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The Washington Redskins, in need of awin to keep their playoff hopes alive,travel to Cincinnati for their first evergame at Paul Brown Stadium to take onthe Bengals (1-11-1). Kickoff off is set for1 p.m. ET.

The contest will be broadcast nation-ally by FOX-TV with Kenny Albert callingthe play-by-play, Daryl Johnston addingthe analysis and Tony Siragusa reportingfrom the sidelines.

The game can also be heard on theRedskins Radio Network with LarryMichael on the play-by-play, former Red-skins greats and Pro Football Hall of Famemembers Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgensenadding color and Doc Walker reportingfrom the sideline.

The Redskins (7-6), led by Jim Zorn,look to bounce back not only from a 24-10 loss last week to the Ravens, but froma late-season skid that has seen themdrop four of their last five.

The Bengals, meanwhile, are hopefulthat the Redskins will become their sec-ond win of the season, after they haveplayed all three of their previous NFC

East opponents closely. In fact, the Bengals tied Philadelphia

four weeks ago and lost to the Giants inovertime in Week Three. Cincinnati alsoforced Dallas to hold on for a 31-22 winafter the Bengals missed a two-point con-version attempt to tie the game at 24 inthe fourth quarter, before the Cowboysscored the game’s final touchdown withless than two minutes remaining.

Washington started the season runningthe ball well, with Clinton Portis rackingup 944 yards through the first eightgames of the season and vaulting into theconversation for league MVP. In the fivegames since, he has been nagged by in-juries and been held to less than 70 yardsin four of them against some of theleague’s toughest rush defenses.

Following the Baltimore game, Portispromised to return to Wednesday prac-tice for the first time in weeks, and a re-turn to health, combined with a matchupagainst the 29th-ranked Bengals rush de-fense, offers Portis a chance to recoverhis early-season form.

Despite the team's record over the last

four games, the Washington defense hasseen a rapid increase in takeaways. Sincethe acquisition of cornerback DeAngeloHall on Nov. 8, the Redskins have six in-terceptions and a fumble recovery, allcreated by members of the secondary,compared to only two in the five gamesprior.

This will be Washington's seventh roadgame of 2008, but ironically, the Redskinshave enjoyed more success as the visit-ing team, showing a 4-2 record awayfrom FedExField, compared to a 3-4home record.

With the NFC Playoff race tightening,the Redskins have left themselves littleroom for error in the season’s final threeweeks. Washington found itself in similarcircumstances in both 2005 and 2007 andwon its final three contests to qualify forthe playoffs.

This will be the eighth regular seasonmeeting between the clubs and only thesecond since 1991. The Redskins own a 4-3 advantage, although the Bengals cameto FedExField and won the last meetingin 2004.

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REDSKINS TRAVEL TO QUEEN CITY IN SEARCH OF WIN

Thu, 9/4 @ New York Giants L 7-16Sun, 9/14 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W 29-24 Sun, 9/21 ARIZONA CARDINALS W 24-17Sun, 9/28 @ Dallas Cowboys W 26-24Sun, 10/5 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 23-17Sun, 10/12 ST. LOUIS RAMS L 17-19Sun, 10/19 CLEVELAND BROWNS W 14-11Sun, 10/26 @ Detroit Lions W 25-17Mon, 11/3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 6-23Sun, 11/9 — Bye Week —Sun, 11/16 DALLAS COWBOYS L 10-14Sun, 11/23 @ Seattle Seahawks W 20-17Sun, 11/30 NEW YORK GIANTS L 7-23Sun, 12/7 @ Baltimore Ravens L 10-24Sun, 12/14 @ Cincinnati Bengals 1 p.m. FOXSun, 12/21 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15 p.m. FOXSun, 12/28 @ San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.** FOX

** Game subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment

December 9, 2008

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-6) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-11-1)2008 RESULTS/SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON REDSKINS GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS

On February 10, 2008, Redskins Owner Daniel M. Snyderwelcomed Jim Zorn as the franchise’s 27th head coach, ush-ering in a new chapter in Redskins history.

Zorn, an NFL quarterback from 1976-87 and an NFL assis-tant coach the last 11 years, brings an approach that he de-scribes as “constant andconsistent” in terms of how hemanages coaches and players.

“My hope is to hold the tradi-tions and the fight that the Red-skins have always had in highregard,” Zorn said. “I am goingto try in my best effort to con-tinue that tradition in my tenurehere as the head footballcoach.”

Zorn reached the top of hisprofession in an exciting coupleof weeks.

Zorn was originally hired as theRedskins’ offensive coordinatoron January 26, 2008. He im-pressed Snyder and ExecutiveVice President of Football Oper-ations Vinny Cerrato so muchthat, two weeks later, they decided to offer him the headcoaching job. He succeeds Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs.

“We wanted a head coach that had great character, in-tegrity, leadership skills, smarts, drive, energy and pas-sion,” said Snyder. “In Coach Zorn, we ended up with aperson that has all of those attributes, plus much, muchmore.”

Zorn joined the Redskins from the Seattle Seahawkswhere he spent the last seven seasons (2001-07) as quarter-backs coach. The Seahawks won four consecutive divisiontitles, made five straight playoff appearances and posted afranchise-best 13-3 record and first-ever Super Bowl ap-pearance in 2005.

During his time in Seattle, Zorn worked with SeahawksHead Coach Mike Holmgren and Offensive Coordinator GilHaskell in implementing the team’s offense while also con-tinuing in the development of the team’s quarterbacks.

Zorn tutored QB Matt Hasselbeck who set a franchiserecord with 3,841 passing yards in 2003. Hasselbeck has be-come the franchise’s most-efficient passer (85.1 rating)while joining Zorn as the only franchise quarterback to passfor 3,000-plus yards in three consecutive seasons.

In 2007, Hasselbeck set Seattle single-season marks forattempts (562), completions (352) and yards (3,966). Healso threw for a career-high 28 touchdowns en route to histhird Pro Bowl selection.

In 2006, Hasselbeck started just 12 games after sufferinga knee injury in the middle of the season and finished theyear with a fractured finger on his left hand. In the interim,Zorn helped with the development of Seneca Wallace, whocompleted 58% of his passes, tossed eight touchdowns,posted a 76.2 passer rating and a 2-2 record in the most ex-tensive playing time of his four-year career.

In 2005, Zorn guided Hasselbeck to his second Pro Bowlappearance and the NFC’s top-rated passer (4th NFL) witha 98.2 rating en route to Super Bowl XL. Hasselbeck directed

the NFL’s second-ranked offense to a franchise-record 11consecutive wins and in his four December games he postedthe fourth-best passer rating in NFL history (135.5), includ-ing 10 touchdowns to one interception, and completed 76%of his passes.

Zorn’s 2002 campaign had TrentDilfer open the season as thestarter and concluded with Hassel-beck under center. Seattle’s pass-ing attack ranked third in the NFLaveraging 254.9-yards a game.Hasselbeck finished the seasonranked first in the NFC with a 63.7completion percentage and secondin the NFC with a 87.8 passer rat-ing. Hasselbeck passed for morethan 300 yards four times, includ-ing a franchise-record 449 in theseason finale at San Diego. Has-selbeck joined Zorn as the onlySeahawks quarterbacks to pass forat least 300 yards in back to backgames. Zorn accomplished thefeat in 1979 and 1981.

Zorn’s 2001 quarterback crop in-cluded Holmgren’s hand-picked starter Hasselbeck, SuperBowl XXXV quarterback Dilfer and 2000 part-time starterBrock Huard. Zorn groomed Hasselbeck and helped thefirst-year starter to become the AFC’s fifth-rated passer onthird-down with a rating of 80.6.

Zorn joined the Seahawks as quarterbacks coach afterserving in the same capacity with the Detroit Lions (1998-00). He was instrumental in the development of rookiequarterback Charlie Batch in 1998. Batch’s 88.3 passer rat-ing that season ranks as the fourth-highest rookie mark inNFL history. Zorn broke into the NFL coaching ranks as anoffensive assistant for the Seahawks in 1997.

Zorn spent eight seasons in the collegiate ranks before hispro debut. He spent two seasons (1995-96) as quarterbackscoach at the University of Minnesota and three seasons(1992-94) as the offensive coordinator at Utah State. Hisfirst collegiate coaching job was as an offensiveassistant/quarterbacks coach at Boise State from 1989-91.

His playing career began in the Seahawks’ inaugural 1976season, starting all 14 games at quarterback. He went onto play nine seasons for the Seahawks. After departing Seat-tle, he finished his playing career with the Green Bay Pack-ers (1985), the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg BlueBombers (1986) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987).Along with Jacksonville’s Jack Del Rio, Zorn had the longestNFL playing career (11 years) among the league’s 32 headcoaches.

Zorn is one of only eight players inducted to the Sea-hawks’ Ring of Honor. He was named NFC Offensive Rookieof the Year (1976) and ranks second in the Seahawks’ recordbook behind Dave Krieg in yards (20,122), completions(1,593), attempts (2,992), and touchdowns (107). His threeconsecutive 3,000-yard seasons were tops in team history,since broken by Hasselbeck in 2005, and he was the firstSeattle quarterback to record back-to-back 300-plus yardgames–a feat he accomplished twice.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS HEAD COACH JIM ZORN

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YEAR COACH RECORD1932 Lud Wray 4-4-21933 Lone Star Dietz 5-5-21935 Eddie Casey 2-8-11936 Ray Flaherty 7-51943 Dutch Bergman 6-3-11944 Dudley DeGroot 6-3-11946 A.G. “Turk” Edwards 5-5-11949 John Whelchel* 3-3-11949 Herman Ball** 1-41950 Herman Ball@ 3-91951 Dick Todd% 5-41952 Curly Lambeau 4-81954 Joe Kuharich 3-91959 Mike Nixon 3-91961 Bill McPeak 1-12-11966 Otto Graham 7-71969 Vince Lombardi 7-5-21970 Bill Austin 6-8

YEAR COACH RECORD1971 George Allen 9-4-11978 Jack Pardee 8-81981 Joe Gibbs 8-81993 Richie Petibon 4-121994 Norv Turner 3-132000 Terry Robiskie# 1-22001 Marty Schottenheimer 8-82002 Steve Spurrier 7-92004 Joe Gibbs$ 6-102008 Jim Zorn 7-6

* Coached the first seven of 12 games** Replaced Whelchel after seven games and coached the re-maining five@ First full season with team% Replaced Ball after three games# Replaced Turner after 13 games$ Second tenure

FIRST-YEAR REDSKINS COACHES

With a 7-6 start, Jim Zorn is hoping to lead the Red-skins to their third playoff berth in four years. He isalso looking to become the sixth Redskins head coachto amass a winning record in his first year at thehelm, as just five of his 26 predecessors have accom-plished this feat, not including Dick Todd, who was 5-4in taking over three games into the 1951 season.

Twelve first-year head coaches suffered losing cam-paigns, including Joe Gibbs in his return in 2004. Addi-tionally, Herman Ball coached the final five games in1949 and finished 1-4, while Terry Robiskie finished 1-2 while coaching the last three games of 2000. Sevenfirst-year head coaches ended their seasons with a.500 record.

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REDSKINS BENGALS218 Points 15433 Points in 1st Quarter 2762 Points in 2nd Quarter 7250 Points in 3rd Quarter 2073 Points in 4th Quarter 3521 Offensive Touchdowns 139 Rushing TDs 412 Passing TDs 91 Returns 222 Field Goals 174323 Yards From Scrimmage 3041332.5 Yards Per Game 233.9833 Total Plays 7955.2 Avg. Per Play 3.815/9 Fumbles/Lost 22/106 Had Intercepted 1562/174 Third-down Conversions 64/19235.6 Third-down Percentage 33.38/14 Fourth-down Conversions 6/1257.1 Fourth-down Percentage 50.069/534 Penalties/Yards 63/48731:33 Time of Possession Avg. 27:34

REDSKINS BENGALSPASSING

419 Pass Attempts 445265 Pass Completions 26463.2 Completion Percentage 59.32588 Passing Yards 2022199.1 Avg. Yards/Game 155.5 12 Passing Touchdowns 96 Interceptions 1586.5 Rating 65.634 Times Sacked 4819 Completions of 25+ yards 8

RUSHING

380 Rush Attempts 3021735 Rush Yards 10194.6 Yards Per Carry 3.4139.4 Yards Per Game 78.49 Touchdowns 489 First Downs 5247 Rushes of 10+ yards 24

RECEIVING

265 Receptions 2642824 Receiving Yards 228410.7 Yards Per Catch 11.5217.2 Yards Per Game 175.712 Touchdowns 9139 First Downs 12519 Receptions of 25+ yards 8

TALE OF THE TAPE

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BALANCED ATTACKThe Redskins have been efficient on the offensive

and defensive sides of the ball, ranking 16th andfifth in the league, respectively. Washington is cur-rently one of nine NFL teams, along with Arizona,Carolina, Dallas, Miami, New England, the New YorkGiants, Philadelphia, and Tampa Bay to place in thetop half of the league in total offense and total de-fense. The Redskins net yards per game differentialof 49.7 is 10th in the league.

Washington has outgained eight of its 13 oppo-nents, with the exceptions being a season-openingloss to the Giants, and defeats to the Steelers, Cow-boys, Giants and Ravens in weeks nine, 11, 13 and14.

BALL SECURITYAfter becoming the first team in NFL history to

play its first five games without an offensiveturnover, the Redskins have registered eight fumbleslost and six interceptions in the last eight contests.

Still, the Redskins have only 15 turnovers on theseason, which is tied with the Falcons and Titans forthe third-fewest in the NFL behind the Dolphins (10)and Giants (11). Washington’s six interceptions aretied for the fewest in the league with Miami.

Prior to throwing two interceptions in week nineagainst Pittsburgh, the Redskins had not thrown aninterception in 12 straight contests, dating back tolast season, which is an NFL record. Likewise, theRedskins’ streak of 379 pass attempts without an in-terception, which also dated back to last season, isan NFL record. The previous mark of 281 was set bythe Oakland Raiders in 2001.

Players who threw a pass during this streak are:Jason Campbell – 271Todd Collins – 105Antwaan Randle El – 2Clinton Portis – 1

Campbell’s 271 pass attempts without an inter-ception is a franchise record and the fifth-longeststreak in NFL history.

REDSKINS ARE POSSESSIVEOn the season, the Redskins hold a 31:33-28:27

time of possession advantage over their opponents.This margin ranks seventh in the NFL and fourth inthe NFC behind the Giants, Buccaneers and Falcons.

The Redskins are 6-1 when they have the balllonger than their opponents and 1-5 when they donot.

During a four-game winning streak from weekstwo-five, Washington held the ball for a combined40:26 longer than its opponents. In similar fashion,Washington held a 35:45-24:15 advantage in a win atDetroit in week eight and a 38:27-21:33 edge in a

week 12 victory at Seattle. DEFENSE SUCCEEDING AGAINST LEAGUE’S BESTIn their 13 games this season, the Redskins have

played seven games against the NFL’s top nine offen-sive units. The Washington defense, ranked secondin the NFC and fifth in the NFL, has held 11 of its 13opponents below their current season average.

The unit has held 10 of its 13 opponents to 200 orless passing yards, including New Orleans, Arizonaand Philadelphia, which are ranked first, second andfifth in the league, respectively, in passing yards.

Washington is ranked tied for sixth in the NFL inpoints allowed per game (18.9), although the Red-skins’ four return touchdowns allowed are tied forseventh-most in the NFL. Two of those returns camevia the punt, while two were from fumbles. The de-fense itself has allowed only 218 points in the 13games, or 16.8 points per contest. The Redskins andSteelers are the only teams in the league that haveyet to give up 25 points in a game.

Additionally, Washington’s defense has only al-lowed 59 points in the fourth quarter this season, anaverage of 4.5 a game, the third-lowest total in theNFL behind Baltimore and Tennessee.

It has also forced opposing offenses into three-and-out situations on 45 of 141 possessions, 31.9percent of the time, which is the second-best markin the NFL behind Baltimore.

Prior to a game against Dallas in Week 11, the Red-skins defense held each of its previous five oppo-nents to less than 275 yards of total offense, thefirst time it has done this since games 9-13 of 1989.It is also the longest such streak in the NFL this sea-son, topping Baltimore’s run of four games in a rowholding opponents under 275 yards in its first fourcontests.

THE BEASTLY EASTThe four members of the NFC East have combined

for a 33-18-1 record. Their cumulative record is thesecond-best among the NFL’s eight divisions, behindthe NFC South, and includes a mark of 25-10-1 out-side the division. Additionally, the NFC East and NFCSouth are the only divisions to have all four of theirteams with a winning record.

SMITH’S SWITCHWashington’s kickoff units, led by special teams

coach Danny Smith, have been among the league’stop groups in 2008. The Redskins kickoff team hasallowed opponents an average starting field positionof the 25.4-yard line, the seventh-best mark in theleague.

The Redskins kickoff return team has averaged astarting field position of the 27.7-yard line, thesixth-best figure in the NFC.

SKINFORMATION/LEAGUE LEADERS

RUNNETH OVERWashington’s 133.5 rushing yards per game ranks

sixth in the NFL behind the New York Giants, Atlanta,Tennessee, Baltimore and Minnesota. Running backClinton Portis is third in the league with 1,260 rush-ing yards, trailing only the Vikings’ Adrian Petersonand the Falcons’ Michael Turner.

Portis has found plenty of running room behindone of the NFL’s best offensive lines, consisting ofleft tackle Chris Samuels, left guard Pete Kendall,center Casey Rabach, right guard Randy Thomasand right tackle Jon Jansen. Each player in thegroup, which Jim Zorn has referred to as the “SaltyDogs,” has at least eight seasons of NFL experience.Stephon Heyer has also started three games at righttackle and one at left tackle.

The excellent lead blocking of fullback Mike Sell-ers has provided further running space.

Since Jansen was inserted into the starting lineupin week four against Dallas, Washington has rushedfor 1,366 yards, an average of 136.6 yards per game,which is the sixth-best mark in the league during thistime.

The unit gets stronger as the game goes on as theRedskins’ 474 rushing yards in the fourth-quarter arethe fifth-most in the league this season. Their 27fourth-quarter rushing first downs are tied for fourthin the league.

