 21 R Southern California Murrieta, Calif. D2-'1680 Crowder Jamison WR 5-8 182 6/17/1993 23 2 Duke Monroe, N.C. D4a-'1585 Davis Vernon TE 6-3 248 1/31/1984 32 11 Maryland Washington, D.C. UFA (DEN)-'1618 Doctson Josh WR 6-2 206 12/3/1992 23 R TCU Mansfield, Texas D1-'1647 Dunbar Quinton CB 6-2 203 7/22/1992 24 2 Florida Miami, Fla. CFA-'1522 Everett Deshazor S 6-0 198 2/22/1992 24 2 Texas A&M DeRidder, La. FA-'1554 Foster Mason LB 6-1 250 3/1/1989 27 6 Washington Seaside, Calif. FA-'1538 Fuller Kendall CB 5-11 196 2/13/1995 21 R Virginia Tech Olney, Md. D3-'1688 Garçon Pierre WR 6-0 211 8/8/1986 30 9 Mount Union Greenacres, Fla. UFA (IND)-'1252 Garvin Terence LB 6-3 235 1/1/1991 25 4 West Virginia Baltimore, Md. FA-'1664 Golston Kedric NT 6-4 330 5/30/1983 33 11 Georgia Tyrone, Ga. D6-'0614 Grant Ryan WR 6-0 201 12/19/1990 25 3 Tulane Beaumont, Texas D5-'1423 Hall DeAngelo S 5-10 202 11/19/1983 32 13 Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va. FA-'0890 Hood Ziggy DE 6-3 305 2/16/1987 29 8 Missouri Amarillo, Texas FA-'163 Hopkins Dustin K 6-2 206 10/1/1990 25 3 Florida State Houston, Texas FA-'1529 Ihenacho Duke S 6-1 208 6/16/1989 27 4 San Jose State Gardena, Calif. W (DEN)-'1411 Jackson DeSean WR 5-10 175 12/1/1986 29 9 California Long Beach, Calif. FA-'1499 Jean Francois Ricky DE 6-3 313 11/23/1986 29 8 LSU Carol City, Fla. FA-'1531 Jones Matt RB 6-2 232 3/7/1993 23 2 Florida Seffner, Fla. D3-'1532 Kelley Robert RB 6-0 228 10/3/1992 23 R Tulane New Orleans, La. CFA-'1691 Kerrigan Ryan LB 6-4 265 8/16/1988 28 6 Purdue Muncie, Ind. D1-'1174 Kouandjio Arie G 6-5 325 4/23/1992 24 2 Alabama Hyattsville, Md. D4b-'1572 Lanier II Anthony DE 6-6 282 5/8/1993 23 R Alabama A&M Savannah, Ga. CFA-'1677 Lauvao Shawn G 6-3 326 10/26/1987 28 7 Arizona State Honolulu, Hawaii UFA (CLE)-'1478 Lichtensteiger Kory C 6-2 295 3/22/1985 31 8 Bowling Green Convoy, Ohio FA-'1061 Long Spencer G 6-5 324 11/8/1990 25 3 Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. D3b-'1416 McCoy Colt QB 6-1 215 9/5/1986 30 7 Texas Tuscola, Texas UFA (SF)-'1476 Moses Morgan T 6-6 335 3/3/1991 25 3 Virginia North Chesterfield, Va. D3a-'1493 Murphy Trent LB/DE 6-5 290 12/22/1990 25 3 Stanford Phoenix, Ariz. D2-'1424 Norman Josh CB 6-0 200 12/15/1987 28 5 Coastal Carolina Greenwood, S.C. UFA (CAR)-'1679 Nsekhe Ty T 6-8 335 10/27/1985 30 2 Texas State Arlington, Texas FA-'1584 Paul Niles TE 6-1 242 8/9/1989 27 6 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. D5b-'1135 Phillips Dashaun CB 5-11 190 1/3/1991 25 2 Tarleton State Duncanville, Texas FA-'1586 Reed Jordan TE 6-2 246 7/3/1990 26 4 Florida New London, Conn. D3-'1362 Reiter Austin C 6-3 307 11/27/1991 24 1 South Florida Bradenton, Fla. D7-'1597 Reyes Kendall DE 6-4 300 9/26/1989 26 5 Connecticut Nashua, N.H. UFA (SD)-'1619 Ross Rashad WR 6-0 180 2/2/1990 26 2 Arizona State Vallejo, Calif. FA-'1475 Scherff Brandon G 6-5 323 12/26/1991 24 2 Iowa Denison, Iowa D1-'1594 Smith Preston LB 6-5 268 11/17/1992 23 2 Mississippi State Stone Mountain, Ga. D2-'1550 Spaight Martrell LB 6-0 238 8/5/1993 23 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D5-'152 Sudfeld Nate QB 6-6 235 10/7/1993 22 R Indiana Modesto, Calif. D6-'1657 Sundberg Nick LS 6-0 245 7/29/1987 29 7 California Phoenix, Ariz. FA-'1025 Thompson Chris RB 5-8 195 10/20/1990 25 3 Florida State Madison, Fla. D5a-'1320 Toler Greg CB 6-0 180 1/2/1985 31 8 St. Paul's Hyattsville, Md. UFA (IND)-'165 Way Tress P 6-1 225 4/18/1990 26 3 Oklahoma Tulsa, Okla. W (CHI)-'1471 Williams Trent T 6-5 320 7/19/1988 28 7 Oklahoma Longview, Texas D1-'10

PRACTICE SQUAD34 Brown Mack RB 5-11 215 9/24/1991 24 1 Florida Lithonia, Ga. FA-'1513 Harris Maurice WR 6-3 200 11/11/1992 23 R California Greensboro, N.C. CFA-'1698 Ioannidis Matt DE 6-3 308 1/11/1994 22 R Temple Flemington, N.J. D5-'1666 Kasitati Nila G 6-4 315 4/25/1993 23 R Oklahoma Euless, Texas CFA-'1695 Nix III Louis DL 6-2 331 7/31/1991 25 3 Notre Dame Jacksonville, Fla. FA-'1660 Painter Vinston OL 6-4 322 10/11/1989 26 2 Virginia Tech Norfolk, Va. W (MIA)-'1683 Saxton Wes TE 6-4 235 8/13/1993 23 1 South Alabama Hueytown, Ala. FA-'1687 Thompson Kendal WR 6-2 192 5/14/1992 24 R Utah Oklahoma City, Okla. CFA-'1648 Trail Lynden LB 6-7 270 3/19/1991 25 1 Norfolk State Miami, Fla. FA-'1563 Williams Isaiah T 6-3 295 5/5/1993 23 R Akron Cleveland, Ohio CFA-'16

RESERVE/INJURED72 Bowen Kevin T 6-9 335 7/3/1993 23 R East Central La Mesa, Calif. CFA-'1653 Daniels Steven LB 5-11 245 12/12/1992 23 R Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D7a-'1617 Diggs Reggie WR 6-4 215 5/8/1993 23 R Richmond Dendron, Va. CFA-'1639 Marshall Keith RB 5-11 222 2/16/1994 22 R Georgia Raleigh, N.C. D7b-'16

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY58 Galette Junior LB 6-2 260 3/27/1988 28 7 Stillman Montvale, N.J. FA-'15

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM89 Carrier Derek TE 6-4 248 7/25/1990 26 4 Beloit Edgerton, Wisc. T (SF)-'15

RESERVE/SUSPENDEDRedd Jr. Silas RB 5-10 200 3/1/1992 24 3 Southern California Stamford, Conn. CFA-'14

Key: UFA - unrestricted free agent | FA - free agent | RFA - restricted free agent | CFA - college free agent | T - trade | W - waivers | D - draft | SD - supplemental draft | PS - signed from practice squad

Head Coach: Jay GrudenAssistant Coaches: Joe Barry (Defensive Coordinator), Ben Kotwica (Special Teams Coordinator), Sean McVay (Offensive Coordinator), Robb Akey (Defensive Line), Bradford Banta (Asst.Special Teams), Bill Callahan (Offensive Line), Kevin Carberry (Asst. Offensive Line), Matt Cavanaugh (Quarterbacks), Mike Clark (Strength & Conditioning), Chad Englehart (Asst. Strength &Conditioning), Perry Fewell (Defensive Backs), Chad Grimm (Defensive Quality Control), Ike Hilliard (Wide Receivers), Randy Jordan (Running Backs), Paul Kelly (Director of FootballOperations), Greg Manusky (Outside Linebackers), Bret Munsey (Asst. Special Teams/Special Projects), Kirk Olivadotti (Inside Linebackers), Wes Phillips (Tight Ends), Aubrey Pleasant(Assistant Defensive Backs), Jake Sankal (Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Nutritionist), Shane Waldron (Offensive Quality Control)

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ROSTER (NUMERIC)as of September 13, 2016

NO. FIRST LAST POS HT WT D.O.B. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN HOW ACQ.2 Nate Sudfeld QB 6-6 235 10/7/1993 22 R Indiana Modesto, Calif. D6-'163 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 206 10/1/1990 25 3 Florida State Houston, Texas FA-'155 Tress Way P 6-1 225 4/18/1990 26 3 Oklahoma Tulsa, Okla. W (CHI)-'148 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 210 8/19/1988 28 5 Michigan State Holland, Mich. D4a-'1211 DeSean Jackson WR 5-10 175 12/1/1986 29 9 California Long Beach, Calif. FA-'1414 Ryan Grant WR 6-0 201 12/19/1990 25 3 Tulane Beaumont, Texas D5-'1416 Colt McCoy QB 6-1 215 9/5/1986 30 7 Texas Tuscola, Texas UFA (SF)-'1418 Josh Doctson WR 6-2 206 12/3/1992 23 R TCU Mansfield, Texas D1-'1619 Rashad Ross WR 6-0 180 2/2/1990 26 2 Arizona State Vallejo, Calif. FA-'1420 Greg Toler CB 6-0 180 1/2/1985 31 8 St. Paul's Hyattsville, Md. UFA (IND)-'1622 Deshazor Everett S 6-0 198 2/22/1992 24 2 Texas A&M DeRidder, La. FA-'1523 DeAngelo Hall S 5-10 202 11/19/1983 32 13 Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va. FA-'0824 Josh Norman CB 6-0 200 12/15/1987 28 5 Coastal Carolina Greenwood, S.C. UFA (CAR)-'1625 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 195 10/20/1990 25 3 Florida State Madison, Fla. D5a-'1326 Bashaud Breeland CB 5-11 200 1/30/1992 24 3 Clemson Allendale, S.C. D4-'1429 Duke Ihenacho S 6-1 208 6/16/1989 27 4 San Jose State Gardena, Calif. W (DEN)-'1430 David Bruton Jr. S 6-2 225 7/23/1987 29 8 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio UFA (DEN)-'1631 Matt Jones RB 6-2 232 3/7/1993 23 2 Florida Seffner, Fla. D3-'1532 Robert Kelley RB 6-0 228 10/3/1992 23 R Tulane New Orleans, La. CFA-'1635 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 190 1/3/1991 25 2 Tarleton State Duncanville, Texas FA-'1536 Su'a Cravens S 6-1 222 7/7/1995 21 R Southern California Murrieta, Calif. D2-'1638 Kendall Fuller CB 5-11 196 2/13/1995 21 R Virginia Tech Olney, Md. D3-'1641 Will Blackmon S 6-0 212 10/27/1984 31 10 Boston College Warwick, R.I. FA-'1547 Quinton Dunbar CB 6-2 203 7/22/1992 24 2 Florida Miami, Fla. CFA-'1550 Martrell Spaight LB 6-0 238 8/5/1993 23 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D5-'1551 Will Compton LB 6-1 238 9/19/1989 26 3 Nebraska Bonne Terre, Mo. CFA-'1352 Terence Garvin LB 6-3 235 1/1/1991 25 4 West Virginia Baltimore, Md. FA-'1654 Mason Foster LB 6-1 250 3/1/1989 27 6 Washington Seaside, Calif. FA-'1557 Nick Sundberg LS 6-0 245 7/29/1987 29 7 California Phoenix, Ariz. FA-'1061 Spencer Long G 6-5 324 11/8/1990 25 3 Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. D3b-'1462 Austin Reiter C 6-3 307 11/27/1991 24 1 South Florida Bradenton, Fla. D7-'1564 Kedric Golston NT 6-4 330 5/30/1983 33 11 Georgia Tyrone, Ga. D6-'0671 Trent Williams T 6-5 320 7/19/1988 28 7 Oklahoma Longview, Texas D1-'1072 Anthony Lanier II DE 6-6 282 5/8/1993 23 R Alabama A&M Savannah, Ga. CFA-'1674 Arie Kouandjio G 6-5 325 4/23/1992 24 2 Alabama Hyattsville, Md. D4b-'1575 Brandon Scherff G 6-5 323 12/26/1991 24 2 Iowa Denison, Iowa D1-'1576 Morgan Moses T 6-6 335 3/3/1991 25 3 Virginia North Chesterfield, Va. D3a-'1477 Shawn Lauvao G 6-3 326 10/26/1987 28 7 Arizona State Honolulu, Hawaii UFA (CLE)-'1478 Kory Lichtensteiger C 6-2 295 3/22/1985 31 8 Bowling Green Convoy, Ohio FA-'1079 Ty Nsekhe T 6-8 335 10/27/1985 30 2 Texas State Arlington, Texas FA-'1580 Jamison Crowder WR 5-8 182 6/17/1993 23 2 Duke Monroe, N.C. D4a-'1584 Niles Paul TE 6-1 242 8/9/1989 27 6 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. D5b-'1185 Vernon Davis TE 6-3 248 1/31/1984 32 11 Maryland Washington, D.C. UFA (DEN)-'1686 Jordan Reed TE 6-2 246 7/3/1990 26 4 Florida New London, Conn. D3-'1388 Pierre Garçon WR 6-0 211 8/8/1986 30 9 Mount Union Greenacres, Fla. UFA (IND)-'1290 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 305 2/16/1987 29 8 Missouri Amarillo, Texas FA-'1691 Ryan Kerrigan LB 6-4 265 8/16/1988 28 6 Purdue Muncie, Ind. D1-'1192 Chris Baker DE 6-2 320 10/8/1987 28 5 Hampton Windsor, Conn. FA-'1193 Trent Murphy LB/DE 6-5 290 12/22/1990 25 3 Stanford Phoenix, Ariz. D2-'1494 Preston Smith LB 6-5 268 11/17/1992 23 2 Mississippi State Stone Mountain, Ga. D2-'1596 Houston Bates LB 6-3 252 12/20/1991 24 2 Louisiana Tech Covington, La. CFA-'1597 Kendall Reyes DE 6-4 300 9/26/1989 26 5 Connecticut Nashua, N.H. UFA (SD)-'1699 Ricky Jean Francois DE 6-3 313 11/23/1986 29 8 LSU Carol City, Fla. FA-'15

PRACTICE SQUAD13 Maurice Harris WR 6-3 200 11/11/1992 23 R California Greensboro, N.C. CFA-'1634 Mack Brown RB 5-11 215 9/24/1991 24 1 Florida Lithonia, Ga. FA-'1548 Lynden Trail LB 6-7 270 3/19/1991 25 1 Norfolk State Miami, Fla. FA-'1560 Vinston Painter OL 6-4 322 10/11/1989 26 2 Virginia Tech Norfolk, Va. W (MIA)-'1663 Isaiah Williams T 6-3 295 5/5/1993 23 R Akron Cleveland, Ohio CFA-'1666 Nila Kasitati G 6-4 315 4/25/1993 23 R Oklahoma Euless, Texas CFA-'1683 Wes Saxton TE 6-4 235 8/13/1993 23 1 South Alabama Hueytown, Ala. FA-'1687 Kendal Thompson WR 6-2 192 5/14/1992 24 R Utah Oklahoma City, Okla. CFA-'1695 Louis Nix III DL 6-2 331 7/31/1991 25 3 Notre Dame Jacksonville, Fla. FA-'1698 Matt Ioannidis DE 6-3 308 1/11/1994 22 R Temple Flemington, N.J. D5-'16

RESERVE/INJURED17 Reggie Diggs WR 6-4 215 5/8/1993 23 R Richmond Dendron, Va. CFA-'1639 Keith Marshall RB 5-11 222 2/16/1994 22 R Georgia Raleigh, N.C. D7b-'1653 Steven Daniels LB 5-11 245 12/12/1992 23 R Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D7a-'1672 Kevin Bowen T 6-9 335 7/3/1993 23 R East Central La Mesa, Calif. CFA-'16

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY58 Junior Galette LB 6-2 260 3/27/1988 28 7 Stillman Montvale, N.J. FA-'15

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM89 Derek Carrier TE 6-4 248 7/25/1990 26 4 Beloit Edgerton, Wisc. T (SF)-'15

RESERVE/SUSPENDEDSilas Redd Jr. RB 5-10 200 3/1/1992 24 3 Southern California Stamford, Conn. CFA-'14

Key: UFA - unrestricted free agent | FA - free agent | RFA - restricted free agent | CFA - college free agent | T - trade | W - waivers | D - draft | SD - supplemental draft | PS - signed from practice squad

Head Coach: Jay GrudenAssistant Coaches: Joe Barry (Defensive Coordinator), Ben Kotwica (Special Teams Coordinator), Sean McVay (Offensive Coordinator), Robb Akey (Defensive Line), Bradford Banta (Asst.Special Teams), Bill Callahan (Offensive Line), Kevin Carberry (Asst. Offensive Line), Matt Cavanaugh (Quarterbacks), Mike Clark (Strength & Conditioning), Chad Englehart (Asst. Strength &Conditioning), Perry Fewell (Defensive Backs), Chad Grimm (Defensive Quality Control), Ike Hilliard (Wide Receivers), Randy Jordan (Running Backs), Paul Kelly (Director of FootballOperations), Greg Manusky (Outside Linebackers), Bret Munsey (Asst. Special Teams/Special Projects), Kirk Olivadotti (Inside Linebackers), Wes Phillips (Tight Ends), Aubrey Pleasant(Assistant Defensive Backs), Jake Sankal (Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Nutritionist), Shane Waldron (Offensive Quality Control)

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ROSTER (POSITIONAL)as of September 13, 2016

NO. FIRST LAST POS HT WT D.O.B. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HS HOMETOWN HOW ACQ.

2 Nate Sudfeld QB 6-6 235 10/7/1993 22 R Indiana Modesto, Calif. D6-'168 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 210 8/19/1988 28 5 Michigan State Holland, Mich. D4a-'1216 Colt McCoy QB 6-1 215 9/5/1986 30 7 Texas Tuscola, Texas UFA (SF)-'14

25 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 195 10/20/1990 25 3 Florida State Madison, Fla. D5a-'1331 Matt Jones RB 6-2 232 3/7/1993 23 2 Florida Seffner, Fla. D3-'1532 Robert Kelley RB 6-0 228 10/3/1992 23 R Tulane New Orleans, La. CFA-'16

11 DeSean Jackson WR 5-10 175 12/1/1986 29 9 California Long Beach, Calif. FA-'1414 Ryan Grant WR 6-0 201 12/19/1990 25 3 Tulane Beaumont, Texas D5-'1418 Josh Doctson WR 6-2 206 12/3/1992 23 R TCU Mansfield, Texas D1-'1619 Rashad Ross WR 6-0 180 2/2/1990 26 2 Arizona State Vallejo, Calif. FA-'1480 Jamison Crowder WR 5-8 182 6/17/1993 23 2 Duke Monroe, N.C. D4a-'1588 Pierre Garçon WR 6-0 211 8/8/1986 30 9 Mount Union Greenacres, Fla. UFA (IND)-'12

84 Niles Paul TE 6-1 242 8/9/1989 27 6 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. D5b-'1185 Vernon Davis TE 6-3 248 1/31/1984 32 11 Maryland Washington, D.C. UFA (DEN)-'1686 Jordan Reed TE 6-2 246 7/3/1990 26 4 Florida New London, Conn. D3-'13

61 Spencer Long G 6-5 324 11/8/1990 25 3 Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. D3b-'1462 Austin Reiter C 6-3 307 11/27/1991 24 1 South Florida Bradenton, Fla. D7-'1571 Trent Williams T 6-5 320 7/19/1988 28 7 Oklahoma Longview, Texas D1-'1074 Arie Kouandjio G 6-5 325 4/23/1992 24 2 Alabama Hyattsville, Md. D4b-'1575 Brandon Scherff G 6-5 323 12/26/1991 24 2 Iowa Denison, Iowa D1-'1576 Morgan Moses T 6-6 335 3/3/1991 25 3 Virginia North Chesterfield, Va. D3a-'1477 Shawn Lauvao G 6-3 326 10/26/1987 28 7 Arizona State Honolulu, Hawaii UFA (CLE)-'1478 Kory Lichtensteiger C 6-2 295 3/22/1985 31 8 Bowling Green Convoy, Ohio FA-'1079 Ty Nsekhe T 6-8 335 10/27/1985 30 2 Texas State Arlington, Texas FA-'15

64 Kedric Golston NT 6-4 330 5/30/1983 33 11 Georgia Tyrone, Ga. D6-'0672 Anthony Lanier II DE 6-6 282 5/8/1993 23 R Alabama A&M Savannah, Ga. CFA-'1690 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 305 2/16/1987 29 8 Missouri Amarillo, Texas FA-'1692 Chris Baker DE 6-2 320 10/8/1987 28 5 Hampton Windsor, Conn. FA-'1197 Kendall Reyes DE 6-4 300 9/26/1989 26 5 Connecticut Nashua, N.H. UFA (SD)-'1699 Ricky Jean Francois DE 6-3 313 11/23/1986 29 8 LSU Carol City, Fla. FA-'15

50 Martrell Spaight LB 6-0 238 8/5/1993 23 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D5-'1551 Will Compton LB 6-1 238 9/19/1989 26 3 Nebraska Bonne Terre, Mo. CFA-'1352 Terence Garvin LB 6-3 235 1/1/1991 25 4 West Virginia Baltimore, Md. FA-'1654 Mason Foster LB 6-1 250 3/1/1989 27 6 Washington Seaside, Calif. FA-'1591 Ryan Kerrigan LB 6-4 265 8/16/1988 28 6 Purdue Muncie, Ind. D1-'1193 Trent Murphy LB/DE 6-5 290 12/22/1990 25 3 Stanford Phoenix, Ariz. D2-'1494 Preston Smith LB 6-5 268 11/17/1992 23 2 Mississippi State Stone Mountain, Ga. D2-'1596 Houston Bates LB 6-3 252 12/20/1991 24 2 Louisiana Tech Covington, La. CFA-'15

20 Greg Toler CB 6-0 180 1/2/1985 31 8 St. Paul's Hyattsville, Md. UFA (IND)-'1622 Deshazor Everett S 6-0 198 2/22/1992 24 2 Texas A&M DeRidder, La. FA-'1523 DeAngelo Hall S 5-10 202 11/19/1983 32 13 Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va. FA-'0824 Josh Norman CB 6-0 200 12/15/1987 28 5 Coastal Carolina Greenwood, S.C. UFA (CAR)-'1626 Bashaud Breeland CB 5-11 200 1/30/1992 24 3 Clemson Allendale, S.C. D4-'1429 Duke Ihenacho S 6-1 208 6/16/1989 27 4 San Jose State Gardena, Calif. W (DEN)-'1430 David Bruton Jr. S 6-2 225 7/23/1987 29 8 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio UFA (DEN)-'1635 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 190 1/3/1991 25 2 Tarleton State Duncanville, Texas FA-'1536 Su'a Cravens S 6-1 222 7/7/1995 21 R Southern California Murrieta, Calif. D2-'1638 Kendall Fuller CB 5-11 196 2/13/1995 21 R Virginia Tech Olney, Md. D3-'1641 Will Blackmon S 6-0 212 10/27/1984 31 10 Boston College Warwick, R.I. FA-'1547 Quinton Dunbar CB 6-2 203 7/22/1992 24 2 Florida Miami, Fla. CFA-'15

3 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 206 10/1/1990 25 3 Florida State Houston, Texas FA-'155 Tress Way P 6-1 225 4/18/1990 26 3 Oklahoma Tulsa, Okla. W (CHI)-'1457 Nick Sundberg LS 6-0 245 7/29/1987 29 7 California Phoenix, Ariz. FA-'10

LINEBACKERS (8)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (12)

SPECIALISTS (3)

QUARTERBACKS (3)

RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (3)

WIDE RECEIVERS (6)

TIGHT ENDS (3)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHARTas of September 13, 2016

OFFENSE

WR 88 Pierre Garçon 19 Rashad Ross

LT 71 Trent Williams 79 Ty Nsekhe

LG 77 Shawn Lauvao 61 Spencer Long

C 78 Kory Lichtensteiger 61 Spencer Long 62 Austin Reiter

RG 75 Brandon Scherff 74 Arie Kouandjio

RT 76 Morgan Moses 79 Ty Nsekhe

TE 86 Jordan Reed 85 Vernon Davis 84 Niles Paul

WR 80 Jamison Crowder 14 Ryan Grant

WR 11 DeSean Jackson 18 Josh Doctson

QB 8 Kirk Cousins 16 Colt McCoy 2 Nate Sudfeld

RB 31 Matt Jones 25 Chris Thompson 32 Robert Kelley

DEFENSE

LDE 90 Ziggy Hood -OR- 99 Ricky Jean Francois 72 Anthony Lanier II

NT 64 Kedric Golston 90 Ziggy Hood

RDE 92 Chris Baker 97 Kendall Reyes

SLB 94 Preston Smith 93 Trent Murphy

MLB 51 Will Compton 50 Martrell Spaight

MLB 54 Mason Foster 36 Su'a Cravens 52 Terence Garvin

WLB 91 Ryan Kerrigan 96 Houston Bates

CB 26 Bashaud Breeland 20 Greg Toler 35 Dashaun Phillips

CB 24 Josh Norman 47 Quinton Dunbar 38 Kendall Fuller

SS 30 David Bruton Jr. 29 Duke Ihenacho

FS 23 DeAngelo Hall 41 Will Blackmon 22 Deshazor Everett

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 5 Tress Way

K 3 Dustin Hopkins

H 5 Tress Way

LS 57 Nick Sundberg

KOR 19 Rashad Ross 25 Chris Thompson

PR 80 Jamison Crowder 41 Will Blackmon 19 Rashad Ross

Rookies Bolded and Underlined (Injured players in parentheses)

HOW THE 2016 REDSKINS WERE BUILTas of September 13, 2016

YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERS PRACTICE SQUAD

28 23 0 2 0

2006 DL Kedric Golston (6b)

2008 S DeAngelo Hall

2010 T Trent Williams (1) C Kory Lichtensteiger

LS Nick Sundberg

2011 LB Ryan Kerrigan (1) DE Chris Baker

TE Niles Paul (5b)

2012 QB Kirk Cousins (4a) WR Pierre Garçon (UFA - IND)

2013 TE Jordan Reed (3)

RB Chris Thompson (5a)

LB Will Compton (CFA)

2014 LB/DE Trent Murphy (2) WR DeSean Jackson S Duke Ihenacho (DEN)

T Morgan Moses (3a) G Shawn Lauvao (UFA - CLE) P Tress Way (CHI)

G Spencer Long (3b) QB Colt McCoy (UFA - SF)

CB Bashaud Breeland (4) WR Rashad Ross

WR Ryan Grant (5)

2015 G Brandon Scherff (1) CB Will Blackmon

LB Preston Smith (2) CB Deshazor Everett

RB Matt Jones (3) LB Mason Foster

WR Jamison Crowder (4a) K Dustin Hopkins

G Arie Kouandjio (4b) DE Ricky Jean Francois

LB Martrell Spaight (5) T Ty Nsekhe

C Austin Reiter (7) CB Dashaun Phillips

LB Houston Bates (CFA)

CB Quinton Dunbar (CFA)

2016 WR Josh Doctson (1) S David Bruton Jr. (UFA - DEN)

S Su'a Cravens (2) TE Vernon Davis (UFA - DEN)

CB Kendall Fuller (3) LB Terence Garvin

QB Nate Sudfeld (6) DE Ziggy Hood

RB Robert Kelley (CFA) CB Josh Norman (UFA - CAR)

DE Anthony Lanier II (CFA) DE Kendall Reyes (UFA - SD)

CB Greg Toler (UFA - IND)

HOW THE 2016 REDSKINS ENTERED THE NFLas of September 13, 2016

YEAR 1ST ROUND 2ND ROUND 3RD ROUND 4TH ROUND

7 5 8 8

2004 DB DeAngelo Hall (ATL, 8)

2006 TE Vernon Davis (SF, 6) CB Will Blackmon (GB, 115)

2008 WR DeSean Jackson (PHI, 49) C Kory Lichtensteiger (DEN, 108)

2009 DE Ziggy Hood (PIT, 32) S David Bruton Jr. (DEN, 114)

CB Greg Toler (ARI, 131)

2010 T Trent Williams (WAS, 4) QB Colt McCoy (CLE, 85)

G Shawn Lauvao (CLE, 92)

2011 LB Ryan Kerrigan (WAS, 16) LB Mason Foster (TB, 84)

2012 DE Kendall Reyes (SD, 49) QB Kirk Cousins (WAS, 102)

2013 TE Jordan Reed (WAS, 85)

2014 LB/DE Trent Murphy (WAS, 47) T Morgan Moses (WAS, 66) CB Bashaud Breeland (WAS, 102)

G Spencer Long (WAS, 78)

2015 G Brandon Scherff (WAS, 5) LB Preston Smith (WAS, 38) RB Matt Jones (WAS, 95) WR Jamison Crowder (WAS, 105)

G Arie Kouandjio (WAS, 112)

2016 WR Josh Doctson (WAS, 22) S Su'a Cravens (WAS, 53) CB Kendall Fuller (WAS, 84)

YEAR 5TH ROUND 6TH ROUND 7TH ROUND FREE AGENT

5 4 2 14

2006 DE Kedric Golston (WAS, 196)

2008 WR Pierre Garçon (IND, 205)

2009 DL Ricky Jean Francois (SF, 244) DL Chris Baker (DEN)

LS Nick Sundberg (CAR)

2011 TE Niles Paul (WAS, 155)

2012 CB Josh Norman (CAR, 143) S Duke Ihenacho (DEN)

T Ty Nsekhe (IND)

2013 RB Chris Thompson (WAS, 154) K Dustin Hopkins (BUF, 177) LB Will Compton (WAS)

LB Terence Garvin (PIT)

WR Rashad Ross (TEN)

P Tress Way (CHI)

2014 WR Ryan Grant (WAS, 142) CB Dashaun Phillips (DAL)

2015 LB Martrell Spaight (WAS, 141) C Austin Reiter (WAS, 222) LB Houston Bates (WAS)

CB Quinton Dunbar (WAS)

CB Deshazor Everett (TB)

2016 QB Nate Sudfeld (WAS, 187) RB Robert Kelley (WAS)

DE Anthony Lanier II (WAS)

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Bashaud Breeland BUSH-aud

David Bruton Jr. BRUTE-in

Su'a Cravens SOO-uh

Josh Doctson DOCK-sun

Deshazor Everett de-SHAY-zor

Pierre Garçon gar-SOAN

Kedric Golston KEH-drick / GOAL-stun

Duke Ihenacho EE-ah-NAH-cho

Ricky Jean Francois zhon fran-SWAH

Arie Kouandjio R-ree / KWON-joe

Shawn Lauvao lah-VOW

Kory Lichtensteiger LICK-ten-STY-grr

Ty Nsekhe en-SECK-he

Austin Reiter RIGHT-er

Brandon Scherff SCHER-eff

Martrell Spaight SPAYT

Junior Galette guh-LET

Matt Ioannidis eye-an-NYE-dis

Nila Kasitati NEE-luh / kah-sih-TAH-tee

Robb Akey A-key

Ben Kotwica cot-WEE-kuh

Greg Manusky man-US-key

ACTIVE ROSTER

COACHING STAFF

PRACTICE SQUAD & RESERVE LISTS

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS TRANSACTIONS(BY DATE)

DATE POS NAME TRANSACTIONJanuary 1 DL Kamal Johnson Signed to Practice SquadJanuary 4 DL Christo Bilukidi Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 4 LB Desmond Bishop Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 4 DL Jerrell Powe Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 5 CB Cary Williams Signed as Free AgentJanuary 5 C Kory Lichtensteiger Activated from Reserve/Injured (Designated for Return)January 5 DB Kyshoen Jarrett Placed on Reserve/Injured ListJanuary 5 C Brian de la Puente WaivedJanuary 5 CB Al Louis-Jean Signed to Practice SquadJanuary 5 LB Derrick Mathews Released from Practice SquadJanuary 11 RB Mack Brown Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 WR LaRon Byrd Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 T Takoby Cofield Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 DL Anthony Johnson Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 CB Al Louis-Jean Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 C Austin Reiter Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 11 LB Lynden Trail Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 12 DL Corey Crawford Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 12 DL Kamal Johnson Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 12 LB Derrick Mathews Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 14 LB Willie Jefferson Signed Reserve/Future ContractJanuary 22 Greg Manusky Named as Outside Linebackers CoachFebruary 3 DL Ziggy Hood Signed Reserve/Future ContractFebruary 17 Kevin Carberry Named as Assistant Offensive Line CoachFebruary 17 Shane Waldron Named as Offensive Quality ControlMarch 1 QB Kirk Cousins Franchise TaggedMarch 3 QB Kirk Cousins Signed Franchise TenderMarch 7 S Dashon Goldson ReleasedMarch 7 QB Robert Griffin III ReleasedMarch 7 DE Jason Hatcher ReleasedMarch 7 S Jeron Johnson ReleasedMarch 9 LB Mason Foster Re-signedMarch 9 DE Kedric Golston Re-signedMarch 9 S Duke Ihenacho Re-signedMarch 9 QB Colt McCoy Re-signedMarch 11 DE Kendall Reyes Signed as Unresricted Free AgentMarch 11 TE Logan Paulsen Re-signedMarch 12 P Tress Way Signed Contract ExtensionMarch 15 CB Will Blackmon Re-signedMarch 15 CB David Bruton Jr. Signed as Unresricted Free AgentMarch 16 LB Junior Galette Re-signedMarch 16 OL Josh LeRibeus Re-signedMarch 17 RB Chris Thompson Re-signedMarch 18 LB Terence Garvin Signed as Free AgentMarch 31 TE Vernon Davis Signed as Unresricted Free AgentApril 12 RB Silas Redd Jr. SuspendedApril 13 CB Greg Toler Signed as Unresricted Free Agent


DATE POS NAME TRANSACTIONApril 14 LB Jackson Jeffcoat WaivedApril 18 OL Cody Booth Signed as Free AgentApril 18 LB Will Compton Re-signedApril 22 CB Josh Norman Signed as Unresricted Free AgentApril 28 WR Josh Doctson Draft Choice (Round 1, No. 22 Overall)April 29 S Su'a Cravens Draft Choice (Round 2, No. 53 Overall)April 29 DB Kendall Fuller Draft Choice (Round 3, No. 84 Overall)April 30 DE Matt Ioannidis Draft Choice (Round 5, No. 152 Overall)April 30 QB Nate Sudfeld Draft Choice (Round 6, No. 187 Overall)April 30 LB Steven Daniels Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 232 Overall)April 30 RB Keith Marshall Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 242 Overall)May 2 CB Chris Culliver ReleasedMay 2 DL Christo Bilukidi ReleasedMay 2 LB Desmond Bishop ReleasedMay 2 WR LaRon Byrd ReleasedMay 2 DL Anthony Johnson WaivedMay 2 DL Kamal Johnson WaivedMay 2 CB Al Louis-Jean WaivedMay 2 LB Derrick Mathews WaivedMay 5 TE Jordan Reed Signed Contract ExtensionMay 6 T Kevin Bowen Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 S Tevin Carter Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 TE Michael Cooper Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 LB Shiro Davis Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 WR Reggie Diggs Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 LB Ejiro Ederaine Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 T Joe Gore Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 WR Maurice Harris Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 G Dominick Jackson Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 RB Robert Kelley Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 FB Joe Kerridge Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 DE Anthony Lanier II Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 S Geno Matias-Smith Signed as College Free AgentMay 6 WR Valdez Showers Signed as College Free AgentMay 9 CB Lloyd Carrington Signed as College Free AgentMay 9 LB Reggie Northrup Signed as College Free AgentMay 9 WR Josh Doctson Signed ContractMay 9 S Su'a Cravens Signed ContractMay 9 DE Matt Ioannidis Signed ContractMay 9 QB Nate Sudfeld Signed ContractMay 9 LB Steven Daniels Signed ContractMay 9 RB Keith Marshall Signed ContractMay 9 S Tevin Carter WaivedMay 12 T Joe Gore WaivedMay 16 T Al Bond Signed as Free AgentMay 16 G Nila Kasitati Signed as College Free AgentMay 16 LB Mike Wakefield Signed as College Free Agent


