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All aTwitter: 29 July 2021

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

By Bill-in-Bangkok and Scott Jennings Jul 29, 2021, 7:00am EDT

The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a handy spot to check the Washington Football Team beat writers & bloggers, national sports journalists, and football fans in order to keep up on the latest news and opinions about the WFT, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.

NFL News twitter feed:

Tweets from https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsHH/lists/nfl-rumors-and-reporters

Washington Football Team twitter feed:

Tweets from https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsHH/lists/beat-writers

Welcome to Training Camp LIVE from Richmond, VA! https://t.co/SegK09CrkL
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

We have signed DE Bunmi Rotimi to the active roster. pic.twitter.com/OMTVzJd5NB
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

Thoughts on these tweets from former NFL DB TJ Ward? pic.twitter.com/oMoFtI0IZ4
— JPA Football (@jpafootball) July 28, 2021

Yes. Yes he is. pic.twitter.com/OPir8w6xNP
— David OConnell (@packofboysdad) July 28, 2021

TJ Ward’s Wikipedia page right now pic.twitter.com/V7N6faN7D2
— Noah (@NGLP124) July 28, 2021

How many receiving yards will Terry McLaurin haul in this season?pic.twitter.com/Yhvo6zGrfZ
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) July 28, 2021

The Kennel.
— KyleSmith4GM (@Smith4Gm) July 28, 2021

WE OUT HERE!!! @Rio_Robinson91 #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/cONhrihlAK
— Josh Taylor (@JoshTaylorWFT) July 28, 2021

#Day2 #NFLTrainingCamp #WashingtonFootballTeam @wusa9 @WUSA9sports pic.twitter.com/6XKVKegkFy
— Sharla McBride (@SharlaMcBride) July 28, 2021

Me and @juliedonaldson_ pic.twitter.com/RXjrDLxjTL
— Bobby Hutton (@iamBobbyHutton) July 28, 2021

Day ☝️

Let's get it! pic.twitter.com/lT8AjpjYLL
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

Dyami's @EAMaddenNFL rating?

"Not high enough!" ❗️ pic.twitter.com/1s4X9lW7BY
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

Training camp is one minute old and Terry McLaurin has already given out some gloves to a kid pic.twitter.com/LBF22ndVcV
— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) July 28, 2021

Great to see the fans back today! Missed y’all!❤️
— Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) July 28, 2021

Something of interest. See a yellow jersey with the RBs. QB Steven Montez doing some drills with the running backs
— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) July 28, 2021

Rookie 1st rounder Jamin Davis at middle linebacker with Washington starting defense. Same as we saw in minicamp.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) July 28, 2021

On Jamin Davis playing the Mike so far, I would caution a few things. Last year, Jon Bostic played Will throughout most of camp to give others a shot at playing Mike, Bostic ended up the Mike for the majority of the year. Staff knows what Bostic can do there.
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) July 28, 2021

One thing is apparent the rookie Jamin Davis can move.

Fast. Quick. Agile
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) July 28, 2021

11 on 11s now: Kam Curl and Landon Collins are your starting safeties. Davis, Holcomb and Bostic all together
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 28, 2021

Another variation: Kendall Fuller at slot corner, Benjamin St-Juste on the outside . Roberts and Moreland took precious slot reps.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 28, 2021

Random guys having a solid day:
- WR DeAndre Carter (fast)
- DE Williams Bradley-King (couple of tipped balls)
- CB Torry McTver (few pass breaks ups early on)
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 28, 2021

Talked about this in my training camp preview piece this morning. Full article here: https://t.co/fx46PwXADL pic.twitter.com/7RFdbJqRdz
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) July 28, 2021

Taylor Heinicke just fired a pass a but high but Sammis Reyes hauled it in and ran for a practice touchdown..Lots of "HEINICK-E' from crowd after that! @WashingtonNFL @LockedWFTPod
— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) July 28, 2021

And the biggest round of applause for the day?

Taylor Heinicke drops back and goes deep to…TE Sammis Reyes, who catches it in a Bermuda Triangle of defenders. Impressive focus and nice job keeping stride
— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) July 28, 2021

Ron Rivera on Curtis Samuel: "Had the groin injury in minicamp so we'll bring him along. We want to make sure he's fine and we'll go from there."

Again, was told yesterday that the concern is "very low."
— John Keim (@john_keim) July 28, 2021

Instead of traditional autographs, players are going to sign mini-footballs and toss them to the crowd. pic.twitter.com/VGD2gRjxWH
— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) July 28, 2021

We can get used to this connection pic.twitter.com/7bmnHyMb0t
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

NFL teams that will be the most fun to watch this season:

1. Washington Football Team
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Carolina Panthers
5. Los Angeles Chargers
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) July 28, 2021

Answer to this question is the guy they just got signed, by the way.
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) July 28, 2021

Logan Thomas said the next level for him is "helping others around me, not just worry about myself. I know I'll be here at least a couple more years. If I can grab a guy and make them 5 percent better it makes our team better."
— John Keim (@john_keim) July 28, 2021

FYI it’s HOT out pic.twitter.com/HjZ29UslAE
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 28, 2021

How will @youngchase907 build on his DROY campaign?