Portis has been a major factor in closing games forWashington this season as his 21 fourth-quarter rush-ing first downs is a league high, six more than anyother player.

On the other side of the ledger, the Redskins rushdefense ranks 10th in the league. In nine of its 13games this season, the Washington defense hasplayed against a starting running back who has beento the Pro Bowl. In every one of those contests theunit held the Pro Bowler to less than 100 yards.

In fact, from weeks four to 11, the Redskins facedPro Bowl running backs Marion Barber (twice), BrianWestbrook, Steven Jackson, Jamal Lewis, Rudi John-son and Willie Parker. The six combined for just 430rushing yards (61.4 ypg) and a 3.77-yards per carryaverage on 114 attempts.

Two weeks ago against the Giants, who possess theleague’s No. 1 rushing attack, Washington held NewYork to 108 yards on 35 attempts, a 3.1-yards percarry average. Last week against Baltimore, whichranks fourth in the league, the Redskins held theRavens to 3.8 yards per carry.

THE WORKHORSERedskins running back Clinton Portis is third in the

NFL with 1,461 yards from scrimmage, 1,260 rushingyards and 62 rushing first downs. He is fourth in car-ries with 266 and leads the league with 72 total firstdowns. His 21 fourth-quarter rushing first downs arealso a league best, while his 31 rushes of 10 yards ormore is the third-most behind Atlanta’s MichaelTurner and Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson.

Portis has two of the top 15, three of the top 17and six of the top 46 single-game rushing totals in

the NFL this season. He has topped the 100-yardrushing mark six times and Washington is 5-1 in thosegames.

He rushed for at least 120 yards in five straightcontests from weeks 4-8 and in doing so became thesecond player in NFL history to accomplish this feattwice in his career. Portis also did it in the final fourgames of 2003 and the 2004 season opener. O.J.Simpson rushed for at least 120 yards in five straightgames in both 1973 and 1975.

LITTLE MAN MAKING BIG PLAYSThe 5-foot-10 Santana Moss has been perhaps the

Redskins biggest playmaker thus far in 2008. His 876receiving yards are the 15th-best in the NFL. Moss’three pass receptions of 50 yards or longer are tiedfor the fifth-most in the league.

Additionally, Moss has returned three punts on theyear, the second of which he took 80 yards for atouchdown against Detroit in week nine.

AIR AND GROUND DELIVERYWith Jason Campbell ranking 14th in passer rat-

ing, Clinton Portis ranking third in rushing yards andSantana Moss ranking 15th in receiving yards, theRedskins are one of only four teams in the NFL, alongwith Green Bay, Houston and Atlanta, with a top-14passer, rusher and receiver.

COOLEY CONTINUES STREAKWashington tight end Chris Cooley has caught a

pass in 69 straight regular season contests, datingback to week nine of 2004. A Pro Bowl selection in2007, Cooley is second in among NFL tight ends with67 catches, trailing only Kansas City’s Tony Gonza-lez’s 78. Cooley’s 713 receiving yards are thirdamong NFL tight ends behind Gonzalez (879) and Dal-las’ Jason Witten (771). Cooley’s 67 catches placehim tied 10th in the NFL and tied for fourth in theNFC.

SPREADING THE WEALTHWith Chris Cooley (10th) and Santana Moss

(20th), the Redskins are one of five teams to havetwo of the top-20 pass catchers in the NFL.

LONDON BRIDGING GAPS DURABLYLondon Fletcher has started 132 consecutive

games, the sixth-longest streak among active play-ers. This season, the Redskins’ middle linebacker isfourth in the NFL and second in the NFC with 112tackles (according to NFL GSIS). It is the 10thstraight season in which Fletcher has reached thecentury mark in tackles.

A CRISP START FOR CHRIS HORTONRookie safety Chris Horton has made a quick im-

pact just 12 games into his NFL career. Horton is tiedfor seventh in the NFC with three interceptions,which is also tied for the league-most among rookieswith Tampa Bay’s Aqib Talib.

Horton was named the NFC Defensive Player of


the Week following a week two win over New Or-leans when he registered two interceptions and afumble recovery in his first NFL start. He was alsonamed NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for Sep-tember.

In week six, against St. Louis, Horton was perhapsWashington’s best defensive player as he led theteam with 12 tackles, including three for loss andmany more near the line of scrimmage, and a forcedfumble. He followed that up the next week againstCleveland with nine tackles and a pass defensed.Two weeks ago, against the Giants, Horton collected11 tackles.

Despite missing a contest against Detroit with anankle injury, Horton is third on the team with 70tackles and has registered three interceptions, sevenpasses defensed, one fumble recovery, one forcedfumble and six special-teams tackles. He leads theteam with five tackles for loss.

ACceLerated RECOVERYThird-year linebacker Rocky McIntosh is second

on the club with 96 tackles and tied for third withtwo sacks. He has also registered two forced fum-bles, which is tied for 12th in the NFC, one intercep-tion and seven passes defensed. The two fumbleswere forced in the first quarter of Washington victo-ries over New Orleans and Arizona and resulted infield goals that extended Redskins leads.

Cornerback Carlos Rogers has a club-high 29passes defensed, including an interception. Accord-ing to NFL GSIS, Rogers is tied for first in the NFL inpasses defensed.

Both McIntosh and Rogers are returning from tornanterior cruciate ligaments injuries that ended their2007 seasons and are major reasons for the Redskins’defensive success in 2008.

Against Arizona, Rogers recovered an EdgerrinJames fumble caused by McIntosh, which set up aShaun Suisham field goal. In the second half, Rogersintercepted a Kurt Warner pass and returned it 42yards to the Arizona 15-yard line to set up the Red-skins’ game-winning touchdown.

In week 11 against Dallas, the duo reversed roles.With the Cowboys driving, at the Redskins’ 27-yardline, quarterback Tony Romo threw a pass into thechest of wide receiver Terrell Owens, but the ball

was knocked in the air as a result of a hit by Rogers,and intercepted by McIntosh.

Rogers has been the leader of Washington’s resur-gent pass defense which has steadily climbed thecharts to a No. 7 ranking in the league. The unit hasheld 10 of its 13 opponents to 200 or less yards pass-ing, including New Orleans, Arizona and Philadel-phia, which are ranked first, second and fifth in theleague, respectively, in passing yards.

In the Redskins’ fourth through 10th games, withfellow cornerback Shawn Springs battling a calf in-jury, Rogers was charged with checking seven-timePro Bowl wide receiver Torry Holt, dynamic rookieDeSean Jackson - 10th in the NFC with 775 receivingyards - Browns Pro Bowl wide receiver Braylon Ed-wards, the Lions’ Calvin Johnson - fifth in the NFLwith 971 receiving yards - four-time Pro Bowler HinesWard and six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens

Combined against Rogers and the Redskins, the sixaccounted for 22 catches for 223 yards and one re-ceiving touchdown or an average of 3.7 catches for37.2 yards a game.

In fact, over an eight-game span from weeks 3-11Rogers, Springs and the Redskins defense limitedWard, Johnson, Holt, Jackson, Edwards, Owens(twice) and Anquan Boldin to a total of 32 catchesfor 319 yards, for an average of four catches for 39.9yards.

Three weeks ago against Seattle, the Redskins sec-ondary, consisting of a healthy Springs, Rogers,DeAngelo Hall, Fred Smoot, LaRon Landry and ChrisHorton, limited the Seahawks to 89 net passing yardsand came up with two interceptions (Springs,Landry).

KID IN THE HALLThe Redskins acquired cornerback DeAngelo Hall

on Nov. 8 and he has immediately paid dividends,collecting two interceptions and a fumble recoveryin his first four games with the team. His first camein his Redskins debut, when he picked off Dallas’Tony Romo, and his second came last week againstEli Manning and the Giants.

Hall is tied for second in the NFL with five inter-ceptions, trailing only Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu,who has seven. He is also tied for sixth with 19passes defensed.


Week Two Chris Horton NFC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 14 vs. New OrleansSeptember Chris Horton NFL Defensive Rookie of the MonthWeek Four Chris Horton Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week Sept. 28 at DallasWeek Five Clinton Portis NFC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 5 at PhiladelphiaWeek Five Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 5 at PhiladelphiaWeek Seven Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 19 vs. ClevelandWeek Eight Santana Moss NFC Offensive e Player of the Week Oct. 26 at DetroitWeek Eight Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 26 at DetroitOctober Clinton Portis NFC Offensive Player of the Month

HONORS/AWARDS

Marvin Lewis is in his sixth season as Ben-gals head coach. Only Paul Brown and SamWyche have had longer tenures (eight sea-sons each), or more career victories.

Lewis's record is 43-48-1 in the regular sea-son. He is 12 victories behind Paul Brown (55-59-1) and 21 wins behind Wyche(64-68).

Lewis is the senior head coach inthe AFC North division, based oncurrent tenure with his team.Overall in the NFL, only eightcoaches have longer currenttenures with their teams.

Lewis entered 2007 as the onlyBengals head coach never to expe-rience a losing season, but the '07club got off to an injury-plagued2-6 start and could rally to only a7-9 finish.

Lewis was named Bengals headcoach on Jan. 14, 2003, becomingat the time the eighth African-American tobe named to an NFL head coaching position.In recognition of the 8-8 Bengals being theNFL's most improved team in 2003, Lewis fin-ished second behind Bill Belichick of SuperBowl champion England in Associated Pressvoting for NFL Coach of the Year.

In 2003, when Lewis was hired as the ninthhead coach in Bengals history, he broughtcredentials as a record-setting NFL defensivecoordinator with a Super Bowl championshipring.

In 2002, the season before he joined theBengals, Lewis led the Washington Redskinsto a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving asassistant head coach as well as defensive co-ordinator. He came to the Redskins after sixseasons (1996-2001) as defensive coordinatorwith the Baltimore Ravens, a tenure that in-cluded a Super Bowl victory in the 2000 sea-son.

In the 2000 regular season, Lewis's Balti-more defense set the NFL record for fewestpoints allowed in a 16-game campaign (165),clipping 22 points off the previous mark. Theunit is a regular entry in discussions regard-ing the best NFL defenses of all time.

Lewis had his first NFL assignment from1992-95, as linebackers coach for the Pitts-burgh Steelers. At Pittsburgh, he guided the

careers of Pro Bowl selections Kevin Greene,Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd.The Steelers opportunity came for Lewisafter 11 years in college coaching.

Lewis began his coaching career as line-backers coach at his alma mater, Idaho State,

from 1981-84. ISU's team, alsonicknamed the Bengals, fin-ished 12-1 during Lewis's firstseason and won the NCAA Divi-sion 1-AA championship. From1985-86, Lewis was linebackerscoach at Long Beach State, andhe held the same post at NewMexico from '87-89. In 1990, heaccepted a position coachingoutside linebackers at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, and hejoined the Steelers and theNFL after two seasons at Pitt.

Lewis played LB at IdahoState, earning All-Big Sky Con-

ference honors for three consecutive years(1978-80). He also saw action at quarterbackand free safety during his college career. Hereceived his bachelor's degree in physical ed-ucation from Idaho State in 1981, and earnedhis master's in athletic administration in '82.He was inducted into Idaho State's Hall ofFame in 2001.

Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended FortCherry High School in McDonald, Pa. (nearPittsburgh), where he was an all-conferencequarterback and safety. He also earned highschool letters in wrestling and baseball. Heand his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whit-ney, and a son, Marcus.

PLAYING AND COACHING HISTORY - 1978-80: Played linebacker, quarterback and safetyat Idaho State. 1981-84: Assistant coach (AC),Idaho State. 1985-86: AC, Long Beach State.1987-89: AC, New Mexico. 1990-91: AC, Univ.of Pittsburgh. 1992-95: AC, Pittsburgh Steel-ers. 1996-2001: Defensive coordinator, Balti-more Ravens. 2002: Assistant headcoach/defensive coordinator, WashingtonRedskins. 2003-present: Bengals head coach.


CINCINNATI BENGALS HEAD COACH MARVIN LEWIS

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OFFENSE DEFENSETotal Rush Pass Conf. NFL Total Rush Pass Conf. NFL

Redskins 332.5 133.5 199.1 10-5-10 16-7-19 282.8 95.2 187.7 2-6-3 5-10-7Bengals 233.9 78.4 155.5 16-15-15 32-29-30 348.2 125.8 222.3 11-10-12 24-23-22


The 2008 season has been a difficult one for theCincinnati Bengals, who enter this contest with arecord of 1-11-1.

Franchise quarterback Carson Palmer, sidelinedwith an elbow injury, has participated in only four ofthe team's 14 contests. Leading the team in hisplace is Ryan Fitzpatrick, a fourth-year player out ofHarvard. Fitzpatrick has thrown for 1,512 yards inhis 10 games, which combines with his six touch-downs and nine interceptions to yield a quarterbackrating of 66.9, 29th in the league.

The team is also 29th in the league in rushing at78.4 yards per game. The Bengals’ leading rusher,Cedric Benson, has played in nine games with theteam, accumulating 392 yards and only one touch-down. Benson has not fumbled the ball, however, in145 total touches.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh leads Cincinnati with 89 re-

ceptions for 885 yards and four touchdowns. Peren-nial Pro Bowler Chad Johnson has been hampered byinjuries all year, and has only 50 catches for 507yards. He too has four touchdowns.

The Bengals defense has not offered the offensemuch support. The unit ranks 29th in points allowedper game (26.5), and 24th in yards allowed per game(348.2). They are, however, tied for first (with theBears, Broncos, Colts, and Vikings) in fumbles re-turned for touchdowns, with two. MLB Dhani Jonesleads the team in tackles, with 95, and eight playersshare the team lead for interceptions with one.

Punter Kyle Larson is 31st in the league with a31.9 net average, while kicker Shayne Graham hasconverted 16 of 18 field goal attempts. Glenn Holt is20th in the NFL in kickoff return average (24.1),while Antonio Chatman is 17th in punt return aver-age (7.5).

THE OPPONENT

SERIES SUPERLATIVES

RREEDDSSKKIINNSSPASSINGCOMPLETIONS:23-Joe Theismann, 12/9/79ATTEMPTS: 37-Patrick Ramsey, 11/14/04YARDS: 296-Joe Theismann, 12/9/79TOUCHDOWNS:2- Three players, three times

last, Doug Williams, 12/17/88

RUSHINGRUSHES: 45-Jamie Morris, 12/17/88YARDS: 152-Jamie Morris, 12/17/88TOUCHDOWNS:2-Gerald Riggs, 9/22/91

RECEIVING RECEPTIONS: 13-Art Monk, 12/15/85YARDS: 230-Art Monk, 12/15/85TOUCHDOWNS:2-Clarence Harmon, 12/9/79

Charley Taylor, 10/25/70

DEFENSESACKS: 1-Seven players, eight timeslast, Monte Coleman, Charles Mann, Fred Stokes, Bob Wilson, 9/22/91

INTERCEPTIONS: 1-Six players, six timeslast, Walt Harris and Sean Taylor, 11/14/04

BBEENNGGAALLSSPASSINGCOMPLETIONS:24-Carson Palmer, 11/14/04ATTEMPTS: 39-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85

Carson Palmer, 11/14/04YARDS: 357-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85TOUCHDOWNS:2-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85 and 12/17/88

RUSHINGRUSHES: 31-Rudi Johnson, 11/14/04YARDS: 115-Ickey Woods, 12/17/88TOUCHDOWNS:1-Craig Taylor, 9/22/91

RECEIVING RECEPTIONS: 7-T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 11/14/04YARDS: 115-Eddie Brown, 12/17/88TOUCHDOWNS:2-Rodney Holman12/15/85

DEFENSESACKS 1-Eight players, eight timeslast, Duane Clemons, Robert Geathers, Landon Johnson,Langston Moore, Justin Smith, 11/14/04

INTERCEPTIONS: 1-Seven players, eight timeslast, Kim Herring, Tory James, Brian Simmons, 11/14/04

2008 TEAM RANKINGS

Former Redskins on Bengals• Head Coach Marvin Lewis (Assistant Head

Coach/Defensive Coordinator, 2002)• Linebackers Coach Jeff Fitzgerald (Defen-

sive Assistant, 1998-99)• Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Line-

backers Coach Paul Guenther (Offensive Assis-tant/Quality Control, 2002-03)

• G Andrew Crummey (Practice Squad,2008)

• RB Kenny Watson (2001-02)

Redskins from Ohio• Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith

(Youngstown, OH)• LB Khary Campbell (Toledo, OH)• TE Fred Davis (Toledo, OH)• LB London Fletcher (Cleveland, OH)• DT Anthony Montgomery (Cleveland, OH)

Redskins who went to college in Ohio• Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith

(Miami)• G/T Jason Fabini (Cincinnati)• LB London Fletcher (John Carroll)• CB Shawn Springs (Ohio State)• LB/DE Jason Taylor (Akron)

Bengals from the Washington, D.C. region• LB Darryl Blackstock (Newport News, VA)• DB Chris Crocker (Chesapeake, VA)• K Shayne Graham (Dublin, VA)• LB Dhani Jones (Potomac, MD)• S Chinedum Ndukwe (Charlottesville, VA)

Bengals who went to college in the Washing-ton, D.C. region

• LB Darryl Blackstock (Virginia)• G Andrew Crummey (Maryland)• K Shayne Graham (Virginia Tech)• CB Geoffrey Pope (Howard)

Pro Connections• Bengals Assistant Head Coach/Offensive

Line Paul Alexander coached for the Jets whileRedskins LB Khary Campbell (2002), G/T JasonFabini (1998-2002), WR Santana Moss (2001-02)and G Randy Thomas (1999-2002) played for theJets.

• Bengals Offensive Coordinator BobBratkowski worked with Redskins Head CoachJim Zorn (1997) and Assistant Head Coach/Run-ning Backs Stump Mitchell (1998) in Seattle.While with the Seahwaks, Mitchell also worked

with Bengals Wide Receivers Coach Mike Shep-pard (1999-2000).

• Redskins Secondary Coach Jerry Grayplayed for Bengals Linebackers Coach JeffFitzgerald in Tampa Bay (1993).

• Redskins S Mike Green was a teammate ofBengals RB Cedric Benson in Chicago (2005-06).

• Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall played withBengals DB Chris Crocker (2007) and DE JoshMallard (2006-07) in Atlanta.

• Redskins LB/DE Jason Taylor was a team-mate of Bengals DB Jamar Fletcher in Miami(2001-03).

• Bengals LB Victor Hobson played withRedskins LB Khary Campbell (2003), G/T JasonFabini (2003-05), G Pete Kendall (2004-06) andWR Santana Moss (2003-05) while with the Jets.

• Bengals LB Dhani Jones was a teammateof Redskins DT Cornelius Griffin while with theGiants (2000-03).

• Redskins Tight Ends Coach Rennie Sim-mons coached Bengals TE Reggie Kelly in Atlanta(1999-2002).

• Redskins LB Alfred Fincher played withBengals TE Nate Lawrie in New Orleans (2005-06).

• Redskins OL Justin Geisinger played withBengals DE Antwan Odom in Tennessee (2005-06).

• Redskins WR James Thrash was a team-mate of Bengals G Bobbie Williams in Philadel-phia (2001-03).

College Connections• Redskins Defensive Line Coach John

Palermo worked on the same staff as BengalsDefensive Line Coach Jay Hayes at Wisconsin.

• Redskins DT Kedric Golston played withBengals DE Robert Geathers and T Dennis Rolandat Georgia.

• Redskins LB Rocky McIntosh was a team-mate of Bengals DT Orien Harris at Miami.

• Redskins T Jon Jansen played with Ben-gals LB Dhani Jones at Michigan.

• Redskins CB Fred Smoot and G RandyThomas were teammates with Bengals TE ReggieKelly at Mississippi State.

• Redskins S LaRon Landry played with Ben-gals G Nate Livings at Louisiana State.

• Redskins DE Demetric Evans was a team-mate of Bengals DE Josh Mallard at Georgia.

• Redskins DT Anthony Montgomery playedwith Bengals TE Ben Utecht at Minnesota.


REDSKINS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS

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Redskins Lose 17-10BY GARY FITZGERALD

In a game played on Nov. 14, 2004, Patrick Ramseywas back at the helm of the Redskins' offense andthe third-year quarterback provided a late spark in acomeback from a 17-0 deficit to the Cincinnati Ben-gals. But it wasn't enough.

The Redskins lost 17-10 to the Bengals anddropped to 3-6 on the season.

Head coach Joe Gibbs made the switch from MarkBrunell to Ramsey midway through the second quar-ter. Brunell was 1-of-8 for six yards on the Redskins'first four offensive drives of the game.

"I went over to talk to Mark and I think he under-stood," Gibbs said after the game. "It was one ofthose things where it was my decision and I felt likewe need to make it at that point to give Patrick ashot."

Said Brunell: "It's tough—I've never had to face thisbefore. I was a little bit surprised by the move, butCoach Gibbs has been doing this a long time. Whenhe makes the call, then that's the way it's going tobe."

Ramsey struggled early— he was sacked four timesand intercepted once in the second half— but stillmanaged to guide the Redskins' offense to 10 pointslate in the fourth quarter.

He connected with H-back Chris Cooley for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 2:10 left in the game. TheRedskins' defense stuffed the Bengals on the nextdrive and the offense had one last chance to tie thegame. But Ramsey's deep pass down the left sidelinewas intercepted by Kim Herring, ending the game.

Ramsey finished the game 18-of-37 for 210 yardswith one touchdown and two interceptions.

"We put him in a tough situation," Gibbs said."You're behind and not playing well, so I think youput pressure on yourself. Obviously he threw a fewpoor passes in there— when you're trying to makesomething happen, that's what happens. But I alsofelt like he made some real good plays. He had realpoise."

Added Ramsey: "I think my performance was aver-age. There are some plays that I missed and thingsthat I would have liked to have done. I think early Ifelt rusty. I got loose in the second half and I felt alittle better out there."

The Redskins' defense got the game off to a strongstart. On the first play, Sean Taylor intercepted adeep pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Johnson alongthe right sideline. Taylor leaped up high in the airand caught the ball falling backward.

But the Redskins' offense was unable to gain anymomentum. On the offense's second possession,Brunell was intercepted by linebacker Brian Sim-mons. The turnover helped set up Cincinnati's firsttouchdown, a 1-yard run by running back Rudi John-son.

On the Redskins' next series, Brunell and ClintonPortis led the offense downfield to the Bengals' 36-yard line. The drive stalled and Gibbs decided to gofor it on fourth down. Brunell's pass to Coles fell in-complete and Cincinnati took over.

The Bengals promptly drove downfield on a 13-play, 63-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard touchdownpass from Palmer to tight end Tony Stewart.

Bengals' kicker Shayne Graham added a 41-yardfield goal to push the lead to 17-0 at halftime.

The Redskins' best opportunity in the first halfmay have been in the final minutes when cornerbackWalt Harris intercepted a pass by Bengals' quarter-back Carson Palmer and returned it 31 yards to theBengals' 48-yard line.

Ramsey quickly completed a 19-yard pass over themiddle to Laveranues Coles, putting the Redskins infield goal range. Ramsey was sacked for a 7-yard losson the next play and the drive stalled shortly there-after.

Cincinnati's 17-0 lead held up until the 5-minutemark of the fourth quarter when Ola Kimrin con-nected on a 33-yard field goal.

But the deficit was too much for Ramsey and theRedskins to overcome.


REDSKINS-BENGALS SERIES

The Redskins and Bengals have met seven times inthe regular season, with Washington holding a 4-3advantage.

Cincinnati is 2-1 all-time at home against the Red-skins, while Washington won the last meeting therein 1991. This will be the first meeting in Paul BrownStadium.

The Bengals captured the last matchup, in 2004,by the score of 17-10.

YEAR WINNER SCORE LOCATION1970 Redskins 20-0 Washington1974 Bengals 28-17 Cincinnati1979 Redskins 28-14 Washington1985 Redskins 27-24 Washington1988 Bengals 20-17* Cincinnati1991 Redskins 34-27 Cincinnati2004 Bengals 17-10 Washington* overtime

THE LAST TIME


PORT AUTHORITY

Since entering the National Football League in 2002,Clinton Portis has established himself as one of the pre-mier running backs in football. With 1,260 yards on 266carries this season, Portis currently ranks seventh in ca-reer rushing yards among active players with 8,975 andfourth in rushing touchdowns with 70. His 92.5 rushingyards per game is second among active players, with atleast 30 games played, behind LaDainian Tomlinson’s93.0-yard average, and his 4.5 yards per carry averageranks fourth among league running backs with at least750 career carries.

RRUSHING YUSHING YARDS AMONG AARDS AMONG ACTIVECTIVERRUNNING BAUNNING BACKSCKS

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm YYaarrddss SSeeaassoonnssEdgerrin James Arizona 12,002 10LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego 11,535 8Fred Taylor Jacksonville 11,271 11Warrick Dunn Tampa Bay 10,870 12Jamal Lewis Cleveland 9,905 8Ahman Green Houston 9,045 12CClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 88,,997755 77Ricky Williams Miami 7,664 8

Portis is also rapidly establishing his place in Redskinshistory as he already ranks second in club annals in rush-ing yards and third in rushing attempts and rushing touch-downs, in just his fifth season with the club.

Portis passed Stephen Davis for third place in Redskinshistory for rushing yards in Week 12 against Seattle, andLarry Brown for second place against Baltimore last week.

This season, Portis has also passed Brown and TerryAllen to move into third place in rushing touchdowns inRedskins history with 41. With four more, he would alsotie Stephen Davis for second place all-time in club history.

With 32 rushing yards last week against Baltimore, Por-tis reached the 1,250-yard plateau for the sixth time inseven professional seasons. He became the eighth playerto reach that figure six times in his career, joining WalterPayton (9), Barry Sanders (9), Jim Brown (7), EmmittSmith (7), Eric Dickerson (6), Curtis Martin (6) and LaDain-ian Tomlinson (6). He joined Sanders, Dickerson and Tom-linson as the only to reach 1,250 rushing yards six times intheir first seven seasons.

REDSKINS CREDSKINS CAREER RAREER RUSHING LEADERSUSHING LEADERSPPllaayyeerr YYeeaarrss YYaarrddss RRuusshheess TTDDssJohn Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 7,472 1,998 79CClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss 22000044--pprreesseenntt 55,,887766 11,,441133 4411Larry Brown 1969-76 5,875 1,530 35Stephen Davis 1996-2002 5,790 1,383 45Terry Allen 1995-98 4,086 1,043 37

Portis’ 1,260 yards this season are currently third inthe NFL, while his seven rushing touchdowns are tied for13th in the league and for seventh in the NFC. He is alsothird in the NFL with 1,461 total yards from scrimmage.

Portis’ 71 total first downs lead the league and 31 runsof 10 or more yards are third behind Minnesota’s AdrianPeterson and Atlanta’s Michael Turner.

Portis has also proven to be at his best late in thegame as his 362 rushing yards and 21 rushing first downsin the fourth quarter this season are NFL highs.

Additionally, Portis is one of only six players in leaguehistory to average at least 110.0 scrimmage yards pergame (minimum 80 games). The six players to average atleast 110.0 scrimmage yards per game are either still ac-tive or members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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ALLALL--TIME SCRIMMATIME SCRIMMAGE YGE YARDS PER GARDS PER GAMEAMEPPllaayyeerr AAvveerraaggeeJim Brown + 125.5LaDainian Tomlinson* 123.2Barry Sanders + 118.9CClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss** 111122..00Walter Payton + 111.9Edgerrin James* 110.3(min. 80 games)* Active+ Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

AACTIVE LEADERSCTIVE LEADERSPPllaayyeerr AAvveerraaggeeLaDainian Tomlinson 123.2CClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss 111122..00Edgerrin James 110.3Larry Johnson 103.6Steven Jackson 103.0(min. 50 games)

RRUSHING TOUCHDOUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AMONGWNS AMONGAACTIVE RCTIVE RUNNING BAUNNING BACKSCKS

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm TTDDss SSeeaassoonnssLaDainian Tomlinson San Diego 122 8Edgerrin James Arizona 80 10CClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 7700 77Fred Taylor Jacksonville 62 11Ahman Green Houston 59 11

MOSMOST 1T 100-00-YYARD RARD RUSHING GUSHING GAMESAMESIN REDSKINS HISIN REDSKINS HISTORTORYY

PPllaayyeerr SSeeaassoonnss 110000--yyaarrdd ggaammeessCClliinnttoonn PPoorrttiiss 22000044--pprreesseenntt 2255Larry Brown 1969-76 19John Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 19Stephen Davis 1996-2002 18

With 121 yards rushing against the Dallas Cowboys in a26-24 win on Sept. 28, Portis passed Larry Brown and Hallof Famer John Riggins for most career regular-season100-yard games in a Redskins uniform. He followed thatup with a 145-yard effort against Philadelphia, a 129-yardperformance against the Rams, a 175-yard output versusthe Browns, a 126-yard effort against the Lions and a143-yard game against Seattle to extend his record to 25.For his career, Portis has topped the century mark in acontest on 43 occasions. His teams are 33-10 in suchgames, including an 21-4 mark with the Redskins.


LONDON CALLING

Redskins linebacker London Fletcher earned the nick-name “Bam Bam” as a child because of his fondness forthe Flintstones cartoon and his propensity to ransack hishome. In like manner, Fletcher has terrorized opponentsover the last 11 seasons as one of the NFL’s most consis-tent and productive defensive players. Fletcher has con-tinued that level of play this season as leads theRedskins and is ninth in the NFL in tackles. Also, Fletcherhas now opened 132 straight league contests, a figurewhich ranks sixth among active players.

Last season, his first in the nation’s capital, the 5-foot-10, 245-pound Fletcher was named a first-alternateto the Pro Bowl after starting all 17 of the team’s gamesand leading the Redskins with 164 tackles.

Fletcher anchored the Rams’ defense from his middlelinebacker spot in 1999, leading the team in tackles with138. While St. Louis’ offense received much of the atten-tion on the team’s way to winning Super Bowl XXXIV, thedefense ranked sixth in the league overall and firstagainst the run. Fletcher is one of three current Redskinsplayers to have been a part of a Super Bowl winner.

Fletcher enjoyed four seasons in St. Louis, leading theRams in tackles from 1999-2001, before joining Buffalofrom 2002-06. He led the Bills in tackles all five seasonsand continued that streak last year in Washington.

With 106 tackles, this season is the 10th straight inwhich Fletcher has recorded at least 100 tackles, datingback to 1999 when he was in his second season with theSt. Louis Rams. That streak is topped only by TampaBay’s Derrick Brooks and Kansas City’s Donnie Edwards,who have reached the plateau in 12 consecutive cam-paigns.

Among active players Fletcher ranks fifth with 1,668career tackles behind Derrick Brooks, Ray Lewis, ZachThomas and Junior Seau. In fact, since the start of thisdecade, no player has amassed more tackles thanFletcher.

LEADING TLEADING TAACKLERS THIS DECCKLERS THIS DECADEADE

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm TTaacckklleessLLoonnddoonn FFlleettcchheerr WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 11,,222233Zach Thomas Dallas 1,174Donnie Edwards Kansas City 1,140Brian Urlacher Chicago 1,041Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay 1,036Ray Lewis Baltimore 1,026

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HITS KEEP ON COMING

WWashingtashington Ron Redskins Named tedskins Named to All-o All-RRookie Tookie Team (on the current roseam (on the current rostter)er)PPllaayyeerr PPoossiittiioonn YYeeaarrLLaaRRoonn LLaannddrryy SSaaffeettyy 22000077Chris Cooley Tight End 2004Fred Smoot Cornerback 2001Chris Samuels Tackle 2000 Jon Jansen Tackle 1999

As a rookie in 2007, LaRon Landry recorded 97 tackles,1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery en route to beingnamed to the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team. He becamethe first Redskins rookie defensive player to start all 16regular season games since Champ Bailey did so in 1999and concluded his first National Football League cam-paign with two interceptions in the playoff contest atSeattle last January.

Recognized as one of the rising stars in the NationalFootball League, Landry compiled seven tackles, one passdefensed and a half-sack in the regular season openeragainst the New York Giants. His performance promptedPro Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden, who wasbroadcasting the game for NBC in front of a nationally-televised audience, to laud the Redskins’ top pick (sixthoverall) in the 2007 NFL Draft:

“This guy is going to be a superstar in this league…andbefore it is all over he is going to be a very specialplayer.”

In the Redskins’ home opener in week two, Landryfaced his childhood team – the New Orleans Saints andled the Redskins to a 29-24 win with four tackles and twopasses defensed, including a touchdown-saving deflectionof a Drew Brees attempt to Devery Henderson in thefourth quarter.

Landry, whose brother Dawan is a safety for the Balti-more Ravens, followed that up with seven tackles and apass defensed in the Redskins’ week three win over theArizona Cardinals.

In week six against St. Louis, Landry recorded fourtackles, three passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Hefollowed that against Cleveland with nine tackles and apass defensed and, in week eight against Detroit, Landryregistered two tackles, a forced fumble and a pass de-fensed. In week 12, against Seattle, Landry recordedfour tackles, including one for a loss, and registered twopasses defensed, including an interception that he re-turned 13 yards to set up a Redskins touchdown.

Last week against Baltimore, Landry was responsiblefor two second-half turnovers as he intercepted a JoeFlacco pass late in the third quarter and then forced aWillis McGahee fumble in the fourth quarter, which wasrecovered by teammate DeAngelo Hall. The turnovers ledto all 10 of Washington’s points on the night.

Landry’s 61 tackles are fourth on the team, while his11 passes defensed are second. He has also registeredtwo interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recov-ery and a half-sack.

NFLNFL’S IR’S IRONMENONMEN

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm SSttrraaiigghhtt SSttaarrttssBrett Favre New York Jets 266Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay 205Jon Runyan Philadelphia 189Peyton Manning Indianapolis 173Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 148LLoonnddoonn FFlleettcchheerr WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 113311


On the season Chris Cooley is second behind KansasCity’s Tony Gonzalez among NFL tight ends with 67 recep-tions, and third behind Gonzalez and Dallas’ Jason Wittenwith 713 receiving yards and 38 first-down receptions.Additionally, Cooley is fourth behind Oakland’s ZachMiller, Houston’s Owen Daniels and Witten for the mostreceptions of 25 or more yards among tight ends withfour.

In addition to making his mark as one of the most pro-ductive players at his position in Redskins history, Cooleyhas established himself as one the NFL’s premier tightends. His 261 catches and 3,007 receiving yards since thestart of the 2005 season both rank fourth among tightends over that span, trailing the totals of Tony Gonzalez,Jason Witten and Antonio Gates. His 22 touchdowns arethird among tight ends over the last three seasons, be-hind Gates and Dallas Clark. Since entering the league in2004, Cooley also ranks tied for second with Clark in

MOSMOST TOUCHDOT TOUCHDOWNS BWNS BY TIGHT ENDSY TIGHT ENDSSINCE 200SINCE 20044

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm TToouucchhddoowwnnssAntonio Gates San Diego 47CChhrriiss CCoooolleeyy WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 2288Dallas Clark Indianapolis 27Alge Crumpler Tennessee 25Tony Gonzalez Kansas City 25

MOSMOST YT YARDS AFTER CARDS AFTER CAATTCH AMONGCH AMONGTIGHT ENDS SINCE 200TIGHT ENDS SINCE 20044

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm YYAACCCChhrriiss CCoooolleeyy WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 11,,771133Tony Gonzalez Kansas City 1,583Jason Witten Dallas 1,561Antonio Gates San Diego 1,550Alge Crumpler Tennessee 1,234

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONSAMONG AAMONG ACTIVECTIVE NFLNFL TTAACKLESCKLES

PPllaayyeerr TTeeaamm SSeeaassoonnss PPrroo BBoowwllssWalter Jones Seattle 11 8 (1999, 2001-07)

Orlando Pace St. Louis 11 7 (1999-2005)

CChhrriiss SSaammuueellss WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 88 55 ((22000011--0022,, 0055--0077))

Willie Anderson Cincinnati, Balt. 12 4 (2003-06)

Flozell Adams Dallas 10 4 (2003-04, 06-07)

Since Redskins left tackle Chris Samuels entered theleague in 2000, the Alabama product has embedded him-self as the team’s franchise left tackle. The No. 3 overallpick in the 2000 NFL Draft has proven to be a consistentand durable anchor of the Redskins’ offensive line.Samuels has started all but one game since the beginningof the 2004 season and has missed only five contests inhis eight-year career. Since he joined the Redskins’ offen-sive line in 2000, the unit’s 302 sacks allowed is thefourth-fewest total in the NFC, behind Green Bay (211),the New York Giants (280) and New Orleans (293). The 6-foot-5, 317-pound Samuels made his fifth trip to the ProBowl following the 2007 season, his third straight selec-tion. That total ranks third among current NFL tackles be-hind only 11-year veterans Walter Jones and OrlandoPace, who have both gone eight and seven times, respec-tively.