DATE POS NAME TRANSACTIONMay 16 RB Kelsey Young Signed as College Free AgentMay 16 G Dominick Jackson WaivedMay 16 LB Reggie Northrup WaivedMay 17 DB Mariel Cooper Signed as College Free AgentMay 17 WR Andre Roberts ReleasedJune 1 LB James Gayle WaivedJune 2 CB Kendall Fuller Signed ContractJune 2 WR Jarvis Turner Signed as College Free AgentJune 8 TE Michael Cooper WaivedJuly 18 WR Dez Stewart Signed as Free AgentJuly 21 LB Adam Hayward ReleasedJuly 25 DB Kyshoen Jarrett Waived (Failed Physical)July 27 WR Kendal Thompson Signed as College Free AgentJuly 27 WR T.J. Thorpe Signed as College Free AgentJuly 28 TE Derek Carrier Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListJuly 28 WR Reggie Diggs Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListJuly 28 WR Josh Doctson Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListJuly 28 G Shawn Lauvao Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListJuly 28 LB Perry Riley Jr. Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListJuly 28 LB Junior Galette Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury ListJuly 29 LB Perry Riley Jr. Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListAugust 1 G Shawn Lauvao Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListAugust 2 WR Reggie Diggs Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListAugust 3 T Isaiah Williams Signed as College Free AgentAugust 8 LB Steven Daniels Waived with Injured DesignationAugust 18 T Kevin Bowen Waived with Injured DesignationAugust 24 C Bryan Stork Acquired via Trade from New EnglandAugust 27 T Al Bond WaivedAugust 27 T Cody Booth WaivedAugust 27 LB Shiro Davis WaivedAugust 27 LB Ejiro Ederaine WaivedAugust 27 CB Jeremy Harris WaivedAugust 27 LB Willie Jefferson WaivedAugust 27 WR Valdez Showers WaivedAugust 27 WR Dez Stewart WaivedAugust 27 WR Jarvis Turner WaivedAugust 27 RB Kelsey Young WaivedAugust 29 C Bryan Stork Failed Physical; Trade RescindedAugust 29 DL Cullen Jenkins Signed as Unresricted Free AgentAugust 29 OL Vinston Painter Claimed Off Waivers (Miami)August 30 DE Stephen Paea ReleasedAugust 30 LB Perry Riley Jr. ReleasedAugust 30 TE Derek Carrier Placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform ListAugust 30 WR Reggie Diggs Waived with Injured DesignationAugust 30 RB Keith Marshall Placed on Reserve/Injured ListSeptember 3 WR Josh Doctson Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform ListSeptember 3 DL Cullen Jenkins Released


DATE POS NAME TRANSACTIONSeptember 3 OL Josh LeRibeus ReleasedSeptember 3 TE Logan Paulsen ReleasedSeptember 3 NT Jerrell Powe ReleasedSeptember 3 RB Mack Brown WaivedSeptember 3 CB Lloyd Carrington WaivedSeptember 3 T Takoby Cofield WaivedSeptember 3 CB Mariel Cooper Waived with Injury SettlementSeptember 3 DE Corey Crawford WaivedSeptember 3 LB Carlos Fields WaivedSeptember 3 WR Maurice Harris WaivedSeptember 3 DE Matt Ioannidis WaivedSeptember 3 TE Marcel Jensen WaivedSeptember 3 G Nila Kasitati WaivedSeptember 3 FB Joe Kerridge WaivedSeptember 3 S Geno Matias-Smith WaivedSeptember 3 OL Vinston Painter WaivedSeptember 3 WR Kendal Thompson WaivedSeptember 3 WR T.J. Thorpe WaivedSeptember 3 LB Lynden Trail WaivedSeptember 3 LB Mike Wakefield WaivedSeptember 3 T Isaiah Williams WaivedSeptember 4 RB Mack Brown Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 WR Maurice Harris Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 DE Matt Ioannidis Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 G Nila Kasitati Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 FB Joe Kerridge Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 OL Vinston Painter Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 WR Kendal Thompson Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 LB Lynden Trail Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 T Isaiah Williams Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 5 DL Louis Nix III Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 5 TE Wes Saxton Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 5 FB Joe Kerridge Released from Practice Squad

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS TRANSACTIONS(BY NAME)

NAME POS TRANSACTION DATEBilukidi, Christo DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Bilukidi, Christo DL Released May 2Bishop, Desmond LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Bishop, Desmond LB Released May 2Blackmon, Will CB Re-signed March 15Bond, Al T Signed as Free Agent May 16Bond, Al T Waived August 27Booth, Cody OL Signed as Free Agent April 18Booth, Cody T Waived August 27Bowen, Kevin T Signed as College Free Agent May 6Bowen, Kevin T Waived with Injured Designation August 18Brown, Mack RB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Brown, Mack RB Waived September 3Brown, Mack RB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Bruton Jr., David CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 15Byrd, LaRon WR Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Byrd, LaRon WR Released May 2Carberry, Kevin Named as Assistant Offensive Line Coach February 17Carrier, Derek TE Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Carrier, Derek TE Placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List August 30Carrington, Lloyd CB Signed as College Free Agent May 9Carrington, Lloyd CB Waived September 3Carter, Tevin S Signed as College Free Agent May 6Carter, Tevin S Waived May 9Cofield, Takoby T Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Cofield, Takoby T Waived September 3Compton, Will LB Re-signed April 18Cooper, Mariel DB Signed as College Free Agent May 17Cooper, Mariel CB Waived with Injury Settlement September 3Cooper, Michael TE Signed as College Free Agent May 6Cooper, Michael TE Waived June 8Cousins, Kirk QB Franchise Tagged March 1Cousins, Kirk QB Signed Franchise Tender March 3Cravens, Su'a S Draft Choice (Round 2, No. 53 Overall) April 29Cravens, Su'a S Signed Contract May 9Crawford, Corey DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Crawford, Corey DE Waived September 3Culliver, Chris CB Released May 2Daniels, Steven LB Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 232 Overall) April 30Daniels, Steven LB Signed Contract May 9Daniels, Steven LB Waived with Injured Designation August 8Davis, Shiro LB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Davis, Shiro LB Waived August 27Davis, Vernon TE Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 31de la Puente, Brian C Waived January 5Diggs, Reggie WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATEDiggs, Reggie WR Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Diggs, Reggie WR Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List August 2Diggs, Reggie WR Waived with Injured Designation August 30Doctson, Josh WR Draft Choice (Round 1, No. 22 Overall) April 28Doctson, Josh WR Signed Contract May 9Doctson, Josh WR Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Doctson, Josh WR Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List September 3Ederaine, Ejiro LB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Ederaine, Ejiro LB Waived August 27Fields, Carlos LB Waived September 3Foster, Mason LB Re-signed March 9Fuller, Kendall DB Draft Choice (Round 3, No. 84 Overall) April 29Fuller, Kendall CB Signed Contract June 2Galette, Junior LB Re-signed March 16Galette, Junior LB Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury List July 28Garvin, Terence LB Signed as Free Agent March 18Gayle, James LB Waived June 1Goldson, Dashon S Released March 7Golston, Kedric DE Re-signed March 9Gore, Joe T Signed as College Free Agent May 6Gore, Joe T Waived May 12Griffin III, Robert QB Released March 7Harris, Jeremy CB Waived August 27Harris, Maurice WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6Harris, Maurice WR Waived September 3Harris, Maurice WR Signed to Practice Squad September 4Hatcher, Jason DE Released March 7Hayward, Adam LB Released July 21Hood, Ziggy DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract February 3Ihenacho, Duke S Re-signed March 9Ioannidis, Matt DE Draft Choice (Round 5, No. 152 Overall) April 30Ioannidis, Matt DE Signed Contract May 9Ioannidis, Matt DE Waived September 3Ioannidis, Matt DE Signed to Practice Squad September 4Jackson, Dominick G Signed as College Free Agent May 6Jackson, Dominick G Waived May 16Jarrett, Kyshoen DB Placed on Reserve/Injured List January 5Jarrett, Kyshoen DB Waived (Failed Physical) July 25Jeffcoat, Jackson LB Waived April 14Jefferson, Willie LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 14Jefferson, Willie LB Waived August 27Jenkins, Cullen DL Signed as Unresricted Free Agent August 29Jenkins, Cullen DL Released September 3Jensen, Marcel TE Waived September 3Johnson, Anthony DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Johnson, Anthony DL Waived May 2


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATEJohnson, Jeron S Released March 7Johnson, Kamal DL Signed to Practice Squad January 1Johnson, Kamal DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Johnson, Kamal DL Waived May 2Kasitati, Nila G Signed as College Free Agent May 16Kasitati, Nila G Waived September 3Kasitati, Nila G Signed to Practice Squad September 4Kelley, Robert RB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Kerridge, Joe FB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Kerridge, Joe FB Waived September 3Kerridge, Joe FB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Kerridge, Joe FB Released from Practice Squad September 5Lanier II, Anthony DE Signed as College Free Agent May 6Lauvao, Shawn G Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Lauvao, Shawn G Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List August 1LeRibeus, Josh OL Re-signed March 16LeRibeus, Josh OL Released September 3Lichtensteiger, Kory C Activated from Reserve/Injured (Designated for Return) January 5Louis-Jean, Al CB Signed to Practice Squad January 5Louis-Jean, Al CB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Louis-Jean, Al CB Waived May 2Manusky, Greg Named as Outside Linebackers Coach January 22Marshall, Keith RB Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 242 Overall) April 30Marshall, Keith RB Signed Contract May 9Marshall, Keith RB Placed on Reserve/Injured List August 30Mathews, Derrick LB Released from Practice Squad January 5Mathews, Derrick LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Mathews, Derrick LB Waived May 2Matias-Smith, Geno S Signed as College Free Agent May 6Matias-Smith, Geno S Waived September 3McCoy, Colt QB Re-signed March 9Nix III, Louis DL Signed to Practice Squad September 5Norman, Josh CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent April 22Northrup, Reggie LB Signed as College Free Agent May 9Paea, Stephen DE Released August 30Painter, Vinston OL Claimed Off Waivers (Miami) August 29Painter, Vinston OL Waived September 3Painter, Vinston OL Signed to Practice Squad September 4Paulsen, Logan TE Re-signed March 11Paulsen, Logan TE Released September 3Powe, Jerrell DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Powe, Jerrell NT Released September 3Redd Jr., Silas RB Suspended April 12Reed, Jordan TE Signed Contract Extension May 5Reiter, Austin C Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Reyes, Kendall DE Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 11


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATERiley Jr., Perry LB Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Riley Jr., Perry LB Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 29Riley Jr., Perry LB Released August 30Roberts, Andre WR Released May 17Saxton, Wes TE Signed to Practice Squad September 5Showers, Valdez WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6Showers, Valdez WR Waived August 27Stewart, Dez WR Signed as Free Agent July 18Stewart, Dez WR Waived August 27Stork, Bryan C Acquired via Trade from New England August 24Stork, Bryan C Failed Physical; Trade Rescinded August 29Sudfeld, Nate QB Draft Choice (Round 6, No. 187 Overall) April 30Sudfeld, Nate QB Signed Contract May 9Thompson, Chris RB Re-signed March 17Thompson, Kendal WR Signed as College Free Agent July 27Thompson, Kendal WR Waived September 3Thompson, Kendal WR Signed to Practice Squad September 4Thorpe, T.J. WR Signed as College Free Agent July 27Thorpe, T.J. WR Waived September 3Toler, Greg CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent April 13Trail, Lynden LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Trail, Lynden LB Waived September 3Trail, Lynden LB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Turner, Jarvis WR Signed as College Free Agent June 2Turner, Jarvis WR Waived August 27Wakefield, Mike LB Signed as College Free Agent May 16Wakefield, Mike LB Waived September 3Waldron, Shane Named as Offensive Quality Control February 17Way, Tress P Signed Contract Extension March 12Williams, Cary CB Signed as Free Agent January 5Williams, Isaiah T Signed as College Free Agent August 3Williams, Isaiah T Waived September 3Williams, Isaiah T Signed to Practice Squad September 4Young, Kelsey RB Signed as College Free Agent May 16Young, Kelsey RB Waived August 27

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS TRANSACTIONS(BY POSITION)

NAME POS TRANSACTION DATE

Cousins, Kirk QB Franchise Tagged March 1Cousins, Kirk QB Signed Franchise Tender March 3Griffin III, Robert QB Released March 7McCoy, Colt QB Re-signed March 9Sudfeld, Nate QB Draft Choice (Round 6, No. 187 Overall) April 30Sudfeld, Nate QB Signed Contract May 9

Brown, Mack RB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Brown, Mack RB Waived September 3Brown, Mack RB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Kelley, Robert RB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Kerridge, Joe FB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Kerridge, Joe FB Waived September 3Kerridge, Joe FB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Kerridge, Joe FB Released from Practice Squad September 5Marshall, Keith RB Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 242 Overall) April 30Marshall, Keith RB Signed Contract May 9Marshall, Keith RB Placed on Reserve/Injured List August 30Redd Jr., Silas RB Suspended April 12Thompson, Chris RB Re-signed March 17Young, Kelsey RB Signed as College Free Agent May 16Young, Kelsey RB Waived August 27

Byrd, LaRon WR Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Byrd, LaRon WR Released May 2Diggs, Reggie WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6Diggs, Reggie WR Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Diggs, Reggie WR Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List August 2Diggs, Reggie WR Waived with Injured Designation August 30Doctson, Josh WR Draft Choice (Round 1, No. 22 Overall) April 28Doctson, Josh WR Signed Contract May 9Doctson, Josh WR Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Doctson, Josh WR Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List September 3Harris, Maurice WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6Harris, Maurice WR Waived September 3Harris, Maurice WR Signed to Practice Squad September 4Roberts, Andre WR Released May 17Showers, Valdez WR Signed as College Free Agent May 6Showers, Valdez WR Waived August 27Stewart, Dez WR Signed as Free Agent July 18Stewart, Dez WR Waived August 27Thompson, Kendal WR Signed as College Free Agent July 27Thompson, Kendal WR Waived September 3Thompson, Kendal WR Signed to Practice Squad September 4Thorpe, T.J. WR Signed as College Free Agent July 27

QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS

WIDE RECEIVERS


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATEThorpe, T.J. WR Waived September 3Turner, Jarvis WR Signed as College Free Agent June 2Turner, Jarvis WR Waived August 27

Carrier, Derek TE Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Carrier, Derek TE Placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List August 30Cooper, Michael TE Signed as College Free Agent May 6Cooper, Michael TE Waived June 8Davis, Vernon TE Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 31Jensen, Marcel TE Waived September 3Paulsen, Logan TE Re-signed March 11Paulsen, Logan TE Released September 3Reed, Jordan TE Signed Contract Extension May 5Saxton, Wes TE Signed to Practice Squad September 5

Bond, Al T Signed as Free Agent May 16Bond, Al T Waived August 27Booth, Cody OL Signed as Free Agent April 18Booth, Cody T Waived August 27Bowen, Kevin T Signed as College Free Agent May 6Bowen, Kevin T Waived with Injured Designation August 18Cofield, Takoby T Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Cofield, Takoby T Waived September 3Compton, Will LB Re-signed April 18de la Puente, Brian C Waived January 5Gore, Joe T Signed as College Free Agent May 6Gore, Joe T Waived May 12Jackson, Dominick G Signed as College Free Agent May 6Jackson, Dominick G Waived May 16Kasitati, Nila G Signed as College Free Agent May 16Kasitati, Nila G Waived September 3Kasitati, Nila G Signed to Practice Squad September 4Lauvao, Shawn G Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Lauvao, Shawn G Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List August 1LeRibeus, Josh OL Re-signed March 16LeRibeus, Josh OL Released September 3Lichtensteiger, Kory C Activated from Reserve/Injured (Designated for Return) January 5Painter, Vinston OL Claimed Off Waivers (Miami) August 29Painter, Vinston OL Waived September 3Painter, Vinston OL Signed to Practice Squad September 4Reiter, Austin C Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Stork, Bryan C Acquired via Trade from New England August 24Stork, Bryan C Failed Physical; Trade Rescinded August 29Williams, Isaiah T Signed as College Free Agent August 3Williams, Isaiah T Waived September 3Williams, Isaiah T Signed to Practice Squad September 4

OFFENSIVE LINE

TIGHT ENDS


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATE

Bilukidi, Christo DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Bilukidi, Christo DL Released May 2Crawford, Corey DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Crawford, Corey DE Waived September 3Golston, Kedric DE Re-signed March 9Hatcher, Jason DE Released March 7Hood, Ziggy DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract February 3Ioannidis, Matt DE Draft Choice (Round 5, No. 152 Overall) April 30Ioannidis, Matt DE Signed Contract May 9Ioannidis, Matt DE Waived September 3Ioannidis, Matt DE Signed to Practice Squad September 4Jenkins, Cullen DL Signed as Unresricted Free Agent August 29Jenkins, Cullen DL Released September 3Johnson, Anthony DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Johnson, Anthony DL Waived May 2Johnson, Kamal DL Signed to Practice Squad January 1Johnson, Kamal DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Johnson, Kamal DL Waived May 2Lanier II, Anthony DE Signed as College Free Agent May 6Nix III, Louis DL Signed to Practice Squad September 5Paea, Stephen DE Released August 30Powe, Jerrell DL Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Powe, Jerrell NT Released September 3Reyes, Kendall DE Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 11

Bishop, Desmond LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 4Bishop, Desmond LB Released May 2Daniels, Steven LB Draft Choice (Round 7, No. 232 Overall) April 30Daniels, Steven LB Signed Contract May 9Daniels, Steven LB Waived with Injured Designation August 8Davis, Shiro LB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Davis, Shiro LB Waived August 27Ederaine, Ejiro LB Signed as College Free Agent May 6Ederaine, Ejiro LB Waived August 27Fields, Carlos LB Waived September 3Foster, Mason LB Re-signed March 9Hayward, Adam LB Released July 21Galette, Junior LB Re-signed March 16Galette, Junior LB Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury List July 28Garvin, Terence LB Signed as Free Agent March 18Gayle, James LB Waived June 1Jeffcoat, Jackson LB Waived April 14Jefferson, Willie LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 14Jefferson, Willie LB Waived August 27Mathews, Derrick LB Released from Practice Squad January 5

DEFENSIVE LINE

LINEBACKERS


NAME POS TRANSACTION DATEMathews, Derrick LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 12Mathews, Derrick LB Waived May 2Northrup, Reggie LB Signed as College Free Agent May 9Northrup, Reggie LB Waived May 16Riley Jr., Perry LB Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 28Riley Jr., Perry LB Activated from Active/Physically Unable to Perform List July 29Riley Jr., Perry LB Released August 30Trail, Lynden LB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Trail, Lynden LB Waived September 3Trail, Lynden LB Signed to Practice Squad September 4Wakefield, Mike LB Signed as College Free Agent May 16Wakefield, Mike LB Waived September 3

Blackmon, Will CB Re-signed March 15Bruton Jr., David CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent March 15Carrington, Lloyd CB Signed as College Free Agent May 9Carrington, Lloyd CB Waived September 3Carter, Tevin S Signed as College Free Agent May 6Carter, Tevin S Waived May 9Cooper, Mariel DB Signed as College Free Agent May 17Cooper, Mariel CB Waived with Injury Settlement September 3Cravens, Su'a S Draft Choice (Round 2, No. 53 Overall) April 29Cravens, Su'a S Signed Contract May 9Culliver, Chris CB Released May 2Fuller, Kendall DB Draft Choice (Round 3, No. 84 Overall) April 29Fuller, Kendall CB Signed Contract June 2Goldson, Dashon S Released March 7Harris, Jeremy CB Waived August 27Ihenacho, Duke S Re-signed March 9Jarrett, Kyshoen DB Placed on Reserve/Injured List January 5Jarrett, Kyshoen DB Waived (Failed Physical) July 25Johnson, Jeron S Released March 7Louis-Jean, Al CB Signed to Practice Squad January 5Louis-Jean, Al CB Signed Reserve/Future Contract January 11Louis-Jean, Al CB Waived May 2Matias-Smith, Geno S Signed as College Free Agent May 6Matias-Smith, Geno S Waived September 3Norman, Josh CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent April 22Toler, Greg CB Signed as Unresricted Free Agent April 13Williams, Cary CB Signed as Free Agent January 5

Way, Tress P Signed Contract Extension March 12

Carberry, Kevin OL Named as Assistant Offensive Line Coach February 17Manusky, Greg OLB Named as Outside Linebackers Coach January 22Waldron, Shane QC Named as Offensive Quality Control February 17

COACHES

SPECIALISTS

DEFENSIVE BACKS

2016 STATISTICS

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS PRESEASON STATISTICS

WON 0, LOST 1 *Indicates sellout * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

09/12 L 16-38 Pittsburgh *79,124 Jones 7 24 3.4 12 0

09/18 Dallas C. Thompson 4 23 5.8 9 1

09/25 at New York Giants Cousins 1 8 8.0 8 0

10/02 Cleveland TEAM 12 55 4.6 12 1

10/09 at Baltimore OPPONENTS 30 147 4.9 17 2

10/16 Philadelphia * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

10/23 at Detroit Reed 7 64 9.1 14 0

10/30 at Cincinnati D. Jackson 6 102 17.0 33 0

11/13 Minnesota Crowder 6 58 9.7 16 0

11/20 Green Bay Garcon 6 51 8.5 19 0

11/24 at Dallas C. Thompson 2 16 8.0 11 0

12/04 at Arizona V. Davis 1 20 20.0 20 0

12/11 at Philadelphia Doctson 1 9 9.0 9 0

12/19 Carolina Jones 1 9 9.0 9 0

12/24 at Chicago TEAM 30 329 11.0 33 0

01/01 New York Giants OPPONENTS 27 300 11.1 42 3

WAS OPP * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 23 Breeland 1 26 26.0 26 0

Rushing 3 9 TEAM 1 26 26.0 26 0

Passing 14 14 OPPONENTS 2 0 0.0 0 0

Penalty 1 0 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

3rd Down: Made/Att 3/10 9/14 Way 1 27 27.0 27.0 0 1 27 0

3rd Down Pct. 30.0 64.3 TEAM 1 27 27.0 27.0 0 1 27 0

4th Down: Made/Att 0/2 2/2 OPPONENTS 2 107 53.5 45.0 0 0 61 0

4th Down Pct. 0.0 100.0 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

POSSESSION AVG. 26:42 33:18 Crowder 1 1 17 17.0 17 0

TOTAL NET YARDS 384 435 TEAM 1 1 17 17.0 17 0

Avg. Per Game 384.0 435.0 OPPONENTS 0 1 0 --- --- 0

Total Plays 55 68 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

Avg. Per Play 7.0 6.4 Blackmon 1 29 29.0 29 0

NET YARDS RUSHING 55 147 TEAM 1 29 29.0 29 0

Avg. Per Game 55.0 147.0 OPPONENTS 1 18 18.0 18 0

Total Rushes 12 30 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

NET YARDS PASSING 329 288 Hopkins 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0/0

Avg. Per Game 329.0 288.0 TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0/0

Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 1/12 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/0

Gross Yards 329 300 Hopkins: (31G,40G,34G)

Att./Completions 43/30 37/27 OPP: (46G)

Completion Pct. 69.8 73.0

Had Intercepted 2 1

PUNTS/AVERAGE 1/27.0 2/53.5

NET PUNTING AVG. 1/27.0 2/45.0

PENALTIES/YARDS 9/55 4/81

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 1/0 2/0

TOUCHDOWNS 1 5

Rushing 1 2

Passing 0 3

Returns 0 0

* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS

TEAM 6 0 3 7 0 16

OPPONENTS 0 14 10 14 0 38

* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS

Hopkins 0 0 0 0 1/ 1 3/ 3 0 10

C. Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 6

TEAM 1 1 0 0 1/ 1 3/ 3 0 16

OPPONENTS 5 2 3 0 5/ 5 1/ 1 0 38

2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0

SACKS: Kerrigan 1, TM 1

FUM/LOST: Crowder 1/0

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Cousins 43 30 329 69.8 7.65 0 0.0 2 4.7 33 0/ 0 72.7

TEAM 43 30 329 69.8 7.65 0 0.0 2 4.7 33 0/ 0 72.7

OPPONENTS 37 27 300 73.0 8.11 3 8.1 1 2.7 42 1/ 12 112.4

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (COACHES' FILM REVIEW FOR WEEK 1 PENDING)

Player Total Solo Asst. TFL Sacks Yds QBP/H Ints Yds PD FF FR Safety TDs Mason Foster 14 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Will Compton 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bashaud Breeland 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 David Bruton Jr. 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Josh Norman 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 DeAngelo Hall 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Su'a Cravens 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Baker 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preston Smith 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Kerrigan 2 2 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kedric Golston 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ziggy Hood 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dashaun Phillips 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kendall Reyes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 76 41 35 3 1 12 4 1 26 4 1 0 0 0

REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (COACHES' FILM REVIEW FOR WEEK 1 PENDING)

Player Total Solo Asst. FF FR PATs Blk FG Blk Punts Blk Inside 20 Safety TDs

Terrance Garvin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tress Way 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Houston Bates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2016 WASHINGTON REDSKINS STATISTICS

W-L W-L W-LRedskins Overall 0-1 Redskins score first 0-1 Redskins win time of possession 0-0

Redskins at FedExField 0-1 Opponent scores first 0-0 Redskins lose time of possession 0-1Redskins on the road 0-0 Redskins score on first possession 0-0 Time of possession is even 0-0

Redskins on Sunday Night 0-0 Redskins lead after 1st quarter 0-1 Redskins win turnover battle 0-0Redskins on Monday Night 0-1 Redskins trail after 1st quarter 0-0 Redskins lose turnover battle 0-1

Redskins on Thursday Night 0-0 Score tied after 1st quarter 0-0 Turnover battle is even 0-0Redskins on grass 0-1 Redskins lead at halftime 0-0 Redskins wear Burgundy pants 0-0

Redskins on artificial turf 0-0 Redskins trail at halftime 0-1 Redskins wear Gold pants 0-1Redskins in a dome 0-0 Score tied at halftime 0-0 Redskins wear White pants 0-0

Redskins in September 0-1 Redskins lead after 3rd quarter 0-0 Redskins wear Throwback pants 0-0Redskins in October 0-0 Redskins trail after 3rd quarter 0-1 Redskins wear Burgundy jerseys 0-1

Redskins in November 0-0 Score tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Redskins wear White jerseys 0-0Redskins in December 0-0 Redskins score under two-minute warning 0-0 Redskins wear Throwback jerseys 0-0

Redskins in January 0-0 Opponent scores under two-minute warning 0-1 Redskins score 17 points or less 0-1Redskins win coin toss 0-0 Game goes to overtime 0-0 Opponent scores 17 points or less 0-0Redskins lose coin toss 0-1 Redskins score 18 points or more 0-0

vs. NFC East 0-0 Opponent scores 18 points or more 0-1Redskins total 0-199 net yards 0-0 vs. NFC East at home 0-0

Redskins total 200-299 net yards 0-0 vs. NFC East on road 0-0Redskins total 300-399 net yards 0-1 vs. NFC West 0-0

Redskins total 400+ net yards 0-0 vs. NFC North 0-0Redskins total 0-99 rushing yards 0-1 vs. NFC South 0-0

Redskins total 100-149 rushing yards 0-0 vs. NFC 0-0Redskins total 150+ rushing yards 0-0

Redskins have (a) 100-yard rusher(s) 0-0 vs. AFC East 0-0Redskins total 0-149 passing yards 0-0 vs. AFC West 0-0

Redskins total 150-199 passing yards 0-0 vs. AFC North 0-1Redskins total 200-299 passing yards 0-0 vs. AFC South 0-0

Redskins total 300+ passing yards 0-1 vs. AFC 0-1Redskins have a 300-yard passer 0-1

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Player PIT DAL @NYG CLE @BAL PHI @DET @CIN MIN GB @DAL @ARI @PHI CAR @CHI NYG GP-GS-DNP-INABaker, Chris DE 1-1-0-0Bates, Houston SUB 1-0-0-0Blackmon, Will SUB 1-0-0-0Bowen, Kevin IR 0-0-0-1Breeland, Bashaud CB 1-1-0-0Brown, Mack PS 0-0-0-0Bruton Jr., David SS 1-1-0-0Carrier, Derek PUP 0-0-0-1Compton, Will MIKE 1-1-0-0Cousins, Kirk QB 1-1-0-0Cravens, Su'a SUB 1-0-0-0Crowder, Jamison WR (3) 1-1-0-0Daniels, Steven IR 0-0-0-1Davis, Vernon SUB 1-0-0-0Diggs, Reggie IR 0-0-0-1Doctson, Josh SUB 1-0-0-0Dunbar, Quinton SUB 1-0-0-0Everett, Deshazor SUB 1-0-0-0Foster, Mason MO 1-1-0-0Fuller, Kendall INA 0-0-0-1Galette, Junior IR 0-0-0-1Garçon Pierre WR 1-1-0-0Garvin, Terence SUB 1-0-0-0Golston, Kedric NT 1-1-0-0Grant, Ryan SUB 1-0-0-0Hall, DeAngelo FS 1-1-0-0Harris, Maurice PS 0-0-0-0Hood, Ziggy SUB 1-0-0-0Hopkins, Dustin SUB 1-0-0-0Ihenacho, Duke INA 0-0-0-1Ioannidis, Matt PS 0-0-0-0Jackson, DeSean WR 1-1-0-0Jean Francois, Ricky SUB 1-0-0-0Jones, Matt RB 1-1-0-0Kasitati, Nila PS 0-0-0-0Kelley, Robert DNP 0-0-1-0Kerrigan, Ryan WLB 1-1-0-0Kouandjio, Arie INA 0-0-0-1Lanier II, Anthony INA 0-0-0-1Lauvao, Shawn LG 1-1-0-0Lichtensteiger, Kory C 1-1-0-0Long, Spencer SUB 1-0-0-0Marshall, Keith IR 0-0-0-1McCoy, Colt DNP 0-0-1-0Moses, Morgan RT 1-1-0-0Murphy, Trent SUB 1-0-0-0Nix III, Louis PS 0-0-0-0Norman, Josh CB 1-1-0-0Nsekhe, Ty SUB 1-0-0-0Painter, Vinston PS 0-0-0-0Paul, Niles SUB 1-0-0-0Phillips, Dashaun CB (3) 1-1-0-0Redd Jr., Silas SUSP 0-0-0-0Reed, Jordan TE 1-1-0-0Reiter, Austin INA 0-0-0-1Reyes, Kendall SUB 1-0-0-0Ross, Rashad INA 0-0-0-1Saxton, Wes PS 0-0-0-0Scherff, Brandon RG 1-1-0-0Smith, Preston SLB 1-1-0-0Spaight, Martrell SUB 1-0-0-0Sudfeld, Nate INA 0-0-0-1Sundberg, Nick SUB 1-0-0-0Thompson, Chris SUB 1-0-0-0Thompson, Kendal PS 0-0-0-0Toler, Greg SUB 1-0-0-0Trail, Lynden PS 0-0-0-0Way, Tress SUB 1-0-0-0Williams, Isaiah PS 0-0-0-0Williams, Trent LT 1-1-0-0Key: POS - starter | SUB - played | DNP - did not play | INA - inactive | IR - reserve/injured | PS - practice squad | NWT - not with team | SUSP - suspended | PUP - reserve/physically unable to perform

PARTICIPATION


WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB/OTHER9/12 PIT D. Jackson T. Williams S. Lauvao K. Lichtensteiger B. Scherff M. Moses J. Reed P. Garçon K. Cousins M. Jones J. Crowder9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG

LDE NT RDE SLB MLB MO WLB CB CB SS FS9/12 PIT D. Phillips (CB) K. Golston C. Baker P. Smith W. Compton M. Foster R. Kerrigan B. Breeland J. Norman D. Bruton D. Hall9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG

OFFENSESTARTING LINEUPS

DEFENSE


PUNTS FUMTot. Rush Pass Pen. Yds. Plays Rush Att. Avg. Pass Att. Comp. Int. No. Yds. Long TD No.-Avg. No. Yds. Avg. TD No. Yds. Avg. TD No. (L) TD Rush Pass Ret. PAT 2-pt. FG Poss.

9/12 PIT 18 3 14 1 384 55 55 12 4.6 329 43 30 2 0 (0) 1 26 26 0 1-27.0 1 17 17.0 0 1 29 29.0 0 9 (55) 2 (0) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 26:429/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 18 3 14 1 384 55 55 12 4.6 329 43 30 2 1 26 26 0 1-27.0 1 17 17.0 0 1 29 29.0 0 0 (0) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 26:42

PUNTS FUMTot. Rush Pass Pen. Yds. Plays Rush Att. Avg. Pass Att. Comp. Int. No. Yds. Long TD No.-Avg. No. Yds. Avg. TD No. Yds. Avg. TD No. (L) TD Rush Pass Ret. PAT 2-pt. FG Poss.

9/12 PIT 23 9 14 0 435 68 147 30 4.9 288 37 27 1 1 (12) 2 0 0 0 2-53.5 0 0 0.0 0 1 18 18.0 0 4 (81) 2 (0) 5 2 3 0 5 0 1 33:189/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 23 9 14 0 435 68 147 30 4.9 288 37 27 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0 (0) 5 2 3 0 5 0 1 33:18

Sk. (Yds.)

0 (0)

Sk. (Yds.)

1 (12)

PEN.

9 (55)

No. (Yds.)

PEN.No. (Yds.)

4 (81)

SCORING

REDSKINS/OPPONENTS TOTALSREDSKINS

OPPONENTS

FIRST DOWNS TOTAL OFFENSE INT BY REDSKINS PUNT RETURNS KO RETURNS SCORING

Final

FIRST DOWNS TOTAL OFFENSE INT BY OPPONENTS PUNT RETURNS KO RETURNS

MISCELLANEOUS GAME-BY-GAME STATS

OPP AVG. Starting Field

Position

More 20+ yard plays Jersey ColorHalftime

ScoreScore After

Q3 TOP AdvantageWAS

Turnover Margin

9/12 PIT PIT 38-16 PIT (KO) 2 WAS NEITHER PIT 27 PIT-5PIT 14-6 PIT 24-9 PIT-33:18 -19/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG

Pant ColorCoin Toss Lead Changes Score First Score on 1st Poss.