The @WashingtonNFL DE joined @LT_21 after practice!

: #NFLTrainingCamp coverage on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/RcndAl1Z76
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) July 28, 2021

Fitz's beard gets all the love but his hair is getting long as hell too pic.twitter.com/Ks5HzXi4CW
— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) July 28, 2021

Day one recap... Terry McLaurin; fans return; William Jackson III; Ryan Fitzpatrick; James Smith-Williams... more. Enjoy. 10 minutes. https://t.co/1WF0CSDHgp
— John Keim (@john_keim) July 28, 2021

Training camp opening is basically like the extensions version of free agency with deal after deal getting finalized to essentially buy out free agency next year
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) July 28, 2021

Derek Carr has two years left on his contract. He says he's not concerned about when he gets his next one, and that he doesn't care about once again being the highest-paid player in the NFL. https://t.co/Wcq3nz2fw4
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 28, 2021

Randall Cobb announces return to Green Bay. https://t.co/cnolpTkdeq
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 28, 2021

Before the 49ers practice begins today, No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance signed his four-year, $34.1 million fully-guaranteed contract.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2021

The Jets are on the field for their first camp practice. QB Zach Wilson remains unsigned. pic.twitter.com/bGtH9DE1fL
— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) July 28, 2021

The Jets are going to sign some vet, with their luck have him get hurt, and end up paying whatever the offset cost would wind up being if wilson was that bad by 2024. This is crazy. https://t.co/I8IP5u5x9C
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) July 28, 2021

Eagles put Rodney McLeod of PUP list, Landon Dickerson on NFI list. https://t.co/HR4O6lXCgL
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 28, 2021

Texans QB DeShaun Watson taking snaps. He took the field in his red #4 jersey but took it off before he joined the other QBs pic.twitter.com/lISi4652Os
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) July 28, 2021

Odd scene: Kelvin Benjamin walking off the field at the start of practice with Dave Gettleman following him. Benjamin had a conversation with Gettleman and Joe Judge a few minutes earlier pic.twitter.com/ox3doCwxqt
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) July 28, 2021

Shockingly (or not shockingly), this still didn't even crack the top five in worst moves Houston has made in the last three years. https://t.co/vsuzTfc3lw
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) July 28, 2021

Texts from Randall Cobb just now to me before taking off: "Just boarded my flight." "Yeah headed back!" "I'm still in shock! But motivated and excited to rock in (GB) again. Wheels up." https://t.co/OAThUVkwqQ
— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) July 28, 2021

Texans working out ex-Chiefs center Austin Reiter (per @RapSheet)https://t.co/dIu32Wjfbo pic.twitter.com/5jlX1284Qo
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) July 28, 2021

Dak Prescott has soreness in his throwing arm. Just precautionary. Doesn’t appear serious. https://t.co/yMDeHNrZF8
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 28, 2021

I’m not sure why, but the Cowboys and their fans have been tweeting film of their receivers ALMOST making catches all week and thinking it’s an accomplishment:

Almost a big play on the Dak deep ball to CeeDee Lamb pic.twitter.com/et3JRjCToH
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 24, 2021

I don't understand why Cowboys fans love to tweet clips of the QB and receiver failing to connect on passes. https://t.co/fb34xAsRlv
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) July 28, 2021

Another tweet from the Cowboys crowing about how good a receiver looks on an incompletion. I don't understand why they keep tweeting out failures as if they were something special. This is the third one I've seen this week. https://t.co/jU4Ir7JRkH
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) July 28, 2021

Another way to look at that is that he's comparing Washington's 3rd round pick with a Dallas 1st round pick.

Speaks volumes.
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) July 26, 2021

A statement from WR Cole Beasley: pic.twitter.com/MWNEHC9Dgv
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) July 28, 2021

Here is the full and controversial statement from #Bills WR Cole Beasley, on vaccines and much more: pic.twitter.com/OuNyrtt7Nz
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 28, 2021

Neither Oklahoma nor Texas are on the Big 12 call tonight, source confirms to @TheAthletic. All 10 schools were invited to attend.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) July 22, 2021

My advice as a former high school teacher: if you can make 7 figures by leaving school, leave school. https://t.co/IcclnpzJUT
— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) July 28, 2021

Countdown to Horizon Summit — 1 Day: #HorizonSummit starts tomorrow. We’ll begin the day with a keynote conservation with @whoisjwright the first #black and #youngest team president in the @NFL. @WashingtonNFL

Register for free https://t.co/B0mEV450ra pic.twitter.com/la3zfckbaS
— SportTechie (@SportTechie) July 27, 2021