Playing in his ninth season, Samuels is also already oneof the most decorated players in Redskins annals. Sincethe AFC-NFC Pro Bowl format was created, coincidingwith the merger in 1970, Samuels’ five Pro Bowl berthsare tied for the third-most in franchise history, behindonly Darrell Green and Ken Houston, who each had sevenselections (Charley Taylor was selected to four NFL All-Star Games and three Pro Bowls and Len Hauss was se-lected to three NFL All-Star Games and three Pro Bowls).

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONSBBY REDSKINSY REDSKINS

PPllaayyeerr SSeelleeccttiioonnss SSeeaassoonnssDarrell Green 7 1984, 86-87, 90-91, 96-97Ken Houston 7 1973-79Chris Hanburger* 5 1972-76CChhrriiss SSaammuueellss 55 22000011--0022,, 0055--0077Champ Bailey 4 2000-03Gary Clark 4 1986-87, 90-91Russ Grimm 4 1983-86Ken Harvey 4 1994-97Joe Jacoby 4 1983-86Charley Taylor* 4 1970-73

* Does not include NFL All-Star Game selections prior to 1970 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl creation, coinciding with the merger.

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WATCHING THE BLIND SIDE

touchdowns among tight ends with 28, behind Gates.Cooley earned his first Pro Bowl berth following the

2007 season. In his fourth year out of Utah State, Cooleyled the team in receptions for the second straight seasonwith 66, and also registered a team and career-high eighttouchdown grabs. Cooley’s 786 receiving yards were sec-ond on the club behind Santana Moss’ 808.

Also in 2007, the 6-foot-3, 249-pound Cooley startedall 16 regular season games for the fourth straight sea-son. He has been active in all 77 of the Redskins’ contestssince joining the team in 2004 and has made a receptionin 69 consecutive regular-season games.

In his second NFL season, in 2005, Cooley set the clubrecord for receptions by a tight end in a single year whenhe caught 71 passes for 774 yards.

Cooley, who is the first tight end in NFL history tocatch at least six touchdowns in his first four seasons, hasalso demonstrated his speed and athletic ability to runwith the ball as evidenced by his 1,713 yards after catch(YAC), the most among NFL tight ends since he enteredthe league in 2004.

COLD PLAY


TAYLOR MADE ADDITION

The Redskins traded with the Miami Dolphins for six-time Pro Bowl linebacker/defensive end Jason Taylor onJuly 20, 2008, bringing one of the NFL’s most feared de-fenders to Washington. Taylor joins Andre Carter to formone of the most dangerous pass-rushing tandems in theleague. Taylor and Carter are one of two sets of currentNFL teammates who both registered double-digit sack to-tals in 2007. Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware and Greg Ellis is theother.

Before missing a game at the Dallas Cowboys on Sept.28, following a necessary medical procedure on his leftcalf to remove blood and avoid possible nerve damage onSept. 22, Taylor had opened 133 consecutive games, dat-ing back to 1999, which was the seventh-longest streakamong active players.

The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Taylor has been one of the Na-tional Football League’s premier defensive players for the

past 11+ seasons. The Pittsburgh native has been selectedto six Pro Bowls (2000, 2002, 2004-07), including the lastfour in a row. He recorded his first sack as a Redskin onSept. 14 against the Saints, the 118th of his career, whichis the most among all active NFL players and ranks 14thall-time in NFL history.

Additionally, Taylor’s 101.5 sacks this decade are aleague high, 12.5 more than Michael Strahan’s 89, and22.5 more than any other active player (Leonard Littleand John Abraham, 80). Taylor also has demonstrated apropensity for getting his hands on the football as his 41forced fumbles are six more than any other current NFLplayer (Dwight Freeney 35) and the most since the statis-tic began being tracked in 1991. He has also recovered 26fumbles, five of which he returned for touchdowns, tiedfor the most in NFL history, while his eight career touch-downs are the most by an NFL defensive lineman since the1970 merger.

Originally a third-round draft choice out of the Univer-sity of Akron in 1997, Taylor was named the 2006 Associ-ated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the 2007Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.

In 2007, Taylor recorded 11 sacks, his sixth season withdouble-digit sacks. He also logged four forced fumbles,three fumble recoveries and an interception, which he re-turned 36 yards for a touchdown. In 2006, when Taylorwas recognized as the league’s best defender, he notched62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, 10 forced fum-bles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, bothof which he returned for touchdowns.

NFLNFL’S ALL’S ALL--TIME STIME SAACK LEADERSCK LEADERS

RRAANNKK PPLLAAYYEERR YYEEAARRSS GGAAMMEESS SSAACCKKSS1. Bruce Smith 1985-2003 207 2002. Reggie White 1985-98, 2000 232 1983. Kevin Greene 1985-99 212 1604. Chris Doleman 1985-99 232 150.55. Michael Strahan 1993-2007 216 141.56. Richard Dent 1983-97 203 137.5

John Randle 1990-2003 219 137.58. Leslie O’Neal 1986, 1988-1999 196 132.5

Lawrence Taylor 1981-93 184# 132.510. Rickey Jackson 1981-95 227 12811. Derrick Thomas 1989-99 169 126.512. Simeon Rice 1996-2007 174 12213. Clyde Simmons 1986-2000 236 121.51144.. JJAASSOONN TTAAYYLLOORR 11999977--ccuurrrreenntt 118822 11118815. Sean Jones 1984-96 201 11316. Greg Townsend 1983-94 190 109.517. Pat Swilling 1986-98 185 107.518. Trace Armstrong 1989-2003 211 10619. Neil Smith 1988-2000 191 104.5

Kevin Carter 1995-current 221 104.521. Jim Jeffcoat 1983-97 227 102.522. Charles Haley 1986-99 169 100.5

William Fuller 1986-98 194 100.524. Andre Tippett 1982-93 151 100

#Played in 16 games before sacks became official.

MOSMOST CT CAREER SAREER SAACKSCKSAMONG AAMONG ACTIVE PLACTIVE PLAYERSYERS

PPLLAAYYEERRPPLLAAYYEERR YYEEAARRSSYYEEAARRSS SSAACCKKSSSSAACCKKSSJJAASSOONN TTAAYYLLOORR 11999977--22000088((1122)) 111188Kevin Carter 1995-2008(14) 103.5Willie McGinest 1994-2008(15) 85Trevor Pryce 1997-2008(12) 83.5La'Roi Glover 1996-2008(13) 83Joey Porter 1999-2008(10) 82Leonard Little 1998-2008(11) 80.5John Abraham 2000-2008(9) 80Patrick Kerney 1999-2008(10) 77.5Greg Ellis 1998-2008(11) 74Jevon Kearse 1998-2008(10) 72

MOSMOST ST SAACKS IN THE NFL THIS DECCKS IN THE NFL THIS DECADEADE(2000-08)

PPLLAAYYEERR 0000 0011 0022 0033 0044 0055 0066 0077 0088 TTOOTTAALL11.. JJAASSOONN TTAAYYLLOORR 1144..55 88..55 1188..55 1133..00 99..55 1122..00 1133..55 1111..00 11..00 110011..552. Michael Strahan 9.5 22.5 11.0 18.5 4.0 11.5 3.0 9.0 retired 89.03. John Abraham 4.5 13.0 10.0 6.0 9.5 10.5 4.0 10.0 12.5 80

Leonard Little 5.0 14.5 12.0 12.5 7.0 9.5 13.0 1.0 5.5 80.0Joey Porter 10.5 9.0 9.0 5.0 7.0 10.5 7.0 5.5 16.5 80.0

6. Simeon Rice 7.5 11.0 15.5 15.0 12.0 14.0 2.0 1.0 retired 78.07. Patrick Kerney 2.5 12.0 10.5 6.5 13.0 6.5 4.5 14.5 3.0 75.0

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Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell,a native of Taylorsville, Miss., is continuing his pro-gression under Head Coach Jim Zorn, while learningthe nuances of the West Coast Offense.

Overall for the season, Campbell has completed262-of-415 pass attempts (63.1%) for 2,778 yards,with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions, for apasser rating of 85.4.

Campbell ranks second in the NFL in interceptionpercentage (1.4) and is the 14th-rated passer in theleague. He ranks 10th in attempts, 10th in comple-tions, 12th in completion percentage and 13th inyards.

In the Redskins’ game against Pittsburgh on Nov.3, Campbell threw his first interception of the sea-son after going 271 straight pass attempts withoutone, dating back to last year. It was a franchiserecord, and the fifth-longest streak in NFL history.

The true test of a quarterback comes in thefourth quarter, and this has been when Campbellhas been at his best. He ranks ninth in the NFL infourth quarter passing efficiency as he has com-pleted 72-of-112 passes (64.3%) for 846 yards andfour touchdowns and two interceptions for a passerrating of 91.6. In the final three weeks of Septem-ber, Campbell posted quarterback ratings of 108.4,112.2, and 104.1, the first time a Redskins quarter-back has had three-straight games with a passer rat-ing higher than 100.0 since Mark Rypien did it ingames 13-15 in 1991.

He posted a career-high 127.4 passer rating in aweek eight victory at Detroit. Campbell completed23-of-28 for 328 yards and a 50-yard touchdown toSantana Moss.

SOUTHERN COMFORT GATHER NO MOSS

With 61 catches for 876 yards and five touch-downs through 13 contests, Redskins wide receiverSantana Moss is on pace for his third 1,000-yard re-ceiving season of his career. He also accomplishedthe feat in 2003 as a member of the New York Jets,and in 2005 when he went on the Pro Bowl. He isalso on pace for his second 75-catch season, whichhe accomplished in 2005.

Moss’ receiving yardage total is 15th in the NFLand eighth in the NFC, while his 61 catches areeight among NFC wide receivers. His five touchdowncatches are tied for ninth in the conference.

With a touchdown in the first three weeks of theseason, Moss extended a streak dating back to lastseason of catching a scoring pass in six consecutivegames, including playoffs. It tied a Redskins recordheld by Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell, who did it in1964, and is the second-longest streak of Moss’s ca-reer behind the seven straight games he did it fromOct. 12-Nov. 23, 2003.

His touchdown receptions in weeks two, threeand seven against New Orleans, Arizona and Cleve-land each came in the fourth quarter and proved tobe the deciding margin in Redskins victories.

Likewise, Moss’ 80-yard punt return for a touch-down in the fourth-quarter against Detroit put theRedskins up 22-10 in an eventual 25-17 victory. Itwas only his second return on the season. That fol-lowed a 50-yard touchdown reception by Moss in thethird quarter, his third reception of at least 50 yardsthis season, which is tied for the fifth-most in theNFL. For his efforts, Moss was named NFC SpecialTeams Player of the Week.

Washington defensive tackle Kedric Golston(right ankle), linebacker Marcus Washington (leftankle sprain) and cornerback Shawn Springs (leftcalf strain) all missed last week’s game against Bal-timore. Golston is expected to return this weekagainst Cincinnati.

In the Ravens contest, tackle Chris Samuels suf-fered a triceps tear and is likely out for the season.Also in the game, offensive lineman JustinGeisinger injured his left knee, defensive tackleCornelius Griffin suffered an abdominal strain,safety Chris Horton sustained a stinger and rightshoulder injury, while tackle Jon Jansen suffered aleft MCL sprain and tight end Todd Yoder sprainedhis left knee.

Defensive end Andre Carter (right foot), line-backer London Fletcher (left foot) and runningback Clinton Portis (left knee) have all playedthrough injuries in recent weeks.

INJURY UPDATE

JIM ZORN - Head CoachGREG BLACHE - Defensive CoordinatorSHERMAN SMITH – Offensive CoordinatorHARRISON BERNSTEIN – Strength & ConditioningJOE BUGEL – Offensive LineBOBBY CRUMPLER - Strength & ConditioningJERRY GRAY - Secondary-CornerbacksJOHN HASTINGS - Head Strength & ConditioningSTAN HIXON - Wide ReceiversSTEVE JACKSON - Passing Game/SafetiesBILL KHAYAT – Offensive Quality ControlCHRIS MEIDT – Offensive AssistantSTUMP MITCHELL – Asst. Head Coach/Running BacksKIRK OLIVADOTTI - LinebackersJOHN PALERMO – Defensive LineRENNIE SIMMONS - Tight EndsARTHUR SMITH - Defensive Quality ControlDANNY SMITH - Special Teams

COACHING STAFF


WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE REDSKINS

Jason Campbell

“I am smitten with Jason Campbell.”-Peter King, Sports Illustrated

“If you haven’t found a spot on the Jason Campbellbandwagon, I’ve started a waiting list.”-Matt Mosely, ESPN.com

“I have just been really impressed with him. Whenyou sit down and talk to him, he is a guy you cheerfor; he seems very comfortable, very confident.”-Daryl Johnston, Fox Sports

“Jason Campbell has played as well as anybody hasin the NFL at his position. He’s thrown for goodnumbers. He’s got no turnovers. He’s big, strongand able to move out of the pocket and make throwsdown field. He’s brought his team back whenthey’ve been down. I’ve been very impressed withJason Campbell’s play.”-Bill Cowher, CBS Sports

“I’ve seen his game ascending. He can make everythrow a quarterback has to have, the tough stickthrow, the deep out, the seam route. He has greatanticipation. I thought he’d become a rock-solidquarterback. That it’s happened this quickly is re-ally a tribute to Jim Zorn.”-Ron Jaworski - ESPN

London Fletcher

“He is the kind of guy who is going to be all over thefield. He has got a nose for the ball.”-Jon Runyan, T Philadelphia Eagles

“He is one of those guys who doesn’t have the mea-surables. He is not is not 6’4”, 250 pounds and run4.5 40. He is smart as heck and he has seen justabout anything. There are few teams who have theluxury of having a guy in the middle who you are notgoing to fool. A lot of people talk about Lofa Tatupu,but I think London is the original Lofa Tatupu. Hehas been in the league longer. He has that knock onhim that he is not big enough, not fast enough, buthe always seems to be the guy coming out from thebottom of the pile. I like guys who might have aknock on them, but they make up for that with theirpreparation, their study and their passion for thegame. You can see that with London and the way heplays.”-Daryl Johnston, Fox Sports

LaRon Landry

“When I watch tape of the Skins defense, I amamazed at Landry’s play. He has great range andplays the game with incredible toughness. He is allover the field and has the instincts to anticipate thethrow. He is best when he is coming on the blitz.When the Skins put him in the box, he plays the

game like a linebacker. What people forget aboutRonnie Lott was his ability to play corner and theathletic skills he possessed. Lott was a rare one-of-a-kind player and although Landry does not haveLott’s man-to-man skills, he does play with the sametype of physical intensity.”-Michael Lombardi, National Football Post

Santana Moss

“(Santana Moss) is a really great receiver. This guy’sa pro bowl receiver.”-Wade Phillips, Head Coach Dallas Cowboys

“Santana Moss is a very good player. You’ve got tostay as deep as you can because you know he has theability to beat you with the pass.”-Patrick Watkins, S Dallas Cowboys

Clinton Portis

“He will rise to the occasion when challenged and isa very competitive running back with or without theball. Week in or week out, there are not many backswho play as hard. He is a talented runner who,when called upon to carry the load, can do it.”-Charley Casserly

“Clinton Portis is the league MVP through fiveweeks.”-Adam Schein, Fox Sports

“I think the guy's unbelievable. He works his tail off.I don't think the fans get a true appreciation for howhard he works without the ball in his hands. I neversee him take plays off."-Troy Aikman, Fox Sports

“If you want to stay on the field, you have to able tounderstand protections and be able to block. He isone of the best that I have seen. There are a few ofthem out there that are real good and Clinton is def-initely at the top of the list. He has great tech-nique. He strikes a blow and he is not intimidatedby anybody. He takes pride in it. He honestly seemslike he enjoys being the guy who allows the quarter-back to make a throw down the field.”-Daryl Johnston, Fox Sports

Mike Sellers

“Mike Sellers has linebackers running from him, sothe running lanes have been there.”-Clinton Ports, RB Washington Redskins

Jim Zorn

"Jim Zorn is the best quarterback coach in the NFLand when it comes to who is second, it’s not evenclose."-Phil Simms, CBS Sports


POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN

QUARTERBACKS (3), RETURNING STARTERS (1)Starter Jason Campbell has completed 262-of-415

passes (63.1%) for 2,778 yards with 11 touchdowns and sixinterceptions for a passer rating of 85.4. In Week Two, ina 29-24 victory over New Orleans, Campbell hit on 24-of-36 for 321 yards and a career-long 67-yard touchdownpass to Santana Moss with 3:29 remaining in the game,which proved to be the winning margin. In the fourthquarter, he rallied the Redskins from an 11-point deficitby completing 8-of-9 passes (his last eight passing at-tempts) for 165 yards and one touchdown with a passerrating of 155.8. In week seven, Campbell’s 18-yard touch-down pass to Santana Moss helped seal the 14-11 victoryover the Browns. The following week, Campbell’s 328-yard one touchdown performance helped solidify the 25-17 victory in Detroit. Campbell helped the Redskins snapa two-game losing streak by throwing for 206 yards and atouchdown against the Seahawks. The Washington signalcaller picked up another 32 yards on the ground, includinga 17-yard scamper up the middle.