Burgundy

WAS AVG. Starting Field Position

WAS 30 Gold

Score After Q1

WAS 6-0


ATT COM YDS PERC YDS/ATT TD INT LG SK (YDS) RATE9/12 PIT 43 30 329 69.8% 7.7 0 2 33 0 (0) 72.79/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 43 30 329 69.8% 7.7 0 2 33 0 (0) 72.7

ATT COM YDS PERC YDS/ATT TD INT LG SK (YDS) RATE9/12 PIT9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0.0

PASSING8 Kirk Cousins

16 Colt McCoy

Did Not Play


PASSING

ATT COM YDS PERC YDS/ATT TD INT LG SK (YDS) RATE9/12 PIT9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYGTOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0.0

2 Nate Sudfeld

Inactive


ATT YDS AVG. LG TD ATT YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 7 24 3.4 12 0 9/12 PIT9/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 7 24 3.4 12 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0

ATT YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 4 23 5.8 9 19/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 4 23 5.8 9 1

RUSHING31 Matt Jones 32 Robert Kelley

25 Chris Thompson

Did Not Play


REC YDS AVG. LG TD REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 6 58 9.7 16 0 9/12 PIT 1 20 20.0 20 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 6 58 9.7 16 0 TOTALS 1 20 20.0 20 0

REC YDS AVG. LG TD REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 1 9 9.0 9 0 9/12 PIT 6 51 8.5 19 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 1 9 9.0 9 0 TOTALS 6 51 8.5 19 0

REC YDS AVG. LG TD REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/12 PIT 6 102 17.0 33 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 6 102 17.0 33 0

RECEIVING80 Jamison Crowder 85 Vernon Davis

11 DeSean Jackson14 Ryan Grant

18 Josh Doctson 88 Pierre Garçon


RECEIVING

REC YDS AVG. LG TD REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/12 PIT 7 64 9.1 14 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 7 64 9.1 14 0

REC YDS AVG. LG TD REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 9/12 PIT 1 9 9.0 9 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1 9 9.0 9 0

REC YDS AVG. LG TD9/12 PIT 2 16 8.0 11 09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 2 16 8.0 11 0

84 Niles Paul 86 Jordan Reed

19 Rashad Ross

Inactive

31 Matt Jones

25 Chris Thompson


TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF9/12 PIT 3 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 9/12 PIT 2 2 0 0/0 0 0 0 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 3 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2 2 0 0/0 0 0 0 0


TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF9/12 PIT 9/12 PIT 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0

DEFENSIVE LINE

90 Ziggy Hood

92 Chris Baker

99 Ricky Jean Francois

64 Kedric Golston

72 Anthony Lanier II 93 Trent Murphy

Inactive


DEFENSIVE LINE

TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF9/12 PIT 2 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 2 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0

97 Kendall Reyes





LINEBACKERS51 Will Compton96 Houston Bates

94 Preston Smith

54 Mason Foster 52 Terence Garvin

91 Ryan Kerrigan


LINEBACKERS

TOT SOLO ASST. SACKS/YDS PD INT. FR FF9/12 PIT 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0

50 Martrell Spaight





47 Quinton Dunbar 22 Deshazor Everett

DEFENSIVE BACKS41 Will Blackmon 26 Bashaud Breeland

36 Su'a Cravens30 David Bruton Jr.


DEFENSIVE BACKS




23 DeAngelo Hall

24 Josh Norman

38 Kendall Fuller

29 Duke Ihenacho

35 Dashaun Phillips 20 Greg Toler

Inactive

Inactive


NO. YDS AVG. FC LG TD NO. YDS AVG. FC LG TD9/12 PIT 1 29 29.0 0 29 0 9/12 PIT 0 0 0.0 0 0 09/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 1 29 29.0 0 29 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

NO. YDS AVG. FC LG TD9/12 PIT9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

19 Rashad Ross

25 Chris Thompson41 Will Blackmon

Inactive


NO. YDS AVG. FC LG TD NO. YDS AVG. FC LG TD9/12 PIT 1 17 17.0 1 17 0 9/12 PIT9/18 DAL 9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG TOTALS 1 17 17.0 1 17 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

80 Jamison CrowderPUNT RETURNS

19 Rashad Ross

Inactive


Under 20 20-29 Yds 30-39 Yds 40-49 Yds 50+ Yds TotalXP - XPA FG - FGA FG - FGA FG - FGA FG - FGA FG - FGA FG - FGA NO. YDS AVG. TB TD

9/12 PIT 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 3 - 3 1 18 18.0 4 09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 3 - 3 1 18 18.0 4 0

KICKING3 Dustin Hopkins

OPPONENTS KICKOFF RETURNS

100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0%


NO. YDS AVG. FC TD9/12 PIT 1 27 27 27.0 27.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 1 27 27 27.0 27.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0

INSIDE 20 BLK

5 Tress WayPUNTING

OPPONENTS PUNT RETURNSNO. YDS LG

GROSS AVG.

NET AVG. TB


TAKEAWAY FORCED BY REC'D BY/INTERCEPTOR DOWN-DIST-YD LINE-QT RT YDS PTS OFF9/12 PIT Interception Bashaud Breeland 2-10-WAS 46-1 17 3

TAKEAWAY FORCED BY (REDSKIN) REC'D BY/INTERCEPTOR DOWN-DIST-YD LINE-QT RT YDS PTS OFF9/12 PIT Interception (Kirk Cousins) Ryan Shazier 1-10-WAS 44-3 0 79/12 PIT Interception (Kirk Cousins) James Harrison 3-3-PIT 3-4 0 0

TAKEAWAYSREDSKINS

OPPONENTS


Returns of any kind for touchdowns are not included on this chart; they do not count as drives.

OBTAINED SCORING PLAY PLAYS YDS DRIVE TIME WAS-OPP QT REMAINING9/12 PIT Punt D. Hopkins 31 yd. Field Goal 9 54 3:24 3-0 1 6:019/12 PIT Intercception D. Hopkins 40 yd. Field Goal 5 14 2:38 6-0 1 1:139/12 PIT Kickoff D. Hopkins 34 yd. Field Goal 9 52 5:00 9-24 3 6:019/12 PIT Punt C. Thompson 1 yd. run (D. Hokins kick) 7 77 2:18 16-24 4 13:05

SCORING DRIVESREDSKINS



OBTAINED SCORING PLAY PLAYS YDS DRIVE TIME WAS-OPP QT REMAINING9/12 PIT Kickoff A. Brown 29 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 11 75 5:58 6-7 2 10:189/12 PIT Downs E. Rogers 3 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 14 67 5:52 6-14 2 0:319/12 PIT Kickoff C. Boswell 46 yd. Field Goal 8 47 3:42 6-17 3 11:239/12 PIT Interception A. Brown 26 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 5 75 2:04 6-24 3 7:089/12 PIT Kickoff D. Williams 15 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) 13 73 7:13 16-31 4 5:559/12 PIT Downs D. Williams 6 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) 6 45 2:23 16-38 4 1:54

SCORING DRIVESOPPONENTS



DRIVE ENDSTotal TD FG Missed Blk No. Blk Downs Fumble Int. Safety Half/Game Pts. Scoring % 1st Drive

9/12 PIT 10 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1/0 16 40.0% Punt9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 10 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1/0 16 40.0%

DRIVE ENDSTotal TD FG Missed Blk No. Blk Downs Fumble Int. Safety Half/Game Pts. Scoring % 1st Drive

9/12 PIT 10 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0/1 38 60.0% Punt9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 10 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0/1 38 60.0%

FIELD GOAL PUNTS LOST DRIVE

DRIVE RESULTSREDSKINS

FIELD GOAL PUNTS LOST DRIVE

OPPONENTS


PLAYS YDS TIME RESULTS PLAYS YDS TIME RESULTS9/12 PIT 7 35 3:44 Punt 9/12 PIT 3 8 1:56 Punt9/18 DAL 9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG 9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE 10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL 10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI 10/16 PHI10/23 @DET 10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN 10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN 11/13 MIN11/20 GB 11/20 GB11/24 @DAL 11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI 12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI 12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR 12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI 12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG 1/1 NYG

POSS TD FG MISS/BLK FG INT FUM DOWNS HALF/GAME AVG. POINTS9/12 PIT 4 1 2 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 3.09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 4 1 2 0/0 1 0 0 0/0 3.0

POSS TD FG MISS/BLK FG INT FUM DOWNS HALF/GAME AVG. POINTS9/12 PIT 3 3 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 6.09/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 3 3 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 6.0

OPPONENTS

OPENING DRIVESREDSKINS OPPONENTS

IN THE RED ZONEREDSKINS


3 & 1 3 & 2 3 & 3 3 & 4 3 & 5 3 & 6 3 & 7 3 & 8 3 & 9 3 & 10+ %9/12 PIT 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 4 3 - 10 30.0%9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 4 3 - 10 30.00%

1 - 2 0 - 2 2 - 6

3 & 1 3 & 2 3 & 3 3 & 4 3 & 5 3 & 6 3 & 7 3 & 8 3 & 9 3 & 10+ %9/12 PIT 3 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 1 9 - 14 64.3%9/18 DAL 9/25 @NYG 10/2 CLE 10/9 @BAL 10/16 PHI 10/23 @DET 10/30 @CIN 11/13 MIN 11/20 GB 11/24 @DAL 12/4 @ARI 12/11 @PHI 12/19 CAR 12/24 @CHI 1/1 NYG TOTALS 3 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 1 9 - 14 64.3%

5 - 7 2 - 4 2 - 371.4% 50.0% 66.7%

0.0 100.0%3RD & 1-3 3RD & 4-6 3RD & 7+

OPPONENTSCONV/ATT

100.0% 0.0% 66.7% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0 0.0 50.0%

50.0% 0.0% 33.3%

0.00.0%100.0% 0.0100.0%0.0%0.00.03RD & 7+3RD & 4-63RD & 1-3

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CONV/ATT

25.0%0.0%


TACKLESYards Attempts Completions Yards Attempts Yards Receptions Total

9/12 PIT K. Cousins (329) K. Cousins (43) K. Cousins (30) M. Jones (24) M. Jones (7) D. Jackson (102) J. Reed (7) M. Foster (14)9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG


9/12 PIT B. Roethlisberger (300) B. Roethlisberger (37) B. Roethlisberger (27) D. Williams (143) D. Williams (26) A. Brown (126) A. Brown (8) L. Timmons (8)9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG


9/12 PIT K. Cousins (329) K. Cousins (43) K. Cousins (30) D. Williams (143) D. Williams (26) A. Brown (126) A. Brown (8) M. Foster (14)9/18 DAL9/25 @NYG10/2 CLE10/9 @BAL10/16 PHI10/23 @DET10/30 @CIN11/13 MIN11/20 GB11/24 @DAL12/4 @ARI12/11 @PHI12/19 CAR12/24 @CHI1/1 NYG

GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

RUSHING RECEIVING

OVERALLPASSING RUSHING RECEIVING

PASSINGREDSKINS

OPPONENTSPASSING RUSHING RECEIVING


HIGH LOW HIGH LOWPoints 16 vs. PIT 38 vs. PITFirst Downs 18 vs. PIT 23 vs. PITTotal Offense 384 vs. PIT 435 vs. PITNet Yards Rushing 55 vs. PIT 147 vs. PITNet Yards Passing 329 vs. PIT 288 vs. PITOffensive Plays 55 vs. PIT 68 vs. PITRushing Attempts 12 vs. PIT 30 vs. PITPass Attempts 43 vs. PIT 37 vs. PITPass Completions 30 vs. PIT 27 vs. PITPasses Had Intercepted 2 vs. PIT 1 vs. PITSacks Allowed 0 vs. PIT 1 vs. PITFumbles 0 vs. PIT 0 vs. PITFumbles Lost 0 vs. PIT 0 vs. PITTotal Turnovers 2 vs. PIT 1 vs. PITPenalties 9 vs. PIT 4 vs. PITYards Penalized 55 vs. PIT 81 vs. PITTime of Possession 26:42 vs. PIT 33:18 vs. PITDefensive Interceptions 1 vs. PIT 2 vs. PITTotal Takeaways 1 vs. PIT 2 vs. PITDrive (plays) 9 vs. PIT 14 vs. PITDrive (yards) 77 vs. PIT 83 vs. PITThird Down Conversions 3 vs. PIT 9 vs. PIT

Yards RushingRushing AttemptsRushing TDsReceptionsYards ReceivingReceiving TDsCombined Yards (rush/rec)All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret)

Yards PassingPass AttemptsPass CompletionsTD PassesInterceptions ThrownLongest RunLongest Pass CompletionLongest Kickoff ReturnLongest Punt ReturnLongest Interception ReturnLongest PuntLongest Field GoalTouchdowns ScoredPoints Scored

REGULAR SEASON HIGHS / LOWSREDSKINS OPPONENTS

REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHSREDSKINS OPPONENTS

24 by Matt Jones vs. PIT7 by Matt Jones vs. PIT1 by Chris Thompson vs. PIT7 by Jordan Reed vs. PIT102 by DeSean Jackson vs. PITNone102 by DeSean Jackson vs. PIT102 by DeSean Jackson vs. PIT329 by Kirk Cousins vs. PIT43 by Kirk Cousins vs. PIT30 by Kirk Cousins vs. PITNone2 by Kirk Cousins vs. PIT12 by Matt Jones vs. PIT33 from Kirk Cousins to DeSean Jackson vs. PIT29 by Will Blackmon vs. PIT17 by Jamison Crowder vs. PIT26 by Bashaud Breeland vs. PIT27 by Tress Way vs. PIT40 by Dustin Hopkins vs. PIT1 by Chris Thompson vs. PIT10 by Dustin Hopkins vs. PIT

143 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT26 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT2 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT8 by Antonio Brown vs. PIT126 by Antonio Brown vs. PIT2 by Antonio Brown vs. PIT

None

171 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT171 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT300 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. PIT37 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. PIT27 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. PIT

0 (Multiple), last by James Harrison vs. PIT61 by Jordan Berry vs. PIT46 by Chris Boswell vs. PIT2 (Multiple) vs. PIT12 (Multiple) vs. PIT

3 by Ben Roethlisbeger vs. PIT1 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. PIT17 by DeAngelo Williams vs. PIT42 from Ben Roethlisberger to Sammie Coates vs. PIT18 by Fitzgerald Toussaint vs. PIT


YDS PLAY YDS PLAY9/12 PIT 33 Kirk Cousins pass to DeSean Jackson 9/12 PIT 42 Ben Roethlisberger pass to Sammie Coates9/12 PIT 31 Kirk Cousins pass to DeSean Jackson 9/12 PIT 29t Ben Roethlisberger pass to Antonio Brown9/12 PIT 20 Kirk Cousins pass to Vernon Davis 9/12 PIT 26t Ben Roethlisberger pass to Antonio Brown

9/12 PIT 21 Ben Roethlisberger pass to Antonio Brown9/12 PIT 20 Ben Roethlisberger pass to Eli Rogers

20-YARD PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGEREDSKINS OPPONENTS


QT TIME DOWN YDS PLAY RULING ON THE FIELD REVIEW RESULT9/12 PIT 2 11:01 2 8 Ben Roethlisberger incomplete pass to Antonio Brown Incomplete, not Fumble Upheld

QT TIME DOWN YDS PLAY RULING ON THE FIELD REVIEW RESULT9/12 PIT

QT TIME DOWN YDS PLAY RULING ON THE FIELD REVIEW RESULT9/12 PIT

INSTANT REPLAYSCHALLENGE BY REDSKINS

CHALLENGE BY OPPONENTS

CHALLENGE BY REVIEW ASSISTANT

None

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2015 WASHINGTON REDSKINS STATISTICS (THE LAST TIME)

Won in OvertimeBy Redskins: 12/20/14 at Dallas Cowboys, 20-17 OT (last score at 9:43 by Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal)By Opponent: 10/11/15 at Atlanta Falcons, 25-19 OT (last score at 12:15 by Robert Alford 59-yard interception return)

Won by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of RegulationBy Redskins: 10/4/15 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-30 (last score at :24 on 6-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Reed & extra point by Dustin Hopkins)By Opponent: 12/7/15 vs. Dallas Cowboys, 19-16 (last score at :09 on 54-yard field goal by Dan Bailey)

Tied Game by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation

By Redskins: 12/7/15 loss vs. Dallas Cowboys, 19-16 (tied game, 16-16, at :44 on 28-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson & extra point by Dustin Hopkins)

By Opponent: 11/3/13 win vs. San Diego Chargers, 30-24 OT (tied game at 24 with 0:03 by Nick Novak 19-yard field goal)

ShutoutBy Redskins: 9/30/91 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 23-0By Opponent: 12/7/14 vs. St. Louis Rams, 24-0

Held Opponent without a TouchdownBy Redskins: 11/18/12 win vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 31-6By Opponent: 12/7/14 loss vs. St. Louis Rams, 24-0

Game Finished in a TieRedskins Home: 11/23/97 vs. New York Giants, 7-7Redskins Away: 10/5/69 at San Francisco 49ers, 17-17

Scoreless First Half, Both TeamsRedskins Home: 10/19/08 win vs. Cleveland Browns, 14-11Redskins Away: None since 1970

Scoreless First HalfBy Redskins: 12/20/15 win vs. Buffalo Bills, 35-25 (led 21-0 at halftime)By Opponent: 12/7/14 loss vs. St. Louis Rams, 24-0 (trailed 6-0 at halftime)

Won by 20 or More PointsBy Redskins: 11/15/15 vs. New Orleans Saints, 47-14By Opponent: 9/12/16 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16

Won After Trailing by 20 or More PointsBy Redskins: 10/25/15 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-30 (trailed 24-0 in 2nd quarter)By Opponent: 9/12/99 vs. Dallas Cowboys, 41-35 OT (trailed 14-35 in 4th quarter)

Held a 28 or More Point LeadBy Redskins: 11/15/15 win vs. New Orleans Saints, 47-14 (33)By Opponent: 11/22/15 loss at Carolina Panthers, 44-16 (28)

Held a 21 or More Point LeadBy Redskins: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (led 24-0 in the 2nd quarter)By Opponent: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16 (trailed 38-16 in the 4th quarter)

Scored 20 or More Points in a QuarterBy Redskins: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (21 points in 1st quarter)By Opponent: 11/30/14 loss at Indianapolis, 49-27 (21 points in 3rd quarter)

Scored 20 or More Points in a HalfBy Redskins: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (24 points in 1st half)By Opponent: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16 (24 points in 2nd half)

Touchdowns Scored by Offense and DefenseBy Redskins: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24 (4 offense, 1 defense)By Opponent: 10/25/15 win vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-30 (2 offense, 1 defense)

Touchdowns Scored by Offense, Defense and Special TeamsBy Redskins: 12/7/97 win vs. Arizona Cardinals, 38-28 (3 offense, 1 defense, 1 special teams)By Opponent: 9/5/88 loss at New York Giants, 27-20 (1 offense, 1 defense, 1 special teams)

Safety ScoredBy Redskins: 1/10/16 Preston Smith vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card) (Sacked QB Aaron Rodgers in end zone) By Opponent: 1/3/16 J.J. Wilcox and DeMarcus Lawrence at Dallas Cowboys (Alfred Morris tackled in end zone)

Two-Point ConversionBy Redskins: 12/26/15 Kirk Cousins pass to Jamison Crowder at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 1/10/16 Aaron Rodgers pass to Jared Abbrederis vs. Green Bay Packers

TEAM TOTALS


No Penalties in GameBy Redskins: 11/16/03 loss at Carolina Panthers, 20-17By Opponent: 11/5/89 loss vs. Dallas Cowboys, 13-3

50 or More Points Scored in a GameBy Redskins: 10/23/05 win vs. San Francisco 49ers, 52-17By Opponent: 11/15/10 loss vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 59-28

40 or More Points Scored in a GameBy Redskins: 11/15/15 win vs. New Orleans Saints, 47-14By Opponent: 11/22/15 loss at Carolina Panthers, 44-16

500 or More Total Net Yards of OffenseBy Redskins: 11/15/15 win vs. New Orleans Saints, 47-14 (510; 209 rushing, 301 passing)By Opponent: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (512; 100 rushing, 412 passing)

400 or More Total Net Yards of OffenseBy Redskins: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (437; 146 rushing, 291 passing)By Opponent: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16 (435; 147 rushing, 288 passing)

300 or More Net Yards Rushing by TeamBy Redskins: 11/3/85 win at Atlanta Falcons, 44-10 (307)By Opponent: 11/29/59 loss at New York Giants, 45-14 (351)

200 or More Net Yards Rushing by TeamBy Redskins: 11/15/15 win vs. New Orleans Saints, 47-14 (209)By Opponent: 12/20/15 win vs. Buffalo Bills, 35-25 (240)

Individual 200-Yard Rushing GameBy Redskins: 12/30/12 Alfred Morris (33-200-3 TDs) vs. Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 12/30/06 Tiki Barber (23-234-3 TDs) vs. New York Giants

Individual 150-Yard Rushing GameBy Redskins: 12/30/12 Alfred Morris (33-200-3 TDs) vs. Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 10/11/15 Devonta Freeman (27-153-1 TD) at Atlanta Falcons

Individual 100-Yard Rushing GameBy Redskins: 1/3/16 Alfred Morris (19-100) at Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 9/12/16 DeAngelo Williams (26-143-2 TDs) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Two 100-Yard Rushers in the Same GameBy Redskins: 12/4/05 Clinton Portis (27-136-2 TDs) & Rock Cartwright (9-118) at St. Louis RamsBy Opponent: 11/3/96 Darick Holmes (22-122-3 TDs) & Thurman Thomas (23-107-1 TD) at Buffalo Bills

Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games (Same Season)

By Redskins: 9/13/15 - 9/20/15

Alfred Morris (25-121) vs. Miami Dolphins / Matt Jones (19-123-2 TDs) vs. St. Louis Rams

By Opponent: 10/11/15 - 11/8/15

Devonta Freeman (27-153-1 TD) at Atlanta Falcons / Chris Ivory (20-146-1 TD) at New York Jets / Doug Martin (19-136-0) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers / LaGarrette Blount (29-129-1 TD) at New England Patriots

Combined 200-Yard Rushing by Two PlayersBy Redskins: 12/30/12 263 by Alfred Morris (33-200-3 TDs) & Robert Griffin III (6-63-1 TD) vs. Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 9/9/13 238/212 by LeSean McCoy (31-184-1 TD) & Michael Vick (9-54-1 TD)/Bryce Brown (9-28) vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Individual with 30 or More CarriesBy Redskins: 12/30/12 Alfred Morris (33-200-3 TDs) vs. Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 9/9/13 LeSean McCoy (31-184-1 TD) vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Individual with 25 or More CarriesBy Redskins: 9/13/15 Alfred Morris (25-121) vs. Miami DolphinsBy Opponent: 9/12/16 DeAngelo Williams (26-143) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Play of 60 or More YardsBy Redskins: 10/14/12 76t by Robert Griffin III vs. Minnesota VikingsBy Opponent: 12/20/15 60t by Mike Gillislee vs. Buffalo Bills

TEAM TOTALS

OFFENSIVE TOTALS


Rushing Play of 40 or More YardsBy Redskins: 12/20/15 48 by Alfred Morris vs. Buffalo BillsBy Opponent: 11/15/15 70 by Mark Ingram vs. New Orleans Saints

Individual with Two or More Rushing TouchdownsBy Redskins: 9/20/15 Matt Jones (19-123-2 TDs) vs. St. Louis RamsBy Opponent: 9/12/16 DeAngelo Williams (26-143-2 TDs) vs. DeAngelo Williams

400 Net Yards Passing by TeamBy Redskins: 9/21/14 loss at Philadelphia Eagles, 37-34 (427)By Opponent: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (412)

300 Net Yards Passing by TeamBy Redskins: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-43-0 TDs (329)By Opponent: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23 (412)

Individual with 50 or More Pass AttemptsBy Redskins: 9/22/13 Robert Griffin III (50-32-326-0 TDs-1 INT) vs. Detroit LionsBy Opponent: 12/26/15 Sam Bradford (56-37-380-1 TD-0 INT) at Philadelphia Eagles

Individual with 40 or More Pass AttemptsBy Redskins: 9/12/16 Kirk Cousins (43-30-329-0 TDs) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers By Opponent: 1/3/16 Kellen Moore (48-33-435-3 TDs-2 INTs) at Dallas Cowboys

Individual with 30 or More Pass CompletionsBy Redskins: 9/12/16 Kirk Cousins (43-30-329-0 TDs) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers By Opponent: 1/3/16 Kellen Moore (48-33-435-3 TDs-2 INTs) at Dallas Cowboys

Individual with 25 or More Pass CompletionsBy Redskins: 9/12/16 Kirk Cousins (43-30-329-0 TDs-2 INTs) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers By Opponent: 1/3/16 Kellen Moore (48-33-435-3 TDs-2 INTs) at Dallas Cowboys

No Sacks AllowedBy Redskins: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (43 attempts by Kirk Cousins)By Opponent: 11/8/15 loss at New England Patriots (39 attempts by Tom Brady)

Individual 400-Yard Passing GameBy Redskins: 9/21/14 Kirk Cousins (48-30-427-3 TDs-1 INT) at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 1/3/16 Kellen Moore (48-33-435-3 TDs-2 INTs) at Dallas Cowboys

Individual 300-Yard Passing GameBy Redskins: 9/12/16 Kirk Cousins (43-30-329-0 TDs-2 INTs) vs. Pittsburgh SteelersBy Opponent: 9/12/16 Ben Roethlisberger (37-27-300-3 TDs-1 INT) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (Same Season)

By Redskins: 12/13/15 - 12/26/15

Kirk Cousins (31-24-300-1 INT-1 TD) at Chicago Bears; Kirk Cousins (28-22-319-4 TDs) vs. Buffalo Bills; Kirk Cousins (46-31-365-4 TDs) at Philadelphia Eagles

By Opponent: 12/26/15 - 1/3/16

Sam Bradford (56-37-380-0 INT-1 TD) at Philadelphia Eagles; Kellen Moore (48-33-435-3 TDs-2 INTs) at Dallas Cowboys

Individual with Four or More Touchdown PassesBy Redskins: 12/26/15 Kirk Cousins (46-31-365-4 TDs) at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 11/22/15 Cam Newton (34-21-246-5 TDs) at Carolina Panthers

Individual with Five or More Touchdown PassesBy Redskins: 11/10/91 Mark Rypien (31-16-442-6 TDs) vs. Atlanta FalconsBy Opponent: 11/22/15 Cam Newton (34-21-246-5 TDs) at Carolina Panthers

Individual with 10 or More ReceptionsBy Redskins: 10/25/15 Jordan Reed (11-72-2 TDs) vs. Tampa Bay BuccaneersBy Opponent: 12/26/15 Zach Ertz (13-122) at Philadelphia Eagles

Individual 200-Yard Receiving GameBy Redskins: 10/21/01 Rod Gardner (6-208-1 TD) vs. Carolina PanthersBy Opponent: 11/16/14 Mike Evans (7-209-2 TDs) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

OFFENSIVE TOTALS


Individual 150-Yard Receiving GameBy Redskins: 12/20/15 DeSean Jackson (6-153-1 TD) vs. Buffalo BillsBy Opponent: 1/3/16 Terrance Williams (8-173) at Dallas Cowboys

Individual 100-Yard Receiving GameBy Redskins: 9/12/16 DeSean Jackson (6-102) vs. Pittsburgh SteelersBy Opponent: 9/12/16 Antonio Brown (8-126) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Two 100-Yard Receivers in the Same GameBy Redskins: 9/21/14 Pierre Garçon (11-138-1 TD) & DeSean Jackson 5-117-1 TD) at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 12/26/15 Zach Ertz (13-122) & Jordan Matthews (6-104-1 TD) at Philadelphia Eagles

Consecutive 100-Yard Receiving Games (Same Season)

By Redskins: 12/13/15 - 1/10/16

Jordan Reed (9-120-1 TD) at Chicago Bears; DeSean Jackson (6-153-1 TD) vs. Buffalo Bills; Jordan Reed (9-129-2 TDs) at Philadelphia Eagles; Jamison Crowder (5-109-1 TD) at Dallas Cowboys; Jordan Reed (9-120-1 TD) vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card)

By Opponent: 12/13/15 - 1/3/16

Alshon Jeffery (6-107-1 TD) at Chicago Bears; Sammy Watkins (5-111-2 TDs) vs. Buffalo Bills; Zach Ertz (13-122) & Jordan Matthews (6-104-1 TD) at Philadelphia Eagles; Terrance Williams (8-173) at Dallas Cowboys

By Redskins: 9/21/14 81t by Kirk Cousins to DeSean Jackson at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 11/22/12 85t by Tony Romo to Dez Bryant at Dallas Cowboys

By Redskins: 1/3/16 71t by Colt McCoy to Rashad Ross at Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 11/15/15 60t by Drew Brees to Brandin Cooks vs. New Orleans Saints

By Redskins: 1/3/16 71t by Colt McCoy to Rashad Ross at Dallas Cowboys; 44 by Kirk Cousins to Jamison Crowder at Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 9/12/16 42 by Ben Roethlisberger to Sammie Coates vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

By Redskins: NeverBy Opponent: 11/18/07 Terrell Owens (8-173-4 TDs) at Dallas Cowboys

By Redskins: 10/1/06 Santana Moss (4-138-3 TDs) vs. Jacksonville JaguarsBy Opponent: 12/14/14 Odell Beckham (12-143-3 TDs) at New York Giants

By Redskins: 1/1/12 Evan Royster (20-113 rushing, 5-52 receiving) at Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 10/27/14 DeMarco Murray (19-141 rushing, 4-80 receiving) at Dallas Cowboys

By Redskins: 1/3/16 Alfred Morris (19-100) & Jamison Crowder (5-109-1 TD) at Dallas CowboysBy Opponent: 9/12/16 DeAngelo Williams (26-143-2 TDs) & Antonio Brown (8-126) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

By Redskins: 9/15/13 Alfred Morris (13-107), Pierre Garçon (8-143-1 TD) & Robert Griffin III (40-26-320-3 TDs-1 INT) at Green Bay PackersBy Opponent: 9/12/16 DeAngelo Williams (26-143-2 TDs) & Antonio Brown (8-126) & Ben Roethlisberger (32-27-3 TDs-1 INT) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

By Redskins: 11/15/10 Keiland Williams (16-89-2 TDs rushing, 4-50-1 TD receiving) vs. Philadelphia EaglesBy Opponent: 12/29/13 Jerrel Jernigan (2-57-1 TD rushing, 6-90-1 TD receiving) at New York Giants

By Redskins: 1/10/16 Kirk Cousins (46-29-329-1 TD passing; 2-2-1 TD rushing) vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card)By Opponent: 10/18/15 Ryan Fitzpatrick (26-19-253-2 TDs passing, 4-31-1 TD rushing) at New York Jets

No TurnoversBy Redskins: 1/3/16 win at Dallas Cowboys, 34-23By Opponent: 12/20/15 win vs. Buffalo Bills, 35-10

By Redskins: 12/20/15 win vs. Buffalo Bills, 35-25By Opponent: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24

100-Yard Rusher & 100-Yard Receiver in the Same Game

100-Yard Rusher, 100-Yard Receiver & 300-Yard Passer in the Same Game

Individual with at Least One Rushing Touchdown and One Receiving Touchdown in the Same Game

Individual with at Least One Rushing Touchdown and One Touchdown Pass in the Same Game

Touchdown Scored on First Drive

Led Team in Both Rushing and Receiving Yards in the Same Game

OFFENSIVE TOTALS

Pass Play of 80 or More Yards



Individual with Four or More Touchdown Receptions

Individual with Three or More Touchdown Receptions


Held Opponent Under 200 Net Yards of Total OffenseBy Redskins: 9/14/14 win vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-10 (148; 25 rushing, 123 passing)By Opponent: 11/22/15 loss at Carolina Panthers, 44-16 (186; 14 rushing, 172 passing)

Held Opponent Under 300 Net Yards of Total OffenseBy Redskins: 9/20/15 win vs. St. Louis Rams, 24-10 (213; 67 rushing, 146 passing)By Opponent: 12/7/15 loss vs. Dallas Cowboys, 19-16 (267; 74 rushing, 193 passing)

Held Opponent Under 50 Yards RushingBy Redskins: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24 (45)By Opponent: 11/22/15 loss at Carolina Panthers, 44-16 (14)

Held Opponent Under 75 Yards RushingBy Redskins: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24 (45)By Opponent: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16 (55)

Held Opponent Under 100 Yards RushingBy Redskins: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24 (45)By Opponent: 9/12/16 loss vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16 (55)

Held Opponent Under 100 Net Yards PassingBy Redskins: 11/23/08 win at Seattle Seahawks, 20-17 (89)By Opponent: 11/23/14 loss at San Francisco 49ers, 17-13 (77)

Held Opponent Under 150 Net Yards PassingBy Redskins: 9/14/14 win vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-10 (123)By Opponent: 11/23/14 loss at San Francisco 49ers, 17-13 (77)

Interception Return for a TouchdownBy Redskins: 11/15/15 Dashon Goldson vs. New Orleans Saints (35 yards)By Opponent: 10/11/15 Robert Alford at Atlanta Falcons (59 yards)

Individual with Three or More InterceptionsBy Redskins: 10/24/10 DeAngelo Hall at Chicago Bears (4)By Opponent: 10/16/11 Kurt Coleman vs. Philadelphia Eagles (3)

Individual with Two or More InterceptionsBy Redskins: 11/3/13 DeAngelo Hall at Denver Broncos (2)By Opponent: 10/11/15 Robert Alford at Atlanta Falcons (2)

Seven or More Sacks by TeamBy Redskins: 9/14/14 win vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-10 (10)By Opponent: 12/14/14 loss at New York Giants, 24-13 (7)

Six or More Sacks by TeamBy Redskins: 9/14/14 win vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-10 (10)By Opponent: 1/10/16 loss vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card) (6)

Five or More Sacks by TeamBy Redskins: 12/26/15 win at Philadelphia Eagles, 38-24 (5)By Opponent: 1/10/16 loss vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card) (6)

Individual with Four or More SacksBy Redskins: 9/14/14 Ryan Kerrigan vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (4)By Opponent: 12/1/13 Justin Tuck vs. New York Giants (4)

Individual with Three or More SacksBy Redskins: 12/26/15 Preston Smith at Philadelphia Eagles (3)By Opponent: 12/1/13 Justin Tuck vs. New York Giants (4)

Individual with Two or More SacksBy Redskins: 12/26/15 Preston Smith at Philadelphia Eagles (3)By Opponent: 1/10/16 Nick Perry (2) & Mike Neal (2) vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC Wild Card)

Fumble Returned for TouchdownBy Redskins: 12/26/15 DeAngelo Hall at Philadelphia Eagles (17 yards)By Opponent: 10/25/15 Howard Jones vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (43 yards)

DEFENSIVE TOTALS


Kickoff Return for a TouchdownBy Redskins: 11/22/15 Andre Roberts at Carolina Panthers (99 yards)By Opponent: 9/21/14 Chris Polk at Philadelphia Eagles (102 yards)

Punt Return for a TouchdownBy Redskins: 10/26/08 Santana Moss at Detroit Lions (80 yards)By Opponent: 9/13/15 Jarvis Landry vs. Miami Dolphins (69 yards)

Blocked PuntBy Redskins: 10/18/15 Jeron Johnson at New York JetsBy Opponent: 9/24/15 Rashad Jennings at New York Giants

Missed Extra Point AttemptBy Redskins: 1/10/16 Dustin Hopkins vs. Green Bay Packers (hit right upright)By Opponent: 10/4/15 Caleb Sturgis vs. Philadelphia Eagles (wide right)

Blocked Field Goal AttemptBy Redskins: 11/4/12 DeAngelo Hall vs. Carolina PanthersBy Opponent: 11/29/15 Jay Bromley vs. New York Giants

Blocked Field Goal returned for a TDBy Redskins: 9/24/72 Mike Bass vs. St. Louis Cardinals (32 yards)By Opponent: 1/8/00 Ron Rice vs. Detroit Lions (94 yards)

Individual with Five or More Field Goals By Redskins: 11/4/07 Shaun Suisham at New York Jets (5)By Opponent: 9/26/11 Dan Bailey at Dallas Cowboys (6)

Individual with Four or More Field GoalsBy Redskins: 11/15/15 Dustin Hopkins vs. New Orleans Saints (4)By Opponent: 12/7/15 Dan Bailey vs. Dallas Cowboys (4)

Individual with Three or More Field GoalsBy Redskins: 9/12/16 Dustin Hopkins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (3)By Opponent: 12/7/15 Dan Bailey vs. Dallas Cowboys (4)

Individual with 70-yard or More PuntBy Redskins: 9/25/14 Tress Way vs. New York Giants (77 yards)By Opponent: 11/17/13 Donnie Jones at Philadelphia Eagles (70 yards)

Individual with 60-yard or More PuntBy Redskins: 1/10/16 Tress Way vs. Green Bay Packers (60 yards)By Opponent: 9/12/16 Jordan Berry vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (61 yards)

Individual with 50-yard or More Field GoalBy Redskins: 10/18/15 Dustin Hopkins at New York Jets (54 yards)By Opponent: 12/7/15 Dan Bailey vs. Dallas Cowboys (54 yards)

Back to Back Kickoff Returns for TouchdownsBy Redskins: 9/23/73 Herb Mul-Key at St. Louis Cardinals (97 yards)By Opponent: 9/23/73 Don Shy at St. Louis Cardinals (97 yards)

Blocked Punt, Returned for TouchdownBy Redskins: 10/18/15 Rashad Ross at New York Jets (recovery in end zone)By Opponent: 9/7/14 Alfred Blue at Houston (5 yards)

Successful Onside KicksBy Redskins: 10/25/15 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (kicked by Dustin Hopkins, recovered by Trenton Robinson)By Opponent: 11/8/15 at New England Patriots (kicked by Stephen Gostkowski, recovered by Jonathan Freeny)

No PuntsBy Redskins: 11/5/00 loss at Arizona Cardinals, 16-15By Opponent: 9/30/62 win vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 24-14

SPECIAL TEAMS TOTALS

2016 GAMESUMMARIES

GAME SUMMARIESSept. 12, 2016 GAME 1 FedExField (Landover, Md.) STEELERS 38, REDSKINS 16

LANDOVER, Md. – • The Washington Redskins fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-16, in front of an announced crowd of 79,124 people at Fe-dExField in Week 1.

The Redskins opened the season on Monday Night Football for the 11th time since the introduction of the broadcast package in 1970. It was also the team's third straight opener against an AFC opponent, marking the first time the team opened with AFC opponents in three straight seasons since the formation of conferences following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

Washington ran out to an early 6-0 lead on two field goals by kicker Dustin Hopkins in the first quarter. Facing a fourth-and-1 at the Wash-ington 29-yard line early in the second quarter, Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin opted to go for it, as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger con-nected with Antonio Brown for a 29-yard score to take the lead.

