Need to Know: The five best players drafted with the 34th pick | Rich Tandler's Real Redskins
Here is what you need to know on this Wednesday, April 9, 29 days before the NFL draft. Nickel coverage Here are the five best players drafted with the 34th pick since the first AFL-NFL common draft in 1966. (per the Pro-Football-Reference.com Approximate Value metric): 1.
Jay Gruden on DeSean Jackson: ‘Wow’
"As soon as that happened it was ‘Wow’ for us," Gruden said on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Rich Gannon and Bruce Murray Monday afternoon. "Guys like that don’t come around very often. And when they do, you have to do your due diligence and you have to do whatever it takes to try to get the guy if you think he’s a fit. And we felt like he was a fit for us. So Bruce Allen, all systems go, and made a play for him, and it ended up working out to get him."
DE Brandon Moore suspended for four games | Comcast SportsNet Washington
Clark dishes on RG3 logo, DeSean's absence | Comcast SportsNet Washington
"I can be honest and say I probably hadn't been to a voluntary workout in 4-5 years. In Pittsburgh, that was something as veterans [the organization] allowed us to do knowing that we would be prepared to play when [training camp] started. I played with Pro Bowlers, a Hall of Famer and All Pros who I never saw at voluntary workouts. "Also, this was a trip that {Jackson] had planned. I went to Disney World last week. Had Disney World fallen on this week - I didn't know I'd be part of the Washington Redskins [when making plans] - I still would have went there with my family. Nobody in the building was concerned. We were sitting down eating breakfast this morning [and] saw it on TV. Sitting down with [Brian Orakpo], sitting down with [Brandon] Meriweather, nobody said a word [about Jackson's absence]. It's not something we're concerned about. We're concerned about him being physically and mentally prepared to play football when training camp starts and we believe that he will. Nobody was saying these things about him when he had 82 receptions, 1,300 yards and nine touchdowns last year."
Williams believes changes on O-line eventually could ‘work out for the best’
"I don’t know what to make of it," said Williams, a two-time Pro Bowl selection. "We have to see how everything plays out when the pads get on and how everything meshes. But obviously, Kory is a more than capable center, and Shawn has played and proven he can play in this league. With us getting him, he was a priority in free agency."
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Griffin: 'Coach supports his players' - NFC East Blog - ESPN
One person after another has let it be known how happy Robert Griffin III has appeared this offseason. It’s why I wrote a column on it a couple
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Redskins Not Forgetting About 2013 Season
Team members say there’s renewed excitement in the building heading into offseason workouts, but plan to use 3-13 record last year as motivation
CSN: Trent Williams, Niles Paul working hard
Redskins excited to begin working out in the Jay Gruden era - Washington Times
With Jay Gruden's hiring, the Redskins were able to begin their voluntary offseason program two weeks earlier than normal – a move the NFL instituted three years ago to assist teams making the transition from one coaching staff to another.
NFLPA Comes Out In Support Of College Players' Union
In recent days, high-ranking NCAA and university executives have had op-eds placed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal arguing against the right of college players to unionize. One of those papers then turned down the NFLPA's attempt to get a response published