Veteran Todd Collins serves as the backup. In the pre-season, Collins completed 33-of-47 (70.2%) for 260 yardswith one touchdown and one interception. Collins steppedin for an injured Campbell in the team’s 13th game lastyear (vs. Chicago, 12/6) and led the Redskins to four con-secutive wins and a playoff berth, despite not havingstarted a game in 10 years. His performance against theBears earned Collins NFC Offensive Player of the Weekhonors after he completed 15-of-20 passing attempts for224 yards, two touchdowns and a career-high quarterbackrating of 144.6.

The Redskins added depth at the position in the offsea-son by selecting Colt Brennan in the sixth round (168thoverall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Brennan enjoyed a deco-rated collegiate career at Hawaii, breaking 31 NCAArecords in his three years. He finished his career 1,115-of-1,584 for 14,193 yards, with 131 touchdowns and 42 inter-ceptions, while playing in 38 games with 35 starts.

Brennan made a strong entrance into the National Foot-ball League this past preseason, amassing a 109.9 presea-son rating by going 36-of-53 for 411 yards with threetouchdowns and zero interceptions.

RUNNING BACKS (4), RETURNING STARTERS (2)Clinton Portis has carried 266 times for 1260 yards and

seven touchdowns thus far this season, his fifth with theRedskins and seventh overall in what has been a highly-productive career. Portis crossed the 100-yard barrier forthe fifth straight week, running the ball 24 times for 126yards against the Lions. Portis’ 1260 rushing yards arethird in the NFL. Portis also ranks third in the league inyards from scrimmage (1461) and first downs (62). Portis’toughness was on full display against the Seahawks. Aftermissing most the week with an injured knee, Portistorched the Seattle defense for 143 yards on 29 carries. Inweek 11 against the Cowboys, Portis’ 68-yard performanceput him above the 1,000-yard barrier for the sixth time in

his career. Two weeks later, against the Ravens, Portiscrossed the 125-yard barrier for the sixth time in his ca-reer. In week five, Portis carried the ball 29 times for 145yards and one touchdown against an Eagle defense thatwas ranked number one in the NFL against the run. Inweek four, a 26-24 win at Dallas, Portis ran the ball 21times for 121 yards. Portis holds a Redskins record with24 100-yard rushing games.

Ladell Betts serves as the primary backup to Portis andhas rushed 51 times for 170 yards. In week six, Bettsamassed 32 yards on seven carries. He picked up his firsttouchdown of the season, a one-yard plunge, against theSeahawks. Betts is in his seventh season with the Redskinsafter playing in all 16 regular season games and one post-season contest in 2007. In 2006, when he started ninecontests for an injured Portis, Betts racked up 1,154 yardson the ground and another 445 through the air.

Fullback Mike Sellers is in his ninth NFL season andeighth with the Redskins following a 2007 campaign thatsaw him play in 14 games, with 12 starts. A solid runblocker, reliable pass-catching target and short-yardagerunner, Sellers finished last season with 26 rushes for 78yards and two touchdowns, along with 17 receptions for117 yards and one touchdown, and nine special teamstackles. Sellers’ bone-jarring blocks have helped fellowback Clinton Portis become one of the league’s leadingrushers. The Redskins fullback got his first taste of theendzone week 11 against Dallas, catching a 2-yard touch-down pass from quarterback Jason Campbell.

In his seventh season, Rock Cartwright provides a valu-able third option at running back. In 2007, Cartwrightplayed in 15 regular season games (inactive at New Eng-land on 10/28) and appeared in one postseason contest.In 104 career games, he has rushed for 660 rushing yardson 150 carries (4.4 avg.) for six touchdowns, and has ac-cumulated 32 receptions for 313 yards (9.8 avg.) and onetouchdown.

WIDE RECEIVERS (5), RETURNING STARTERS (2)So far this season Santana Moss has 61 receptions for

876 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-win-ning 67-yard reception against New Orleans. With a 53-yard reception at Dallas, Moss secured the 15th receptionof at least 50 yards in his career. After catching a 12-yardtouchdown pass from Jason Campbell in the opener and a17-yard touchdown pass against Arizona, Moss registered aTD catch in six consecutive contests, including playoffs,tying a franchise record set by Bobby Mitchell in 1964.Moss is currently ranked seventh in the NFC in receivingyards and receptions. Moss caught four passes for 75yards, including an 18-yard touchdown grab which helpedseal the 14-11 victory over the Browns. The next week,against Detroit, Moss pulled in nine catches for 140 yardsand one touchdown. Moss showed off his quickness week12 against the Seahawks, catching four passes for 72yards, including a 24-yard grab which help set up a ShaunSuisham field goal.


Alongside Moss is seven-year veteran Antwaan RandleEl, who is in his third season with the Redskins. Randle Elhas added 48 receptions on the year for 557 yards and twotouchdowns. Randle El led all Redskins receivers in week6, grabbing five passes for 87 yards, including a 29-yarder.He has also completed three passes on the year, one an18-yard touchdown to Chris Cooley against the Eagles. Inhis career, Randle El has completed 20 of 25 passes forfour touchdowns and zero interceptions. Randle El hasrushed 78 times for 436 yards in his career. In week 14,against the Ravens, Randle El led all Redskins receiverswith 5 catches for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Twelve-year veteran James Thrash adds experience anddepth to the group. Thrash registered his first touchdowncatch of the season in the 26-24 victory in Dallas. Through14 weeks, he has caught eight passes for 73 yards. Thrashhas appeared in 162 career games, and owns 289 careerreceptions for 3,638 yards (12.6 avg.) and 22 touchdowns.

Adding a spark to the receiving corps is top draft choiceDevin Thomas, who was chosen 34th overall. In his finalyear at Michigan State, Thomas set a school record with79 receptions, led the Big Ten with 1,260 receiving yards,led the Spartans with eight touchdowns, and establishedMichigan State records with 2,590 all-purpose yards. Hemade his NFL debut against the Giants in the seasonopener and caught one pass for five yards. Thomas addeda 16-yard rush against the Cardinals. The rookie receiverscored his first touchdown week 13 against the Giants,taking a reverse 29 yards and giving the Redskins theironly score of the afternoon. Thomas continued to in-crease his role in the Redskins offense in week 14 againstthe Ravens, catching three passes for 26 yards.

Fellow second-round draft pick Malcolm Kelly (51stoverall) had arthroscopic left knee surgery on August 5and played in his first contest against the Saints, register-ing one catch for six yards. After missing five straightgames due to injury, Kelly returned to the lineup week 12in Seattle, grabbing two passes for 12 yards.

TIGHT ENDS (3), RETURNING STARTERS (1)Fresh off his first Pro Bowl selection, Chris Cooley is in

his fifth year with the Redskins looking to repeat his per-formance from last season. In week five against the Ea-gles, Cooley exploded for 8 catches and 109 yards,including an 18-yard touchdown grab. In the win over theSaints, Cooley had five catches for 72 yards, including akey 23-yard reception in the fourth quarter with the Red-skins facing 2nd-and-22 from their own six-yard line.Washington eventually scored a touchdown on the drive topull within two points. Cooley followed that up with a 7-catch, 75-yard performance in the victory over Arizona.Cooley added four catches and 28 yards in a divisionalmatchup with the Dallas Cowboys. Against Detroit, Cooleyhauled in six catches for 74 yards, including a 19-yarderfrom quarterback Jason Campbell. Cooley continued to bea reliable target for Campbell, catching eight balls for 78yards against the Steelers. In week 13 against the Giants,Cooley led the team six receptions for 71 yards. Through14 weeks, Cooley has 67 catches 713 yards and one touch-down. Cooley’s 67 catches tie him for fourth in the NFC.

Reliable nine-year veteran Todd Yoder is in his thirdseason with the Redskins as the second tight end. He

caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Jason Campbellagainst Arizona. In his career, Yoder has appeared in 115career games with 13 starts during which time he hashauled in 44 career receptions for 451 yards (10.3 avg.)and five touchdowns.

The Redskins added a dynamic athlete at the tight endposition with the addition of second-round draft pick FredDavis, the 48th overall selection, who finished his careerat Southern California with 117 receptions for 1,408 yardsand 13 touchdowns. In 2007, Davis started 13 games as asenior and caught 62 passes for 881 yards and eight touch-downs, all of which were team highs. Davis won the 2007Mackey Award, given annually to the most outstandingtight end in college football. He made his NFL debutagainst the Saints and registered one catch for six yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE (9), RETURNING STARTERS (5)After three games with the same starting lineup to

open the season, 10-year veteran Jon Jansen stepped intothe starting lineup at right tackle and helped the offen-sive line pave the way for Clinton Portis’ 21 carry 121-yardperformance. Having started 122 of 125 career gameswith the Redskins, Jansen has been with the team for thetop three single-season rushing performances in club his-tory (Clinton Portis, 1,516 in 2005; Stephen Davis, 1,432 in2001; Stephen Davis, 1,405 in 1999), and is the longest-tenured member of the club.

Jansen and the rest of the line helped pave the way for203 rushing yards against the Philadelphia run defensethat was previously ranked first in the NFL. Their blockinghas Clinton Portis sitting third in the NFL in rushing yards(1260).

Left tackle Chris Samuels earned his fifth Pro Bowl se-lection following the 2007 season and anchors the unit.Veteran Pete Kendall is the left guard and provides the of-fensive line with stability and toughness. Kendall, who hasstarted 185-of-186 career games, came to the Redskins onAugust 24, 2007 and immediately made an impact, helpingRB Clinton Portis rush for 1,262 yards on the year.

Randy Thomas is in his 10th NFL season, and fifth withthe Redskins, as the team’s right guard. In his career,Thomas has started 138 career games, and has helpedpave the way for such notable rushers as Clinton Portisand Curtis Martin. In 2005, Thomas was part of the Red-skins offensive line that assisted Portis in setting a clubrecord with 1,516 rushing yards and nine 100-yard games.

Center Casey Rabach is in his fourth season with theRedskins and eighth overall, after coming off a 2007 cam-paign in which he played in and started 15 regular seasongames at center. He missed one game with an injuredgroin vs. Arizona, 10/21. Rabach has appeared in 102 reg-ular season contests with 83 starts, along with four post-season games with three starts. In week seven Rabachwas responsible for blocking 350-pound defensive tackleShaun Rogers. Rabach and the rest of the offensive linecreated holes which lead to Clinton Portis’ 175 yards rush-ing (6.5 ypc) against the Browns.

Right tackle Stephon Heyer had a breakout rookie sea-son as an undrafted free agent in 2007, playing in 12 regu-lar season games with five starts. He was just one of twoundrafted free agents to make the Redskins opening dayroster and provided depth at both tackle spots. Heyer


made his return to the staring lineup in week eight, fillingin for injured left tackle Chris Samuels. Heyer was onceagain called into action during week 14 against theRavens, seeing time at both left and right tackle.

Eleven-year veteran Jason Fabini served as a long-timeNFL starter and is his second season with the Redskins as avaluable reserve. Fabini saw time at left tackle againstthe Rams after Chris Samuels left the game with a kneeinjury. In 2007, Fabini played in all 16 regular-seasongames with 13 starts (most since 2004) and one postsea-son contest. He proved his versatility by playing guard forthe injured Randy Thomas after having played tackle formost of his career. In his career, he has played in 149 reg-ular season games, with 127 starts.

Selected in the third round (96th overall) of the 2008Draft by the Redskins, Chad Rinehart comes to the teamafter an impressive career at Northern Iowa. He appearedin 40 games with 37 starts while at Northern Iowa, earningconsensus All-America and All-Gateway conference first-team honors in 2007.

Justin Geisinger, a versatile lineman, who can play cen-ter, guard and tackle, spent the majority of the 2007 sea-son on the Redskins’ practice squad. He has been active inall 13 contests, and saw limited action against Dallas andPhiladelphia. Geisinger saw his first significant action ofthe season during week 14, filling in at both left and righttackle.

DEFENSIVE LINE (10), RETURNING STARTERS (3)The Redskins lost two players for the season from this

group on the first day of training camp in returning start-ing defensive end Phillip Daniels and reserve Alex Buzbee.The help fill the void, Washington traded with the MiamiDolphins for six-time Pro Bowl linebacker/defensive endJason Taylor. The 2006 Associated Press Defensive Playerof the Year leads all active players with 118 sacks, whichalso ranks 14th in league history. Taylor recorded a sack ofDrew Brees in the Redskins victory over the Saints, hisfirst as a Redskin. Taylor returned to the starting lineupagainst the Seahawks, registering five tackles, includingone for a loss.

In 2007, his second year with the team, right end AndreCarter led all defensive linemen in sacks (10.5) and tack-les (67). He became the first player to record 10 or moresacks (10.5 sacks) in a single season since LB LaVar Arring-ton had 11.0 sacks in 2002. Carter recorded a half-sack ofEli Manning in the season opener and a half-sack of KurtWarner in week three in a victory over Arizona. AgainstCleveland, Carter picked up his second sack of the season,tossing quarterback Derek Anderson for a two-yard loss.While playing with an injured foot in week 13 against theGiants, Carter picked up his third sack of the season drop-ping Eli Manning for a 3-yard loss.

Starting at left defensive tackle in his ninth NFL seasonis Cornelius Griffin, who in addition to being a run-stuffer,registered a sack against New Orleans. Griffin recordedhis first interception of the year, picking off Steelers quar-terback Ben Roethlisberger to help set up a Redskins fieldgoal. Kedric Golston, who won a preseason battle with An-thony Montgomery, has started 11 games this season atthe other defensive tackle slot and registered a sackagainst Arizona (9/21). Golston turned in one of his best

performances of the season against the Lions, picking upsix tackles, including one for a loss. Montgomery, who hasseen action in each game as part of the defensive-line ro-tation, registered 47 total tackles, 35 solo tackles and twofumble recoveries as a starter in 2007. He picked up hisfirst sack of the season in week 6 against St. Louis, grab-bing Marc Bulger for a 3-yard loss. Montgomery wascalled upon to start in the place of Cornelius Griffin inweek eight against Detroit. In week 13, while starting inthe place of an injured Kedric Golston, Montgomery regis-tered seven tackles, including a sack of quarterback EliManning. Montgomery got the starting nod the next weekagainst the Ravens, accumulating six tackles.

A quartet of talented defensive ends adds depth to theposition. Demetric Evans stepped in for an injured JasonTaylor and helped hold Cowboys running back Marion Bar-ber to 26 yards rushing (9/28). The next week, Evans andthe rest of the defensive line held Eagles running backBrian Westbrook to 33 yards rushing. Against the Browns,Evans put the finishing touches on a critical goal linestand by knocking down a Derek Anderson pass on fourthdown. Evans picked up his first sack of the season, drop-ping Lions quarterback Dan Orlosvsky for a 6-yard loss. Inweek nine, Evans led the Redskins pass rush, registeringtwo-and-a-half sacks against Pittsburgh. The Redskins ac-quired former first-round pick Erasmus James in a tradewith the Vikings on May 27, 2008. James was activatedfrom the Physically Unable to Perform List on Aug. 11after recovering from a knee injury that ended his 2007season. He is reunited with Redskins defensive line coachJohn Palermo, who tutored him at the University of Wis-consin. Chris Wilson made his NFL debut last season afterspending two years in the Canadian Football League. Wil-son recorded a sack of Eli Manning in the Redskins’ seasonopener, giving him four in a three-game stretch, includingplayoffs. The Redskins selected Rob Jackson in the sev-enth round (242nd overall) to add competition at the de-fensive end spot and responded with two sacks in thepreseason to tie for the team lead.

Lorenzo Alexander is a versatile player who providesdepth along the defensive line and has seen action on of-fense in goal-line packages. In week 12, Alexander pickedup his first sack of the season, dropping Matt Hasselbeckfor a seven-yard loss.

LINEBACKERS (6), RETURNING STARTERS (3)The defense is anchored by starting middle linebacker

London Fletcher. In his first year with the Redskins in2007, Fletcher served as the captain of the defense andled the team with 164 tackles (94 solo). For his efforts,he was named a Pro Bowl alternate and the team’s Defen-sive MVP. With 14 tackles in week 13, Fletcher reachedthe 100-tackle mark for the 10th consecutive season. Thedurable and consistent Fletcher has registered 118 tacklesthrough 13 games, which leads the team. In week sevenFletcher showed his versatility registering 12 tackles, in-cluding one for a loss, and defending three passes.

Fletcher and the rest of the linebackers turned in animpressive performance against St. Louis, holding StephenJackson to 79 rushing yards. In week nine, Fletcherposted nine tackles including one for a loss, and defendedtwo passes. In week 14, against the Ravens, Fletcher tal-


lied 12 tackles, including one for a loss.Starting strongside linebacker Marcus Washington bat-

tled injuries during the 2007 season and finished with 59tackles (37 solo), five sacks, one interception, and oneforced fumble. He was the recipient of the Ed BlockCourage Award, given to the player who inspires others byovercoming injury and adversity. Washington missed thelast two preseason games with a left hip flexor strain, butwas in the starting lineup for the season opener at theNew York Giants as he registered six tackles, including onefor a three-yard loss. He missed the Saints game with ahamstring injury, but returned against Arizona and loggedsix tackles. Washington delivered his best performance ofthe season in week six, registering eight tackles and forc-ing a fumble which set up a Clinton Portis touchdown.

Rocky McIntosh returned from a torn ACL to re-claim hisstarting weakside linebacker spot in the season opener,recording nine tackles. In 2007, McIntosh set career highsin games played (14), starts (13), tackles (105), solo tack-les (70), sacks (3), forced fumbles (3) and fumble recover-ies (1). McIntosh forced a key fumble from JeremyShockey in the Saints game to stop a New Orleans drive atthe Washington 28-yard line. He repeated that featagainst Arizona when he forced an Edgerrin James fumbleat the end of the first quarter. McIntosh pulled in his firstcareer interception week 11 against the Cowboys. McIn-tosh picked up seven tackles and a sack week 12 againstthe Seahawks. After 13 games, McIntosh’s 95 tackles aresecond on the team.