The Steelers added two more passing touchdowns and a field goal before the Redskins responded with 10 points on a Hopkins field goal and a one-yard Chris Thompson touchdown run in the second half to cut the Steelers' lead to eight points. However, the Steelers put the game away with two fourth quarter drives culminating in rushing touchdowns by running back DeAngelo Williams.

The game marked the end of a couple of noteworthy streaks for quarterback Kirk Cousins. With a third quarter interception on his 21st pass attempt of the game, Cousins snapped a streak of 252 consecutive regular season pass attempts at FedExField without an interception, dating back to Week 1 of the 2015 season. The streak – which extends to 298 consecutive attempts when including postseason play – was the longest streak of consecutive home pass attempts without an interception in team history.

The game was also Cousins’ first without a passing touchdown since assuming the starting role prior to the 2015 season. His streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass ended at 17, including postseason play, which ranked as the second-longest in team history (23, Sonny Jurgensen).

TEAM QTR TIME SCORING PLAY DRIVE PIT WASWAS 1 5:56 D. Hopkins 31 yd. Field Goal 9-54, 3:24 0 3WAS 1 1:08 D. Hopkins 40 yd. Field Goal 5-14, 2:38 0 6PIT 2 10:10 A. Brown 29 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 11-75, 5:58 7 6PIT 2 0:27 E. Rogers 3 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 14-67, 5:52 14 6PIT 3 11:18 C. Boswell 46 yd. Field Goal 8-47, 3:42 17 6PIT 3 7:01 A. Brown 26 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (C. Boswell kick) 5-75, 2:04 24 6WAS 3 2:01 D. Hopkins 34 yd. Field Goal 9-52, 5:00 24 9WAS 4 13:01 C. Thompson 1 yd. run (D. Hopkins kick) 7-77, 2:18 24 16PIT 4 5:48 D. Williams 15 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) 13-73, 7:13 31 16PIT 4 1:54 D. Williams 6 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) 6-45, 2:23 38 16

PASSINGWAS: K. Cousins 30-43 329, 1 INTPIT: B. Roethlisberger 27-37 300, 3 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGWAS: M. Jones 7-24, C. Thompson 4-23, K. Cousins 1-8PIT: D. Williams 26-143 2 TD, F. Toussaint 3-6, B. Roethlisberger 1--2

RECEIVINGWAS: J. Reed 7-64, D. Jackson 6-102, J. Crowder 6-58, P. Garçon 6-51, C. Thompson 2-16, V. Davis 1-20, M. Jones 1-9, J. Doctson 1-9PIT: A. Brown 8-126, E. Rogers 6-59, D. Williams 6-28, J. James 5-31, S. Coates 2-56

PUNT RETURNSWAS: J. Crowder 1-17PIT: None

KICKOFF RETURNSWAS: W. Blackmon 1-29PIT: F. Toussaint 1-18

SACKSWAS: R. Kerrigan 1-12PIT: None

REDSKINS STEELERS

TODAY'S OFFICIALS: Referee-Wrolstad, Craig (4); Umpire-Anderson, Barry (20); Head Linesman-Hittner, Mark (28); Line Judge-Mapp, Julian(10); Field Judge-Zimmer, Steve (33); Side Judge-Lamberth, Jeff (21); Back Judge-Dyer, Lee (27); Replay Assistant-Nemmers, Larry ()

REDSKINS OFFENSE88WR 19P.Garcon R.Ross

71LT 79T.Williams T.Nsekhe

77LG 61S.Lauvao S.Long

78C 61 62K.Lichtensteiger S.Long A.Reiter

75RG 74B.Scherff A.Kouandjio

76RT 79M.Moses T.Nsekhe

86TE 85 84J.Reed V.Davis N.Paul

80WR 14J.Crowder R.Grant

11WR 18D.Jackson J.Doctson

8QB 16 2K.Cousins C.McCoy N.Sudfeld

31RB 25 32M.Jones C.Thompson R.Kelley

REDSKINS DEFENSE90LDE 99 72E.Hood R.Jean Francois A.Lanier

64NT 90K.Golston E.Hood

92RDE 97C.Baker K.Reyes

94SLB 93P.Smith T.Murphy

51MLB 50W.Compton M.Spaight

54MLB 36 52M.Foster S.Cravens T.Garvin

91WLB 96R.Kerrigan H.Bates

26CB 20 35B.Breeland G.Toler D.Phillips

24CB 47 38J.Norman Q.Dunbar K.Fuller

30SS 29D.Bruton D.Ihenacho

23FS 41 22D.Hall W.Blackmon D.Everett

No Name Pos

3 Jones, Landry QB

4 Berry, Jordan P

7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB

9 Boswell, Chris K

11 Wheaton, Markus WR

14 Coates, Sammie WR

17 Rogers, Eli WR

18 Mettenberger, Zach QB

21 Golden, Robert S

22 Gay, William CB

23 Mitchell, Michael S

24 Gilbert, Justin CB

25 Burns, Artie CB

27 Golson, Senquez CB

28 Davis, Sean S

29 Thomas, Shamarko S

31 Cockrell, Ross CB

33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB

34 Williams, DeAngelo RB

37 Dangerfield, Jordan S

38 Richardson, Daryl RB

44 Matakevich, Tyler LB

45 Nix, Roosevelt FB

50 Shazier, Ryan LB

51 Johnson, Steven LB

53 Pouncey, Maurkice C

54 Fort, L.J. LB

55 Moats, Arthur LB

56 Chickillo, Anthony LB

60 Warren, Greg LS

66 DeCastro, David G

67 Finney, B.J. C/G

68 Harris, Ryan OT

72 Wallace, Cody C/G

73 Foster, Ramon G

74 Hubbard, Christopher C/G

77 Gilbert, Marcus OT

78 Villanueva, Alejandro OT

79 Hargrave, Javon DT

81 James, Jesse TE

82 Johnson, David TE

84 Brown, Antonio WR

85 Grimble, Xavier TE

88 Heyward-Bey, Darrius WR

90 Mathews, Ricardo DE

91 Tuitt, Stephon DE

92 Harrison, James LB

93 McCullers, Daniel DT

94 Timmons, Lawrence LB

95 Jones, Jarvis LB

96 Walton, Leterrius DE

97 Heyward, Cameron DE

98 Williams, Vince LB

No Name Pos

2 Sudfeld, Nate QB

3 Hopkins, Dustin K

5 Way, Tress P

8 Cousins, Kirk QB

11 Jackson, DeSean WR

14 Grant, Ryan WR

16 McCoy, Colt QB

18 Doctson, Josh WR

19 Ross, Rashad WR

20 Toler, Gregory CB

22 Everett, Deshazor S

23 Hall, DeAngelo S

24 Norman, Josh CB

25 Thompson, Chris RB

26 Breeland, Bashaud CB

29 Ihenacho, Duke S

30 Bruton, David S

31 Jones, Matt RB

32 Kelley, Rob RB

35 Phillips, Dashaun CB

36 Cravens, Su'a S

38 Fuller, Kendall CB

41 Blackmon, Will S

47 Dunbar, Quinton CB

50 Spaight, Martrell LB

51 Compton, Will LB

52 Garvin, Terence LB

54 Foster, Mason LB

57 Sundberg, Nick LS

61 Long, Spencer G

62 Reiter, Austin C

64 Golston, Kedric NT

71 Williams, Trent T

72 Lanier, Anthony DE

74 Kouandjio, Arie G

75 Scherff, Brandon G

76 Moses, Morgan T

77 Lauvao, Shawn G

78 Lichtensteiger, Kory C

79 Nsekhe, Ty T

80 Crowder, Jamison WR

84 Paul, Niles TE

85 Davis, Vernon TE

86 Reed, Jordan TE

88 Garcon, Pierre WR

90 Hood, Evander DE

91 Kerrigan, Ryan LB

92 Baker, Chris DE

93 Murphy, Trent LB/DE

94 Smith, Preston LB

96 Bates, Houston LB

97 Reyes, Kendall DE

99 Jean Francois, Ricky DE

STEELERS OFFENSE84WR 14 17A.Brown S.Coates E.Rogers

78LT 68 74A.Villanueva R.Harris C.Hubbard

73LG 72 74R.Foster C.Wallace C.Hubbard

67 B.Finney

53C 72 67M.Pouncey C.Wallace B.Finney

66RG 72 74D.DeCastro C.Wallace C.Hubbard

67 B.Finney

77RT 68 74M.Gilbert R.Harris C.Hubbard

81TE 82 85J.James D.Johnson X.Grimble

34RB 33 38D.Williams F.Toussaint D.Richardson

45FB R.Nix

7QB 3 18B.Roethlisberger L.Jones Z.Mettenberger

11WR 88 17M.Wheaton D.Heyward-Bey E.Rogers

STEELERS DEFENSE97LDE 90 96C.Heyward R.Mathews L.Walton

79NT 93J.Hargrave D.McCullers

91RDE 90 96S.Tuitt R.Mathews L.Walton

55LOLB 56A.Moats A.Chickillo

50LILB 44 51R.Shazier T.Matakevich S.Johnson

94RILB 98 54L.Timmons V.Williams L.Fort

95ROLB 92J.Jones J.Harrison

22LCB 24 27W.Gay J.Gilbert S.Golson

23FS 28 37M.Mitchell S.Davis J.Dangerfield

23SS 29 37M.Mitchell S.Thomas J.Dangerfield

31RCB 25R.Cockrell A.Burns

REDSKINS SPECIALISTS5P T.Way

3K D.Hopkins

5H T.Way

57LS N.Sundberg

80PR 41 19J.Crowder W.Blackmon R.Ross

19KR 25R.Ross C.Thompson

STEELERS SPECIALISTS4P J.Berry

9K C.Boswell

60LS G.Warren

4H J.Berry

14KR 24 33S.Coates J.Gilbert F.Toussaint

84PR 17A.Brown E.Rogers

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Redskins

Monday, September 12, 2016 at FedExField


Monday, September 12, 2016 at FedExField

No Name Pos Ht Wt Age Ex School

3 Landry Jones QB 6'03"

221 27 Oklahoma2

4 Jordan Berry P 6'05"

210 25 Eastern Kentucky2

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6'05"

241 34 Miami, O.13

9 Chris Boswell K 6'02"

185 25 Rice2

11 Markus Wheaton WR 5'11"

182 25 Oregon State4

14 Sammie Coates WR 6'01"

212 23 Auburn2

17 Eli Rogers WR 5'10"

180 24 Louisville1

18 Zach Mettenberger QB 6'05"

224 25 Louisiana State3

21 Robert Golden S 5'11"

202 26 Arizona5

22 William Gay CB 5'10"

190 31 Louisville10

23 Michael Mitchell S 6'00"

210 29 Ohio8

24 Justin Gilbert CB 6'00"

202 25 Oklahoma State3

25 Artie Burns CB 6'01"

190 21 MiamiR

27 Senquez Golson CB 5'09"

176 23 Mississippi1

28 Sean Davis S 6'01"

202 23 MarylandR

29 Shamarko Thomas S 5'09"

217 25 Syracuse4

31 Ross Cockrell CB 6'00"

190 25 Duke3

33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5'10"

205 26 Michigan3

34 DeAngelo Williams RB 5'09"

215 33 Memphis11

37 Jordan Dangerfield S 5'11"

200 26 Towson1

38 Daryl Richardson RB 5'10"

206 26 Abilene Christian3

44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6'01"

232 24 TempleR

45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5'11"

260 24 Kent State2

50 Ryan Shazier LB 6'01"

237 24 Ohio State3

51 Steven Johnson LB 6'01"

237 28 Kansas5

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6'04"

304 27 Florida5

54 L.J. Fort LB 6'00"

230 26 Northern Iowa2

55 Arthur Moats LB 6'02"

250 28 James Madison7

56 Anthony Chickillo LB 6'03"

267 24 Miami2

60 Greg Warren LS 6'03"

252 35 North Carolina12

66 David DeCastro G 6'05"

316 26 Stanford5

67 B.J. Finney C/G 6'04"

318 25 Kansas State1

68 Ryan Harris OT 6'05"

302 31 Notre Dame9

72 Cody Wallace C/G 6'04"

300 32 Texas A&M5

73 Ramon Foster G 6'06"

325 30 Tennessee8

74 Christopher Hubbard C/G 6'04"

286 25 Alabama-Birmingham3

77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6'06"

330 28 Florida6

78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6'09"

277 28 Army2

79 Javon Hargrave DT 6'02"

295 23 South Carolina StateR

81 Jesse James TE 6'07"

261 22 Penn State2

82 David Johnson TE 6'02"

260 29 Arkansas State7

84 Antonio Brown WR 5'10"

186 28 Central Michigan7

85 Xavier Grimble TE 6'05"

261 24 Southern California1

88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6'02"

219 29 Maryland8

90 Ricardo Mathews DE 6'03"

300 29 Cincinnati7

91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6'05"

303 23 Notre Dame3

92 James Harrison LB 6'00"

242 38 Kent State13

93 Daniel McCullers DT 6'07"

352 24 Tennessee3

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6'01"

234 30 Florida State10

95 Jarvis Jones LB 6'02"

245 27 Georgia4

96 Leterrius Walton DE 6'05"

319 24 Central Michigan2

97 Cameron Heyward DE 6'05"

288 27 Ohio State6

98 Vince Williams LB 6'01"

250 27 Florida State4

No Name Pos Ht Wt Age Ex School

2 Nate Sudfeld QB 6'06"

240 23 R Indiana

3 Dustin Hopkins K 6'02"

193 26 2 Florida State

5 Tress Way P 6'01"

215 26 3 Oklahoma

8 Kirk Cousins QB 6'03"

202 28 5 Michigan State

11 DeSean Jackson WR 5'10"

178 30 9 California

14 Ryan Grant WR 6'00"

193 26 3 Tulane

16 Colt McCoy QB 6'01"

215 30 7 Texas

18 Josh Doctson WR 6'03"

195 24 R Texas Christian

19 Rashad Ross WR 6'00"

181 26 2 Arizona State

20 Gregory Toler CB 6'00"

190 31 7 St. Paul's, Va.

22 Deshazor Everett S 6'00"

193 24 2 Texas A&M

23 DeAngelo Hall S 5'10"

198 33 13 Virginia Tech

24 Josh Norman CB 6'00"

195 29 5 Coastal Carolina

25 Chris Thompson RB 5'08"

193 26 3 Florida State

26 Bashaud Breeland CB 5'11"

197 24 3 Clemson

29 Duke Ihenacho S 6'01"

207 27 3 San Jose State

30 David Bruton S 6'02"

217 29 8 Notre Dame

31 Matt Jones RB 6'02"

231 23 2 Florida

32 Rob Kelley RB 6'00"

220 24 R Tulane

35 Dashaun Phillips CB 5'10"

179 25 2 Tarleton State

36 Su'a Cravens S 6'01"

225 21 R Southern California

38 Kendall Fuller CB 6'00"

190 21 R Virginia Tech

41 Will Blackmon S 6'00"

204 32 10 Boston College

47 Quinton Dunbar CB 6'02"

201 24 2 Florida

50 Martrell Spaight LB 6'00"

236 23 1 Arkansas

51 Will Compton LB 6'01"

230 27 3 Nebraska

52 Terence Garvin LB 6'03"

221 25 4 West Virginia

54 Mason Foster LB 6'01"

237 27 6 Washington

57 Nick Sundberg LS 6'00"

264 29 7 California

61 Spencer Long G 6'05"

311 26 3 Nebraska

62 Austin Reiter C 6'03"

296 25 1 South Florida

64 Kedric Golston NT 6'04"

318 33 11 Georgia

71 Trent Williams T 6'05"

337 28 7 Oklahoma

72 Anthony Lanier DE 6'06"

265 23 R Alabama A&M

74 Arie Kouandjio G 6'05"

310 24 2 Alabama

75 Brandon Scherff G 6'05"

319 25 2 Iowa

76 Morgan Moses T 6'06"

318 25 3 Virginia

77 Shawn Lauvao G 6'03"

315 29 7 Arizona State

78 Kory Lichtensteiger C 6'02"

296 31 8 Bowling Green

79 Ty Nsekhe T 6'08"

325 31 2 Texas State

80 Jamison Crowder WR 5'08"

185 23 2 Duke

84 Niles Paul TE 6'01"

241 27 5 Nebraska

85 Vernon Davis TE 6'03"

250 32 11 Maryland

86 Jordan Reed TE 6'03"

237 26 4 Florida

88 Pierre Garcon WR 6'00"

216 30 9 Mount Union

90 Evander Hood DE 6'03"

300 29 8 Missouri

91 Ryan Kerrigan LB 6'04"

260 28 6 Purdue

92 Chris Baker DE 6'02"

325 29 5 Hampton

93 Trent Murphy LB/DE 6'05"

258 26 3 Stanford

94 Preston Smith LB 6'05"

271 24 2 Mississippi State

96 Houston Bates LB 6'03"

250 26 2 Louisiana Tech

97 Kendall Reyes DE 6'04"

300 27 5 Connecticut

99 Ricky Jean Francois DE 6'03"

297 30 8 Louisiana State

No Name Pos

92 Baker, Chris DE

96 Bates, Houston LB

41 Blackmon, Will S

26 Breeland, Bashaud CB

30 Bruton, David S

51 Compton, Will LB

8 Cousins, Kirk QB

36 Cravens, Su'a S

80 Crowder, Jamison WR

85 Davis, Vernon TE

18 Doctson, Josh WR

47 Dunbar, Quinton CB

22 Everett, Deshazor S

54 Foster, Mason LB

38 Fuller, Kendall CB

88 Garcon, Pierre WR

52 Garvin, Terence LB

64 Golston, Kedric NT

14 Grant, Ryan WR

23 Hall, DeAngelo S

90 Hood, Evander DE

3 Hopkins, Dustin K

29 Ihenacho, Duke S

11 Jackson, DeSean WR

99 Jean Francois, Ricky DE

31 Jones, Matt RB

32 Kelley, Rob RB

91 Kerrigan, Ryan LB

74 Kouandjio, Arie G

72 Lanier, Anthony DE

77 Lauvao, Shawn G

78 Lichtensteiger, Kory C

61 Long, Spencer G

16 McCoy, Colt QB

76 Moses, Morgan T

93 Murphy, Trent LB/DE

24 Norman, Josh CB

79 Nsekhe, Ty T

84 Paul, Niles TE

35 Phillips, Dashaun CB

86 Reed, Jordan TE

62 Reiter, Austin C

97 Reyes, Kendall DE

19 Ross, Rashad WR

75 Scherff, Brandon G

94 Smith, Preston LB

50 Spaight, Martrell LB

2 Sudfeld, Nate QB

57 Sundberg, Nick LS

25 Thompson, Chris RB

20 Toler, Gregory CB

5 Way, Tress P

71 Williams, Trent T

No Name Pos

4 Berry, Jordan P

9 Boswell, Chris K

84 Brown, Antonio WR

25 Burns, Artie CB

56 Chickillo, Anthony LB

14 Coates, Sammie WR

31 Cockrell, Ross CB

37 Dangerfield, Jordan S

28 Davis, Sean S

66 DeCastro, David G

67 Finney, B.J. C/G

54 Fort, L.J. LB

73 Foster, Ramon G

22 Gay, William CB

24 Gilbert, Justin CB

77 Gilbert, Marcus OT

21 Golden, Robert S

27 Golson, Senquez CB

85 Grimble, Xavier TE

79 Hargrave, Javon DT

68 Harris, Ryan OT

92 Harrison, James LB

97 Heyward, Cameron DE

88 Heyward-Bey, Darrius WR

74 Hubbard, Christopher C/G

81 James, Jesse TE

82 Johnson, David TE

51 Johnson, Steven LB

95 Jones, Jarvis LB

3 Jones, Landry QB

44 Matakevich, Tyler LB

90 Mathews, Ricardo DE

93 McCullers, Daniel DT

18 Mettenberger, Zach QB

23 Mitchell, Michael S

55 Moats, Arthur LB

45 Nix, Roosevelt FB

53 Pouncey, Maurkice C

38 Richardson, Daryl RB

7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB

17 Rogers, Eli WR

50 Shazier, Ryan LB

29 Thomas, Shamarko S

94 Timmons, Lawrence LB

33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB

91 Tuitt, Stephon DE

78 Villanueva, Alejandro OT

72 Wallace, Cody C/G

96 Walton, Leterrius DE

60 Warren, Greg LS

11 Wheaton, Markus WR

34 Williams, DeAngelo RB

98 Williams, Vince LB

Head Coach: Jay GrudenAssistant Coaches: Robb Akey (Defensive Line), Bradford Banta (Assistant SpecialTeams), Joe Barry (Defensive Coordinator), Bill Callahan (Offensive Line), KevinCarberry (Assistant Offensive Line), Matt Cavanaugh (Quarterbacks), Mike Clark(Strength and Conditioning), Chad Englehart (Assistant Strength and Conditioning),Perry Fewell (Defensive Backs), Chad Grimm (Defensive Quality Control), Ike Hilliard(Wide Receivers), Randy Jordan (Running Backs), Paul Kelly (Director of FootballOperations), Ben Kotwica (Special Teams Coordinator), Greg Manusky (OutsideLinebackers), Sean McVay (Offensive Coordinator), Bret Munsey (Assistant SpecialTeams/Special Projects), Kirk Olivadotti (Inside Linebackers), Wes Phillips (Tight Ends),Aubrey Pleasant (Assistant Defensive Backs), Jake Sankal (Assistant Strength andConditioning/Nutritionist), Shane Waldron (Offensive Quality Control)

Head Coach: Mike TomlinAssistant Coaches: Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator), James Daniel (Tight Ends),Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks), Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator), Todd Haley(Offensive Coordinator), Carnell Lake (Defensive Backs), Richard Mann (WideReceivers), Steve Meyer (Coaching Assistant), John Mitchell (Assistant HeadCoach/Defensive Line), Mike Munchak (Offensive Line), Jerry Olsavsky (InsideLinebackers), Macel Pastoor (Conditioning Assistant), Joey Porter (OutsideLinebackers), Daniel Martin Rooney (Coaching Assistant), Shaun Sarrett (OffensiveAssistant), James Saxon (Running Backs), Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator)

Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins Start Time: 7:11 PM Eastern

at FedExField, Landover, MD

Played Outdoor on Turf: Grass

Game Weather: Sunny Temp: 79° F (26.1° C) Humidity: 41%, Wind: ESE 4 mph

Outdoor Weather: Sunny,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Wrolstad, Craig (4)

Mapp, Julian (10)

Hittner, Mark (28)

Zimmer, Steve (33)

Anderson, Barry (20)

Lamberth, Jeff (21)

Dyer, Lee (27)

Lineups

VISITOR: Pittsburgh Steelers 0 14 10 14 0 38

HOME: Washington Redskins 6 0 3 7 0 16

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Nemmers, Larry ()

Game Day Weather

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Date: Monday, 9/12/2016

Washington RedskinsPittsburgh Steelers

Offense Defense Offense Defense

WR 84 A.Brown LDE 97 C.Heyward WR 88 P.Garcon LDE 35 D.Phillips

LT 78 A.Villanueva NT 28 S.Davis LT 71 T.Williams NT 64 K.Golston

LG 73 R.Foster RDE 91 S.Tuitt LG 77 S.Lauvao RDE 92 C.Baker

C 53 M.Pouncey LOLB 55 A.Moats C 78 K.Lichtensteiger SLB 94 P.Smith

RG 66 D.DeCastro LILB 50 R.Shazier RG 75 B.Scherff MLB 51 W.Compton

RT 77 M.Gilbert RILB 94 L.Timmons RT 76 M.Moses MLB 54 M.Foster

WR 14 S.Coates ROLB 95 J.Jones TE 86 J.Reed WLB 91 R.Kerrigan

RB 34 D.Williams LCB 22 W.Gay WR 80 J.Crowder CB 26 B.Breeland

TE 81 J.James FS 23 M.Mitchell WR 11 D.Jackson CB 24 J.Norman

QB 7 B.Roethlisberger SS 21 R.Golden QB 8 K.Cousins SS 30 D.Bruton

TE 17 E.Rogers RCB 31 R.Cockrell RB 31 M.Jones FS 23 D.Hall

Substitutions Substitutions

P 4 J.Berry, K 9 C.Boswell, CB 25 A.Burns, S 29 S.Thomas, RB 33 F.Toussaint,S 37 J.Dangerfield, RB 38 D.Richardson, LB 44 T.Matakevich, LB 54 L.Fort, LB56 A.Chickillo, LS 60 G.Warren, C/G 67 B.Finney, OT 68 R.Harris, C/G 74C.Hubbard, DT 79 J.Hargrave, TE 82 D.Johnson, TE 85 X.Grimble, WR 88D.Heyward-Bey, DE 90 R.Mathews, LB 92 J.Harrison, DT 93 D.McCullers, LB 98V.Williams

K 3 D.Hopkins, P 5 T.Way, WR 14 R.Grant, WR 18 J.Doctson, CB 20 G.Toler, S22 D.Everett, RB 25 C.Thompson, S 36 S.Cravens, S 41 W.Blackmon, CB 47Q.Dunbar, LB 50 M.Spaight, LB 52 T.Garvin, LS 57 N.Sundberg, G 61 S.Long, T79 T.Nsekhe, TE 84 N.Paul, TE 85 V.Davis, DE 90 E.Hood, LB/DE 93 T.Murphy,LB 96 H.Bates, DE 97 K.Reyes, DE 99 R.Jean Francois

Did Not Play Did Not Play

QB 3 L.Jones, CB 24 J.Gilbert QB 16 C.McCoy, RB 32 R.Kelley

Not Active Not Active

WR 11 M.Wheaton, QB 18 Z.Mettenberger, CB 27 S.Golson, FB 45 R.Nix, LB 51S.Johnson, C/G 72 C.Wallace, DE 96 L.Walton

QB 2 N.Sudfeld, WR 19 R.Ross, S 29 D.Ihenacho, CB 38 K.Fuller, C 62A.Reiter, DE 72 A.Lanier, G 74 A.Kouandjio

C.Boswell (46) D.Hopkins (31) (40) (34)

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Redskins D.Hopkins 31 yd. Field Goal (9-54, 3:24) 0 31 5:56


Steelers A.Brown 29 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) (11-75, 5:58) 7 62 10:10

Steelers E.Rogers 3 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) (14-67, 5:52) 14 62 0:27

Steelers C.Boswell 46 yd. Field Goal (8-47, 3:42) 17 63 11:18



Redskins C.Thompson 1 yd. run (D.Hopkins kick) (7-77, 2:18) 24 164 13:01

Steelers D.Williams 15 yd. run (C.Boswell kick) (13-73, 7:13) 31 164 5:48

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Paid Attendance: 79,124 Time: 2:56

Steelers D.Williams 6 yd. run (C.Boswell kick) (6-45, 2:23) 38 164 1:54

Pittsburgh Steelers Washington RedskinsRUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

D.Williams 143 5.5 226 17 M.Jones 24 3.4 07 12

F.Toussaint 6 2.0 03 7 C.Thompson 23 5.8 14 9

B.Roethlisberger -2 -2.0 01 -2 K.Cousins 8 8.0 01 8

30 147 4.9 17 2Total 12 55 4.6 12 1Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

B.Roethlisberger 300 337 27 1/12 1 112.4 K.Cousins 329 043 30 0/0 2 72.73342

43 329 030 0/0 2 72.727 300 337 1/12 1 112.4Total Total 3342

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

A.Brown 126 15.8 2811 J.Reed 64 9.1 0711 1429

E.Rogers 59 9.8 167 D.Jackson 102 17.0 0610 3320

D.Williams 28 4.7 069 J.Crowder 58 9.7 0610 1614

J.James 31 6.2 057 P.Garcon 51 8.5 066 198

S.Coates 56 28.0 023 C.Thompson 16 8.0 022 1142

V.Davis 20 20.0 011 20

M.Jones 9 9.0 011 9

J.Doctson 9 9.0 011 9

R.Grant 0 0.0 001 0

27 300 11.1 42 3Total 37 30 329 11.0 33 0Total 43

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG

R.Shazier 0 0.0 01 B.Breeland 26 26.0 01 260

J.Harrison 0 0.0 01 0

Total 0 0.0 0 02 Total 26 26.0 26 01

PUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NETPUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NET

J.Berry 107 612 53.5 0 045.0 T.Way 27 271 27.0 0 127.0

Total 107 612 53.5 0 045.0 Total 27 271 27.0 0 127.0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

E.Rogers 0 0.0 00 J.Crowder 17 17.0 01 11 170

Total 0 0.0 0 00 Total 17 17.0 17 01 11

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

F.Toussaint 18 18.0 01 W.Blackmon 29 29.0 01 00 2918

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 04 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 06 00 00

Total 18 18.0 18 01 Total 29 29.0 29 01 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Pittsburgh Steelers

LOST

B.Roethlisberger 0 002 0 02 0 00

R.Shazier 0 000 0 00 1 00

Total 0 002 0 02 1 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Washington Redskins

LOST

J.Crowder 0 001 0 00 0 00

P.Garcon 7 000 0 01 0 00

R.Kerrigan 0 000 0 00 1 00

Total 7 001 0 01 1 00

Final Individual Statistics


9/12/2016 at FedExField



Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor

Steelers Redskins

23 18TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

9 3By Rushing

14 14By Passing

0 1By Penalty

9-14-64% 3-10-30%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

2-2-100% 0-2-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

435 384TOTAL NET YARDS

68 55Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)

6.4 7.0Average gain per offensive play

147 55NET YARDS RUSHING

30 12Total Rushing Plays

4.9 4.6Average gain per rushing play

1-3 2-5Tackles for a loss-number and yards

288 329NET YARDS PASSING

1-12 0-0Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass

300 329Gross yards passing

37-27-1 43-30-2PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED

7.6 7.7Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)

7-6-6 5-4-4KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks

2-53.5 1-27.0PUNTS Number and Average

0 0Had Blocked

0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked

45.0 27.0Net Punting Average

0 43TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)

0-0 1-17No. and Yards Punt Returns

1-18 1-29No. and Yards Kickoff Returns

2-0 1-26No. and Yards Interception Returns

4-81 9-55PENALTIES Number and Yards

2-0 1-0FUMBLES Number and Lost

5 1TOUCHDOWNS

2 1Rushing

3 0Passing

5-5 1-1EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts

5-5 1-1Kicking Made-Attempts

1-1 3-3FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts

3-3-100% 1-4-25%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

1-1-100% 1-2-50%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY

0 0SAFETIES

38 16FINAL SCORE

33:18 26:42TIME OF POSSESSION

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

5:14

9:46

10:42 7:28 9:54 33:18

4:18 7:32 5:06 26:42

Steelers: 5 - PIT 25 Redskins: 7 - WAS 26

(273) Average PIT 27

(301) Average WAS 30

Pittsburgh Steelers

Washington Redskins

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Pittsburgh Steelers

1 11:16 1:569:20 Punt PIT 13 3 8 0 8 0 PIT 21 Punt

2 5:56 2:103:46 Kickoff PIT 25 5 29 0 29 1 WAS 46 Interception

3 1:08 5:5810:10 Kickoff PIT 25 11 75 0 75 4 WAS 29 Touchdown

4 6:19 5:520:27 Downs PIT 33 14 67 0 67 5 WAS 3* Touchdown

5 15:00 3:4211:18 Kickoff PIT 25 8 47 0 47 2 WAS 28 Field Goal

6 9:05 2:047:01 Interception PIT 25 5 75 0 75 2 WAS 26 Touchdown

7 2:01 1:420:19 Kickoff PIT 25 3 8 0 8 0 PIT 33 Punt

8 13:01 7:135:48 Kickoff PIT 27 13 83 -10 73 6 WAS 15* Touchdown

9 4:17 2:231:54 Downs WAS 45 6 45 0 45 3 WAS 6* Touchdown

10 0:18 0:180:00 Interception PIT 20 1 -2 0 -2 0 PIT 20 End of Game

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Washington Redskins

1 15:00 3:4411:16 Kickoff WAS 25 7 35 0 35 2 PIT 40 Punt

2 9:20 3:245:56 Punt WAS 33 9 54 0 54 2 PIT 13* Field Goal

3 3:46 2:381:08 Interception PIT 37 5 19 -5 14 1 PIT 23 Field Goal

4 10:10 3:516:19 Kickoff WAS 25 5 57 -15 42 1 PIT 38 Downs

5 0:27 0:270:00 Kickoff WAS 25 1 9 0 9 0 WAS 25 End of Half

6 11:18 2:139:05 Kickoff WAS 25 4 24 -5 19 1 WAS 44 Interception

7 7:01 5:002:01 Kickoff WAS 32 9 67 -15 52 3 PIT 16* Field Goal

8 0:19 2:1813:01 Punt WAS 23 7 77 0 77 5 PIT 1* Touchdown

9 5:48 1:314:17 Kickoff WAS 25 5 25 -5 20 1 WAS 37 Downs

10 1:54 1:360:18 Kickoff WAS 25 6 26 46 72 2 PIT 3* Interception

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscPittsburgh Steelers

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

4 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Timmons 00

5 1 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Shazier 00

4 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Mitchell 00

2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Jones 00

2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Golden 00

2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Gay 00

3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Davis 00

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Cockrell 00

2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Harrison 01

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Heyward 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Fort 10

1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Moats 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Chickillo 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Tuitt 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.McCullers 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Thomas 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Williams 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Dangerfield 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D.Williams 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2B.Roethlisberger 00

Total 30 25 55 0 0 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 221

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscWashington Redskins Regular Defensive Plays

9 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Foster 02

5 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Compton 00

6 3 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Breeland 00

4 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bruton 00

3 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Norman 00

3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Hall 00

3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Cravens 00

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Baker 10

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Smith 10

2 0 2 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Kerrigan 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Golston 10

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Hood 10

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Phillips 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Reyes 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Garvin 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Bates 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0K.Lichtensteiger 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1P.Garcon 00

Total 41 35 76 1 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 143

Final Defensive Statistics



Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscPittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES

0 14 = 14

6 0 = 6

15:56

14:04

Steelers

Redskins

Steelers

Redskins

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home




Steelers E.Rogers 3 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) (14-67, 5:52) 14 62 0:27

10 6TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

3 - 7 - 0 0 - 6 - 0First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty

5-8-63% 2-6-33%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

179 174TOTAL NET YARDS

33 25Total Offensive Plays

40 28NET YARDS RUSHING

139 146NET YARDS PASSING

151 146Gross Yards Passing

1-12 0-0Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass

21 - 16 - 1 18 - 12 - 0Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted

1 - 46 1 - 27Punts-Number and Average

0 - 0 3 - 20Penalties-Number and Yards

1 - 0 0 - 0Fumbles-Number and Lost

1-1-100% 0-1-0%Red Zone Efficiency

PIT 24 WAS 34Average Drive Start

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

D.Williams 38 3.8 010 9 C.Thompson 15 7.5 02 9

F.Toussaint 2 2.0 01 2 M.Jones 13 2.6 05 8

11 40 3.6 9 0Total 7 28 4.0 9 0Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

B.Roethlisberger 151 221 16 1/12 1 107.4 K.Cousins 146 018 12 0/0 0 91.43329

18 146 012 0/0 0 91.416 151 221 1/12 1 107.4Total Total 3329

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

E.Rogers 59 9.8 167 J.Reed 43 10.8 046 1420

J.James 25 6.3 045 D.Jackson 70 23.3 035 338

A.Brown 47 15.7 134 J.Crowder 20 10.0 023 1129

D.Williams 20 6.7 034 P.Garcon 8 4.0 022 614

S.Coates 0 0.0 001 C.Thompson 5 5.0 011 50

R.Grant 0 0.0 001 0

16 151 9.4 29 2Total 21 12 146 12.2 33 0Total 18

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

3 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Timmons 00

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Golden 00

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Mitchell 00

1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Jones 00

Total 8 8 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000

First Half Summary



First Half Summary



TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscWashington Redskins Regular Defensive Plays

3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Compton 00

3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Foster 00

3 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Norman 00

1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bruton 00

Total 10 13 23 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000

First QuarterPlay By Play 9/12/2016

PIT wins the coin toss and elects to defer. WAS elects to Receive, and PIT elects to defend the west goal.

C.Boswell kicks 65 yards from PIT 35 to end zone, Touchback.