Backup linebacker H.B. Blades made his first careerstart against the Saints in place of an injured MarcusWashington and responded with six tackles, including onefor loss, and a pass defensed. He filled in for Washingtonagain in week five, recording four tackles and helping theRedskins defense hold the Eagles offense to 10 points. Theversatile linebacker started in the place of an injuredMarcus Washington in week 13, against the Giants, pickingthree tackles. The following week, in Baltimore, Bladesregistered eight tackles while once again starting forWashington. Blades can play all three linebacker positionsand has seen action in all 13 games this season. Bladesappeared in all 16 games in 2007 and saw considerable ac-tion on special teams. He posted 16 tackles on defenseand 13 special team stops, recording a career-high fourtackles at the New York Giants in Week 15 (12/16), andtied his career high in tackles the next week at Minnesota(12/23).

Khary Campbell is a skilled special teams player whoadds depth to the linebacker position. In 2007, Campbellled the club for the third straight year with 38 specialteams tackles and has amassed 147 special teams stopsover the last three seasons. Campbell aggravated a thighinjury prior to kickoff of the opener and missed the firsttwo contests. He returned against the Cardinals and regis-tered five special teams tackles.

Fourth-year pro Alfred Fincher was signed on July 31,2008 after being released by Detroit, where he had signedthis past offseason as an unrestricted free agent. Fincherhad a team-high eight tackles and two tackles for loss inthe preseason finale against Jacksonville, earning his spoton the team. Fincher has seen action in 10 games, regis-tering four special teams tackles.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10), RETURNING STARTERS (4)At cornerback, starter Shawn Springs was forced to sit

out the season opener with a calf injury, but returnedagainst the Saints and led the team with seven tackles. Inthe Redskins’ third contest against Arizona, Springs was in-strumental in limiting Cardinals wide receiver AnquanBoldin to three catches for 25 yards. The next week,Springs held Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens incheck before leaving the game with a strained calf. Aftermissing four straight games with an injured calf, Springsreturned to face his old team, picking off Matt Hasselbecklate in the fourth quarter to seal the Redskins win in Seat-tle. Last season, Springs ranked second on the squad in in-terceptions (four) and fourth in tackles (72). CarlosRogers, a first-round pick in 2005, is coming off of a rightACL tear that caused him to spend the final nine games ofthe season on injured reserve. Rogers has started all 13contests thus far and against Arizona, recovered a fumbleand made the pivotal play in the contest when he inter-cepted a Kurt Warner pass and returned it 42 yards to theCardinals’ 15-yard line to set up the game-winning score.Against Dallas, Rogers recorded nine tackles and deflectedtwo passes. Rogers continued his lockdown coverageagainst St. Louis, breaking up four passes. Rogers’ 28passes defensed lead the team.

Last season, safety LaRon Landry became the firstrookie defensive player to start all 16 regular seasongames for the Redskins since Champ Bailey in 1999. Hefinished his rookie campaign with 97 tackles (62 solo), 1.5sacks and one fumble recovery while being named to theNFL All-Rookie Defensive Team, as well as being selectedas a third alternate to the Pro Bowl. A hamstring injurykept Landry out of action the entire preseason, but he re-turned to the starting lineup in the season opener againstthe Giants. He recorded four tackles and two passes de-fensed against the Saints in week two and followed thatup with seven tackles and a pass defensed against Ari-zona. In week six, Landry scooped up a fumble which setup a 3-yard Clinton Portis touchdown. Against Seattle,Landry had four tackles, including one for a loss, and aninterception, which he returned 13 yards to help setup aJason Campbell touchdown pass. In week 14, Landry con-tinued to show his ability to make the big play. Pickingoff Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and forcing runningback Willis McGahee to fumble. Both turnovers led toRedskin scores.

Cornerback Fred Smoot made his return to the Redskinsin 2007 after a two-year hiatus with the MinnesotaVikings. He tallied 57 tackles (50 solo) and one intercep-tion for the season. He started in place of Springs in theseason opener and registered the Redskins’ first intercep-tion of 2008. Smoot was called upon again in week five tofill in for an injured Springs. Smoot and the rest of thesecondary limited Donovan McNabb to just 196 yards pass-ing. While filling in for an injured Springs, Smoot had fivetackles and one pass defensed against the Lions. Thus far,Smoot has started seven games and seen significant actionin the other six. Chris Horton, who was selected in theseventh round (249th overall) out of UCLA, made a hugeimpact in his first career start, against New Orleans onSept 14. Horton registered four tackles, two interceptionsand a fumble recovery. In doing so, he became the first


player with two interceptions and a fumble recovery in hisfirst career start since Liffort Hobley on Oct. 11, 1987,the first rookie with two interceptions and a fumble re-covery in his first career start since Paul Tripoli on Oct. 4,1987, the first Redskins player with two interceptions anda fumble recovery in same game since Anthony Washing-ton on Dec. 4, 1983, and the first Redskins rookie withtwo interceptions and a fumble recovery in same gamesince Brig Owens on Nov. 27, 1966 Horton added anotherinterception during a 26-24 win in Dallas. Horton is cur-rently tied for 14th in the NFL in interceptions (3). Heshowed his nose for the football in week seven, makingnine tackles and defending a pass. Horton came up bigagainst the Steelers, making nine tackles, including twofor a loss, one sack and defensing a pass. Horton contin-ued his tough play against the run registering nine tacklesin the week 11 match-up with the Cowboys. The youngsafety picked

During their bye week, the Redskins signed cornerbackDeAngelo Hall, who was previously release by the OaklandRaiders. In his five NFL seasons, Hall has racked up 20 in-terceptions and is regarded as one of the fastest playersin the league. Hall wasted little time making an impacton the Redskins defense, picking off Tony Romo in his firstgame with the team. Against the Giants, picked off EliManning and came close to stealing another from NewYork signal caller. In week 14, against the Ravens, Hallscooped up a Willis McGahee fumble, which led to a JasonCampbell touchdown pass. Hall is currently tied for sec-ond in the league with five interceptions.

The Redskins drafted Justin Tryon in the fourth round(124th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Tryon earned sec-ond-team All-Pac-10 honors at Arizona State last year.

Kareem Moore, whom the Redskins selected in the sixthround (180th overall), started 25 of 39 career games atNichols Sate, recording 181 tackles (114 solo), five inter-ceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.Moore was inactive for the first two contests with a ham-string strain, but returned to action in the third gameagainst Arizona and registered a special teams tackle.Moore saw increased action against Dallas, registering atackle.

To add depth to the defensive backfield the Redskinssigned S Mike Green. Green is in his ninth season, spend-ing last season in Seattle and the previous seven inChicago. While in Chicago, Green played for defensivecoordinator Greg Blache. In his first start as a RedskinGreen had eight tackles, including one for a loss, againstthe Lions.

Reed Doughty started the opener at the other safetyspot and recorded six tackles. He was inactive for theSaints contest with a stomach virus, but returned to thestarting lineup against Arizona. Doughty also sat outagainst Rams with an injury to his back. He was placed oninjured reserve before the week seven meeting with theBrowns. In his second season in 2007, Doughty started insix of the last seven games, leading the team in tackles ineach of his starts, and totaled 51 stops and half-sack forthe season.

SPECIAL TEAMSComing off a breakthrough year, Shaun Suisham aims to

continue his kicking success in his third season with theRedskins. Through 14 weeks, he has made 22-of-31 fieldgoals (70.96%) and 20-of-20 PAT’s. Suisham came up bigagainst the Eagles, hitting all three of his field goal at-tempts, including a 50-yarder. Suisham helped kick theRedskins to victory in Dallas completing all four of hisfield goal attempts. In his first season as a full-timekicker, in 2007, Suisham connected on 29-of-35 fieldgoals, for an 82.9 percent accuracy rate, and tallied 116points, all of which were career highs. That point totalmarked the 10th-most in single-season in club history.

After the first six weeks of the season, the Redskinsbrought in Ryan Plackemeier to handle the punting duties.Plackemeier was busy in his first contest with Washington,punting eight balls for 298 yards, placing two inside the20-yardline. On the season, Plackemeier has droppedseven punts inside the 20-yardline.

One of the NFL’s best and most consistent long snap-pers, Ethan Albright, is in his eighth season with the Red-skins (14th NFL season) after earning his first Pro Bowlberth in 2007. He has appeared in all 16 regular seasongames for the past 12 seasons (Buffalo, 1996-2000; Wash-ington, 2001-2007), and all 12 contests this season for atotal of 214 consecutive games played. Albright is the old-est player on the Redskins roster at the age of 37.

Rock Cartwright serves as the primary kick returner. Inthe season opener, Cartwright returned five kickoffs for145 yards (29.0 avg.), including a 50-yarder, the third-longest of his career. He followed that up with three re-turns for 76 yards against the Saints.

Cartwright had his longest return of the season, bring-ing a kick back 58 yards in week 11 against the Cowboys.In 2007, Cartwright played in 15 regular season games in2007 and totaled 52 kickoff returns for 1,339 yards (25.8avg.) and added 36 special teams tackles. In his seventhseason, Cartwright ranks third all-time in club history inkickoff return yards (4,119), his 69 return-yards againstthe Giants, in week 13, moved him ahead of Dick James.His 2006 kickoff return yardage total of 1,541 bestedBrian Mitchell’s previous team high of 1,478 in 1994.

Antwaan Randle El is once again handling the punt re-turn duties after finishing with 34 returns for 209 yards in2007. Over the span of his six-year NFL career he has to-taled 273 punt returns for 2,348 yards and five touch-downs. In week five, Randle El registered his longestreturn of the season, a 28-yarder against the Eagles.

The Redskins also have plenty of other options when itcomes to return duties. Veteran James Thrash has re-turned 124 kickoffs for 2,819 yards (22.7 avg.) and onetouchdown, and 42 punts for 418 yards (9.9 avg.) through-out his career. Providing depth at kick returner is runningback Ladell Betts, who enters the season ranked seventhin club history in kickoff return yards (2,033), and widereceiver Santana Moss provides an explosive spark on spe-cial teams when needed. Moss returned his first punt andkick of the season against the Browns gaining eight and 26yards, respectively. The speedy receiver showed off hisbig-play ability against the Lions, bringing a punt back foran 80-yard touchdown.


ETHAN ALBRIGHT Long Snapper• Named to his first Pro Bowl as a long snapper in

2007• Wore jersey No. 21 at the Pro Bowl, along with

teammates Chris Samuels and Chris Cooley, to honor thelate Sean Taylor

• Appeared in all 16 regular-season games for thepast 12 seasons (Buffalo, 1996-2000; Washington, 2001-2007)

• While at North Carolina, majored in economics andpolitical science

• He and his wife, Katherine, have two daughters andtwo sons: Mary Grace, Madelyn Costner, Lawson Geoffreyand Nolan Davis; resides in Greensboro, NC

LORENZO ALEXANDER Defensive Tackle• Sees action with the Redskins on the defensive line

and on the offensive line in goal-line situations• Very active with the Washington Redskins Charitable

Foundation during the 2007 season, visiting with patients atWalter Reed Army Medical Center, supporting the LoudounCounty back-to-school giveaway, acting as a station leaderduring 1st Down for Fitness, distributing Thanksgiving foodbaskets for Harvest Feast, and appearing as a panelist forthe 4th & Life football forum

• Plays golf with teammates on the Redskins; favoritecourses include Raspberry in Leesburg and Westfields inChantilly

• Married Manjanique this past offseason; couple hasa daughter, Vannesa

• Established the Lorenzo Alexander Aces Foundationin 2008

LADELL BETTS Running Back• Entered the season ranked seventh in club history in

kickoff return yards (2,033) • Led Iowa in rushing for four consecutive years• Enjoys golfing, although he considers himself a

"mediocre" golfer• A fan of comedy films, particularly the early work of

Eddie Murphy• Has a daughter, Tamryn

H.B. BLADES Linebacker• Son of Bennie Blades, safety for the Detroit Lions

from 1988-96 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1997 • Nephew of former Seahawks wide receiver Brian

Blades (1988-1998) and the late Al Blades who played on SanFrancisco's practice squad in 2001

• Collects movies on DVD and has a vast and diversecollection. Particularly enjoys comedies

• His twin girls will turn four during the 2008 season

COLT BRENNAN Quarterback• Broke 31 NCAA records• Holds the NCAA record with 131 touchdown passes

in just 38 career games• Finalist for the Heisman Trophy in both his junior

and senior seasons• An avid fly fisherman, he lists Snowmass, Roaring

Fork, Frying Pan, and the Colorado River as favorite fishingspots, all of them in the area near where he grew up

• As a junior in high school, backed up 2004 HeismanTrophy winner and current Arizona Cardinals quarterbackMatt Leinart

JASON CAMPBELL Quarterback• Etched his name into Southeastern Conference lore

by leading a talented Auburn squad to an undefeated season(13-0) in 2004. He finished his career as the all-time win-ningest quarterback at Auburn

• Named MVP of the Sugar Bowl after passing for 189yards on 11-of-16 passing and one touchdown against Vir-ginia Tech (1/3/05)

• Named MVP of the SEC Championship game aftergoing 27-of-35 for 374 yards and three touchdowns againstTennessee (12/4/04). His 27 completions, 35 attempts and375 yards were all career highs. His 374 yards passing wasthe fifth most prolific game in Auburn history

• Graduated with a degree in public administration inAugust 2004

• Hosted the "Jason Campbell Classic" golf tourna-ment in Fairfax, Virginia this past offseason to benefit theLeukemia and Lymphoma Society

KHARY CAMPBELL Linebacker• Has recorded three consecutive seasons with 30 or

more special teams stops with Washington (2005-07)• Majored in criminal justice• Participated in several Washington Redskins Charita-

ble Foundation Events in 2007 including the Harris Teeter-Redskins Harvest Feast presented by Ryan Homes andhelped distribute Thanksgiving food baskets at FedExField toPrince George's County residents in need

• Took part in the WRCF's Back to School supply give-away and was a station leader for 1st Down for Fitness, aprogram held at Redskins Park that focuses on healthy eat-ing and active lifestyles for area youth

ANDRE CARTER Defensive End• Led the Redskins in sacks the last two seasons • His father, Rubin, played for the Denver Broncos

(1975-86) and also was an assistant coach on the Redskins'staff in 1999-00

• Plays the piano; started playing at the age of 5• Resides in Ashburn, VA with his wife, daughter and

son

ROCK CARTWRIGHT Running Back• Established a club record for kickoff return yards in

a single season in 2006, (1,541 yards), besting BrianMitchell's previous club record

• Was a social science-education major at KansasState

• When he was young, his grandmother nicknamedhim "Rock Baby." As he grew older, his family dropped "Baby"but "Rock" has stuck with him ever since

• Changed his number from 40 to 31 prior to the 2005season to honor his mother, who passed away

• Helped kick off "Score with Reading", a book distri-bution and reading motivational event in 2007; also partici-pated in the Harris Teeter-Redskins Harvest Feast presentedby Ryan Homes, helping distribute Thanksgiving food bas-kets at FedExField to Prince George's County residents in

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CHRIS COOLEY Tight End• Has not missed a game in his five NFL seasons• Wore jersey No. 21 in honor of the late Sean Taylor

at the Pro Bowl • Qualified as a finalist for the Mackey Award, given

to the nation's top tight end; was team captain and alsovoted Offensive MVP

• An outstanding wrestler, he was undefeated his sen-ior year of high school, earning the state title and All-Ameri-can honors

• Graduated in August 2003 from Utah State with adegree in art

• Married former Redskins Cheerleader ChristyOglevee during the 2008 offseason

• Has a popular blog, which can be found atwww.chriscooley47.com

• Is an avid fan of 80s hair band music

TODD COLLINS Quarterback• Assumed the starting role when Jason Campbell sus-

tained a season-ending knee injury in Week 14 of the 2007season, marking the longest stint between starts in NFL his-tory (10 years, 2 days). Previous start was December 14,1997 as a member of the Buffalo Bills

• Backed up Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly dur-ing the 1995 and 1996 seasons in Buffalo

• Earned the prestigious University of Michigan Medalof Honor Award as a senior, an accolade presented annuallyto the Wolverines top scholar-athlete; graduated fromMichigan with a degree in political science

• Grew up an avid Patriots fan and has a keen knowl-edge of Boston-area sports history

• Enrolled in an executive education program at theHarvard Business School in April 2005, a workshop targetedtowards NFL players interested in owning, operating orbuilding their own businesses

• An avid fisherman; has a boat named the "Pitchfork"and pursues all types of sportfish but the bonefish is his fa-vorite quarry

PHILLIP DANIELS Defensive End• A competitive power lifter; started competing in

power lifting competitions during the 1998 offseason. Heplaced first at Florida State Championships and the OregonState Push-Pull Championship during the 1999 offseason. Heresumed power lifting during the 2008 offseason as part ofthe American Powerlift Federation. On March 16 in Willow-brook, IL, he finished first in his weight class with a 633pound squat, a 600 pound dead lift and 413 pound benchpress. His second and final competition of the season washeld at the end of June

• Each offseason, Daniels organizes a deep-sea fishingtrip with teammates

• In 2007, he helped distribute school supplies to chil-dren in need from five Loudoun County (Virginia) schools aswell as took part in the American Red Cross Blood Drive

• He and wife Leslie have four children: daughtersDakiya and Damara and sons Davaris and DaKendrick

FRED DAVIS Tight End• Winner of the 2007 Mackey Award, awarded annu-

ally to the most outstanding tight end• Played in his first career game at FedExField against

Virginia Tech (8/28)• Majored in sociology at Southern California Born on

January 15, 1986 and is a native of Toledo, OH

REED DOUGHTY Safety• Led the team in tackles in each of his six starts in

2007• Named the nation's top vote candidate for first-

team Academic All-American honors and was also one of 16finalists for the Draddy Trophy, known as the "AcademicHeisman"

• Graduated from Northern Colorado as the schoolsfirst-ever three-time Academic All-American and had had aperfect 4.0 GPA in sport and exercise science

• Participated in a weekly boxing class during the off-season at Redskins Park

• Married his wife, Katherine, in 2002. Couple has ason named Micah

DEMETRIC EVANS Defensive End• Played for the Cologne Centurions in NFL Europe in

2004, posting 24 tackles (15 solo), 2.5 sacks and a pass de-flection

• Participated in the Redskins Harvest Feast in 2005,which provided food for the holidays to thousands of localresidents in need