Washington Redskins at 15:00

(15:00) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Reed to WAS 37 for 12 yards (L.Timmons, R.Cockrell).1-10-WAS 25 P1

(14:28) M.Jones up the middle to WAS 37 for no gain (R.Shazier, J.Jones).1-10-WAS 37

(13:47) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short middle to J.Reed (L.Timmons).2-10-WAS 37

(13:40) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Reed to PIT 49 for 14 yards (S.Davis, M.Mitchell).3-10-WAS 37 P2

(12:54) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to R.Grant.1-10-PIT 49

(12:46) (Shotgun) M.Jones left end to WAS 47 for -4 yards (S.Tuitt; C.Heyward).2-10-PIT 49

(12:05) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Reed to PIT 40 for 13 yards (C.Heyward).3-14-WAS 47

(11:25) T.Way punts 27 yards to PIT 13, Center-N.Sundberg, fair catch by E.Rogers.4-1-PIT 40

Pittsburgh Steelers at 11:16

(11:16) (Shotgun) D.Williams left end to PIT 13 for no gain (M.Foster).1-10-PIT 13

(10:44) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to E.Rogers to PIT 19 for 6 yards (J.Norman; W.Compton).2-10-PIT 13

(10:09) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to D.Williams to PIT 21 for 2 yards (S.Cravens; W.Compton).3-4-PIT 19

(9:30) J.Berry punts 46 yards to WAS 33, Center-G.Warren, fair catch by J.Crowder.4-2-PIT 21


(9:20) M.Jones right end to WAS 38 for 5 yards (J.Jones).1-10-WAS 33

(8:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at PIT 31 for 31 yards (M.Mitchell).2-5-WAS 38 P3

(8:18) (Shotgun) M.Jones right tackle to PIT 23 for 8 yards (J.Jones; S.Davis).1-10-PIT 31

(7:36) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to D.Jackson (A.Moats).2-2-PIT 23

(7:33) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to D.Jackson to PIT 17 for 6 yards (R.Cockrell).3-2-PIT 23 P4

(6:52) M.Jones left guard to PIT 13 for 4 yards (L.Timmons).1-10-PIT 17

(6:11) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short middle to J.Reed (R.Shazier).2-6-PIT 13

(6:05) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to J.Crowder.3-6-PIT 13

(6:01) D.Hopkins 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-T.Way.4-6-PIT 13

PIT 0 WAS 3, 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:24 drive, 9:04 elapsed

D.Hopkins kicks 65 yards from WAS 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(5:56) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to A.Brown to PIT 30 for 5 yards (M.Foster).1-10-PIT 25

(5:22) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams up the middle to PIT 34 for 4 yards (C.Baker, D.Bruton).2-5-PIT 30

(4:43) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to E.Rogers to WAS 46 for 20 yards (J.Norman).3-1-PIT 34 P1

(4:00) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to S.Coates.1-10-WAS 46

(3:56) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left intended for E.Rogers INTERCEPTED by B.Breeland at WAS 37. B.Breelandpushed ob at PIT 37 for 26 yards (D.Williams).

2-10-WAS 46


(3:46) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Crowder to PIT 26 for 11 yards (A.Chickillo).1-10-PIT 37 P5

(3:08) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to P.Garcon to PIT 20 for 6 yards (R.Golden; R.Cockrell).1-10-PIT 26

(2:29) (Shotgun) PENALTY on WAS-K.Lichtensteiger, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 20 - No Play.2-4-PIT 20

(2:06) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to D.Jackson.2-9-PIT 25

(2:01) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to P.Garcon to PIT 23 for 2 yards (R.Golden).3-9-PIT 25


Penalty on PIT-A.Burns, Defensive Offside, declined.




(1:08) B.Roethlisberger sacked at PIT 13 for -12 yards (R.Kerrigan). FUMBLES (R.Kerrigan) [E.Hood], and recovers at PIT 15. B.Roethlisbergerto PIT 13 for -2 yards (R.Kerrigan).

1-10-PIT 25

(:31) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to D.Williams to PIT 27 for 14 yards (W.Compton).2-22-PIT 13

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Redskins at FedExField


END OF QUARTER

Pittsburgh Steelers 0 5:14 0 1 0 1 1/2 0/0

Washington Redskins 6 9:46 0 5 0 5 2/5 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down

Second QuarterPlay By Play 9/12/2016

Pittsburgh Steelers continued.

(15:00) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to A.Brown to PIT 40 for 13 yards (D.Phillips) [P.Smith].3-8-PIT 27 P2

(14:18) D.Williams left guard to PIT 48 for 8 yards (J.Norman, M.Foster).1-10-PIT 40

(13:40) D.Williams right end to WAS 49 for 3 yards (K.Golston, C.Baker).2-2-PIT 48 R3

(13:01) D.Williams left tackle to WAS 46 for 3 yards (W.Compton; C.Baker).1-10-WAS 49

(12:20) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.James to WAS 38 for 8 yards (J.Norman, B.Breeland).2-7-WAS 46 P4

(11:39) F.Toussaint right tackle to WAS 36 for 2 yards (W.Compton; D.Bruton).1-10-WAS 38

(11:01) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to A.Brown (J.Norman).Washington challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands. (Timeout #1.)

2-8-WAS 36

(10:56) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.James to WAS 29 for 7 yards (D.Bruton; W.Compton).3-8-WAS 36

(10:18) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN.4-1-WAS 29 P5

C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-G.Warren, Holder-J.Berry.




(10:10) K.Cousins pass deep right to D.Jackson to PIT 42 for 33 yards (M.Mitchell).1-10-WAS 25 P6

Timeout #2 by WAS at 09:17.

(9:17) M.Jones up the middle to PIT 32 for 10 yards (R.Cockrell, M.Mitchell).1-10-PIT 42

PENALTY on WAS-V.Davis, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 42 - No Play.

(8:53) (Shotgun) PENALTY on WAS-T.Williams, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 48 - No Play.1-20-WAS 48

(8:32) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Crowder to PIT 48 for 9 yards (L.Timmons; J.Jones).1-25-WAS 43

(7:54) (Shotgun) C.Thompson right guard to PIT 42 for 6 yards (R.Shazier).2-16-PIT 48

(7:16) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to J.Reed to PIT 38 for 4 yards (L.Timmons).3-10-PIT 42

(6:27) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to C.Thompson to PIT 33 for 5 yards (R.Golden).4-6-PIT 38


(6:19) (Shotgun) D.Williams left guard to PIT 38 for 5 yards (M.Foster).1-10-PIT 33

(5:49) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.James to PIT 42 for 4 yards (D.Hall).2-5-PIT 38

(5:08) (Shotgun) D.Williams up the middle to PIT 45 for 3 yards (D.Hall; M.Foster).3-1-PIT 42 R6

(4:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams left end to WAS 46 for 9 yards (E.Hood, B.Breeland).1-10-PIT 45

(3:56) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams right end to WAS 46 for no gain (P.Smith; M.Foster).2-1-WAS 46

(3:09) D.Williams right guard to WAS 43 for 3 yards (D.Bruton).3-1-WAS 46 R7

(2:30) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to E.Rogers to WAS 38 for 5 yards (W.Compton).1-10-WAS 43

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to D.Williams [C.Baker].2-5-WAS 38

(1:55) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to D.Williams to WAS 34 for 4 yards (S.Cravens, J.Norman).3-5-WAS 38

(1:24) (No Huddle) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to E.Rogers to WAS 15 for 19 yards (B.Breeland).4-1-WAS 34 P8

Timeout #1 by PIT at 01:11.

(1:11) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to E.Rogers to WAS 9 for 6 yards (S.Cravens).1-10-WAS 15

(:42) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short middle to J.James (D.Bruton).2-4-WAS 9

(:37) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.James to WAS 3 for 6 yards (W.Compton, D.Hall).3-4-WAS 9 P9

Timeout #2 by PIT at 00:31.

(:31) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to E.Rogers for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-3-WAS 3 P10





(:27) (Shotgun) C.Thompson right tackle to WAS 34 for 9 yards (R.Golden; M.Mitchell).1-10-WAS 25

END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Third QuarterPlay By Play 9/12/2016

PIT elects to Receive, and WAS elects to defend the West goal.



(15:00) D.Williams left end to PIT 32 for 7 yards (B.Breeland; W.Compton).1-10-PIT 25

(14:22) (No Huddle) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short middle to D.Williams [K.Golston].2-3-PIT 32

(14:15) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown pushed ob at PIT 48 for 16 yards (B.Breeland).3-3-PIT 32 P11

(13:40) (No Huddle) D.Williams left end to WAS 35 for 17 yards (W.Compton).1-10-PIT 48 R12

(13:01) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams right end to WAS 35 for no gain (D.Bruton).1-10-WAS 35

(12:17) F.Toussaint right guard to WAS 28 for 7 yards (W.Compton).2-10-WAS 35

(11:29) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep left to J.James.3-3-WAS 28

(11:23) C.Boswell 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-G.Warren, Holder-J.Berry.4-3-WAS 28




(11:18) PENALTY on WAS-M.Jones, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 25 - No Play.1-10-WAS 25

(11:18) (Shotgun) M.Jones left end to WAS 19 for -1 yards (J.Harrison, W.Gay).1-15-WAS 20

(10:40) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Crowder to WAS 28 for 9 yards (J.Harrison; L.Timmons).2-16-WAS 19

(10:07) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Crowder to WAS 35 for 7 yards (R.Shazier). FUMBLES (R.Shazier), recovered by WAS-P.Garcon at WAS 37. P.Garcon to WAS 44 for 7 yards (J.Harrison).

3-7-WAS 28 P7

(9:22) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass deep left intended for J.Reed INTERCEPTED by R.Shazier at PIT 39. R.Shazier to WAS 10 for 51 yards(K.Lichtensteiger).

1-10-WAS 44

PENALTY on PIT-M.Mitchell, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 35.


(9:05) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to A.Brown to PIT 25 for no gain (B.Breeland).1-10-PIT 25

(8:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger to PIT 19 for -6 yards. FUMBLES, and recovers at PIT 19. B.Roethlisberger pass deep left toS.Coates pushed ob at WAS 33 for 42 yards (D.Hall).

2-10-PIT 25 P13

(7:52) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to D.Williams pushed ob at WAS 26 for 7 yards (M.Foster).1-10-WAS 33

(7:14) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short middle to D.Williams. Shovel pass2-3-WAS 26

(7:08) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-3-WAS 26 P14

PENALTY on PIT-A.Brown, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.



C.Boswell kicks 77 yards from PIT 20 to WAS 3. W.Blackmon to WAS 32 for 29 yards (S.Thomas, A.Chickillo).

Washington Redskins at 7:01, (1st play from scrimmage 6:53)

(6:53) M.Jones left tackle to WAS 44 for 12 yards (R.Golden; L.Timmons).1-10-WAS 32 R8

(6:11) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at PIT 47 for 9 yards (J.Jones).1-10-WAS 44

(5:39) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at PIT 36 for 11 yards (W.Gay).2-1-PIT 47 P9

(5:13) (Shotgun) PENALTY on WAS-K.Lichtensteiger, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 36 - No Play.1-10-PIT 36

(4:56) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to C.Thompson to PIT 30 for 11 yards (R.Shazier).1-15-PIT 41

(4:18) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to P.Garcon pushed ob at PIT 20 for 10 yards (R.Cockrell).2-4-PIT 30 P10

(3:49) M.Jones up the middle to PIT 20 for no gain (R.Mathews, D.McCullers).1-10-PIT 20

PENALTY on WAS-T.Williams, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 20 - No Play.

(3:30) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to P.Garcon to PIT 24 for 6 yards (S.Davis).1-20-PIT 30

(2:53) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to P.Garcon to PIT 16 for 8 yards (S.Davis, W.Gay).2-14-PIT 24

(2:12) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete deep right to J.Crowder.3-6-PIT 16





(2:01) D.Williams left tackle to PIT 29 for 4 yards (D.Bruton, K.Reyes).1-10-PIT 25

(1:21) D.Williams up the middle to PIT 33 for 4 yards (K.Reyes).2-6-PIT 29

(:36) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to A.Brown.3-2-PIT 33


(:31) J.Berry punts 61 yards to WAS 6, Center-G.Warren. J.Crowder to WAS 23 for 17 yards (V.Williams; J.Dangerfield).4-2-PIT 33


(:19) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to M.Jones to WAS 32 for 9 yards (R.Shazier).1-10-WAS 23

END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Fourth QuarterPlay By Play 9/12/2016

Washington Redskins continued.

(15:00) (Shotgun) C.Thompson left end pushed ob at WAS 39 for 7 yards (M.Mitchell).2-1-WAS 32 R11

(14:41) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Reed to WAS 44 for 5 yards (R.Shazier; L.Timmons).1-10-WAS 39

(14:20) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass deep right to P.Garcon ran ob at PIT 37 for 19 yards.2-5-WAS 44 P12

(14:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass deep middle to J.Crowder to PIT 21 for 16 yards (M.Mitchell) [S.Tuitt].1-10-PIT 37 P13

(13:36) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to V.Davis to PIT 1 for 20 yards (L.Fort).1-10-PIT 21 P14

(13:05) (No Huddle) C.Thompson right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.1-1-PIT 1 R15

(Kick formation) PENALTY on WAS-D.Hopkins, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 15 - No Play.

D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-T.Way.


D.Hopkins kicks 56 yards from WAS 35 to PIT 9. F.Toussaint to PIT 27 for 18 yards (T.Garvin; H.Bates).

Pittsburgh Steelers at 13:01, (1st play from scrimmage 12:53)

(12:53) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to D.Williams to PIT 32 for 5 yards (W.Compton; D.Bruton).1-10-PIT 27

(12:08) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams right end pushed ob at PIT 41 for 9 yards (M.Foster).2-5-PIT 32 R15

(11:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams up the middle to PIT 45 for 4 yards (M.Foster; P.Smith).1-10-PIT 41

(10:57) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.James to WAS 49 for 6 yards (D.Phillips; M.Foster).2-6-PIT 45 P16

(10:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams right guard to WAS 41 for 8 yards (D.Bruton).1-10-WAS 49

(9:46) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams up the middle to WAS 38 for 3 yards (M.Foster, E.Hood).2-2-WAS 41 R17

(9:09) (No Huddle, Shotgun) F.Toussaint right end to WAS 41 for -3 yards (M.Foster).1-10-WAS 38

(8:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to A.Brown (J.Norman).2-13-WAS 41

(8:28) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to S.Coates to WAS 27 for 14 yards (S.Cravens, J.Norman).3-13-WAS 41 P18

(7:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Williams right end to WAS 22 for 5 yards (D.Hall; P.Smith).1-10-WAS 27

PENALTY on PIT-J.James, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 22.

(7:24) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to D.Williams to WAS 36 for -4 yards (M.Foster).1-15-WAS 32

(6:39) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown to WAS 15 for 21 yards (B.Breeland).2-19-WAS 36 P19

(5:55) (Shotgun) D.Williams left end for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-WAS 15 R20


PENALTY on WAS-J.Norman, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced between downs.




(5:48) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to D.Jackson ran ob at WAS 37 for 12 yards.1-10-WAS 25 P16

(5:32) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to J.Reed [L.Fort].1-10-WAS 37

(5:32) (Shotgun) PENALTY on WAS-S.Lauvao, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 37 - No Play.2-10-WAS 37

(5:20) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to J.Crowder (M.Mitchell).2-15-WAS 32

(5:15) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to J.Reed to WAS 37 for 5 yards (J.Jones; W.Gay).3-15-WAS 32

(4:26) (Shotgun) K.Cousins scrambles right end pushed ob at WAS 45 for 8 yards (A.Moats).4-10-WAS 37


(4:17) D.Williams left end to WAS 32 for 13 yards (B.Breeland).1-10-WAS 45 R21

(3:32) D.Williams left tackle to WAS 31 for 1 yard (K.Golston, W.Compton).1-10-WAS 32


(3:25) D.Williams left guard to WAS 27 for 4 yards (M.Foster).2-9-WAS 31


(3:19) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown to WAS 11 for 16 yards (B.Breeland).3-5-WAS 27 P22

(2:34) D.Williams up the middle to WAS 6 for 5 yards (D.Hall).1-10-WAS 11

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) D.Williams left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-5-WAS 6 R23






(1:54) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short right to D.Jackson (D.McCullers).1-10-WAS 25

(1:49) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Reed to WAS 36 for 11 yards (L.Timmons).2-10-WAS 25 P17

(1:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to J.Doctson to WAS 45 for 9 yards (W.Gay).1-10-WAS 36

(:59) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete deep right to D.Jackson (R.Cockrell).2-1-WAS 45

PENALTY on PIT-R.Cockrell, Defensive Pass Interference, 46 yards, enforced at WAS 45 - No Play. X18

(:50) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to J.Crowder to PIT 3 for 6 yards (R.Golden; W.Gay).1-9-PIT 9

(:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass incomplete short left to D.Jackson.2-3-PIT 3

(:23) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle intended for J.Crowder INTERCEPTED by J.Harrison at PIT -3. Touchback.3-3-PIT 3


(:18) B.Roethlisberger kneels to PIT 18 for -2 yards.1-10-PIT 20

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Score

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R P X T

Efficiencies

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Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Ten Longest Plays for Pittsburgh Steelers

Ten Longest Plays for Washington Redskins

VISITOR Pittsburgh Steelers 5 0 0

HOME Washington Redskins 1 0 0

Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information

Player Scoring Information

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

2-10-PIT 25 (8:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger to PIT 19 for -6 yards. FUMBLES, and recovers at PIT 19. B.Roethlisbergerpass deep left to S.Coates pushed ob at WAS 33 for 42 yards (D.Hall).

342

4-1-WAS 29 (10:18) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN.229

3-3-WAS 26 (7:08) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.PENALTY on PIT-A.Brown, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.

326

2-19-WAS 36 (6:39) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown to WAS 15 for 21 yards (B.Breeland).421

3-1-PIT 34 (4:43) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to E.Rogers to WAS 46 for 20 yards (J.Norman).120

4-1-WAS 34 (1:24) (No Huddle) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to E.Rogers to WAS 15 for 19 yards (B.Breeland).219

1-10-PIT 48 (13:40) (No Huddle) D.Williams left end to WAS 35 for 17 yards (W.Compton).317

3-3-PIT 32 (14:15) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown pushed ob at PIT 48 for 16 yards (B.Breeland).316

3-5-WAS 27 (3:19) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep left to A.Brown to WAS 11 for 16 yards (B.Breeland).416

1-10-WAS 15 (5:55) (Shotgun) D.Williams left end for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.415

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

1-10-WAS 25 (10:10) K.Cousins pass deep right to D.Jackson to PIT 42 for 33 yards (M.Mitchell).233

2-5-WAS 38 (8:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at PIT 31 for 31 yards (M.Mitchell).131

1-10-PIT 21 (13:36) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to V.Davis to PIT 1 for 20 yards (L.Fort).420

2-5-WAS 44 (14:20) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass deep right to P.Garcon ran ob at PIT 37 for 19 yards.419

3-7-WAS 28 (10:07) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Crowder to WAS 35 for 7 yards (R.Shazier). FUMBLES (R.Shazier),recovered by WAS-P.Garcon at WAS 37. P.Garcon to WAS 44 for 7 yards (J.Harrison).

316

1-10-PIT 37 (14:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) K.Cousins pass deep middle to J.Crowder to PIT 21 for 16 yards (M.Mitchell) [S.Tuitt].416

3-10-WAS 37 (13:40) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Reed to PIT 49 for 14 yards (S.Davis, M.Mitchell).114

3-14-WAS 47 (12:05) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short middle to J.Reed to PIT 40 for 13 yards (C.Heyward).113

1-10-WAS 25 (15:00) (Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to J.Reed to WAS 37 for 12 yards (L.Timmons, R.Cockrell).112

1-10-WAS 32 (6:53) M.Jones left tackle to WAS 44 for 12 yards (R.Golden; L.Timmons).312

Club Player TD RushTD

RecTD

KO TD PuntTD

Int TD FumTD

MiscTD

FG XP 2PtRush

2PtRec

PointsSfty

PIT D.Williams 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120

PIT A.Brown 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120

PIT C.Boswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 80

PIT E.Rogers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

WAS D.Hopkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 100

WAS C.Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game

Largest Lead

Largest Deficit

Drives Leading

Drives Trailing

Time of Possession Leading

Time of Possession Trailing

Times Score Tied Up

Lead Changes

Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home

8

1

5:52

-6

2

8:08

6

1

2:38

-8

2

4:18

22

6

17:22

0

0

0:00

0

0

0:00

-22

5

12:38

22

7

23:14

-6

2

8:08

6

1

2:38

-22

7

16:56

0

2

0

0

0

2

Playtime Percentage


Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams

Offense Defense Special Teams

S Lauvao 100%58 4 16%G

M Moses 100%58 4 16%T

B Scherff 100%58 4 16%G

T Williams 100%58T

K Cousins 100%58QB

K Lichtensteiger 100%58C

J Reed 86%50TE

D Jackson 83%48WR

J Crowder 81%47 2 8%WR

P Garcon 69%40WR

C Thompson 67%39 7 28%RB

V Davis 33%19TE

M Jones 33%19RB

J Doctson 21%12WR

R Grant 17%10 7 28%WR

N Paul 10%6 14 56%TE

J Norman 68 100% 6 24%CB

W Compton 68 100% 6 24%LB

D Hall 68 100% 1 4%CB

B Breeland 67 99% 7 28%CB

D Bruton 66 97% 7 28%SS

R Kerrigan 60 88% 6 24%LB

P Smith 59 87% 7 28%LB

M Foster 51 75% 14 56%LB

C Baker 50 74%DE

D Phillips 46 68% 5 20%DB

E Hood 40 59% 4 16%DT

K Golston 28 41% 10 40%NT

R Jean Francois 22 32% 6 24%DE

S Cravens 18 26% 14 56%S

K Reyes 18 26% 6 24%DE

T Murphy 15 22% 14 56%LB

H Bates 2 3% 21 84%LB

G Toler 2 3% 6 24%CB

T Garvin 15 60%LB

D Everett 15 60%CB

M Spaight 15 60%LB

W Blackmon 13 52%CB

D Hopkins 9 36%K

Q Dunbar 8 32%CB

N Sundberg 5 20%LS

T Way 5 20%P

S Long 4 16%G

T Nsekhe 4 16%T

Offense Defense Special Teams

J James 100%68 11 44%TE

A Villanueva 100%68 6 24%T

D DeCastro 100%68 6 24%G

R Foster 100%68 6 24%G

M Pouncey 100%68C

M Gilbert 100%68T

B Roethlisberger 100%68QB

A Brown 97%66WR

D Williams 82%56RB

E Rogers 69%47 1 4%WR

S Coates 65%44 11 44%WR

D Johnson 25%17TE

X Grimble 24%16TE

D Heyward-Bey 22%15 10 40%WR

F Toussaint 12%8 6 24%RB

D Richardson 3%2 2 8%RB

L Timmons 1%1 53 91% 4 16%LB

R Golden 58 100% 7 28%FS

R Cockrell 58 100% 3 12%CB

M Mitchell 57 98% 4 16%FS

W Gay 57 98% 4 16%CB

S Tuitt 47 81% 8 32%DE

S Davis 46 79% 14 56%DB

R Shazier 44 76% 4 16%LB

C Heyward 43 74% 10 40%DE

J Jones 42 72% 1 4%LB

A Moats 33 57% 6 24%LB

J Harrison 26 45% 3 12%LB

R Mathews 16 28% 2 8%DT

A Chickillo 15 26% 18 72%LB

J Hargrave 13 22% 3 12%DT

D McCullers 10 17% 1 4%NT

A Burns 9 16% 9 36%DB

V Williams 7 12% 15 60%LB

L Fort 4 7% 16 64%LB

S Thomas 15 60%SS

C Boswell 13 52%K

C Hubbard 11 44%G

J Dangerfield 9 36%SS

T Matakevich 9 36%LB

G Warren 8 32%LS

J Berry 8 32%P

R Harris 6 24%T

B Finney 5 20%C

FEATURE CLIPS

2016 FEATURE CLIPS

GM SCOT MCCLOUGHAN‘Look at the film. It doesn’t lie’

By Charles Robinson, Yahoo! SportsJune 15, 2016

ASHBURN, Va. – On many days, before most people were rubbing the sleep out of their eyes, Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan was climbing a staircase around the corner from his office at the team’s headquarters. Often, he would sit down and swivel his chair in the direction of a conference room where an end-less stream of practice tape awaited his staff. On his left, a wall of televisions might be flickering with some form of NFL Films. High-lights of Jerry Rice or Joe Greene. A top-10 list of running backs. Maybe a documentary on quarterbacks.

It has been like this for McCloughan for a few years now. Visi-tors might come in and stare over their shoulder, making conversa-tion about a particular player. But to McCloughan, he would always see teams in the footage, not players. He would see cultures. That’s what commanded his attention. So while a visitor on Tuesday ar-rived and asked about cornerback Josh Norman, McCloughan’s en-try into the conversation was to speak about the team around him.

“We’re quicker,” McCloughan said Tuesday. “Bigger, younger, faster, more competitive.”

He leaned forward.“The culture is what I want to build,” he said. “If we win a cham-

pionship, that would be awesome. But I want guys to understand the importance of being a team. It’s not about the individuals. It’s the sum of the parts. … We’re not close to where we need to be yet, but it’s going in the right direction. Definitely.”

Make no mistake, the Redskins are better. But they are still a Josh Norman story. Rarely is a team gifted the unexpected oppor-tunity to sign an All-Pro cornerback, especially one who was com-ing off a career season and a Super Bowl appearance. That said, Norman is only one point of light for a Redskins franchise that is suddenly looking remarkably intriguing heading into the offseason break. And McCloughan is at the center of that.

A little over 17 months ago, the Redskins hired him to revamp the talent base. And with his second training camp less than two months away, the results are already obvious. The NFL is no longer a league of three-year plans. Every position is basically an annual scholarship – and renewal is never a given. As McCloughan put it, “You’ve got to rock and roll.” That, or the NFL tour moves on without you.

So here the Redskins are, with energy and airiness that is a de-parture from this time one year ago. Quarterback Robert Griffin is gone, taking with him an atmosphere of anxiety over what might be said next, what might be tweeted, whether or not the next day would feature an unexpected news conference or disjointed quote in the media. That alone has made the quarterbacks meeting room more manageable. Meanwhile, Griffin’s presumed long-term replace-ment, Kirk Cousins, hasn’t locked in a long-term deal – yet there is little worry on either side of the negotiating table that things will take a turn for the ugly. If Cousins gets his deal done, both sides will rejoice. If he doesn’t, both sides still know it’s in everyone’s best in-terests that he take a step forward in his development. If that hap-pens, everyone wins. It will cost the Redskins more, but the price tag will also come with some peace of mind.

As for Norman, he was an unexpected blessing. But one that Washington deserves some credit for reeling in. The New Orleans Saints were readying themselves to take their best shot at Norman in free agency, but never got their chance. Once they saw the red carpet treatment Norman was getting on his visit to Washington, they began shutting down some salary cap shuffling that would have allowed them to make an offer. The Saints saw it quickly. Once McCloughan got Norman into the building, he wasn’t leaving with-out a deal in place.

HEAD COACH JAY GRUDENJay Gruden defies the odds in winning over the Redskins’ locker

room

By Dan Steinberg, The Washington PostSeptember 11, 2016

Becoming head coach of the Redskins is something like appear-ing on “Bachelor in Paradise”: The experience won’t last long, it’ll definitely make you famous, and yet it’s hard to leave with your reputation intact.

Mike Shanahan still hasn’t gotten another job after his meltdown in Washington, if you don’t count his commercials for NFL Ticket Exchange. Jim Zorn was done in by a bingo caller. Marty Schotten-heimer lasted one year. Steve Spurrier wrote in his new memoir that he knew he was sunk after his first season in Ashburn; “this has no chance of working,” he remembers telling his wife before his sec-ond and final season.

A year ago, Jay Gruden appeared set to join that crew. After win-ning four games in 2014 and then benching the quarterback he had ostensibly been hired to rescue, Gruden felt like a short-timer, in charge of counting life vests as the ship went down yet again.

Gruden’s response? He swapped out several of his assistant coaches, but he didn’t change his approach, remaining the same player-friendly, wise-cracking, ball-chucking extrovert who got the job. If it worked, this approach would seem charmingly refreshing. If it didn’t, he would be lumped in with Spurrier and Zorn: first-time NFL head coaches who were in over their heads in Washington. The latter felt like the betting favorite.

But for the 2015 season, at least, charm won out. Only two coach-es in the Dan Snyder era have produced a winning record within two years: Joe Gibbs and now Gruden. Only two coaches Snyder hired have won a division title: Shanahan and now Gruden. Things that would have been used against him in a flailing campaign — label-ing one game a “Code Red,” chasing wide receivers around during practice, getting his nipple twisted on-camera by DeSean Jackson — became endearing instead. In the process, Gruden won not just the division, but the locker room.

“He’s a real players coach, that’s the only way I can describe it,” as long snapper Nick Sundberg put it. “He’s absolutely, 100 percent a players coach, and everybody on the team frickin’ loves him.”

Washington has had a flip-flop approach to head coaches: a Very Serious veteran (Schottenheimer, Gibbs, Shanahan) followed by an inexperienced fun-loving first-timer (Spurrier, Zorn, Gruden). Can you imagine Jackson grabbing Schottenheimer’s nipple? Or Shana-han face-washing his biggest star during a locker room scrum, as Gruden recently did to Josh Norman? But this is one-of-the-guys Gruden, so it apparently works. The atmosphere is professional, but not uptight. Business casual, call it.

“He hasn’t changed since day one,” said veteran Kedric Golston, who’s on his fourth head coach in Washington. “He’s not trying to fit into what some would say a ‘disciplined’ head coach is. He’s a coach that will joke around with you. He lets his personality come out. But the expectation doesn’t change, from one end of the spectrum to the next. He is who he is, he lets his personality come out, but he still expects great things out of the group.”

“He’s a players guy. In this league, a lot of coaches don’t really have relationships with their players,” Jackson added. “He’s just staying himself and staying true to who he is.”

(And that famous nipple pinch? “You know, he’s a touchy guy; every time he walks by he wants to hit you and rough you up and stuff,” Jackson explained, “so that was my little time to get him back.”)

The next challenge for Gruden? To make that approach — more pal than dictator — work for a second straight year, with the Red-skins facing not preseason scorn, but significant expectations. The past two seasons, there weren’t enough hopes for anyone to be disappointed. Gruden’s third season here will be the first in which a letdown is even possible.

If this weighs on Gruden, he does a terrific job covering it up. He still makes the same one-liners at his players’ expense. (Asked re-

2016 FEATURE CLIPScently about oft-injured rookie Josh Doctson’s promise that it was “go time,” Gruden publicly wondered if this meant “go back to the training room.”) He still intentionally refers to players by the wrong names, smiling at them when they turn their heads in surprise. And he still takes the same relationship-building approach with his play-ers, even the youngest ones.

“I didn’t get the hard-nosed, angry-all-the-time vibe from him,” said rookie Su’a Cravens. “It feels like he’s like another one of your teammates. … He handles his business, and he knows how to build relationships with his players.”

Asked to explain Gruden’s charm, one player pointed to lunch time at Redskins Park. Shanahan didn’t show up much in the team cafeteria, and players assumed he was in his office, poring over vid-eotapes to see how they had acted in team meetings. Gruden? He regularly joins different groups of players at lunch, asking about their families, making non-football conversation, telling jokes and busting [chops], as more than one player put it.

Some of this feels like more than just Jay Gruden being Jay Gruden. It feels like a coach who has apparently proved that the Redskins job isn’t too big for him, that he won’t be swept out of here in a year or two like some of his predecessors. Gruden said last week that “everybody is a lot more comfortable” in year three; include him high on that list.

“He’s way more relaxed,” said Jack Gruden, Jay’s 19-year old son, who is often around the team. “I don’t think he’s changed in his coaching. I think he just got more confident working and being around the guys he’s with now. He’s just more comfortable being a head coach.”

That Gruden advanced to this point feels like an upset. A year ago this week, he was listed by one oddsmaker as the second-most likely NFL coach to lose his job. But more than a dozen NFL coaches have been fired since his arrival in Washington. The Wizards and Nationals both made coaching changes. And the first-time head coach in Ashburn — sticking with his offense, his gut feeling and his unpretentious style — made it to year three. Asked to sum up his coach, Sundberg went with this: so [bleeping] smart at Xs and Os, and yet a blast to be around.

Last year’s division title will still seem like a fluke if Gruden can’t repeat the trick, and there are plenty of non-believers. Still, he’ll have a chance to redefine what it is to be the head coach of the Redskins. Fate attempted to twist Gruden’s nipple, in other words, and Gruden grinned and twisted it right back.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR SEAN McVAYHe’s the NFL’s Best Head Coaching Candidate. And He’s 30.

Meet Sean McVay.

By Andy Benoit, MMQBAugust 2, 2016

It’s a Tuesday night in June, and Washington’s football head-quarters are mostly empty. It’s been a few hours since the second day of the team’s final minicamp practice wrapped up, and of-fensive coordinator Sean McVay is in his spacious corner office, watching film on a flat screen. There’s a light tap on the open door.

It’s Bill Callahan, the coaching lifer who now oversees Washing-ton’s O-line. His eyes are twinkling. Really twinkling, like in a Disney cartoon. He has an idea for a new run play.

From behind his desk McVay leans forward as Callahan draws on a white board. “And so you know how we usually do this against these defensive fronts?” Callahan says. “Well, OK, OK, OK, follow me here. What if we, instead, were to do this?” He redraws the running back’s path to the other side of the formation, and now his eyes are twinkling even more.

So are McVay’s. “I love it,” McVay says, adding that Washington could also use it as a check (an audible) at the line of scrimmage. For the next 10 minutes, McVay, the NFL’s youngest coordinator at 30, and Callahan, a month shy of his 60th birthday, go back and forth, rapid fire, about when and how they can practice this new play; what they’ll tell the guards and centers to do; what they’ll tell the quarterback to look for; and how they’ll instruct the running

backs to set up the cut.Callahan got his first coaching job, at the University of Illinois,

six years before McVay was born. He was head coach of the Oak-land Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, when McVay was 16. Asked whether he has any issue working under someone half his age, Cal-lahan quickly answers no. “[He] is in this position for a reason… he’s earned it.”

And at this rate, McVay won’t be in this position for much longer. Last season, his seventh as an NFL coach and first as a play-caller, he and head coach Jay Gruden took an unproven first-year starting quarterback and turned Washington into the league’s sixth most ef-ficient passing game and 10th highest scoring offense.

“I’m sure,” says Gruden, “he’ll be a head coach a lot sooner than people think.”

After Callahan leaves, McVay restarts the film. There are no wife and kids to get home to. He watches spring practice and raves about Kirk Cousins’ underrated quick release. “OK, OK, let’s look at just one more throw,” he says for a fourth time. Jordan Reed catches a touchdown. “Now that’s a dime. Look at that throw! That’s a dime!”

When the film ends, McVay puts on an old TV copy of the 1981 NFC championship, when Joe Montana and the 49ers defeated the Cowboys on a come-from-behind drive, culminating with The Catch. “Look at them march down the field,” he announces. “People think it’s Joe Montana winning this game. No sir. It’s this [smashmouth run play] ‘18-19 Bob!’ Look at all these extra bodies in the backfield. Here’s ‘18-19 Bob’ again!”

Dwight Clark makes The Catch. All done now, time for dinner?“People also forget how much of an opportunity Dallas had after

this play,” McVay says, settling in to now watch the forgotten pro-ceeding Cowboys drive. (It ended with a lost sack-fumble on San Francisco’s 44-yard line.)

McVay wasn’t born until four years after the ’81 Niners’ Super Bowl run, but he has a special connection to the team: His grandfa-ther, John McVay, was its VP/Director of Football Operations. That year produced the first of John’s astounding five Super Bowl rings during his 20 years heading San Francisco’s front office.

Sean, of course, grew up during the back half of his grandfa-ther’s tenure. He lived in Atlanta and played catch with Jerry Rice and Steve Young whenever the Niners made their annual trip to town.

“I can remember being around those guys, being around Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens,” he says. “They were always so great to me. At the time I was so young, you don’t realize what a unique and neat experience it was.”

McVay played soccer as a youth. He took up football formally in eighth grade and went on to be a star option quarterback at Marist High, in Georgia’s ultra-competitive 4A class. “He was like a coach on the field,” says Marist coach Alan Chadwick, who’s been at the school for 30 years. “He saw things that a lot of players don’t see. He felt things a lot players don’t feel. And he was able to adapt and make things happen on his own.”

An elected captain, McVay after the season would take all of his offensive linemen to the Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chão. “You don’t hear about that very often in high school,” says Chadwick. “You hear about it in college. Maybe in pros.”

McVay grew up in a traditional two-parent household. His father, Tim, a veteran TV news executive, played safety for Lee Corso at Indiana. There Tim met Sean’s mother, Cindy, who now owns an in-terior design business and helped her son buy and furnish his first town home after getting promoted to coordinator.

“Sean’s mom and dad are very comfortable in their skin,” says Chadwick. “And very comfortable in any atmosphere, any situation. Socially. In groups. Speaking in front of people. They’re just such class individuals. And so much of that, you can tell, rubbed off on Sean.”

When visiting with McVay, you notice the confidence and vibran-cy. You also notice the uncanny similarities to Jon Gruden. From the eyebrow cocking to the affirmative nodding and exaggerated, slow-motion hand gestures; it can feel like McVay is flat-out im-personating the Super Bowl winning coach. “Everyone teases him that he’s Baby Jon,” says former Washington tight end Chris Cooley. “His mannerisms are more like Jon’s than Jay [Gruden]’s are.”

There’s an explanation for that. In 2008, shortly before McVay

2016 FEATURE CLIPSgraduated from Miami (Ohio), where his career as a receiver and re-turn specialist was hindered by injuries, he went to the NFL combine in Indianapolis and interviewed for a job with Jon Gruden, a long-time family friend. Gruden hired him as an assistant wide receivers coach. McVay started immediately after graduating, skipping the graduation ceremony to get to the team’s offseason program.

After that first year, Gruden and his entire staff were fired—something McVay calls a blessing in disguise. He spent the 2009 season with the UFL’s Florida Tuskers, under head coach Jim Has-lett (fired by the Rams after ’08) and with a little-known offen-sive coordinator named Jay Gruden. The Tuskers started 6-0 and reached the championship, but really, what defined that season for the coaches was the creation of Jon Gruden’s now famous Fired Football Coaches Association (FFCA). McVay spent hours each day in the classroom with Haslett and the Grudens. Reputed football ex-perts from all over were flown in as speakers. Jon ran most of the meetings, and there was nowhere to hide. Attendees had to answer pop questions, get up and draw on the board and think miles out-side the box. It was, as Cindy McVay puts it, like getting your mas-ters in coaching.

Jay even says “I learned more about coaching football in those FFCA meetings than I probably did in seven years working for my brother.”

In 2010, McVay got an opportunity to interview with Washing-ton’s Mike Shanahan for an offensive quality control job. The con-versation transitioned from computers and data processing to ac-tual football, and after a few hours Shanahan hired him on the spot. That year McVay worked quality control and also as an assistant to receivers coach Keenan McCardell. Then, with four weeks left in the season, tight ends coach Jon Embree left to take the head job at Colorado. McVay was promoted, and just like that, Washington had a 24-year-old running its tight ends meetings. In those meetings was the 28-year-old Cooley, a two-time Pro Bowler, and 24-year-old Fred Davis, who had been a second-round pick three years earlier.

“It didn’t matter where Sean came from, how old he was—the dude knew it better than anyone else,” says Cooley. “He was the best.

“I remember, in the first week that he took over, I was finally be-ing coached intricately on some of the things that go into the tight end position. He taught every tiny nuance. I wish I would’ve gotten to work with him a lot longer. I loved all the coaches that I played for. I absolutely did. But I would’ve been better if I had worked with Sean for my entire career. I have no doubt about that.”

Shanahan never had any concerns about appointing such a young coach. “Players want to be taught,” he says. “If you can teach a player something that can keep him in the game, whatever it may be, they don’t care about your age.

“Getting a chance to watch Sean coach and handle himself, I knew he was going to be a coordinator and eventually a head coach in the National Football League.”

In 2014, Shanahan was fired and replaced by Jay Gruden, who had been the offensive coordinator in Cincinnati. At his introductory press conference, a reporter told Gruden there was a rumor that he would tab McVay as his offensive coordinator. “Nice, good for Sean,” Gruden said. And that, essentially, was how people learned who the new offensive coordinator was.

As Gruden explains, “Sean was here with Robert Griffin before I got the job, and with Kirk. He kind of knew the players that we had and the system that they ran. So I could try to transform a lot of my stuff into their language and it would be a smooth process.”

In 2015, Gruden quietly handed play-calling duties to McVay. Kirk Cousins was the new starting QB after spending the entire off-season working behind Griffin. (A lot of wasted practice reps those turned out to be.) In the second half of the season, Cousins threw for 2,212 yards, 19 touchdowns and two interceptions (passer rat-ing: 126.1). Washington surged to an NFC East title.

What stood out again and again on film was how few plays the quarterback himself had to actually create. Washington’s system, with its array of formations, intertwined route combinations and zone running game married to play-action, was often defining the plays for him. Schematically, there may not have been a better-de-signed offense in football. Cousins, to his credit, allowed it to func-tion and prospered under the circumstances.

“I could be here a long time talking about Sean’s help in my de-velopment and his ability to call plays for our offense and lead our offense,” says Cousins. “In the 2015 offseason I was coming off a year when I had been benched halfway through and was going into the next year with the chance to really only compete as a backup. I was a little disappointed with that and Sean was a great encourager through that process, challenging me to stay the course. I think his belief in me and his support and his encouragement was what en-abled me to eventually have the opportunities that I had.”

From a pure strategic standpoint, Cousins explains that “part of the reason our offense has a lot of depth is because a lot of differ-ent guys get to touch the ball. That goes back to play-calling and the way Sean aligns players. You have to be creative with [weapons like] Jordan Reed, DeSean Jackson. That takes a lot of preparation and creativity and Sean does it on a week-in, week-out basis.”

Jackson took the rare personal measure of sitting down with an unknown media member to laud his coach. “Sean’s young but he’s still one of those guys that wants everything done right,” Jackson says. “He wants you to pay attention. He wants you to know what you need to do. And he’s very detailed about it. He breaks every-thing down in meetings. There’s nothing he doesn’t notice. He hits every part of the game.”

America wasn’t introduced to McVay until last season’s Wild-Card round, when FOX put him on full screen and analyst Troy Ai-kman sang his praises. Washington lost that day, scoring only 18 points, but that was not reflective of the game-planning. In the first quarter Jackson left a touchdown on the field by failing to explode to the front pylon on a crossing route. (Washington had first-and-goal from the one-yard-line and wound up kicking a field goal. Mc-Vay regrets running the ball twice on the first two downs that fol-lowed.) On the following series, a designed play-action deep shot got Jackson wide open over the top for a touchdown. However, the TV audience didn’t see that because Green Bay’s Julius Peppers beat offensive tackle Mike Compton around the edge to create a sack for Clay Matthews. People in the NFL noticed it on film, though. The score at that point would have been 12-0 Washington, if not for the sack.

Only two men in NFL history have become head coaches before age 32: Lane Kiffin with the 2007 Raiders and Harland Svare with the 1962 Rams. Both were short-tenured and neither had a season above .500. Perhaps that’s why McVay is eager but not necessarily antsy to land a head job.

“What’s absolutely incredible is Sean doesn’t have any ego,” says Cooley. “He will never say he believes he’s great. He knows he’s great at what he’s doing, but he’ll never tell you. He’ll be a head coach. And it won’t be long.”

McVay frequently uses the word “process” and values the per-sonal growth that “processes” can bring. But another strong season as a play-caller, and NFL executives could stop whispering his name and actually start knocking. Like Callahan did after that minicamp, they’ll find the door open, McVay at his desk, ready to talk football.

OLB COACH GREG MANUSKYGreg Manusky pushes Redskins outside linebackers with energy,

zeal

By Anthony Gulizia, The Washington Times August 23, 2016

ASHBURN | Practice had commenced for all of five minutes be-fore Greg Manusky was hurling agility bags at his outside lineback-ers’ legs.

“I’m your fullback,” he bellowed. “Five bucks every time I cut you down.”

The drill was simple. The Washington Redskins‘ outside lineback-ers coach instructed his players to engage the blocking sled, then charge at him as if they were pursuing the quarterback. Manusky threw the bags at their feet to simulate a block from an oncoming running back or fullback in pass protection, challenging them not to break their stride.

“This is like taking candy from a baby,” Manusky howled after

2016 FEATURE CLIPSthe first two reps. “Cuttin’ ‘em down like lawn dogs today.”

On the third rep, Trent Murphy engaged the blocking sled and karate-kicked the bag when Manusky tossed it, causing his fellow outside linebackers and the coach to nearly keel over with laughter. Murphy regained his concentration, restarted his rep and the drill continued.

Throughout the preseason, Manusky, who’s in his first year as the Redskins‘ outside linebackers coach, has buzzed around prac-tices with unabated enthusiasm. On the field he’s as relentless as a jackhammer, pushing his players through drills with an energy more suited for gamedays than a sunny Tuesday in August.

“My heart’s probably going to explode, but I want enthusiasm,” Manusky, 50, says with a grin. “The thing is, as a coach or as a teacher, you want them to be involved and have some excitement. The way you coach your players is the way they’re going to act and how they’re going to perform. I like energy and that’s what they’re giving me.”

In the meeting room Manusky is sharp, keying in on what he wants to see from his outside linebackers as well as the rest of the defense, pointing out little nuances such as the expected safety ro-tations on a certain play.

The players have responded well to Manusky’s presence, es-pecially after not having an outside linebackers coach last season. The responsibilities were split among defensive coordinator Joe Barry and his assistants. During pass-rush meetings, the outside linebackers piled in with the defensive linemen and coach Robb Akey. Other times, they worked with inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti

“It helps a lot because you have that individual attention,” said second-year outside linebacker Preston Smith. “He breaks down film only for us, only for the outside linebackers and it’s great be-cause we sit down and get to break it down one by one.”

Manusky swears that his energy on the field now is dialed down from his playing career. He played 12 NFL seasons with the Red-skins, Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs from 1988-99 af-ter going undrafted out of Colgate. The hard hits he’d deliver to op-ponents matched his intensity.

“I was throwing up, psyched out, butting heads and stuff like that,” Manusky said of his pregame routine when he was a player. “I’m downplaying it now as a coach, but I emphasize every [freak-ing] snap is important because it is, it can turn the tide and they’re in that position to turn the game around.”

What has helped the Redskins‘ outside linebackers the most throughout the preseason is that Manusky can break things down from different perspectives. He’s as intense as he is educated, hav-ing spent the last nine seasons as a defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. He coached the Redskins linebackers in 2001 and moved on to the same position with the Chargers from 2002-06.

“He’s awesome, I haven’t been with him too long and he’s one of my all-time favorites ever,” said Trent Murphy, who had transi-tioned to defensive end this offseason but switched back to outside linebacker after Junior Galette tore his right Achilles tendon before training camp.

“He’s hilarious. He talks about it all the time, that it’s a long sea-son with camp and preseason and postseason, so you’ve got to be able to get your work done and keep it light, take time for that too and he does a good job balancing it. I appreciate him a lot for that. He’s a damn good coach.”

Greg Toler, who played cornerback with the Colts from 2013-15 while Manusky was the defensive coordinator, has had a first-hand look at the coach’s positive influence. Toler pointed to Manusky’s ability to breakdown a defense through every assignment and how it helped him develop into a more consistent cornerback.

Toler was eager to sign with the Redskins this offseason and join Manusky, even though he’d be working solely with the outside linebackers.

“When you don’t see him, it’s a drag of a day for me personally,” Toler said.

DL CHRIS BAKERBaker’s Double: Chris Baker settles into comfortable roles with

Redskins, family

By Anthony Gulizia, The Washington Times April 14, 2016

Chris Baker waited anxiously at Reston Hospital Center. Hours later, on this early Thursday morning in January, his Washington Redskins teammates would be preparing for their playoff matchup against the Green Bay Packers. The defensive end was not going to be there.

His wife, Jamila, was ready to give birth to their daughter, Aria, and Baker was not going to miss it. He didn’t want to fall behind on the field, either, so he watched film of the Packers on his iPad while he waited.

The Packers’ offensive line, mangled by injuries, limped through the last two games of the regular season and allowed 13 sacks. Baker anticipated opportunities to get to quarterback Aaron Rodg-ers, which also meant a chance to dance, something Baker did fre-quently last season as he recorded a career-high six sacks.

“Man, it feels so good to really go out there and let loose,” Baker said. “Every time I get a big play, I need the people to know who I am, so I celebrate.”

If Baker sacked Rodgers — and he nearly did on the second play of the game — his fun-loving personality was going to take a back-seat to the feelings of a proud, new father.

“I was going to rock the baby,” Baker recalled recently, his voice still bubbling with excitement at the idea of it.

Baker had to shelf the celebration — he never sacked Rodgers — but he hasn’t stopped enjoying what has been the best year of his life. He married Jamila on March 14, 2015, a perfect prelude to hav-ing a breakout season while playing alongside his childhood friend, nose tackle Terrance Knighton. The loss to the Packers was disap-pointing, but Baker was buoyed by the birth of his daughter and the excitement of spending the offseason with his new family.

Now, as Baker enters the final season of his three-year contract, he’s not stressed about what lies ahead. Instead, he is sharply fo-cused on making sure his future, both on and off the field, just keeps getting better from here.

“They say a man that finds his wife finds favor in the Lord,” Bak-er said. “Ever since I’ve gotten married, it’s been a great story. I had my best season as a professional, now having my daughter. It’s just blessing after blessing.”

Earning his keepThe timing was too perfect to let the opportunity slip last off-

season. The Redskins were originally interested in Knighton, then a free agent after two seasons with the Denver Broncos, and Knigh-ton was in Washington to stand by Baker’s side as the best man in his wedding.

“I talked to anybody who would listen about bringing the guy in,” Baker said.

Baker and Knighton had dinner on Thursday night, and Knigh-ton signed a one-year deal with the Redskins the next morning, the day before Baker’s wedding. Their childhood dream of playing in the NFL together, one that manifested from a friendship rooted at the intersection of Westland and Garden streets in Hartford, Connecti-cut, was coming true.

“I was extremely happy,” Baker said. “I knew how good of a play-er Terrance is and I knew how good he could make me. To have a guy like Terrance take up two people, that had to leave me one-on-one with anybody.”

Although the two were now teammates, it was unclear how of-ten they’d actually see the field together. Baker had a strong season in 2014 — the first of a three-year, $12 million deal he signed that February — and anticipated being the starting left defensive end in 2015. There was a roadblock, though, and it was an expensive one. The Redskins signed defensive end Stephen Paea to a four-year, $21 million contract. After campaigning for his best friend to join the team, Baker was uncertain about his future.

In Week 3 of the preseason, the team’s final dress rehearsal against the Baltimore Ravens, Baker had a sack and a forced fum-

2016 FEATURE CLIPSble. However, Paea remained the starter on the depth chart to start the regular season, though Baker played more snaps than Paea and outperformed him in each of the first three games.

“It was just stressful for me,” Baker said. “It was frustrating those first three weeks, because I’m [wondering], ‘Why am I not starting? What didn’t I do to earn my starting position?’”

Against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4, the Redskins opened in their nickel formation, which meant only two linemen, Knighton and Jason Hatcher, were on the field. Baker was finally going to get his chance. On the Eagles’ third offensive play, Baker sacked quar-terback Sam Bradford. He added another in the second quarter for the first multi-sack performance of his career.

“It’s a performance-based business,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said the next day, explaining why he gave Baker the unof-ficial start. “In order to keep your job, you have got to perform at a high level. That’s what we’re expecting from all our guys.”

The following week against the Atlanta Falcons, Baker started and recorded another sack. It became more obvious than ever that the starting job was his. Baker, once an undrafted free agent from Hampton and practice squad player for three teams, including the Redskins, went on to start nine of the next 11 games. He emerged as the Redskins’ most consistent pass rusher along the defensive line.

“I understood what it was about, the business, but at the same time I’m a competitor,” Baker said. “And when I earn something, give it to me. It’s not like you’re giving me something I didn’t earn. I knew when the team pays a guy X amount of dollars, they’re going to see if he works out and see what he can do, but I just always felt like all I needed was a chance.”

That chance meant regular playing time together for Baker and Knighton, which was the way they always intended for it to be. Back in Connecticut, Ken Smith beamed with pride each week as the season unfolded. Before Baker and Knighton starred on the football field together — Baker didn’t start playing until Knighton convinced him to do so his junior year at Windsor High School — they dominat-ed opponents as bullish post players on Smith’s basketball team.

Smith would drive his team along the East Coast in a ragged, gray van courtesy of the police department — the words “Police Athletic League” stamped on the side — each year to play the sum-mer circuit. Once, Baker and Knighton made a promise.

“The both of them stopped and said, ‘Coach, when we make it, we’re gonna buy you a new van,’” Smith recalled. “And I said, ‘Wow, that’s nice of you,’ but I didn’t think nothing of it then. I’m just so glad that they made it.”

Then Smith paused, before letting out a laugh.“But I’m still waiting on that van.”‘A valuable lesson’Marion Baker always warned his son to run away from trouble,

not toward it.“Don’t be the first one to get there and the last one to leave,” he

cautioned. “If something breaks out, you’re going to be the last face they remember.”

Baker could hardly help himself. With an infectious personality and an unmistakable laugh, Baker sought to entertain in any set-ting. That also meant telling juicy stories, letting nothing stop him from getting the details, which almost always lead him to trouble.

“If I saw a fight, I need to see it all,” Baker said. “I needed to tell you who threw the first punch, who threw the last, who won, who said what. I was always that person.”

That’s why in April 2007, the spring after Baker’s redshirt fresh-man season at Penn State, he ended up in downtown State College when a massive brawl broke out at an off-campus apartment. Baker and several teammates arrived after safety Anthony Scirrotto was involved in an altercation in the street, which started after some-body insulted Scirrotto’s girlfriend.

Later in October, during a fraternity party at the university’s stu-dent union, a fight began outside between linebacker NaVorro Bow-man and another fraternity brother from another university. When police arrived, a group of football players was surrounding the fight. Baker, along with Bowman, was identified as a main suspect.

Baker initially received felony charges in both incidents, though he maintains he never threw a punch.

“When the [April] fight started happening, I realized there was no need for me to fight,” Baker said. “The bad part was a fight hap-

pened and I went there. I was stuck in a bad position because I wasn’t going to snitch on my teammates, but I wasn’t going to go to jail for something I didn’t do, either.”

In the October incident, Baker tried breaking up the altercation and was misidentified as defensive tackle Phil Taylor, who was later charged for his role in the fight. Penn State’s office of judicial af-fairs cleared Baker from the incident, but he was still being charged in Centre County Court.

According to public records, Baker ultimately pleaded guilty to simple assault, a misdemeanor of the second degree, in both inci-dents. He also pleaded guilty to defiant trespassing, a misdemean-or of the third degree, from the April incident. He was sentenced to two years probation in May 2008, and in two months later coach Joe Paterno kicked Baker and Taylor off the team.

“That was the hardest time of my son’s life, but as a father, my words of encouragement were, ‘It’s going to be OK,’” Marion Baker said. “It was an unfortunate situation what happened, but it taught him a valuable lesson.”

From that troubling moment, Baker’s path to becoming a promi-nent NFL pass rusher was a winding one that tested his faith. Af-ter a year at Hampton in which Baker excelled, he declared for the 2009 draft but wasn’t selected. There were short stints with the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins before Baker signed with the Redskins’ practice squad in 2011.

After spending most of the year on the practice squad, he was signed to the active roster on Dec. 6. The next day, he tore his right quadriceps trying to dunk a basketball before a walkthrough, which ended his season and crushed his hopes of playing against the New England Patriots that week.

“When it happened, I was so embarrassed because I didn’t want to get cut,” Baker said. “For some reason, they kept me. I was supposed to be out of there. I never knew if I would be back in the league again.”

Baker played in 29 games the next two seasons. In 2012, he was the backup nose tackle after Chris Neild tore an ACL in the pre-season. Retained as a restricted free agent in 2013, Baker started the final three games of the season and was rewarded with his cur-rent three-year deal.

“That year, I didn’t know what my worth was,” Baker said. “In my mind, if I got a two-year deal for $4 million, I would’ve been happy with that. I just kept on praying. When my agent called me and said the Redskins offered three years for $12 million, I broke down cry-ing.”

For Baker, solidifying his role on the Redskins’ roster required a feverish work ethic, but that was never an issue. In order for all this to happen, he had to mature as an individual. That was an equally gradual process, one that began in earnest his first day at Hampton and continued during his ascent to the top of the Redskins’ depth chart in 2015.

Those close to Baker have seen him come full circle. Ohio State assistant head coach and defensive line coach Larry Johnson Sr. visited Baker during organized team activities last spring. John-son, who coached Baker on the defensive line at Penn State, helped guide him to Hampton and supported him following the expulsion.

While Johnson has kept in touch with Baker, last year marked the first time that Johnson saw Baker in person since he was kicked off the team.

“When you face adversity early in your life, that changes you, and it changed Chris in the right ways,” Johnson said. “When I saw him at camp, we just hugged like little kids. The first thing he said was, ‘Thanks, Coach,’ and I said ‘No, thank you for being who you are.’ That’s what coaching is all about. You cheer for guys like that. I’m happy with where he’s at in his life right now. I really am.”

Embracing changeThis offseason started the same as the last, with Baker making

a spirited pitch to Knighton to remain with the Redskins. The nose tackle ultimately chose to sign with the Patriots, marking a bitter-sweet ending to their single season together.

With Hatcher gone as well, Baker expects an increased role in the locker room, one that began manifesting itself last season.

“I felt like I took on that leadership role,” Baker said. “Just see-ing the younger guys and giving them advice on how to become a professional, or what I did to last in this league as long as I’ve been

2016 FEATURE CLIPSin it as an undrafted guy.”

Part of that longevity is finding ways to keep improving, which is why Baker has been working tirelessly with Tobe Stevens at En-hanced Training Champions in Largo, Maryland. The goal is for Bak-er to increase his speed off the line of scrimmage, something he struggled with last season. With a quicker jump, he can pressure the quarterback more consistently — the key to remaining a promi-nent defensive end.

Better pressure means more sacks — and most importantly — more chances for Baker to let loose and celebrate.

After all, he never did get to rock the baby in that loss to the Packers. Perhaps he’ll save it.

QB KIRK COUSINSKirk Cousins says he won’t change, even with $20 million deal

By Jim Trotter, ESPN.comMarch 18, 2016

KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The thick beard has been replaced by stub-ble that comes from going a day without shaving. That might be the only thing different about Washington quarterback Kirk Cous-ins since he signed his franchise tender, a one-year contract worth nearly $20 million.

The intensity and drive that marked his surprising rise last year in his first full season as a starter are still evident when you speak to him. He insists that determination won’t diminish despite being scheduled to earn nearly $17.5 million more than he did in his first four seasons combined.

“I never played football thinking about money, and going forward I never want to play football thinking about money,” Cousins said. “That’s why I think it’s important for me to play with a salary that’s just locked in. I don’t want to be thinking about individual accom-plishments or rewards that would boost my salary or up my num-bers. I just want to go out and play football and try and win games. So whether I’m making what I made last year [$660,000] or this year, I just want to play football and treat it like I did back in high school and love playing. It’s a tremendous blessing to be paid to play this game the way I will this year.”

Cousins and Washington have until July 15 to negotiate a mul-tiyear contract, but the former Michigan State star said he’s com-fortable playing under the franchise tag for 2016 if a long-term agreement fails to materialize.

“Discussions are always ongoing,” he said. “You’re never really finished. It’s a process and I think much like the process of pre-paring for a football game, you’re not ready to play the game on Wednesday; you prepare to get ready for Sunday. I think negotia-tions often work that way. You know that maybe it’s not Sunday yet -- it’s Wednesday in this negotiation -- and we’re just taking steps toward what will eventually be Sunday. So we’ll see. Obviously it gets more interesting as it gets closer to ‘game day,’ if you will.

“But I’m not too worried about it. I’m very content in the situation I’m in and love the opportunity to prove myself again next season. I feel like it’s only fair if that’s what’s asked of me -- to go out and prove it, that I ought to be a starting quarterback. That’s OK with me.”

Many were stunned last year when Cousins was named the starter shortly before the season opener. The job was supposed to belong to Robert Griffin III, for whom Washington surrendered three first-round picks and a second-round selection to move up four spots and draft No. 2 overall in 2012. Cousins was taken three rounds and 100 picks later in the same draft.

Griffin started his career spectacularly, winning offensive rookie of the year after completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns, with just five interceptions. He also rushed for 815 yards and seven scores. But injuries and inconsis-tency took hold from there, eventually prompting coach Jay Gruden to name Cousins the starter before Week 1 last season.

It was a bumpy ride early. Cousins had only limited opportunities to work with the starters in training camp, and the lack of chem-istry showed. He threw multiple interceptions in four of his first

six games, each contributing to a loss. Things got worse in Week 7, when Washington fell behind Tampa Bay 24-0 midway through the second quarter. Did Gruden make a mistake naming the starter? Was Cousins in over his head?

Cousins answered by leading the biggest comeback in franchise history, his 6-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Reed with 24 sec-onds to play producing a 31-30 victory that kicked off a march to the playoffs. Washington finished 7-3 over its final 10 games, with Cousins throwing for 23 touchdowns and only three interceptions during that time. It marked not only a tremendous finish to the sea-son, but an interesting start to contract negotiations. In essence, Washington has said to him: We like you a lot, but we’d like you even more if you showed us you could do it again.

“There’s no doubt that next year if I’m playing on the tag it’s a great opportunity to prove yourself again, and that’s OK,” Cousins said. “I think that’s part of playing in this league and being in a lot of pressure situations and facing a lot of scrutiny. ... I was a much better quarterback going into that playoff game than I was going into Week 1, and I guess that’s why there’s a lot of excitement going forward ‘cause you feel like if that much growth could take place -- not just in me as a player, but in our offense and in our team in 17 weeks -- why can’t we continue to grow and take steps forward in our offseason program and training camp and go into another sea-son? I think a lot of us are excited, especially on the offensive side of the ball, for some of the chemistry we’ve been able to build and the future that lies ahead. I think the key is to not get complacent.”

The team and the offense now belong to Cousins for the fore-seeable future. Washington left no doubt when it released Griffin on March 7.

“It was a good relationship,” Cousins said of his time with Griffin. “I go back to the very first day in Washington. He and I were room-mates in the hotel at rookie minicamp and he had a laptop already and had already picked up some of the offense, and he sat me down and started showing me some of the plays he’d already learned and gave me the chance to continue to get a head start at rookie mini-camp. That kind of relationship continued on from there for four years, and it wasn’t a distraction at all in Year 4.

“He was a great teammate throughout the season and support-ive, and he had a lot of experience having played a lot and was able to be a big help to me. So, it was a positive thing. ... It was a good relationship and I’ve always felt that way.”

Cousins is in Hawaii for the NFL Players Association meetings. Executive director DeMaurice Smith repeatedly stresses the need for players to see football as a business and not just a game. Cous-ins took those words to heart during contract negotiations, ac-knowledging that he heard outside comments that he should take a lesser salary so the team could have more money to sign other players.

“I understand all perspectives on the issue,” he said. “I, as a fan, would understand why you’d say ‘take a discount.’ It certainly opens up salary cap space; it’s gonna make it a lot easier on a general manager, on a team, to be able to have success. I understand where they’re coming from. It’s a little more complicated than that, but ev-erybody’s entitled to their own opinion and I’m certainly not gonna tell them that they have to think a certain way.”

Will money change Cousins? Those who know him doubt it. But the fifth-year veteran does admit that financial stability will bring about one change. That 2000 GMC van he drove to and from work in the past? It will be replaced -- or dare we say complemented? -- by a new vehicle.

“I’m gonna have that van as long as possible. Even when it dies I may just put a new engine in it and rebuild it for the sentimental value,” Cousins said. “Whether I drive it to work or not on a daily basis, like I did last year, that probably won’t happen. I’ll probably get a car to go to work back and forth. But it becomes a great car when family comes to town for games. FedEX Field’s an hour and a half away from where I live in Ashburn, Virginia, so it’s a nice, com-fortable ride for seven to eight people. They’ll come into town and all need a way to go to the game and we’ve got a TV in there, we’ve got a lot of leg room. So the van will stay and, if nothing else, will be a great way to get to and from games.

“So if you come to FedEx Field you’ll see me driving off in that. Hopefully after a big win.”

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It’s time for Kirk Cousins to prove his play is as steady as his character

By Jerry Brewer, The Washington PostJuly 28, 2016

RICHMOND — Kirk Cousins addressed the most pressing matter first.

No, he didn’t drive his conversion van to training camp. What? Was there something else you expected him to discuss?

“The conversion van didn’t make it down because I left it at Red-skins Park for the summer, and I went to turn it back on, and the bat-tery was dead,” said the Washington quarterback, who is known to drive the 16-year-old van he bought from his grandparents around Ashburn. “I didn’t even get a start at all.”

So he drove his pickup truck here to begin the most important — and potentially the most illuminating — season of his career. It’s the same truck that he photographed on Instagram last week with the bed wrapped in plastic.

“Rainproofing the truck bed for our drive back to Virginia,” he wrote. “Investing in a cover when I get home.”

That’s Cousins for you. He will make $19.95 million this season, but he’s still frugal. You might say he’s pinching pennies, but he probably considers those too valuable even to pinch.

In just about every aspect of his life, there is little concern about whether Cousins will change. He’ll always have a self-effacing grace about him. He’ll always be a non-controversial face of the franchise. He’ll always save — like, a lot — before he spends.

Still, despite setting franchise passing records a year ago and measuring off the charts in reliability, Cousins faces a 2016 sea-son of necessary confirmation. He doesn’t need to climb the depth chart and prove he can be an NFL starter anymore. He does need to show that the steadiness of his game matches his character.

Can Cousins repeat success? Does the quarterback who threw for 4,166 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2015 represent the true Cous-ins? Has the young player who lost seven of his first nine career starts and displayed shaky confidence evolved into the solution for Washington’s long-standing quarterback problem?

It’s easy to get sidetracked worrying about what Cousins is worth. He’s playing under the franchise tag, a one-year contract, so that Washington can be certain of who he is. As you play armchair general manager, you can get carried away trying to figure out the best long-term contract for the player and the team. You can grow too concerned about the cost if Cousins performs as well or — crazy thought — better than he did in the final 10 games of last season, when he completed 72.4 percent of his passes and posted a 119.1 passer rating.

Take those thoughts too far, and you can wind up rooting against the team making progress because Cousins’s performance is so crucial to results. It’s far more important to Washington’s future that Cousins, who exudes stability, provide the clarity that the team needs to do whatever’s necessary to sign him to a multiyear deal. For a franchise that has endured a seemingly endless search for quarterback stability, this is an opportunity to remove another bur-den to this building process.

How much is Cousins worth?Well, how much is it worth to have a dependable quarterback

year in and year out?For nearly 25 years, the team’s quarterback situation has dou-

bled as a trivia question. Heck, you could do a whole trivia night asking questions about the Washington players who have held that position since Mark Rypien made his last start in 1993. Twenty-four quarterbacks have started at least one game the past 23 seasons. When Cousins played all 16 regular season games in 2015, he be-came the first Washington quarterback to do so since Jason Camp-bell in 2009. Brad Johnson and Gus Frerotte are the only others to make 16 starts during that time. Campbell is the only one to start 16 in back-to-back seasons.

The Redskins have spent high draft picks, turned to accom-plished veterans and rolled with the odd preferences of quarter-

back-guru head coaches. Nevertheless, they haven’t had a quarter-back start the majority of their games for five consecutive seasons since Rypien. They haven’t had a quarterback hold down the start-ing job for longer than that since Joe Theismann (1978-85).

Cousins is the latest hope, and while he doesn’t excite you like Robert Griffin III once did, there’s something about Cousins’s jour-ney that makes his promise feel legitimate. It’s the way he earned it, rising from a fourth-round pick, rising from early failure, seizing the opportunity last season when it was finally his. And it’s the growing sense of stability that surrounds him, making it seem like there is support in place to help a quarterback grow.

Cousins has a good receiving corps, possibly a great one. There is a commitment to improving the running game and developing a potent defense. Cousins has solid relationships throughout the or-ganization. He doesn’t need to be a savior, but the front office is still open to paying him like an elite quarterback if he performs like one in a system designed to highlight his strengths and minimize his weaknesses.

He doesn’t sound like a man under pressure to prove he’s worthy of a big contract. The quarterback and franchise couldn’t agree on a deal this offseason, but Cousins still sounds like the happiest man ever to get the franchise tag. Most players bemoan the lack of long-term security. Cousins welcomes the chance to bet on himself and show he’s worth even more.

“I think the franchise tag says a lot,” Cousins said when asked about the team’s confidence in him. “They didn’t have to tag me. No one forced them to do that. They chose to do that of their own accord. In this league, it’s one year at a time — whether you’re on a long-term deal, one-year deal or two-year deal. I mean, I had a four-year deal as a rookie, but it didn’t feel like a four-year deal. It felt like a one-day deal every single day I was here. So I don’t think things have changed a whole lot in that regard.”

In case he wasn’t clear enough about his approach, Cousins later added: “I’m okay. I’m not lying awake at night. I’m good. I feel comfortable. I got a pretty good raise this year.”

Pretty good? Cousins made $660,000 last season. This is about a $19.3 million raise. Yeah, pretty good. It’s just not enough for him to spare all costs to get the battery fixed in his van. Instead, when he realized it was dead, he called AAA. When he was told it would be a while before they could come, he abandoned the quick fix. He had to get to training camp. He had to go and show that last season wasn’t a fluke.

“The van will be waiting for me when I get back,” Cousins said. “Hopefully, my wife will be able to replace the battery while I’m gone.”

The van will be fine. And if Cousins confirms that he is — finally — a quarterback that Washington can rely on, his contract will be resolved, too, no matter the cost.

Washington has had a quarter-century to understand how valu-able dependability is at quarterback. The past is why the franchise was reluctant to go all-in long term this offseason. And the past is why, if Cousins thrives again, it can’t be shy about rewarding a man who epitomizes dependability.

S SU’A CRAVENSRedskins expect Su’a Cravens to man one ‘position’ — playmaker

By Mike Jones, The Washington PostAugust 2, 2016

RICHMOND — Grab an ink pen and scratch out the ‘S’ next to Su’a Cravens’s name on your Redskins roster.

Don’t bother scribbling in ILB to represent inside linebacker, the position at which he has worked during offseason practices and the first week of training camp. He’s more of that than he is a safety, the position at which the team listed Cravens shortly after draft-ing him in the second round in April. In truth, Cravens — a 6-foot-1, 222-pound Southern California product, who wears No. 36 to honor his idol, the late Sean Taylor — is probably too athletic and talented to confine to one position.

So, if you must list something in that column of the roster, just

2016 FEATURE CLIPSgo with ‘A’ for athlete, or ‘PM’ for playmaker. Because that’s the im-age of Cravens defensive coordinator Joe Barry has dancing in his mind.

“In college he changed positions almost every week. He played safety, he played rover, he played inside, he played outside line-backer,” explained Barry, who recruited Cravens to USC but never got to coach him there. “But [GM Scot McCloughan], when we draft players, does a really good job of asking, ‘Where will he play?’ We don’t get him and then figure out. So my approach from Day 1, was he’s a linebacker. Does he have some traits where he could play safety, or a back-end position? Sure. But I think what would benefit him best was let him play dime linebacker, let’s teach him and throw him into the fire and have him play inside linebacker — the hardest position — in base and see where it goes.”

As Barry identified needs for the defense, which surrendered 380.6 yards per game last season, 28th in the league, he believed he needed a versatile player. One who could cover tight ends and running backs, run across the field to make a first down-saving tackle, blitz off the edge, or stonewall a ball carrier at the line. The player also needed the instincts to know when to remain disciplined, and when to break the rules and make a play.

Barry says that Cravens, who turned 21 last month, fits that bill and has all of the “God-given linebacker instincts that you just can’t teach.” However, the coach has lots of other things to teach his player: terminology, the tricks to reading quarterbacks and of-fenses, and how to react accordingly.

And so, to Cravens, outside observers and even some of his teammates, the going has seemed slow thus far. He spends some days limited to second- and third-string reps in the base 3-4 de-fense, playing outside linebacker. Other days, he receives a handful of snaps with the first team in its nickel package, where he plays weak-side linebacker. Other times, he has watched more than he has played. But it’s all part of the education process, and Cravens understands that.

“I’m just getting used to the playbook right now. I’m a lot more familiar with the playbook. I’m just trying to be an athlete and make plays,” Cravens said.

He has made some plays, like the forced fumble in last Friday’s practice, or the impressive interception of Colt McCoy, where Cra-vens displayed a great vertical leap and snatched a throw over the middle.

But some days, Cravens has struggled. He’ll overrun an assign-ment and find himself out of position to stop a running back in a cutback lane or get frozen in coverage by a pump fake and fail to recover in time.

“Unfortunately, some days you get discouraged because you’re used to making plays. But I’ll be all right,” Cravens said. “Limited reps, it happens. What do you do? Just a lot of film work and a lot of mental reps. Even if I’m not in, I put myself in a place where I feel like I am because I stand there and assess guys as if I was on the field and take it from there.”