• Had an internship with a local-area Infiniti dealer-ship this past summer

• Launched his "92 Blessings" Foundation in 2008(92blessings.com) which helps single parents for the holi-days and if they can not afford to have their children in ex-tracurricular activities

• Wears No. 92 in honor of 1992, the year EdwardCrittenden, his best friend, was accidentally shot and killedin his hometown of Haynesville, LA

• Was married during the 2007 offseason to Dr. AungelLatchley Evans

JASON FABINI Offensive Lineman• Cooked a several-course Italian meal for 40 paying

customers at Venice Restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana thispast summer; restaurant is owned by a family friend and theevent was called Jason Fabini Dinner Night

• He and his wife, Joanne, have four sons: Hunter,Jacob, John Michael and Jordan

LONDON FLETCHER Linebacker • Originally attended St. Francis (PA) to play basket-

ball but after three semesters transferred to Division III JohnCarroll to pursue football, where he went on to rank fourthall-time in school history with 386 tackles

• Named Division III National Linebacker of the Yearand Ohio Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Weekthree times, was named to the AP Little All-America firstteam and was a nominee for the Gagliardi Award - the Heis-man Trophy of Division III as a senior

• Participated in the Washington Redskins CharitableFoundation's 4th & Life football forum in 2007

• He and his wife, Charn, welcomed a daughter dur-ing the 2007 offseason and a son in during the 2008 offsea-son

JUSTIN GEISINGER Offensive Lineman• Played high school baseball on a team that won the

1998 Western Pennsylvania Championship• Hobbies include racquetball, fishing and golf• An enormous fan of country music (new and old),

maintains a home in Nashville where he follows the countrymusic scene

• Married to Jasmine

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KEDRIC GOLSTON Defensive Tackle • Blocked an extra point against Arizona (10/21/07),

the first extra point blocked by the Redskins since Novem-ber 20, 1988

• A member of the Bulldogs' team that won Georgia'sfirst SEC Championship in 20 years, defeated FSU for theNokia Sugar Bowl title and set a school record for most vic-tories in a season (13)

• His nine-year-old daughter, Tori, is a successful childmodel who has appeared on Macy's billboards in TimesSquare, in advertisements for Target, Toys "R" Us and Linens‘N Things, and in child fashion catalogs like Earnshaw's

• Attended the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola600 race on May 25, 2007 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Con-cord, NC

MICHAEL GREEN Safety• Was the final player selected ("Mr. Irrelevant") in

the 2000 NFL draft• Played under current Redskins defensive coordina-

tor Greg Blache when Blache was coordinator with theChicago Bears

CORNELIUS GRIFFIN Defensive Tackle • Is one of only four current Redskins to have played

in a Super Bowl (in 2000 with the Giants): London Fletcher(St. Louis), Antwaan Randle El (Pittsburgh) and Todd Yoder(Tampa Bay)

• Was a Super Sleeper Team and All-SoutheasternConference first-team selection by SportsPage.com as a sen-ior in 1999, adding second-team honors from the league'scoaches

• Participated in the Washington Redskins CharitableFoundation's Santa Shoppe at FedExField in 2007

DeANGELO HALL Cornerback• Named “NFL’s Fastest Man” at the 2006 Pro Bowl

competition• Lettered in basketball, football and track at Deep

Creek High School in Chesapeake, Va• Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 30 touch-

downs as a senior• First team all-state selection as a defensive back

and kick returner as he intercepted nine passes and postedmore than 100 tackles

• Placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meterdash as a junior

STEPHON HEYER Tackle• One of only two undrafted free agents to make the

Redskins opening day roster in 2007, and the only undraftedfree agent to remain on the active roster the entire season

• Stepped in for an injured Jon Jansen in Week 1against Miami (9/9), helping the Redskins gain 191 rushingyards and 400 yards of total offense in his first NFL game

• A movie fan, particularly comedies• Graduated from the University of Maryland with a

degree in criminology and criminal justice

CHRIS HORTON Safety• Selected in the seventh round (249th overall) by the

Washington Redskins • Recorded 238 career tackles (160 solo), four inter-

ceptions and three sacks at UCLA• He earned All-Pac-10 conference first-team honors

in 2007

ROB JACKSON Defensive End• Finished his career as one of the top pass rushers in

Big 12 history • Selected to play for the East in the 2008 Hula Bowl • Jackson is related to basketball Hall of Famer Calvin

Murphy

ERASMUS JAMES Defensive End• Did not play football until his senior year at

McArthur High in Hollywood, FL; prior to playing football,was a standout basketball player

• An avid saltwater shark fisherman, he landed a 391pound thrasher off of Montauk.

• Is an enthusiastic world traveller• Born on the island of St. Kitt's in the Caribbean and

moved to Bronx, NY, as a child and then moved to Florida ashe entered high school

• Father is the press secretary to the Prime Ministerof St. Kitt's, an island in the West Indies

JON JANSEN Tackle • Longest consecutive tenured Redskin on the roster

after being drafted by the Redskins in the 1999 NFL Draft• Was the starting right tackle for the top three single

season rushing performances in club history (Clinton Portis,1,516 in 2005; Stephen Davis, 1,432 in 2001; and StephenDavis, 1,405 in 1999)

• Set a school record with 50 straight starts, all atright tackle, earning the nickname "Rock"

• For three NFL Drafts (2003-05), he served as anESPN analyst

• Was a contributing writer for Sporting News' NFLDraft coverage

• Is an avid freshwater fisherman, mainly for walleyeand other northern fish; his ideal off-day would be spentwith his wife and two daughters on his boat

• Jansen and his family live in Purcellville, VA

PETE KENDALL Guard• One of 11 players to earn National Football Founda-

tion and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete recognition • Earned a degree in marketing from Boston College• Attended Archbishop Williams High School in Wey-

mouth, MA, where he earned All-Catholic Central Leaguehonors as a first baseman

• A native of Quincy, MA, he and his wife Michellehave two sons, Andrew and Peter, and a daughter Madison

MALCOLM KELLY Wide Receiver• Ranks fifth all-time in Sooners' history in receptions

(144), second in yards (2,285) and touchdown catches (21)in three seasons

• Works closely with Mercy Ship, a non-profit organi-zation who uses hospital ships to deliver food and free worldclass health care and community development to the poor

LaRON LANDRY Safety• Became the first rookie defensive player to start all

16 regular-season games for the Redskins since Champ Bai-ley in 1999

• Recorded the final interception of his college careeroff of Brady Quinn in the LSU 41-14 victory over Notre Damein the Sugar Bowl

• Has been a fan of cars and motorcycles since child-hood, and has several luxury automobiles

• Has one daughter and is the brother of BaltimoreRavens safety Dawan Landry

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ROCKY McINTOSH Linebacker• Recorded first career sack against Miami (9/9/07)

when he took down quarterback Trent Green for a six-yardloss

• Has a degree in criminology and is close to finishingdegrees in African-American studies and English

ANTHONY MONTGOMERY Defensive Tackle• Started at quarterback at John F. Kennedy High

School until midway through his senior season, completing13-of-25 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown

• Also played basketball, where he was team MVP,and baseball, where he hit 14 home runs and struck out 60batters as an All-State member of the baseball team

• Majored in African-American studies at Minnesota

KAREEM MOORE Safety• Selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth

round (180th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft • Started in 25-of-39 games during his college career,

recording 181 tackles (114 solo), five interceptions, twoforced fumbles and two fumble recoveries

SANTANA MOSS Wide Receiver• Owns the Miami Hurricanes' all-time record with

2,546 receiving yards, topping the old mark of 2,423 yardsby Michael Irvin (1985-87)

• Was a standout performer on Miami's track team • Hosted The Moss Brothers Celebrity Weekend in

Miami, FL for the past eight years along with brother,Sinorice (NY Giants)

• Enjoys paintball with other players in Miami, as wellas bowling and fishing

• Participated in a national public service announce-ment along with the NFL and the United Way for First Downfor Fitness

• Married in 2008 and has a son, Santana, Jr. and adaughter, Saniya

CLINTON PORTIS Running Back• Owns three of the top 10 single season rushing cam-

paigns in club history (1,516 yards in 2005; 1,315 in 2004and 1,262 in 2007)

• Has thrown three career touchdown passes (all withWashington): Antwaan Randle in 2007; Chris Cooley in 2005and Laveranues Coles in 2004

• Named 2002 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year• Standout in track and field, clocking 10.6 in the 100

meters and participating on a state-record 4x100 meterrelay team and state champion 4x400 meter relay team

• Made a name for himself in 2005 for his off-the-fieldantics. During his weekly media sessions, Portis would dressup as various characters including Southeast Jerome, BroSweet, Dollar Bill and Sheriff Gonna Getcha

• Hosted "The Players Club", a television show thataired on WUSA-TV (CBS) and featured interviews with mem-bers of the Redskins during the 2007 season

• Attended the Country Music Awards in 2008

CASEY RABACH Center• Played both the guard and center positions early in

career before settling in and starting his last 47 games atcenter with the Redskins

• Led an offensive line that paved the way for theRedskins third-highest, single-game rushing performance inclub history with 296 yards on 48 carries at the New YorkJets (11/4)

• Subbed at both right and left guard due to injuries

and helped open holes, allowing Jamal Lewis to rush for anNFL record 295 yards and two scores vs. Cleveland(9/14/04)

• Was a three-time Honor Roll student and an agricul-tural journalism major

• Cousin Nick Greisen plays linebacker for the Balti-more Ravens and other cousin, Chris Griesen, plays for theGeorgia Force

• He and his wife, Nicole, were married on February16, 2002 and have two children: daughter Alana and sonPorter

ANTWAAN RANDLE EL Wide Receiver• Became the only wide receiver in NFL history to

throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl when he com-pleted a 43-yard pass to Hines Ward against Seattle in SuperBowl XL

• Has thrown three touchdown passes in his career(two with Pittsburgh and one with Washington)

• Was a 14th-round draft selection of the ChicagoCubs in 1997

• Held the Antwaan Randle El Youth Football Academyfrom June 24th-28th to help develop the football abilities ofkids ranging from age 8 to 16

• Co-hosted "Redskins Gameday" on WTTG-Fox 5 dur-ing the 2007 season

• Married to Jaune and the couple has five children:Eden, Ciara, Aunnna, Arynn and Alexa

CHAD RINEHART Guard/Tackle• Recognized as a finalist for the Draddy Trophy, an

award given for combined football performance, academicsand community leadership

• An avid outdoorsman, enjoys hunting and fishing• Likes skiing, particularly in his home state of Iowa,

and can handle most runs despite describing himself as "av-erage"

• Majored in sports psychology at Northern Iowa

CARLOS ROGERS Cornerback• Winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the na-

tion's top defensive back • Lettered in track in high school, running the 100

meters (10.7) and the 200 meters (21.0)• Majored in sociology at Auburn

CHRIS SAMUELS Tackle• Started all 124 regular-season games and three

postseason contests with the Redskins• Has appeared in five Pro Bowls (2001, 2002, 2005,

2006 and 2007) which is second most in Redskins history be-hind center Len Hauss who made it six times

• The three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances arethe most in a row by a Redskin offensive lineman since bothJoe Jacoby and Russ Grimm went to four straight

• Won the Outland Trophy as college football's toplineman after his 1999 senior season

• Didn't allow a QB pressure in 1999, had 91 knock-down blocks and played nearly every offensive snap duringthe regular season opening many holes for Shaun Alexander,who gained 1,383 yards rushing

• Brother, Lawrence, plays arena football for theTampa Bay Storm and became the AFL's all-time receptionsleader this past season

MIKE SELLERS Fullback• Became the youngest player to sign a professional

football contract (age 19) with the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos

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• Earned Juco All-America honors at linebacker atWalla Walla (Wash.) Community College

• Was a standout player in football, basketball andtrack at North Thurston (Wash.) High School

• Has a daughter, Kaylin

FRED SMOOT Cornerback• Was one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award

as the nation's top defensive back as a senior in 2000• Attended Provine High School in Jackson, Mississippi• Played in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-

Star game after a standout senior season• Has an energy bar called "Fred Smoot's Smack En-

ergy Bar"• Joined his teammates and coaches at Beach Blitz

powered by Dominion for a two-day fan festival this pastoffseason in Virginia Beach

SHAWN SPRINGS Cornerback• Local product from Springbrook High School in Silver

Spring, MD, where he was an All-State selection and playedboth cornerback and tailback in football

• Attended graduation at Ohio State University to re-ceive his diploma for a bachelor of science degree in sociol-ogy in the summer of 2003

• A voracious traveler, he has been to Africa, Brazil,and Argentina, among many other destinations; he considersthe Dominican Republic his favorite place he's visited

• Father, Ron, was a running back at Ohio State from1976-78, and played in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboysfrom 1979-84

SHAUN SUISHAM Kicker• Left Bowling Green as the school's all-time leading

scorer (361 points) while also holding the Falcons recordwith 45 career field goals and notching 31 touchbacks onkickoffs

• Married wife, Erin, on February 25, 2006• Established a free football camp for kids, ages 9-15,

in Wallaceburg, Canada

JASON TAYLOR Defensive End• Honored as 2007 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year

for off-field community service combined with excellenceon the field

• Brought Jason Taylor Foundation with him fromMiami, working to help and empower area youth

• Was the first active NFL player to participate onABC's "Dancing With the Stars"

• Named to People Magazine's "100 Most BeautifulPeople" list for 2008

DEVIN THOMAS Wide Receiver• Set Canton High School records in the 100 and 200-

meter as a member of the track team• Showcased his video game skills, winning the Rookie

Madden Bowl during the NFL Rookie Premiere this past off-season

• After being drafted by the Redskins, his father(Dwight) retired after 15 years as a machinist at a Fordplant in Michigan

• Born on November 15, 1986 and is a native of AnnArbor, MI

RANDY THOMAS Guard• Did not start playing football until the 10th grade

and also lettered in basketball, playing both forward and

center, and baseball where he was a pitcher • Eating is one of his favorite pastimes and he espe-

cially enjoys a good all-you-can-eat buffet • Favorite dishes to cook are BBQ ribs, baked beans,

potato salad and macaroni and cheese, while his other fa-vorite foods to eat are fried pork chops and chicken wings

• During the 2004 offseason, as part of a FHM maga-zine profile, Thomas took on world-ranked professionaleater Sonya Thomas (no relation) and was defeated in ashrimp eating contest. He ate 1.5 pounds of grilled shrimpin 10 minutes compared to his competitor's 6.5 pounds

• Married to Teresa and they have two daughters,Brandi and Teri, and two sons, Randy Jr. and Cameron

JAMES THRASH Wide Receiver• Graduated from Missouri Southern in the spring of

2001 with a degree in criminal justice via online courses of-fered by the school, and also participated in an internshipwith the Loudoun County (VA) Sheriff's Department

• Became a certified conditioning specialist duringthe 2003 off-season by the National Strength ProfessionalsAssociation (NSPA) and worked a few hours a day at Gold'sGym in Leesburg, Virginia

• Was one of six members of the Player AdvisoryCouncil that helped to advise Roger Goodell on a variety ofissues during the 2007 season

• Sits on the board of the Good Shepherd Alliance,which is a non-profit Christian organization that providesbasic needs for emergency food, clothing and shelter alongwith assisting women or families in resolving their homelesssituation, stabilizing their living situation in the communityand empowering them to become self-sufficient

• Thrash and his wife, Amber, have a son, JaydenJames (5/10/02), a daughter, Abriel Savanah (4/26/04), andanother daughter, Tylie Rae (12/19/06) and reside in Ster-ling, VA

JUSTIN TRYON Cornerback• Recorded 103 tackles (80 solo), four interceptions,

two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and 12 kickoff re-turns for 372 yards, a 31.0 average during his two seasons atArizona State

• Lettered in football and track at Taft High School inWoodland Hills, California

• Majored in education and sociology at Arizona StateBorn May 29, 1984

• A fan of R&B and gospel music• Watches the Food Network, especially Emeril La-

gasse, and enjoys cooking for his family

MARCUS WASHINGTON Linebacker• 2007 - Was the recipient of the Ed Block Courage

Award, given to the player who inspires others by overcom-ing injury and adversity

• Attended Auburn High School and had 23 catches for282 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior tight end

• Also played wide receiver as a junior and lettered inbasketball

• Has an eclectic musical taste ranging from GavinDeGraw to Young Jeezy and helps pick out what songs areplayed when the defense is on the field on game day

CHRIS WILSON Defensive End• Played two seasons in the CFL with the British Co-

lumbia Lions (2005-06)• Helped lead the British Columbia Lions to a 2006

Grey Cup championship

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• Enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, and oftencooks for family gatherings

• An avid videogame player across multiple systemsincluding the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360

• A fan of boxing, he particularly follows brothers An-thony and Andre Dirrell, from his hometown of Flint, MI

• He and his wife had a daughter, Brooklynn, in theoffseason

TODD YODER Tight End• Member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl

XXXVII championship team• Attended New Palestine High School in Indiana and

was the valedictorian of his high school senior class• An enthusiastic outdoorsman, has traveled around

the world on hunting expeditions; also enjoys fishing• Wife, Susan, was an All-American Lacrosse player

at Vanderbilt• Susan also played tailback/linebacker for the

Tampa Tempest of the Independent Women's FootballLeague in 2002

• Was a groomsman in teammate Chris Cooley's wed-ding during the 2008 offseason

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CAPTAINS

PLAYERSLadell Betts “la-DELL”Ryan Boschetti ‘buh-SKET-ti”Nehemiah Broughton (P.S.) “knee-a-MY-a” “BRAWT-in”Reed Doughty (I.R.) “DOW-tee”Stephon Heyer “STEPH-on” "HIGH-er”Justin Geisenger “GUY-sen-ger”Ryan Plackemeier “PLACK-uh-my-er”Casey Rabach “RAH-bock”Shaun Suisham “SWEE-zum”Justin Tryon “TRI-on”

COACHESGreg Blache “BLOSH”Bill Kyahat “KY-at”Chris Meidt “MIGHT”

The following players were elected by teammates as Redskins captains prior to the start of the regular season:

SPECIAL TEAMS OFFENSE DEFENSERock Cartwright and Khary Campbell Jason Campbell and Chris Samuels Cornelius Griffin and London Fletcher