Cravens never relents in his quest for knowledge. Barry said “Over the summer, there wouldn’t be three days that would go by that he wouldn’t text me and say, ‘Hey, I was thinking about in this defense, you know, where should my eyes be? Where should my hands be?’ And as a coach, you love that because you know he’s always thinking, ‘Ball.’ ”

Said seventh-year veteran Perry Riley Jr.: “He has a knack for learning. He’s always asking questions, always wants to know ev-erybody’s position – not necessarily just what they’re telling him to know. But that’s good, because it helps you learn more when you know everyone’s responsibilities.”

Barry said he’s “insanely pleased” with the progress Cravens has displayed, and veteran Redskins like what they have seen too, even if they haven’t yet fully visualized the finished product like Barry has.

“I haven’t seen a lot,” safety DeAngelo Hall said, “just whenever he’s kind of out there with us, he’s making a play. . . . He’s a ’tweener, but he can bang like a linebacker and he can run like a safety. So right now we’re asking him to play a little linebacker for us. Who knows in the future where he might be playing. He might back there playing some safety too.”

Cravens said, “I have no idea,” when asked what the full-fledged

job description will entail. “I’m just trying to use my athleticism and make plays. They said to expect to be used in a lot of passing situ-ations.”

Clarity will come. By the time the preseason concludes, Barry hopes to have molded Cravens into a smart, aggressive difference-maker. He might not start, and he won’t be perfect, but Cravens still should make his presence felt.

“As a coach, I’ve come to a realization of ‘let a guy go play.’ You’ve got to give him a rule, a responsibility. But sometimes guys, espe-cially like that, that have that instinct and awareness, they might go rogue and make a play. You’ll be like, ‘Now, dude, you know you were supposed to be over here.’ And he’ll be like, ‘Yeah, but I just felt it and ran through the gap and made a play.’ As a coach, you can’t yell at him for that. You can’t take that away.

“Monday night against Pittsburgh, Week 1, I want him making plays,” Barry continued. “I don’t ever say, ‘I’m going to spoon-feed this kid along and hopefully by midseason he’s ready to go.’ Forget that. I’m greedy and putting the pressure on him right now. I want him to be a playmaker Week 1.”

LB WILL COMPTONWhen opportunity arrived, Redskins linebacker Will Compton

was ready

By Paul Woody, Richmond Times-DispatchJuly 29, 2016

Will Compton did what every young player should do, but few actually accomplish.

He studied.He came to the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent

out of Nebraska, which automatically meant he was a long shot to make the team.

Compton didn’t spend a lot of time engulfed in a “Woe is me. What’s the use?” attitude.

Instead, he got ready to play, not knowing if he’d ever get a chance to play.

But he knew if the chance came and he wasn’t prepared, he’d regret wasting an opportunity.

So he studied the Redskins’ offense. He knew what was coming as well as — and probably better than — some of the players who lined up when the second and third groups took the field in training camp.

“I did the same thing to our offense I do now to another team’s offense so I could know everything, their verbiage, what they did when they lined up, I tried understanding all that,” Compton said.

“When I got my few reps, I was able to be very loud, vocal and confident in what I was saying and very fast.”

Coaches like confident players. They notice those who play fast, hard and correctly. Compton could do all that because he was in-formed. He was well-versed in the Redskins’ offense.

And when his chance to play came in a regular-season game in 2014 because of an injury to inside linebacker Perry Riley Jr., Compton didn’t have to think about what to do. He knew what to do.

“I got an opportunity, and I was prepared and took advantage of it,” Compton said. “That creates more opportunity. There’s defi-nitely some luck involved, but the big emphasis was to control what I could control, and that was my attitude and effort every day and preparation away from here (practice).”

Compton stepped in as the starter in 2015 when inside lineback-er Keenan Robinson was out with an injury. Compton stayed on the field. He started 10 games last season and enters the 2016 season as the starter and leader of the defense.

“He’s a great communicator,” said Redskins coach Jay Gruden. “He’s a studier of the position. He’s got natural instincts, and he helps people around him. He gets the calls out. He anticipates plays, he studies formations, he studies the game plan and gets people in the right spot and lined up.

“It can become chaotic out there with all the non-huddle teams, so communication is at a premium, and Will’s excellent at it. He made our defense better once he was inserted into the starting

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Compton, 26, is single.“Married to the game,” he said.He studies film five to six days a week. He starts with the coming

opponent’s running game. Day 2, the focus is on the passing game. Day 3 is devoted to run and pass formations a team seldom uses but, “You’ve got to be ready for, just in case,” he said.

Days 4 and 5 concern specific situations — what a team does on third and short and third and long; what a team prefers to run in the red zone.

By Sunday, “I hope I’ve got it all figured out,” he said.This exercise in film criticism isn’t done in a matter of minutes.

Some days, Compton arrives at the practice facility at 6 a.m. and doesn’t leave before 8 p.m. He’s not much for down time. His social life practically is non-existent during the season.

“I’m in bed at a good hour,” Compton said. “I’m not up all night watching film. I’m a proponent of putting in good quality time, and it ends up working out for me.”

It works out for everyone.This would be pretty heady stuff for an undrafted free agent

if Compton were the type to consider “heady” stuff. He’s too busy preparing for the next walk-through, practice or game.

“I never doubted myself as far as being able to play in this league,” Compton said. “It comes down to getting an opportunity and taking advantage of your opportunity. They’re few and far be-tween and depend on what happens. If everybody stayed healthy while I was here, the chances of me being here now are slim to none.”

Compton is a case study in what can happen at the confluence of talent, opportunity and preparation. They form success.

More young players, and even a few older ones, would do well to study that formula.

WR JAMISON CROWDERJamison Crowder has been overlooked, and he wants to keep it

that way

By Master Tesfatsion, The Washington PostAugust 1, 2016

RICHMOND — Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder was one of quarterback Kirk Cousins’s top targets last year. He set the franchise rookie record with 59 receptions and averaged 10.2 yards per reception in 16 games as the team’s slot receiver. Still, he’s been overlooked this offseason.

Former Redskins general manager and current NFL Network an-alyst Charley Casserly sparked an exhausting debate back in May about which team had the best wide-receiver unit in the league. Somehow, he didn’t mention Crowder.

With DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Jordan Reed (who’s tech-nically a tight end but often lines up at wide receiver) and first-round draft pick Josh Doctson on the roster, Crowder has barely been mentioned ahead of his second season. And that’s exactly how he likes it.

“I know we have some weapons, but for me I feel like it’s good when I kind of go under the radar,” Crowder said. “It’s not any pres-sure. I don’t have to live up to any kind of hype from the media or anything like that. I actually kind of like it when I’m not mentioned.”

In Monroe, N.C., a town with almost 33,000 people, Crowder played 1A football and basketball before going to Duke. He was then taken in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft, with 14 wide receiv-ers picked before him in a deep class.

“I’ve always kind of been overlooked to a certain point,” Crowder said. “It really doesn’t faze me. I just come out here and do what I can day in and day out. I guess some would say they’d use it as mo-tivation, but for me, I don’t really care about it. I just want to come out here and be the best player I can be and do my best to help out the team.”

It’s an ideal situation for him given the recognizable faces around him, but Crowder will still play a significant role once again in this offense. He finished third on the team in receptions and receiving

yards (604) last year in 16 games (six starts). He has continued to show in training camp why he’s a reliable target for Cousins, with good route-running and hands through three practices.

Crowder began to build confidence during his first camp, and he said he feels much more comfortable in his role now after his rookie results.

“I don’t really pay attention to a lot of outside opinions,” Crowder said. “It is what it is. My main thing is just to come out here and work. Whenever the ball comes my way or whatever assignment I have to do, I try to go out there and do it to the best of my ability.”

DE ZIGGY HOODRedskins DE Ziggy Hood finds inspiration through son’s journey

By John Keim, ESPN.comSeptember 11, 2016

ASHBURN, Va. -- Emotion overwhelmed Washington Redskins defensive lineman Ziggy Hood as he thought about his son’s smile. It’s not just a simple gesture for his son; it represents a moment others might take for granted. Hood dabbed at his eyes and low-ered his head, ignoring teammates walking past him after a training camp practice in Richmond.

He paused for 10 seconds. And then 10 more.“My goodness,” Hood said, shaking his head.Another 10 seconds. More dabbing at his eyes.Forty-eight seconds passed before Hood could resume. You see,

that smile means the world to Hood because his oldest son, Josiah, now 6, has autism, and he and his wife, Sara, had been told plenty of things their son would never do. So that smile -- just thinking about it -- represents the journey the Hoods have traveled. Dealing with career issues is one thing, but the Hoods have had much more to handle.

Here Hood is, starting for the Redskins at defensive end Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the same organization that drafted him in the first round seven years ago. Hood always has been known as a hard worker, but his oldest son provided a bump of inspiration in Hood’s quest for a long career.

“It not only helped me become a better person, but it fed me to keep pushing,” Hood said.

The Hoods have another son, James, who is one year younger than Josiah. Hood’s wife and his mother typically take care of the kids during the season. Last season, after being cut by Jacksonville following an injured plantar fasciitis, Hood realized even more the daily challenges Josiah faced. Hood’s daily presence at home with his sons while he waited to join another team created an inspira-tional experience.

“As Josiah pushed, Ziggy pushed harder,” Sara said. “Our son never complains or fusses; he’s the most incredible son you’ve ever met in your life. Every time Ziggy felt like it was getting too hard, he would stop and say, ‘Baby Jo doesn’t complain, I don’t complain. If he’s not fussing, I need to get through this.’ Then our son James does something incredible and it’s a huge milestone. Not that foot-ball doesn’t matter anymore, but it’s so much greater than that. The boys are his everything.”

Hood wrote about Josiah and their experiences for the Players’ Tribune last year. Hood admitted to having difficulties with the situ-ation from the time his son was diagnosed.

“When you’re 22 or 23 and you have your first kid, you have all these dreams and expectations,” Hood said during training camp. “And then, boom, you get hit with this curveball. I wasn’t prepared for it. I didn’t know how to deal with stuff like that, and it took me some time. When I’d go to work, I’m thinking, ‘Damn, what did I do wrong for this to happen? Was this God’s intent for this to happen to me?’ A lot of questions, a lot of whys.”

Hood said it took him two or three years to accept the diagnosis.“When I finally accepted it, I was like, ‘What do I have to do to

make sure everyone’s comfortable,” he said. “That’s when I started getting involved and becoming more familiar with it, and instead of letting it hold me back I was able to push through it and let it be the fuel for what I need to do to make it work.”

2016 FEATURE CLIPSThere have been victories throughout Josiah’s life. The Hoods

were told Josiah would never walk -- but he did, by age 2 and a half. The Hoods use cards with pictures on them so Josiah can let them know what he wants. Sara said one therapist told them this would never work with Josiah. Within three months it was working.

“Every time they say he can’t do something, he masters it,” Sara said. “I know these are small things for most people … But he’s amazing.”

Sticking in the NFLHood’s sons could be considered a big reason he’s still pushing

to stick around in the NFL. Hood became a solid player for Pitts-burgh, though in the Steelers’ 3-4 defense the linemen’s job is to protect the linebackers so they can make plays. He did well enough that Jacksonville signed him to a four-year, $16 million deal in 2014. A year later, after Hood suffered plantar fasciitis, the Jaguars re-leased him. Chicago signed him in October, only to release him two months later. Hood was an under-the-radar signing by Washington on Feb. 2, receiving a one-year deal that some with the Redskins say might have been one of their best in the offseason.

It helps that Hood never lost his work ethic. Hood, whose given first name is Evander, grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Later, at the Uni-versity of Missouri, he gave up date nights with his now wife be-cause he had to work out. That drive hasn’t changed.

“He’s an interesting guy,” said Chip Smith, who trains NFL play-ers in the offseason in Atlanta. “I’ve put over 1,600 guys in the NFL and have 250 clients on rosters. I’ve been doing this a long time, and he is by far the hardest-working player I’ve ever trained. His [workouts] were six hours. Most vets don’t put in that kind of time. This year I saw some serious enthusiasm. He was very excited and had a renewed vigor.”

Hood also worked on altering the way he attacked linemen after working with trainer Jay Caldwell for three years. After an OTA ses-sion this spring, Caldwell phoned Hood’s agent, Andy Ross, to let him know it was finally clicking for his client.

“I’ve never seen him this dedicated or focused,” Caldwell said.Discovering motivationA lot of that goes back to the journey with his family.The Hoods see that Josiah shares a lot of the same qualities as

his father, which has helped him reach milestones.“He looks just like me but acts like Zig,” Sara said. “Just as calm

as can be, quiet as can be. Sometimes you forget Zig is in the room; if he wasn’t so huge you wouldn’t know he was there. That’s how Josiah is. Never gets mad. Chill as can be, but works incredibly hard and does not complain.”

When Hood was a free agent in 2014, he told Ross to research medical care in each city that showed interest; they were leaving Pittsburgh, where they had received good care for their son. In Jacksonville, they had 17 different doctors and six different thera-pists.

“It was more important than his contract,” Ross said of the med-ical care. “That says a lot about him. He was prepared with all that information before he got to free agency.”

While Hood found a home with Washington, there are still strug-gles. Hood doesn’t open up much about his son’s journey, though he and his wife aren’t hiding from it, either. She didn’t help him with the Tribune essay but said she cried after reading his words. They want others to know that they’re human, too. Playing football makes you popular; it doesn’t make you immune from life’s issues.

“It’s important for people to see us who we really are off the field,” Sara said.

Not that everything is now easy. The struggles to accept also remain, though it’s a battle that has decreased over time.

“I still pray that I wake up in the morning and he’s standing there waving at me and everything’s normal,” Hood said. “But I love him.”

When Hood comes home, that smile is waiting for him. Sara said Josiah is so happy, “he loses it” when he sees his father. They’ve all traveled a long way together, and for Hood, victories are seen all the time. He’s back on the field as a starter. His son has taken steps that are just as monumental in their own way.

Perhaps one of the biggest? The Hoods were told that Josiah would never talk, but now he can repeat words that he hears. While in the car about two years ago, his wife heard him say something for the first time. That word? Da-da.

WR DeSEAN JACKSONDeSean Jackson downplays his rejuvenation, but Redskins say

he’s sharper than ever


DeSean Jackson will chuckle and deny it. But ask anyone around him, and they all agree something has changed.

Accurately or not, Jackson has always had a reputation for lack-ing zeal for offseason practices, training camp and the preseason.

His spotty attendance during voluntary practices in the spring sparks an annual debate about his commitment to his team and the game. Last training camp, he seemed to take his sweet time return-ing from a shoulder injury, missing the entire preseason instead of the anticipated week or two.

But that’s the past. The Washington Redskins have seen a dif-ferent DeSean Jackson from the start of this training camp until now — as they prepare for what will be the starters’ final dress re-hearsal for the regular season.

The wide receiver has displayed a different approach to the pre-season and to football. Teammates say it’s a renewed commitment and a stronger sense of determination.

“He seems a little motivated, man,” said safety DeAngelo Hall, who matched up with the wide receiver regularly during Jackson’s six seasons in Philadelphia and does so now in Redskins practices. “He’s playing hungry right now. So I think he feels the pressure and the need to show everybody he’s still got it and that joker still got it. . . . This is the best I’ve ever seen him look.”

Wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard said Jackson always has been highly motivated. But he did say Jackson has displayed a greater focus and attention to detail this preseason.

But Jackson?“I don’t really notice too much different,” he said with a crooked

smile. “Just enjoying being in the game, man.”Jackson is indeed enjoying the game after an injury-marred

2015 season in which he posted career-low numbers.Now 29 and entering his ninth NFL season, Jackson established

himself as a star in the NFL while recording three Pro Bowl and 1,000-yard campaigns in Philadelphia from 2008 to 2013 and an-other 1,000-yard year in Washington in 2014.

But last season, his star started to fade. The training-camp in-jury and prolonged recovery got things started on a bad note, and a hamstring strain in the regular season opener — an injury some attributed to inadequate preparation — cost Jackson seven games. He returned with nine games left and caught 30 passes for 528 yards and four touchdowns.

That marked only the second time in his career that Jackson hadn’t played in at least 14 games and recorded at least 900 receiv-ing yards. The diminished returns and a projected 2016 salary cap hit of $9.25 million raised questions about whether the Redskins would deem Jackson expendable either this season or next offsea-son when his contract expires.

But the team hung on to Jackson, banking on him returning highly motivated this season. And it looks like that’s exactly what’s taking place.

As was the case in years past, Jackson attended only a hand-ful of offseason practices, forfeiting a $500,000 roster bonus. He deemed spending time with his family — including his baby son, who turns a year old this October — more important. But he kept working on his own with his trainer to prime himself for an effective preseason.

Discussing his offseason work a few weeks ago, Jackson said, “I think the physical part, first off, being able to add six pounds to me and not lose the speed . . . just this offseason, I kind of triggered me being in the weight room, just working as far as getting stronger, eating a little more and things like that.

“But still not, not only just doing that and not sitting around, not triggering my speed and not working on my speed, I’ve stayed on the track. I stayed doing my cone drills and things like that, things that I’ve been doing since I’ve been young. That’s the challenge

2016 FEATURE CLIPSabout being 29 now, going on my ninth year. People might be like, ‘He’s almost 30. He’s getting old.’ But I still feel like my speed is a great threat that I use to my ability.”

Jackson verified that from the start of training camp as he reg-ularly won one-on-one matchups with talented cornerbacks Josh Norman and Bashaud Breeland while also displaying improved ef-fectiveness on shorter routes.

“He’s been a joy to watch this preseason,” Hilliard said. “He’s been detailed, he’s been disciplined, he’s worked on some things he maybe wasn’t as good on, and I think D-Jack is getting better. His straight stem routes were lacking in detail to some degree in terms of angles that we come out and get separation.

“Of course, he’s going to get separation on his own because of his speed, but . . . understanding where we need him from a timing and spacing standpoint, it was a little different trying to get that down over the years. But there’s been less harping on it this year, and he’s been more detailed.”

Hilliard added, “He’s come here with a focus, there’s no question about it. He looks great. He’s happy. He gloats about his son any chance he gets, and he’s been fun to be around.”

It’s only natural, both Hall and Hilliard agree, for Jackson’s im-pending free agency to serve as the incentive behind the sharper form.

Jackson shrugs.“It’s just being a professional. Taking care of my business on my

end. That’s all,” he said. “I don’t really get too deep into that. I just really work to better myself and my career. I don’t put too much ex-tra pressure on myself. I’m just happy to be playing and playing at a high level. The rest will take care of itself.”

Jackson will admit to wanting to avoid the injuries of a year ago. A fierce competitor, he wants to win, whether it’s a one-on-one drill (“I don’t think it matters if it’s Josh or the 53rd man in the roster,” Hilliard said ) or actual games. Ever confident, Jackson believed that he could have gotten Washington another win or two had he not dealt with injury. So whether for contract, pride or record’s sake, he’s doing what he can now to lay the foundation for a big year. But Jackson plays it down, declining to make bold predictions.

“I’m just taking the necessary steps to get myself ready for a long season,” he said. “I didn’t get to play a full year, so I’m trying the best I can so I know I’m in the best shape I can be.

“But you can’t predict how a season is going to go regardless of how big a camp or preseason you have.”

WR PIERRE GARÇONFormer John I. Leonard WR Pierre Garcon, now with Redskins,

gives away four scholarships

By Jodie Wagner, Palm Beach PostApril 13, 2016

Former John I. Leonard football standout Pierre Garcon returned to his alma mater Monday to hand out college scholarship to four unsuspecting students.

Garcon, a wide receiver with the Washington Redskins, pre-sented John I. Leonard seniors Frankeria Henderson, Cody Brown, Dayeel Dauphine and Daneyika Dauphine with scholarships worth $2,500 through his Helping Hands Foundation. The students were chosen for demonstrating growth and improvement both academi-cally and socially.

The winners applied for the scholarships, but were not aware they were selected to receive them until Monday’s awards presen-tation.

Garcon, 29, played football at John I. Leonard and later at Nor-wich (Vt.) University and Mount Union College in Ohio. As a senior in 2007, he caught 67 passes for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was an Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection.

The Indianapolis Colts drafted Garcon in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He’s played eight seasons in the NFL with the Colts and Redskins, catching 485 passes for 6,027 yards and 34 touch-downs.

He was the NFL’s receptions leader in 2013, catching 113 passes for 1,346 yards.

NT KEDRIC GOLSTONSurvive and advance: Kedric Golston Appreciation Tour

continues with Redskins

By John Keim, ESPN.comAugust 3, 2016

RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins defensive lineman Ke-dric Golston has spent the last 11 years feeling uncomfortable. The last thing he wanted to assume -- as a 2006 sixth-round pick who has rarely been a full-time starter -- was that he had a roster spot.

He watched three head coaches come and go. He watched his entire draft class from 2006 start and end their careers. He watched regime change in the front office. And, yet, here sits Golston: Enter-ing his 11th season with the same team that drafted him.

During that time, he has started 51 games -- only eight since 2010 and none the past two years. Yet he’s become an invaluable member of the franchise. It’s not that they can’t get rid of him; it’s that they don’t want to. So a fourth head coach now wants him to start at nose tackle. And the Golston Appreciation Tour continues.

“I think the best way to sum him up is he does whatever is asked of him and he does his job,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “We don’t ask him to do a whole lot, but what we do ask of him, he’s go-ing to give it his best every snap, no matter what. That’s Kedric’s style. It’s hard to separate yourself from a guy like that because he’s such a great team player, he’s a great leader, works extremely hard and does exactly what’s asked of him.”

That’s one of the secrets to lasting this long with one team, something Golston understands. He’s always in shape and profes-sional. Even when he’s not starting, he’s a voice of reason in the Redskins’ locker room, sought out by media and teammates. His nickname: Uncle Ked. That speaks to his experience -- Golston is 33 years old, close to a senior citizen in NFL years.

“He’s a grinder, he’s gritty,” Redskins linebacker Will Compton said. “He’s never been the big-name guy. There’s a lot you can take from him. He’s very big in his faith, a very disciplined individual. He has a lot of knowledge and wisdom and takes tremendous care of his body. The big thing with him is he’s the same guy on and off the field. He’s as much into his family as he is with football.”

When Golston discusses his wife’s growing real estate business -- she now has three offices -- his smile is wide, much bigger than it is when talking about his own career.

Still, it’s not easy to last this long with one team. Joe Gibbs drafted him only to retire a second time and then came Jim Zorn for two years and Mike Shanahan for four. Vinny Cerrato was in the front office when the Redskins drafted Golston; Cerrato was fired during the 2009 season. Golston continues on despite now playing for his fourth defensive coordinator -- and a switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 front.

Losing always brings about change and the Redskins have posted losing records in six of his 10 seasons, with three trips to the playoffs. Cleaning house, though, never included getting rid of Golston. He not only could serve a role along the line, but he also was excellent on special teams. In many ways, he’s easy to keep around because of that and his approach. But Golston admitted he’s never felt secure in his standing. Early in his career, he recalled former Redskins linebacker Marcus Washington reminding him of other players who had been cut.

“Whether you’re comfortable or not in this business, you should never be comfortable,” Golston said. “Jerry Rice got cut. Peyton Manning got cut. If they cut those guys they’ll cut anybody.”

Golston said he doesn’t get caught up in what’s being said about him. He just pushes forward.

“I knew I had an opportunity and it was up to me to make the most of it, no matter what role was asked of me,” he said. “I tried to do my best, be a good teammate, always come out here and be pro-fessional. … I was always confident in my ability, but a lot of things have to happen for a guy no matter where they started to be in the

2016 FEATURE CLIPSsame place for 11 years.”

Yes, it does. But it starts with his mentality.“When you understand your coach is your boss and you do what

you’re asked, it makes life a whole lot more simple,” Golston said. “It doesn’t matter what the last coach or the last coordinator did, it’s a new coach so you try to do what they ask and do it at a high level and let the rest take care of itself.”

Gruden said Golston rarely makes mental mistakes and always knows the system “inside and out.” That, too, is important. His wis-dom can then be dispersed like he’s the wise, old uncle. Hence, the nickname. Rather than shun it, perhaps as a reminder of his age, Golston welcomes the nickname. He hopes to keep it for another few seasons as his playing career continues -- not that he’s think-ing that far ahead.

“It’s a sign of respect,” he said. “These guys have been very good to me. I embrace it. Not many years ago I was calling Phillip Daniels ‘Uncle Phil’ and getting on his nerves. It’s a good position to be in.”

RB MATT JONESNFL teams trying to reduce fumbles with beeping footballs

By Stephen Whyno, Associated PressJune 25, 2016

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Amid the hooting and hollering at Wash-ington Redskins minicamp, there’s a different sound in the air dur-ing running back drills.

Coaches whack at the football with Matt Jones carrying it, and it beeps. Then it beeps longer.

That’s a good sign.The Redskins are one of five NFL teams using so-called beeping

or whistling footballs to emphasize ball security. When the ball is being held correctly with the fundamental five points of pressure, it emits an audible beeping sound at about 80 decibels to tell a player he’s doing it right.

‘’If I had that ball in high school, I don’t think I would’ve had a fumble,’’ Jones said. ‘’It’s teaching me how to squeeze the ball at the point of contact. Everything has changed about me holding the ball.’’

Cutting down on fumbles is the goal of the ball, developed by Division II Northwood University assistant coach Tom Creguer and used by the Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Balti-more Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and several college teams, including Tennessee and Michigan State. The San Diego Chargers plan to start using them at training camp.

Creguer said practicing with “High and Tight” footballs, which cost about $150 each, reduced Northwood’s fumbles by 63 percent last season. Many NFL position coaches got the lowdown on them at the scouting combine.

‘’It basically reinforces the proper hold by teaching the athlete to put their forearm to the panel, their panel to the chest and to com-press the ball evenly with equal distribution of pressure, therefore creating basically a vice around the football, creating that muscle memory of what it feels like to have the ball secured to their body at all times,’’ Creguer said in a phone interview.

Coaches have taught ball security for decades, but this technol-ogy adds another element. Creguer said Cowboys running backs coach Gary Brown texted him that he’ll use the beeping footballs as long as he’s working.

That doesn’t mean Cowboys players warmed up to them right away.

‘’They didn’t like it at first,’’ Brown said. ‘’I think it was just the pressure you had to do it. They’re not used to squeezing it that hard.’’

Players aren’t the only ones adjusting to how to squeeze a foot-ball tight enough. During a presentation on ball security, Ravens running backs coach Thomas Hammock demonstrated and then tossed the ball to coach John Harbaugh, who couldn’t get it to beep.

‘’I’ve been working out; I feel like I’m pretty strong right now,’’ Harbaugh said with a laugh. ‘’Found out later the battery was dead, for the record. I’m sticking to it, that’s right.’’

On the field, though, it seems to be working. Brown said Cow-boys running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Alfred Morris fumbled less during organized team activates and minicamp after working with the beeping balls in drills.

Morris said he got a cramp in his forearm the first day but thinks it’ll help in games when there are defenders bearing down on him and trying to strip the ball. With so much to think about, he wants holding the ball to be second nature.

‘’It’s easy to just, like, ‘I got to make this guy miss.’ You don’t think about, ‘I need to keep the ball tight too,’’’ Morris said. ‘’So do-ing something like that can kind of reiterate like, hey, keep the ball tight.’’

Colts running back Robert Turbin has only lost one fumble in 281 career carries but is open to new ideas about how to get better. He had never seen anything like the beeping footballs.

‘’All running backs fumble, but as they say, iron sharpens iron, so just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you can’t get better at it,’’ Turbin said.

For Jones and the Redskins it’s about fixing a known problem. Jones lost four fumbles as a rookie, and with Morris gone he must improve in that area as Washington’s top back.

Running backs coach Randy Jordan, who played nine seasons for the Raiders and Jaguars, struggled to get the football to beep at first. After he and his players figured it out, Jordan has noticed a major improvement, especially from Jones.

‘’It’s got to a point now when he goes through his drills, he’s look-ing for that football,’’ Jordan said last week. ‘’I can say when we’re going through the drill, ‘When you get collision or you get ready for somebody to strip the ball, I want to hear the beep.’ So you go from kind of casually holding it to like gripping it really tight.’’

Jones doesn’t want to let go. He’s planning to buy a ball to use over the summer break in Florida before training camp begins to keep up the practice.

Other running backs may soon follow suit.‘’Ball security, that’s the most important thing on the field,’’ Mor-

ris said. ‘’That’s one thing you don’t want to do is turn the ball over.’’

CB JOSH NORMANJosh Norman is the ‘Dark Knight’ on the field, a son of rural South

Carolina off it

By Master Tesfatsion, The Washington PostJuly 22, 2016

GREENWOOD, S.C. — The line was unorganized, and it was all Josh Norman’s fault. He just can’t say no to children, especially those from his home town. The Washington Redskins cornerback already had spent a considerable portion of his fourth “Fun Day in the Park” signing autographs and posing for pictures. Still, there were about 50 people in line.

Keshia Walker, executive director of Starz24, Norman’s founda-tion that aims to support the community that raised him, attempted to establish two lines — one for autographs and one for photos. But the children kept swarming around Norman. And he kept signing.

“Josh, one per person, baby,” Walker said as Norman signed the brim of a little boy’s turquoise Kevin Durant snapback hat. “Every-one’s getting photos and autographs. See, you the one causing the trouble!”

They smiled. Norman finally gave in to her rules, though he bent them for a few kids. He wanted to leave a positive experience for the 1,213 children running around Brewer Field on this humid June day because, less than a mile away, his childhood memories have been boarded up and abandoned for the past seven years.

Seaboard Recreation Center once served as a safe haven for Norman, his four brothers and generations of Greenwood natives. Now it’s an asbestos-filled gym with an adjacent, uninhabited swimming pool. The only signs of life reside on the two outdoor courts, where locals play pickup basketball games with shards of glass scattered on the court, and in the pool, where weeds have bloomed through the cracks of the inert foundation.

This bulky red building and the caged-in swimming pool played a

2016 FEATURE CLIPSsignificant role, along with his supportive family, in shaping Norman into the 28-year-old man he is today. And he’s yearning to create another Greenwood sanctuary for the next generation.

“I can’t forget that,” Norman said. “It was a part of me when I was young coming up, and it’s stuck with me all the way up to now when I’m an adult. It’s still with me today. If I didn’t go to the rec cen-ter, I don’t know where I’d probably be at this point in time. If there was no rec center, we wouldn’t be here having this conversation.”

Before he was the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, signing a five-year deal worth $75 million in April, before he was a first-team all-pro and before he was name-dropped by Jay Z on DJ Khaled’s “I Got the Keys” track, Norman was just another scrawny Greenwood kid. The second youngest of five brothers, nicknamed “5 Strong,” with two parents rooted in their Christian faith, Norman grew up 90 minutes west of Columbia in Greenwood, the town that now has a population of more than 23,000 people.

The family lived in a double-wide trailer on a few acres where Norman and his brothers shared a room sleeping on bunk twin beds. They had to twist around the antenna out back to get a signal strong enough to receive a few TV channels. Their first basketball hoop was a plyboard and a tire rim nailed to an oak tree. What the Normans lacked in material possessions, they made up in competi-tive spirit. It’s the same one Norman displayed for four seasons with the Carolina Panthers.

Everything was a game with bragging rights on the line. He re-ceived tough love from his older brothers playing “throw-up-tackle” football, an aggressive game they all loved, in which Norman had to outrun his siblings from one end zone to the other to avoid what was likely a brutal takedown.

“That’s why we call ourselves ‘5 Strong’ because we grew up in that trailer, in that environment, where we was right there on top of each other,” said Marrio Norman, the third-oldest brother. “Every man fend for themselves. That’s what gave us that mentality.”

The mind-set stems further than that, back to Norman’s grand-parents, who grew up in the segregated South. They stressed the significance of education to Norman’s parents, Sandra and Roy, in a period when African Americans were typically limited to industrial or service jobs. Sandra felt a calling to become a nurse at 10 years old. Excelling at McCormick High School in the classroom while par-ticipating in track, she went to college and achieved her dream. Roy was one of two black students during desegregation to attend the all-white Northside Middle School in Greenwood. He was driven to prove himself while white students called him the N-word and threw biscuits at him. Roy felt a calling to get into ministry.

“Something happened to me at Northside Middle School that was sort of like a volcano that was building,” Roy Norman said. “Something was happening down on the inside that would eventu-ally explode, but I knew that the only way I could ascend to the top was through the educational system. So I had to play the game.”

Sandra and Roy instilled that same spirit in their five sons, Re-naldo, Orlando, Marrio, Josh and Phillip: Use the gifts God gave you. If you have faith, regardless of the circumstances, you will succeed.

From the ground upNorman’s parents separated when Josh was about 11 years old.

Roy still played a significant role in his sons’ lives, but they all lived with their mother in north Greenwood. She had to balance work-ing long hours as a nurse while raising five boys, which became a financial burden.

“I can tell you about times when my mama was scrapping up pennies to put gas in a station wagon,” said Orlando, the second-oldest brother who works in real estate. “I feel like if nobody can reach out and understand what I’m saying with that, then they can’t understand nothing. It wasn’t like we were born with silver spoons. We had to work from the ground up.”

Instead of letting them wrestle with each other throughout the summer at the house, Sandra took the boys to Seaboard Recreation Center. Sometimes they would walk on their own. It was a staple in west Greenwood, a predominately African American area, where children swam and played basketball, football and baseball from dusk till dawn for free. While there is a YMCA in the town, many households can’t afford a membership. The average household in-come in Greenwood is currently less than $23,000.

“The rec center was the community that couldn’t afford to go

to the Y,” said Renaldo Norman, the oldest brother who like his fa-ther is a minister. “So everybody got to go over there for free to the swimming pool, playing basketball. A lot of those hard-core bas-ketball games, it’s where we got a lot of our toughness from really being at the rec.”

Trash talk was necessary, not optional, at Seaboard. People stepped on the court oozing confidence. At the time, Josh wasn’t the chatty individual he is on Sundays nowadays. His mother said he always loved attention in public, especially in the classroom, where he often distracted his classmates, but Norman was too busy as an 8-year-old fighting for a spot on the court. Norman had to play up to the level of those older than him who didn’t trust him or didn’t want to play with him. Every opportunity he received, Norman had to prove he belonged.

“It honed me to my skills and who I am today,” Norman said. “It did because I was always hearing, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’ And once I got that one ‘yes,’ it was like I couldn’t get off the court. Then I’d get a ‘no,’ then a ‘no,’ then a ‘yes.’ And it took off from there. So it was always going back and forth at first, and then finally I hit the court where they were like, ‘Okay, he can play.’ ”

A winding routeThere have been doubters throughout Norman’s football career

as well. Norman, a safety on the Greenwood High team, had aspi-rations of a state championship and visions of playing in the NFL. His junior season ended in disappointment in the playoffs. A year later, in 2006, he accomplished his first goal as the leader and best player on the school’s state championship team.

But Norman was searching for a plan after graduation, and he didn’t have any scholarship offers from Division I schools.

Georgia showed interest but moved on because of Norman’s academic record. The only offer Norman received was from Mars Hill, a Division II school in North Carolina that his high school posi-tion coach, Tony Temple, helped secure. Norman wasn’t interested. Instead, he followed his brother Marrio to Myrtle Beach, where he crashed on his couch with two other people living in the apartment. Norman worked on receiving a Spanish online credit to bridge his transition from high school to college and took a few college courses at Horry Georgetown Tech that year as well. From there, he planned to transfer to Coastal Carolina, where Marrio was a defen-sive back.

“I was worried because, as a coach, I witness so many kids leave high school, get out of playing and then they never get an educa-tion,” Temple said. “They never get back in it. I said, ‘Buddy, it’s just so hard to do that.’ ”

Norman persevered, but he gets emotional reflecting on that year. He slept in his green Toyota Camry with no door handles one weekend because he forgot to grab the apartment key from Mar-rio before a Coastal Carolina road game. He often spent his week-days working out, attending class and working 40 hours a week as a mental health technician at Lighthouse Care Center, an inpatient psychiatric hospital. If he wasn’t scheduled to work on a weekday, Norman watched Marrio’s practices.

“He would stand like we’re standing right here and just watch,” Marrio said. “Just watch, waiting for his moment. I remember it like it was yesterday. That continued to keep that fire going in him, ignite that fire and kept it going. He just kept feeding it.”

Norman walked on the Coastal Carolina team and earned a scholarship before his sophomore year. Marrio’s collegiate career came to end just as his younger brother was getting started when Marrio hurt his ankle during Coastal Carolina’s 2008 season opener at Penn State. His brother’s injury opened an opportunity for Nor-man. He started seven games that season, recording two intercep-tions. Norman ended his career with 13 interceptions, the second most in school history. He passed Marrio, who had 11.

“It was tough because that was my senior year, but it was bitter-sweet,” said Marrio, a freight broker who still hopes to catch on with an NFL team. “If I want anybody to do it, it’d be my brother. I always say that. One of those things where you can’t be salty, especially if it’s a family member doing everything you wanted to do. It’s love at the end of the day, man.”

Norman graduated from Coastal Carolina with a degree in com-munication in 2012, the same year the Carolina Panthers selected him in the fifth round of the NFL draft.

2016 FEATURE CLIPSHis journey to the NFL is why Norman scoffs at skeptics. He has

heard about how he wasn’t worth the money. He has heard about how he will fall off now that he’s the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback. He has heard about how he won’t succeed with a new team and defensive scheme in Washington.

Norman tilts his head sideways, releasing a devious grin in the empty Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, where Renaldo preached an hour ago.

“Is that even a question to ask? Do you think I still got it?” Nor-man said. “I don’t even feel like I’ve got 75 [million].

“I don’t even feel like I’ve made it yet. If somebody don’t feel like they’ve made it, you might want to watch out because they’ll do ev-erything they can in their power to — regardless of what it is.”

The city stays with himNorman’s older brothers always set the bar for him. They

showed him how to be ruthless in competition but respectful after the game, whether it involved family or other people at Seaboard.

The unwritten rules were simple — between the lines, anything goes. Phillip, who plans to live with Josh in Ashburn this season, said that included pushing, shoving, throwing an elbow or even a punch. If the physical altercation escalated into a fight, the initiator would usually apologize as a sign of respect. Grudges weren’t held once everyone stepped outside the lines, and they would play again the next day like nothing happened.

“Every time I step on the field, that’s what I bring — I bring Greenwood with me,” Norman said on stage to 1,800 people at his “Fun Day in the Park” event in Greenwood in June at which he re-ceived a key to the city. On display was Norman’s American Saddle-bred horse Delta, which he bought shortly after he was drafted — a nod to his father, Roy, who says his family owns 11 horses on three farms, one in Greenwood and two in Georgia.

“The thing is, I come from somewhere where hard work is all we know. It’s all we ever know,” Norman said. “If you sit up there and look at the people you go against — Julio Jones, [Odell Beckham] and people like that. You sit in front of them, [Dez Bryant] and all those guys on the Cowboys. . . . We sit in front of them, and we check them every time. Every time we look in their face, we like to see their heart. We really do because that’s where we come from. Gritty, nose-grinding people.”

Seven months after a heated matchup between Norman and Beckham, the New York Giants’ star wide receiver, last season, it’s still a sensitive subject for Norman and his family. Norman threw Beckham to the turf after a play on the Giants’ second drive, and Beckham attempted to retaliate throughout the rest of the game, earning a one-game suspension.

Norman’s brother Phillip took issue with Beckham’s actions and how he has responded since. “We weren’t raised to respect that,” Phillip said. “Especially since he gave them no apology.”

Phillip continued: “I just see the things [Beckham is] doing — the dancing and the Michael Jackson stuff — and none of that is Green-wood. You can’t do all that and then try to be this whole ’nother, dif-ferent guy on the field. That’s the different thing about my brother. He’s always been a trash talker, so he’s always been that guy. For him to take it to the field, it’s okay. He can play through it. You see somebody that carry themselves and be somebody they not, they can’t play through it. And you seen that in [Beckham’s] play. He’s not that guy. Don’t be that guy. He wants to be Joker. Is he really the Joker to the Batman? That’s what he wants to be.”

“Batman” refers to Norman’s “Dark Knight” persona. It started in college and grew over time with his infatuation with the super-hero and Christian Bale’s performance in the movie of the same name. Norman becomes this alter ego when the lights turn on and the cameras watch his every move on the field, in the locker room and during an interview. A minor in dramatic arts, this is Norman’s stage.

“The Dark Knight” also draws out his dark side on the field to break his opponent mentally between the lines.

“I see through people in a way that it’s just the competitive side of me I guess that feeds off their bitter side,” Norman said. “Some-times I get blood drunk, when I get drunk into the game. It’s like I’m on a bottle of straight Adderall aggression and fire. I’m out of it. I’m seeing red. I see it and look at it, and it’s just like, ‘Yeah, I know I got you today because of your armor or your flinch.’

“It’s just like Mike Tyson said. When you look at someone, you look at them and look at them, then they look down. You know you’ve got them.”

The broadcasters during the Giants-Panthers game last sea-son noted in the second half how Norman was winning “the mental game” with Beckham, but Norman later told Temple that his emo-tions got the best of him as well. Norman is still attempting to learn how to turn off his alter ego, which has been more difficult than turning it on. He will have to be even more cautious now that he plays Beckham twice a season in the NFC East.

The rivalry shows every sign of continuing. Beckham told GQ magazine in its August issue that Norman’s status in the NFL as one of its highest-paid defenders “is because of me.”

“I can go from having a conversation with you cool and quiet, but once you talk about something that hits a trigger, I go into a whole different phase and side of me,” Norman said. “That’s what I mean by inside the white lines and outside of it. That switch automatically comes on, and if someone rubs me the wrong way, it’s on until I go to sleep at night. I’m trying, trying to work on killing it after the game, but it’s so hard.”

A fresh opportunityYou’ll see “The Dark Knight” at FedEx Field, but you won’t find

him in Greenwood. The mask comes off when Norman is back home, and he’s the caring person all the locals know him to be. Norman holds events like “Fun Day in the Park” to raise awareness and funds to build his own recreation center. There have been NFL play-ers to come out of Greenwood — including defensive ends Gaines Adams and Sam Montgomery, wide receivers Robert Brooks and John Gilliam, tight end Ben Coates and current Arizona Cardinals safety D.J. Swearinger — but they haven’t been as devoted to the community as Norman.

“It means so much not only just for the contributions that he’s already made, but the spirit of the community,” Greenwood Mayor Welborn Adams said. “For those kids to know that there’s some-body willing to come and give up their time, you can’t put a price on that. It’s so inspiring.”

Seaboard Recreation Center was shut down by Greenwood County in 2009 as part of the cutbacks during the recession. The building and swimming pool were given to resident Darlene Saxon, who changed the name to Beyond The Walls Family Restoration Center but hasn’t done anything with the property. The neighboring community has suffered without the center that was a mainstay for almost 60 years.

“Growing up with my friends and playing with my friends, a lot of them grew up in single-family homes,” said Anthony Coates, a city native who now serves as the linebackers coach at Greenwood High. “They didn’t see a lot of parent stuff going on. But growing up at the rec, you had the role models over there that would teach you the things that you couldn’t get at home. That made me want to be a better person, want to be the better husband and father that I am today. I knew what it took to get from there to here.

“If you go to the rec now, you don’t see anything. That’s be-cause they don’t have anything to do. So now, what are they doing? They’re finding other stuff to do, and most of the time, it’s not the right thing.”

Residents believe violent and property crimes rose during the recession in Greenwood, and there are many in the community who believe the absence of the center has played a role. While another center, Brewer Recreation Center, exists, residents say kids aren’t going to it because of inconsistent open-gym hours. Seaboard kept the outdoor court lights on until 11 p.m., and by the time everyone left, the teenagers were too tired to do anything else.

“They go home, take a bath, go to bed and do it all over again tomorrow,” said George Brennon, who was a volunteer coach at the center. “Now, he done slept all day or sat around the house all day. When it gets dark, he got more energy than a lift. He’s ready to run the streets.”

Norman has been trying to change the perception of Greenwood by starting Starz24 during his rookie season, and he believes a new complex will keep the kids occupied with an emphasis on athletics and academics.

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2016 FEATURE CLIPSthem what you can do instead of what you can’t do,” said Norman’s mother, Sandra, who recently retired as a nurse and devotes her time to her grandchildren and Norman’s foundation. “Just because your uncle was this or your brother was that don’t mean that you have to be that. You can be something different. You are different. You’re an individual. God gave you something different, and you don’t have to settle.”

Sandra oversaw the “Fun Day in the Park” with Walker, Starz24’s executive director, in what was considered a success. They were all amazed by the turnout, which exceeded Sandra’s expectations by more than 900 kids. Norman was proud that it brought the com-munity together regardless of race or class.

“It’s a town that is divided in a way,” Norman said. “You can bring a strong force to come back and sever that gap and bring every-body together on common ground. It wasn’t just black people out there. It wasn’t just white people out there. They was all together and having a good time. That’s what I want Greenwood to have.”

A new center would bring it all back for that scrawny kid from Greenwood in a way that no play on the field could duplicate — a lasting impact to the people he can’t forget, who know better than anyone else that Norman can make the most unfathomable dreams a reality.

“It’s going to be the jewel of this town,” Norman said. “It really will be, a state of the art. That’s what it’ll be. Something that nice where everyone there in the community will have a hand on it to call and say, ‘This is mine.’”

TE NILES PAULNiles Paul, and his viking-style beard, is back to claim his spot on

the Redskins

By Dan Steinberg, The Washington PostAugust 1, 2016

RICHMOND — Here’s how to find Niles Paul at Redskins train-ing camp: Look for the cactus-sized beard surrounding the electric gold teeth. If the bearer of said teeth is throwing punches, you’ve probably found Paul.

“He’s a grizzly man,” starting tight end Jordan Reed said of his presumed backup. “That’s the type of person he is. He’s a hardcore dude.”

“I think it’s more like an Ice Age look,” said linebacker Martrell Spaight, who attempted to punch that cactus and those teeth dur-ing this year’s first training-camp skirmish. “He’s got the caveman beard — but it just describes his personality.”

“Like a barbarian, like a viking,” Paul said. (That’s a small-v vi-king, obviously.) “I mean, I’m an aggressive style of player,” Paul added. “I think this look matches the way I play.”

How Paul will play, though, isn’t exactly clear. Last year at this time, Coach Jay Gruden surprised us all by announcing that Paul would be his starting tight end — ahead of Reed, perhaps Washing-ton’s most talented offensive player.

Since then? Reed had maybe the best season of any tight end in Redskins history, setting records with 87 catches and 952 yards. The team imported veteran Vernon Davis, who ranks in the top 10 in tight end receptions and yards over the past decade. And Paul missed the 2015 season with a broken and dislocated ankle. In-stead of being asked about the starting job this week, Paul has been asked where he fits on this roster.

His response? Call it joy. Well, joy peppered with the occasional brawl.

“I feel so blessed and grateful just to be out here running again and to be 100 percent,” he said on Monday. “Every practice is a blessing to me. I think I took that for granted last year — the prac-tices, training camp. I’d be like ‘Oh, it’s a hot day.’ Now I’m just happy to be here.”

(Same, obviously. As usual, I am filled with happiness.)Paul seemed set for a breakout last season, even if his starting

designation may have been ceremonial. He set career highs in ev-erything in 2014, and was one of the stars of last summer’s training camp, when Gruden slathered him with praise. Did he think last year

would be special?“I knew last year was going to be something special for me,”

Paul said. “I thought I had everything right there for me. And it was taken away.”

Paul went down in the first preseason game. He tried to walk the injury off, but instead fell over. Then he started crying. He mostly avoided going to FedEx Field last season — “it was really hard for me to go to games; it was painful,” he said — and he felt both happy and empty during Washington’s run to the playoffs.

“It was depressing, man,” he said, a word Paul has used over and over in recent months. (Again, same!) “I was sad. I couldn’t help that. You’re talking to a guy who spent every year for the past 10-plus years playing football around this time of year, and to have that taken away from me like that, it hurt.”

He wasn’t the only one hurting. After the injury, tight ends coach Wes Phillips was so upset that he composed a handwritten note to Paul about his meaning to the team and how badly everyone felt, and then delivered it to Paul in his room.

“Better than me just trying to spit it out,” Phillips explained on Monday. “I just wanted to kind of express how I felt about it in some way. … Coaches love him. When you lose a guy like that, it’s more than just what you lose on the field.”

The note also assured Paul that he would be able to make it back onto the field in 2016. But in the meantime, the Redskins trans-formed into a team overflowing with pass-catching options. It isn’t just Reed and Davis; there’s slot receiver Jamison Crowder, and rookie wideout Josh Doctson, and fourth tight end Logan Paulsen.

Paul’s counter is his versatility. He’s starred on special teams. He might offer Washington’s best combination of blocking and pass catching at the position. And he’s also become the team’s default fullback, after the offseason release of Darrel Young. You won’t see Paul on many fantasy football draft lists, and the opportunity from a year ago might have drifted away, but a role remains.

“Niles is a football player,” Phillips said, using GM Scot Mc-Cloughan’s favorite term of endearment. “Any kind of guy like that, we’re going to find ways to use him. He has played the [in-line] tight end, the [receiving] tight end, the fullback-type position. We can line him out wide, he can be in the core. We really feel like he can do just about anything.”

He’s also developed into something of a veteran leader on a ros-ter that has churned for years. Paul is one of just eight Mike Shana-han draft picks who remain with the team. And he’s one of just three Washington players to have earned reserved parking spots at Red-skins Park two years in a row, based on their offseason work. (The others are Pierre Garcon and Ryan Kerrigan.) Paul visited the prac-tice facility daily, Monday through Friday, throughout the spring. That’s why his parking sign is the only one with an extra note, read-ing “Niles Paul is here everyday, please do not park in space.”

Now, how much is all of this worth? After all, the team won a di-vision title without Paul last year. Davis has far more accolades, and certainly attracts more attention. (“We weren’t sure how Niles was going to come back from his injury, we had to protect ourselves, and Vernon was staring us right in our face,” Gruden said.) The team’s annual yearbook pictures five receivers over an “Aerial Assault” headline; Paul didn’t make the cut. To teammates, though, Paul is anything but an afterthought.

“He’s a different guy this year,” running back Chris Thompson said. “He’s relentless, man. I mean, he’s out there to just knock heads off.”

Which is sort of the impression you’d get from the beard and the teeth. In truth, the beard arrived because Paul was losing his hair on top, and the grill came because it felt more comfortable than a mouthguard. Just don’t tell anyone that. The look kind of works.

“That’s all what makes Niles Paul what he is,” Thompson said. “He’s got the whole Rambo thing going on right now. That’s just who he is. He’s that type of player.”

TE JORDAN REEDJordan Reed’s confidence increases, but steady work ethic key to

his rise

2016 FEATURE CLIPSBy John Keim, ESPN.comJuly 26, 2016

ASHBURN, Va. -- He shared a simple desire for the upcoming season with one of his trainers: stay healthy. That’s what Washing-ton Redskins tight end Jordan Reed wanted in 2015. He wanted to prove he was durable. If he did that, he was sure he’d also prove his worth.

Reed fell two games shy of his goal, but his season motivated him for this one. And he shared that motivation with one of the men who trained him, David Robinson.

“He’s hungry. He really believes he has the chance to be the best tight end in the game,” said Robinson, who trains players in Houston and has worked with Reed the past two offseasons. “Last year, he wasn’t talking like that. This year he’s saying, ‘I want to make it to the Pro Bowl. I want to prove I’m the best tight end in the game.’ You can tell the difference in his confidence.”

Reed is coming off his best season, totaling 87 catches for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015. Quarterback Kirk Cousins owned a 130.1 passer rating when targeting Reed.

The Redskins rewarded Reed with a multiyear extension this off-season.

“I still want to be durable,” Reed said. “I still haven’t played 16 games. I want to be the best because last year I had a little taste of success and I feel I could keep improving. If I do that, then my name will be up there with some of the top guys.”

To get there, Reed again worked out at various times in Houston with Robinson and in Miami with Pete Bommarito, before and after the Redskins’ offseason work. Reed is a low-key player, so certain traits might get missed; his trainers witness his intensity and work ethic first-hand. It’s why Bommarito recruited him to work out after Reed left the University of Florida. His first two seasons in Wash-ington were a mix of production (95 combined catches) and injuries (12 missed games).

But Reed altered his workouts and his habits last offseason, changing his diet -- no bread, no fried foods -- and incorporated more stretching exercises. He said it helped him recover faster than in the past.

“Right now, we’re finally realizing the true Jordan Reed,” Bom-marito said. “It’s not like he wasn’t good before, but here’s a guy who hasn’t yet reached his full growth potential. That’s scary, with just how strong he is and how much muscle he can put on his frame and gain speed. You just don’t see that type player built the way he’s built who can move like he moves.”

Robinson focused on creating more separation from defenders, something Reed already does well. Robinson would line up cones in tight spaces and have Reed focus on footwork and being under control going around the cone -- and as he comes out of the cone, as if breaking, he’d have him push forward. This was designed to help against players aligned several yards off him.

“He has to make the move on the run rather than at a standstill position,” Robinson said. “We worked on not being lackadaisical and still run full speed out of cuts and create more separation.

“[Before] he was doing things off natural, raw talent. The things we’ve worked on are his IQ at the receiver position and teaching him different release techniques and different moves at the top of his routes.”

Bommarito said earlier in Reed’s career they did not want to overstress his joints after seasons in which he dealt with numer-ous injuries. But, in the past two offseasons, they’ve worked more on building strength. Also, Bommarito said Reed has listened to his suggestions for acupuncture, nutrition and supplements.

“He does every single thing we ask him to do,” Bommarito said. “Usually it takes a few years and then players get their act together. With Jordan, he learned at a young age and implemented it into his lifestyle. Now we can train him the way we really want to. And he’s just so genetically gifted.”

During drills, Reed impressed his trainers with his ability to cut.“We’re watching him make these sharp cuts off the outside edge

at tremendous speed and he gains speed out of his cuts,” Bom-marito said. “We’re looking at each other shaking our heads like, ‘How did he do that?’”

Bommarito said Reed moves more like a running back than a

tight end.“It’s hard to find a guy that tall who gets that low,” Bommarito

said. “It’s not like he’s super fast. He’s just fast when he cuts be-cause he’s so strong in and out of breaks and gets so low.”

That’s what the coaches see on the field, too. That’s why they’re excited about what Reed can continue to do, and the matchup prob-lem he’ll remain for defenses. He worked on making his cuts strong regardless of the direction.

“I noticed in practice where one side wasn’t as strong as the other on certain cuts,” Reed said. “That’s when I knew I could im-prove, to make sure both sides are as strong and explosive. I was able to do some routes that I had stopped doing because of knee injuries.”

Which is why Bommarito has touted Reed to anyone calling for fantasy football advice. In the past, Bommarito has recommended other clients such as Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Lamar Miller.

“When people call [now], I always refer back to Jordan Reed,” Bommarito said. “I know tight ends aren’t fantasy football gods, but what I anticipate him doing based on his work ethic is tremendous.”

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Jordan Reed, driven by more than money, thinks he can top his breakout season


RICHMOND — As he watched Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed tear through secondaries en route to a career year last season, Trent Williams sensed that his friend had something special fueling him.

Reed, who had always flashed loads of potential during his first two seasons in the NFL, had financial incentive. He wanted to final-ly avoid serious injury and stay healthy long enough and play well enough in 2015 to earn a contract extension during the offseason.

But Williams had seen plenty of financially motivated guys be-fore. This was something different.

“He was so intense, man, I never felt like it was about the money for him,” Williams said. “I always felt like he wanted to leave his leg-acy on this game. I’m real close friends with him, so I see the fire in his eyes every day.”

Reed impressed, recording 87 catches for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns . Last spring, he earned a five-year, $46.75 million deal , which made him the third-highest-paid tight end in the league be-hind Seattle’s Jimmy Graham and Kansas City’s Travis Kelce.

Although the pay day proved gratifying, the tight end confirmed Williams’s suspicions of a stronger driving force throughout his 2015 season. Actually, there are two, Reed said.

“One thing that I always think about is my last name on my back, representing my family,” he said. “And, I’m a very competitive person. I always want to be the best at whatever I do. That’s what drives me.”

Because of those two factors, Reed hasn’t felt a true sense of satisfaction while reflecting on last season nor his offseason pay day.

He still wants to meet the expectations of his family members. He still feels the lingering presence of his grandfather and grand-mother.

“It’s just a love for my family and the pride that we all have,” Reed explained. “My grandfather was a great man, my grandmother a great woman. I think about those people when I go out and play, and I carry them with me. I try to make them proud and make my family proud. It doesn’t put pressure on me at all. They’re gone. I ask for them to be with me, and when I do that, I feel more comfortable, like there are angels with me or something like that.”

For some, just reaching the NFL would be rewarding enough. But the Reed family already has witnessed one of their sons make it. Reed’s older brother, David, enjoyed a record-setting career as a wide receiver at Utah and then reached the NFL as a fifth-round pick by Baltimore in 2010. Primarily a special teams player, David Reed (three years older than Jordan) played three seasons for the Ravens and one for Indianapolis and was a member of Baltimore’s

2016 FEATURE CLIPSSuper Bowl-winning team in 2012.

“He always helps me out,” Reed said. “He’s my big brother so I look up to him in a lot of ways. We both know how hard it is to be successful in this league.”

Avoiding complacency is one of the biggest keys to achieving success in the NFL. After a season like last, Reed feels like he has a target on his back. He expects more attention from defenses than he already commanded. In an effort to continue growing, Reed keeps his sights on players such as Graham and New England’s Rob Gronkowski and tries to implement their strengths into his game.

“Seeing guys like Gronkowski and the things he’s been able to do makes me believe I can do those kinds of things, too,” Reed said. “That’s the mind-set that I take: ‘If someone else can, why can’t I, too?’”

Reed also spent the offseason working to become stronger and more explosive. He also continued to glean knowledge from posi-tion coach Wes Phillips and veteran teammates Vernon Davis, Lo-gan Paulsen and Niles Paul in an attempt to improve his blocking techniques. Reed’s teammates and coaches have already started to notice a difference.

“I think he’s stronger. He was a puppy when he came in here physically; now he’s filling out and he’s a bigger guy,” Coach Jay Gruden said. “He’s playing with a ton of confidence. Now he’s been in the same system with the same route tree. We can move him around and do a lot of different things with him. He’s a smart player. He can see coverages, he can work off leverage of the defenders, he’s got big strong hands and he’s excellent after the catch. Really, the sky is the limit for Jordan.”

Reed continues to strive for perfection, however, and says he can still improve every aspect of his game.

Thanks to that drive, teammates believe Reed can have a great-er impact this year than he did last year.

“I can’t wait to watch him play this year,” inside linebacker Will Compton said. “Jordan is really one of the best receivers in the whole league, in my opinion. I mean, the dude, his routes, his stems and stunners, he’s very polished when it comes to running routes, and he’s really athletic. . . . God willing, he stays healthy a full year, and he’s really going to emerge as the best tight end in the NFL.”

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Jordan Reed could have been a statistic. Now, he’s on the verge of being the NFL’s best tight end.

By Thomas George, SB NationAugust 31, 2016

Watch Jordan Reed practice and there is guts to his work that is absolute. Watch Jordan Reed play and there is an inferno that is furious. Look at his eyes when he speaks and there is natural power that oozes severity.

There is no clown in Jordan Reed.His on switch is always on.He is not a flippant talker. The Washington tight end sat near

his home here last week and surprised himself with what he was willing to reveal from his past and where he was willing to navigate about his future. It was an atypical, in-the-moment acknowledge-ment for Reed where he affirmed that his NFL career and life justly have reached elusive stature.

As the 2016 NFL season approaches, Reed is a pinnacle player. He is a tight end with wide receiver-like skills, with a recent contract worth nearly $50 million. He is the freshest face among the NFL’s supreme. He could become an exciting architect of this entire sea-son. He is a core in his team’s bid to defend its NFC East crown. He will be a taxing matchup for defenses because of his athleticism, his growth and his will.

At age 26, with his 6’3, 240-pound edge, he is intent on proving that his team-best 87 receptions, 952 yards and 11 touchdowns last year in his third pro season were only a taste of what’s next.

“I always shy away, stay to myself, keep my head down,” Reed said. “I’m still playful. I have fun with my teammates. But even with them, I sort of keep to myself. When you are all out there in the open, more distractions, more negative things come. I don’t want to

really focus on me too much.“I am humble, I’m not cocky, but I do feel like on the field, I’m go-

ing to win matchups. Make plays. Last year God blessed me with that kind of opportunity. I’m even more hungry, determined and focused. You still have to earn a contract. If you don’t, you won’t see your entire contract. You’ve got to keep performing. I see guys all around me who want to compete, want to be No. 1 and that is our mindset. Whenever I do something, I work like a champion in it. I hope to really emerge as the best tight end in the league this year. That is definitely motivation. Play all 16 games. Bring the best. I learn to see what works and what doesn’t. I’m not perfect. But I see.”

Reed spent his earliest years in New Britain, Conn. His broth-er, David, who is three years older, was more like his father. David played wide receiver at Utah and was a member of the Baltimore Ravens’ 2012 Super Bowl championship team. Jordan played at the University of Florida before being drafted by Washington in 2013.

Jordan Reed said New Britain was full of challenges, full of dan-ger. He could have been a statistic, a victim of the prevalent gun violence. He escaped.

Not once, but twice.“Once my brother made the NFL,” said Reed, “I was 19, and he

got me a gold chain with diamonds and a cross. I was home from Florida one weekend and me and my boys were walking up a street. A car swerved at us. A guy from inside says, `Yo!’ I thought it was a friend. I looked closely. Not one of our friends. They asked, ̀ Where’s the weed at?’ We said we don’t know, we’re just walking to the crib. The street light hit my chain. It was shining. He asked me if the chain was real. Then he said, `Give it to me!’ I tucked it inside my shirt. Another guy in the car pulled a gun out. He was getting ready to cock it. We took off. We ran into an area where there were trees. We stayed there for about 15 minutes. We knew the area and they didn’t. That helped save us.”

And then at age 21 ...“I was home from Florida again and went to a party. I could

quickly see it was a trash party. I thought, let me get out of here. There were five guys at the door who weren’t going to let me leave. I didn’t back down. A guy pulled out a gun. It was only a few inches away from me. He talked a lot of junk. But I just walked away. And he let me.”

Jordan Reed realizes it only takes an instant to change a life. For his lifetime, he has been watching, absorbing, seeing what works and what doesn’t. He sees.

His mother, Karen, and his father, David Lott, are from Dubuque, Iowa. So were his grandparents, Robert and Emily Lott and Lyle and Dorothy Reed. He would often visit the farms there in Iowa up until age six. He even had his own tractor there, where he was allowed to climb it and play as if he were driving it. His grandparents called him “scud missile.” Even then, Reed was assertive. His uncle Roscoe from Watts was a drug kingpin, Reed said. There were models, all types of models. There were men like Jack Cochran, his high school football coach, too.

“Coach Cochran started out in New Britain but then got a job in New London (Conn.), about 45 miles away,” Reed said. “He asked my mother if we could move to New London, if he could continue to coach us. I was 14 when me and my brother moved there. My moth-er stayed back and was transitioning and we moved into a house in New London, me and my brother. This is how he became more like my dad, the man of the house, like a father to me.”

Reed was a quarterback. He threw touchdown passes to David. In his best season Reed threw 38 touchdown passes and only two interceptions. David went off to college and Reed stayed behind in high school in the house. Alone.

“When David went to college, he had some trouble before that and some trouble after, and all the while I was learning from him and learning from his mistakes,” Reed said. “Nobody was there to lead him. He had to learn from his own. When he left for college, I was there by myself. The electricity was off for a couple of weeks. One of my friends, Tyler, came by with his mom, Mrs. Major, to pick me up. She saw the electricity situation and said, `No, uh-uh, this won’t do.’ She insisted I come to live with them. I did. Her husband, Coach Major, was coach of the defense. I was a sophomore. They made a huge impact on me.

“Coach Major was a very serious person. He was not a clown.

2016 FEATURE CLIPSHe was a man of service. He took care of his family. Those kinds of people have molded me. My brother helped mold me. My mother is a positive, caring person who is close by now. My father is in contact with me now and we are building our relationship. I have a friend here, Vinny Fur, a retired master chief of the Navy, who was a neigh-bor. He has taught me how to run the business of owning a home, how to be organized. I watched him. I admired him. He taught me what works.”

Sometimes the quietest people are the ones paying the most attention.

Sometimes quiet is the way to reach them, inspire them.This is what Reed says about the coach who drafted him, Mike

Shanahan, in the third round, pick No. 85 of the 2013 draft:“Mike Shanahan helped me mature. One day after practice after

a preseason game, I didn’t know the plays. I had some mental er-rors. He walked off the field with me.

“He said, `Jordan, I know you can play, but we’re not going to let you play if you don’t know the plays. You just can’t.’ He was calm and stern. I looked at him. He really got to me.

“I said, `I promise you, I will learn the plays.’ And he said, `Okay.’ And he walked off. And I thought, man, I really have to learn these plays. This coach just took my word and trusted my word. It was the ultimate spirit of coaching. I will always have a place in my heart for him. That was a big step in me becoming a real pro.”

At Florida, Reed was lost in the shuffle early, waffling back and forth from quarterback to tight end, but for his last two seasons there he insisted on playing tight end. And he did.

Think about the 84 players drafted before him --�� including EJ Manuel and Geno Smith and Montee Ball and Damontre Moore --�� and it is clear that Reed has already risen far above most of them.

Consider that he has only played tight end for two college and three pro seasons. That’s five total seasons, barely a blip for learn-ing the nuances of the position. But being a former quarterback, he says, is a benefit.

“I can feel what the defense is thinking,” Reed said. “In zone cov-erages, I know where to flatten to the soft spot. Where to get open against the safety. Where to make it an easy throw for the quar-terback. I know more about pre-snap reads than most tight ends. I know who’s going to cover me and that helps me decide how to get leverage. Leverage is all about positioning. Both make the differ-ence in winning matchups.”

He enjoys the bond he is building with quarterback Kirk Cousins. It is still raw, he reminds all. They have played only one season to-gether. But he envisions and hopes for a long union, the one like, he said, San Diego’s Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates share.

He fought through injuries at his career start but is healthy now. He knows he can become a better blocking tight end. That has been a focus of his offseason work. But this team wants Jordan Reed to run free, to catch the ball short and catch it deep, to catch it in the end zone and become the dominant tight end in today’s NFL game.

Jordan Reed’s answer is no clowning -- he wants that, too.“My daughter, Jada, is almost 2,” Reed said. “I was married to

her mother for a brief time. We separated. But we are back together now. I’ve got to be there for my daughter every day. I’ve got to get that right. And I am.”

That’s because, said Reed, he has learned to see what works and what doesn’t.

He sees.

LB PRESTON SMITHPreston Smith eager to assume Redskins’ pass-rush burden after

Junior Galette injury

By Master Tesfatsion, The Washington PostJuly 28, 2016

RICHMOND — In the midst of Washington Redskins Coach Jay Gruden’s first training camp news conference Thursday, pass rush-er Junior Galette fired off a tweet at 1:51 p.m. Galette tends to use social media as often as a Gen-Z high school student, but the tweet wasn’t about him.

It was about the next man up, second-year outside linebacker Preston Smith.

“@PrestonSmith94 never seen a guy going into his 2nd year work so hard Superstar in the making bro the world is yours rumble young Prince,” Galette wrote.

Galette is out for the season with a torn Achilles’ tendon for the second straight year, and the Redskins are caught in the same situ-ation they were in this time last year, losing a valuable pass rusher. They remain optimistic because their success at outside linebacker now hinges on Smith, who has made strides over the past year.

“He’s bigger, he’s stronger, and he’s faster this year,” Gruden said. “I think he’s going to be a heck of a pass rusher for us here for a long time, but out here it’s going to be real important for him to get even better.”

The Mississippi State product led all NFL rookies in sacks last season, but five of his eight came during the final three weeks of the regular season. Everything started to click for Smith during De-cember, when he sensed the need for consistency. He entered the league as a second-round pick in 2015 and placed an ample amount of pressure on himself to succeed immediately, although his work ethic from college didn’t necessarily change.

“You kind of assume the success you had in college you can roll over in the NFL and have some similar type of success, but it’s not that easy,” Smith said. “You’ve got to realize that you’ve still got to work hard or work harder to take it to another level.”

Smith’s teammates and coaches wanted to get the most out of him, too. They spoke out privately and publicly about how Smith was lethargic at practice during the first half of the season. The Red-skins saw his potential and, even though he was a rookie, believed he had more to give.

“We all knew the ability he had once he came in with his size and strength,” defensive end Chris Baker said of Smith. “He just had to learn how to become a true professional, so we stayed on him all year to help him continue to get better and better. With the loss of Junior, he has to step up even more and be a vocal leader and a great player out there on the field.”

Listed at 6 feet 5 and 268 pounds, Smith wasn’t treating his gifted physique properly. He continued to rely on sweets for nour-ishment, and it produced sluggish performances during practice. Smith credited former Redskins defensive end Jason Hatcher for teaching him how to treat his body, and he cut out certain sugary treats, such as candy bars, that he has been consuming his entire life.

“It was kind of hard at times, but I’m just trying to stop and cut it down,” Smith said. “I had to realize that this was my job, and I’ve got to be more disciplined so I can continue to do great things on the field.”

The nutritional change, along with an improved work ethic, pro-duced some much-needed results for a Redskins front seven that had an inconsistent pass rush. Smith recorded three sacks and a forced fumble in Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles to help Washington clinch the NFC East title. Smith also had the team’s only sack — which resulted in a safety — during Washington’s first-round playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Smith continued to build his work ethic during the offseason, which featured multiple workouts with Galette. The two got togeth-er often and participated in on-field pass rushing drills if they were both in town. Smith learned some tips about the art of pass rushing from Galette, and he was disappointed to receive a text earlier this week from Galette about the season-ending injury.

But Smith knows Galette, like the rest of the organization, is in his corner as a full-time starter this year.

“That was a great shoutout from him,” Smith said of Galette’s tweet. “He saw how hard I worked, and we always talked about the things we want to do this season, how great the team was going to be having a great pass rush and a lot of weapons in the pass rush. The great things we was looking forward to this season and having high sack numbers as a group and just working hard together.

“Nothing is going to change [with Galette gone]. I’m just going to continue to work hard, work on our pass rush and continue to get pressure on the quarterback.”

2016 FEATURE CLIPST TRENT WILLIAMS

Washington’s Trent Williams hosts Hogs 2.0 workout in Houston

By Aaron Wilson, Houston ChronicleJuly 14, 2016

In the old tradition of the legendary Hogs, Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams organized a series of workouts and team-bonding exercises in Houston.

Williams gathered the majority of the Washington offensive line - including Morgan Moses, Cody Booth, Spencer Long, Austin Reiter, Josh LeRibeus, Nila Kasitati, Al Bond, Takoby Cofield, Kevin Bowen, Arie Kouandjio, Shawn Lauvao, Ty Nsekhe - for a Hogs 2.0 workout.

The workouts were held at O Athletik, a new state-of-the-art, 35,000-square foot training facility in The Heights that includes a boxing gym, a sand pit, hot yoga, indoor artificial turf surface, a steep man-made running hill covered in artificial turf, organic juice bar and underwater treadmills. The gym is owned by Williams, Min-nesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson and four part-ners.

“Hogs 2.0 is an attitude we’re trying to bring back,” said Wil-liams, a Longview native who played collegiately at Oklahoma. “We had one of the most legendary offensive lines in the Hogs. That’s our tradition. We’re trying to pay our respects to them. We can probably never live up to those standards, but we’ve got our goals set high and we try to live up to those standards. As long as we chase the stars, maybe we’ll land on the moon.”

Williams and the other linemen along with tight end Jordan Reed and linebacker Perry Riley worked out in Houston under the direc-tion of trainer and O Athletik partner James Cooper for the past three days.

“I think it’s amazing that Trent thought to reinvent it, and a lot of it comes back to the mentality and the culture that has changed in Washington,” said Vince Taylor, Williams’ Dallas-based agent. “It’s going to be an exciting season. Moving forward, they can leave their imprint on the game. It’s a good thing.”

“It was a lot of fun getting to do this,” Moses said. “Just to be able to get some time together before training camp, this was out-standing.”

That included hot yoga, conditioning drills, weightlifting, running up the hill, working in the sandpit and doing drills. The linemen also feasted on a big dinner at Steak 48.

“We got some pretty good work in,” Williams said. “We got ev-erybody brushed up and knocked the rust off. The biggest thing for me is as guys we can bond. It’s been a great experience.”

A former Alabama standout, Kouandjio enjoyed his time in Houston.

“Trent looked out for us, had all of us come out here,” Kouandjio said. “Just to be around each other for a few days was awesome. The workouts were no joke. Hot yoga was pretty tough. We did some good drill work, a bunch of cardio, ran up the hill backwards. And we had an awesome steak dinner. It was a great time all-around.”

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