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Photo by Ned Dishman

2008 WASHINGTON REDSKINS STATISTICS WON 7, LOST 6 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/04 L 7-16 at New York Giants 79,742 Portis 266 1260 4.7 31 7 09/14 W 29-24 New Orleans 88,246 Betts 51 170 3.3 14 1 09/21 W 24-17 Arizona 90,060 J. Campbell 39 170 4.4 22 0 09/28 W 26-24 at Dallas 63,462 D. Thomas 2 45 22.5 29t 1 10/05 W 23-17 at Philadelphia 69,144 Moss 1 27 27.0 27 0 10/12 L 17-19 St. Louis 90,376 S. Alexander 11 24 2.2 8 0 10/19 W 14-11 Cleveland 90,487 Sellers 4 24 6.0 10 0 10/26 W 25-17 at Detroit 54,312 Cartwright 4 13 3.3 7 0 11/03 L 6-23 Pittsburgh 90,512 Randle El 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/16 L 10-14 Dallas 90,830 Davis 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 11/23 W 20-17 at Seattle 67,771 TEAM 380 1735 4.6 31 9 11/30 L 7-23 New York Giants 85,912 OPPONENTS 323 1237 3.8 44 9 12/07 L 10-24 at Baltimore 71,438 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/14 at Cincinnati Cooley 67 713 10.6 28 1 12/21 Philadelphia Moss 61 876 14.4 67t 5 12/28 at San Francisco Randle El 48 557 11.6 31 3 Washington Opponents Portis 26 201 7.7 29 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 244 208 Betts 15 150 10.0 27 0 Rushing 89 68 D. Thomas 14 103 7.4 18 0 Passing 139 127 Sellers 11 84 7.6 20 1 Penalty 16 13 Thrash 8 73 9.1 29 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 62/174 63/170 Yoder 8 50 6.3 14 1 3rd Down Pct. 35.6 37.1 Kelly 3 18 6.0 7 0 4th Down: Made/Att 8/14 6/10 S. Alexander 1 9 9.0 9 0 4th Down Pct. 57.1 60.0 Davis 1 6 6.0 6 0 POSSESSION AVERAGE 31:33 28:27 Cartwright 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 4323 3677 Kendall 1 -9 -9.0 -9 0 Avg. Per Game 332.5 282.8 TEAM 265 2824 10.7 67t 12 Total Plays 833 748 OPPONENTS 227 2552 11.2 62t 14 Avg. Per Play 5.2 4.9 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS RUSHING 1735 1237 Hall LG 5 37 7.4 21 0 Avg. Per Game 133.5 95.2 Hall TM 2 6 3.0 4 0 Total Rushes 380 323 Horton 3 13 4.3 10 0 NET YARDS PASSING 2588 2440 Landry 2 18 9.0 13 0 Avg. Per Game 199.1 187.7 Rogers 1 42 42.0 42 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 34/236 19/112 McIntosh 1 4 4.0 4 0 Gross Yards 2824 2552 Griffin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 419/265 406/227 Smoot 1 0 0.0 0 0 Completion Pct. 63.2 55.9 Springs 1 0 0.0 0 0 Had Intercepted 6 12 TEAM 12 83 6.9 42 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 63/39.4 70/43.2 OPPONENTS 6 23 3.8 14 0 NET PUNTING AVERAGE 63/32.3 70/37.3 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B PENALTIES/YARDS 69/534 68/563 Plackemeier LG 47 1903 40.5 31.9 6 9 56 1 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 15/9 12/4 Plackemeier TM 36 1453 40.4 32.5 6 7 55 1 TOUCHDOWNS 22 27 Brooks 26 1030 39.6 32.1 0 9 60 0 Rushing 9 9 TEAM 63 2483 39.4 32.3 6 16 60 1 Passing 12 14 OPPONENTS 70 3024 43.2 37.3 6 21 59 0 Returns 1 4 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Randle El 32 18 203 6.3 21 0 TEAM 33 62 50 73 0 218 Moss 3 0 92 30.7 80t 1 OPPONENTS 68 63 56 59 0 246 TEAM 35 18 295 8.4 80t 1 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 29 15 327 11.3 68t 2 Suisham 0 0 0 0 20/20 22/31 0 86 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Portis 7 7 0 0 0 42 Cartwright 40 962 24.1 58 0 Moss 6 0 5 1 0 36 Sellers 2 32 16.0 17 0 Randle El 3 0 3 0 0 18 Moss 1 26 26.0 26 0 Betts 1 1 0 0 0 6 Thrash 1 17 17.0 17 0 Cooley 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 44 1037 23.6 58 0 Sellers 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 49 983 20.1 55 0 D. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 6 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Thrash 1 0 1 0 0 6 Suisham 0/ 0 6/ 6 5/ 7 10/15 1/3 Yoder 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 0/ 0 6/ 6 5/ 7 10/15 1/3 TEAM 22 9 12 1 20/20 22/31 0 218 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 5/ 5 7/ 7 6/ 6 1/4 OPPONENTS 27 9 14 4 25/26 19/22 0 246 Suisham: ()(49N,22G,36G,30N,35G)(48G,52N)(20G, 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-2, OPPONENTS 1-1 33G,33G,29G)(41G,48G,50G)(38G)(36N)(25G,50N, SACKS: Evans 3.5, Carter 3, Golston 2, 47G,45G,42G)(44G,43G)(41G,46N)(43B,26G,22G) McIntosh 2, Montgomery 2, L. Alexander 1, (42N)(48N,43G) Griffin 1, Horton 1, Springs 1, Taylor 1, OPPONENTS: (24G,25G,47G)(49G)(26G)(36G)(50N, Wilson 1, Hall LG 0.5, Landry 0.5, TEAM 19, 23G)(51G,25G,44G,49G)(37G,54N)(43G)(35G)() OPPONENTS 34 (45G,53N)(31G,38G,39G)(32G) FUM/LOST: J. Campbell 5/1, Cooley 2/1, Portis 2/2, Randle El 2/1, Betts 1/1, Kendall 1/1, Moss 1/1, Rabach 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating J. Campbell 415 262 2778 63.1 6.69 11 2.7 6 1.4 67t 34/ 236 85.4 Randle El 4 3 46 75.0 11.50 1 25.0 0 0.0 18t 0/ 0 152.1 TEAM 419 265 2824 63.2 6.74 12 2.9 6 1.4 67t 34/ 236 86.5 OPPONENTS 406 227 2552 55.9 6.29 14 3.4 12 3.0 62t 19/ 112 74.0

2008 WASHINGTON REDSKINS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

PLAYER

TOTAL

TACKLES SOLO ASST TFL YARDS SACKS YARDS

QB

Hurries

INTS/

YARDS

PASS

DEF

FUMBLES

FORCED

FUMBLES

RECOV.

Fletcher, London 119 74 40 5 -9 6 6 2

McIntosh, Rocky 95 51 40 2 -2 2 -12.5 2 1/4 6 2

Horton, Chris 70 46 18 5 -13 1 -8 2 3/13 7 1 1

Landry, LaRon 61 41 18 1 -3 0.5 -4 1 2/18 9 2 1

Smoot, Fred 50 42 8 1/0 7

Rogers, Carlos 47 39 8 1/42 27 1

Carter, Andre 41 21 14 3 -11 3 -12 12 2

Blades, H.B. 38 25 11 2 -9 1

Evans, Demetric 38 19 10 5 -18 3.5 13.5 9 2

Washington, Marcus 37 15 20 2 -7 6

Golston, Kedric 34 18 12 2 -5 2 -8 8 1

Griffin, Cornelius 30 14 14 1 -1 1 -9 4 1/0 1

Taylor, Jason 26 13 11 1 -2 1 -12 5 8

Montgomery, Anthony 24 13 9 2 -9 4 1

Springs, Shawn 23 19 3 1 -9 1/0 6

Alexander, Lorenzo 22 10 9 2 -3 1 -7 5 1

Doughty, Reed 18 15 3 1

Green, Mike 16 11 4 1 -1

Wilson, Chris 12 3 7 1 -4 1 -8

Hall, DeAngelo 9 5 4 2/7 4 1

Torrence, Leigh 8 5 3 2

Boschetti, Ryan 2 1 0 1 -1

James, Erasmus 2 0 2 1

Moore, Kareem 1 1 0

Campbell, Khary 1 0 0 1 -3

Total 817 501 268 33 -88 19 -112 65 12/84 86 7 3

2008 WASHINGTON REDSKINS SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

PLAYER TOTAL SOLO ASST FUM FUM BLKD BLKD BLKD DWND

TACKLES FOR REC FG PAT PUNT IN 20

Campbell, Khary 26 15 11 Thrash, James 20 10 10 Sellers, Mike 18 15 3 Moore, Kareem 18 11 7 Cartwright, Rock 14 10 4

Blades, H.B 12 7 5 Torrence, Leigh 11 6 5 Fincher, Alfred 9 3 6 Thomas, Devin 8 6 2 1 Wilson, Chris 8 5 3

Tryon, Justin 7 3 4 Horton, Chris 6 5 1 Yoder, Todd 4 2 2 Suisham, Shaun 3 3 0 Doughty, Reed 3 2 1

Alexander, Lorenzo 2 1 1 Hall, DeAngelo 2 1 1 Hamilton, Justin 2 0 2 Albright, Ethan 1 0 1 Green, Mike 1 0 1

at at at at at at at at

NYG NO Ari Dal Phi STL Cle Det Pit Dal Sea NYG Bal Cin Phi SF S P IA DN

67 Albright Ethan P P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 13 0 0

79 Alexander Lorenzo P P P P P P P 9 P P P P P 0 13 0 0

37 Alexander Shaun NW NW NW NW NW NW P P P P DN NW NW 0 4 0 1

56 Archer Brandon NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW PS 0 0 0 0

80 Aromashodu Devin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

57 Baldwin Johnny NW NW NW PS PS NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 0 0 0 0

46 Betts Ladell P P P P P P IA IA IA P P P P 0 10 3 0

54 Blades H.B. P S P P P P P P P P P S S 3 13 0 0

73 Boschetti Ryan NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW P P 0 2 0 0

5 Brennan Colt 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 0 0 13 0

14 Brooks Durant P P P P P P NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 0 6 0 0

36 Broughton Nehemiah PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

90 Buzbee Alex IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0

17 Campbell Jason S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

50 Campbell Khary DN IA P P P P P P P P P P P 0 11 1 1

99 Carter Andre S S S S S S S S S S S P P 11 13 0 0

31 Cartwright Rock P P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 13 0 0

62 Clark Devin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

15 Collins Todd DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN DN 0 0 0 13

47 Cooley Chris S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

72 Crummey Andrew PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NW NW NW NW NW NW 0 0 0 0

93 Daniels Phillip IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0

86 Davis Fred IA P P P P P P S DN P IA IA IA 1 8 4 1

32 Doughty Reed S IA S P S IA IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 3 4 2 0

92 Evans Demetric P P P S S S P P S S S S S 8 13 0 0

69 Fabini Jason P IA IA IA P P IA P IA IA IA IA IA 0 4 9 0

51 Fincher Alfred IA P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 12 1 0

59 Fletcher London S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

84 Gant Horace PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

56 Gatewood Curtis PS PS PS NW NW PS PS PS PS PS NW NW NW 0 0 0 0

68 Geisinger Justin DN DN DN P P P DN P DN P P P P 0 8 0 5

64 Golston Kedric S S S S S S S S S S S IA IA 11 11 2 0

25 Green Mike NW NW NW NW NW NW DN S P P P P P 1 6 0 1

96 Griffin Cornelius S S S S S S S IA S S S S S 12 12 1 0

32 Hamilton Justin P P IA IA IA IA NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 0 2 4 0

74 Heyer Stephon S S S P IA IA DN S DN DN DN DN P 4 5 3 5

32 Hall DeAngelo NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW P P P S 1 4 0 0

48 Horton Chris P S P S S S S IA S S P S S 9 12 1 0

98 Jackson Rob IA IA IA P IA IA IA DN IA IA IA IA P 0 2 10 1

78 James Erasmus P P IA IA P IA IA P P IA IA IA IA 0 5 8 0

76 Jansen Jon P P P S S S S S S S S S S 10 13 0 0

12 Kelly Malcolm IA P IA IA P IA IA IA IA IA P P P 0 5 8 0

66 Kendall Pete S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

30 Landry LaRon S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

52 McIntosh Rocky S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

94 Montgomery Anthony P P P P P P P S P IA IA S S 3 11 2 0

41 Moore Kareem IA IA P P P P P P P P P P P 0 11 2 0

89 Moss Santana S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

56 Octavien Steve NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW PS PS NW 0 0 0 0

1 Plackemeier Ryan NW NW NW NW NW NW P P P P P P P 0 7 0 0

26 Portis Clinton S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

61 Rabach Casey S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

82 Randle El Antwaan S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

40 Richardson Matterral PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NW NW 0 0 0 0

75 Rinehart Chad IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0 0 13 0

22 Rogers Carlos S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

72 Ross Isaiah NW NW NW NW NW NW NW PS PS PS PS NW PS 0 0 0 0

60 Samuels Chris S S S S S S S IA S S S S S 12 12 1 0

45 Sellers Mike P S P P P P P S P S P S S 5 13 0 0

27 Smoot Fred S P P P S S S S S S S S P 9 13 0 0

24 Springs Shawn IA S S S IA P IA IA IA IA S P IA 4 6 7 0

6 Suisham Shaun P P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 13 0 0

55 Taylor Jason S S S IA IA P S S IA P S S S 8 10 3 0

77 Thomas Randy S S S S S S S S S S S S S 13 13 0 0

11 Thomas Devin P P P S P P P P P P P P P 1 13 0 0

83 Thrash James P P P P S S P P S P S P P 4 13 0 0

29 Torrence Leigh P P P P P P P P P NW NW NW NW 0 9 0 0

20 Tryon Justin P P IA IA P P P P P P P P P 0 11 2 0

53 Washington Marcus S IA S S IA S S S S S IA IA IA 8 8 5 0

34 Westbrook Byron PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

95 Wilson Chris P P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 13 0 0

87 Yoder Todd S P S P P P P P P 9 P P P 2 13 0 0

KEY: S Started IA Inactive SN Suspended by NFL PS Practice Squad

P Played 3Q Third Quarterback IR Injured Reserve NW Not With Team

DN Did Not Play

2008 PARTICIPATION

STARTING LINE-UPS

OFFENSE

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

9/4 at NYG Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Heyer Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Yoder (TE)

9/14 NO Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Heyer Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Sellers

9/21 Ari Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Heyer Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Yoder (TE)

9/28 at Dal Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Thomas (WR)

10/5 at Phi Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Thrash (WR)

10/12 STL Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Thrash (WR)

10/19 Cle Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Davis (TE)

10/26 at Det Moss Heyer Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Sellers

11/3 Pit Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Thrash (WR)

11/16 Dal Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Sellers

11/23 at Sea Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Thrash (WR)

11/30 NYG Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Sellers

12/7 at Bal Moss Samuels Kendall Rabach Thomas Jansen Cooley Randle El Campbell Portis Sellers

12/14 at Cin

12/21 Phi

12/28 at SF

DEFENSE

LE LT RT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS

9/4 at NYG Taylor Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Doughty Landry

9/14 NO Taylor Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Blades Springs Rogers Horton Landry

9/21 Ari Taylor Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Springs Rogers Doughty Landry

9/28 at Dal Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Springs Rogers Horton Landry

10/5 at Phi Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Doughty (S) Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

10/12 STL Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

10/19 Cle Taylor Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

10/26 at Det Taylor Montgomery Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Green Landry

11/3 Pit Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

11/16 Dal Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Washington Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

11/23 at Sea Evans Griffin Golston Carter McIntosh Fletcher Taylor Smoot Rogers Springs Landry

11/30 NYG Evans Griffin Montgomery Taylor McIntosh Fletcher Blades Smoot Rogers Horton Landry

12/7 at Bal Evans Griffin Montgomery Taylor McIntosh Fletcher Blades Hall Rogers Horton Landry

12/14 at Cin

12/21 Phi

12/28 at SF

WR 89 Santana Moss 11 Devin Thomas 12 Malcolm Kelly

LT 74 Stephon Heyer (60 Chris Samuels)

LG 66 Pete Kendall 75 Chad Rinehart

C 61 Casey Rabach 68 Justin Geisinger

RG 77 Randy Thomas 69 Jason Fabini

RT 76 Jon Jansen 69 Jason Fabini

TE 47 Chris Cooley 87 Todd Yoder 86 Fred Davis

WR 82 Antwaan Randle El 83 James Thrash

QB 17 Jason Campbell 15 Todd Collins 5 Colt Brennan

FB 45 Mike Sellers

RB 26 Clinton Portis 46 Ladell Betts 31 Rock Cartwright

DE/LB 92 Demetric Evans 55 Jason Taylor 98 Rob Jackson

DT 96 Cornelius Griffin 79 Lorenzo Alexander 73 Ryan Boschetti

DT 64 Kedric Golston 94 Anthony Montgomery

DE 99 Andre Carter 95 Chris Wilson 78 Erasmus James

SLB 53 Marcus Washington 51 Alfred Fincher

MLB 59 London Fletcher 54 H.B. Blades

WLB 52 Rocky McIntosh 50 Khary Campbell

LCB 24 Shawn Springs 23 DeAngelo Hall 20 Justin Tryon

RCB 22 Carlos Rogers 27 Fred Smoot 20 Justin Tryon

SS 48 Chris Horton 23 Mike Green

FS 30 LaRon Landry 41 Kareem Moore

SPECIAL TEAMS

K 6 Shaun Suisham

P 1 Ryan Plackemeier

LS 67 Ethan Albright

H 1 Ryan Plackemeier

KR 31 Rock Cartwright 83 James Thrash 20 Justin Tryon11 Devin Thomas

PR 82 Antwaan Randle El 89 Santana Moss 83 James Thrash

Rookies are underlined (Injured players are in parentheses)

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

2008 WASHINGTON REDSKINS DEPTH CHART (as of 12/9/08)

YEAR FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERS(22) (11) (14) (6) (0)

1999 Jon Jansen (3)

2000 Chris Samuels (1)

2001 Ethan Albright

2002 Ladell Betts (2)Rock Cartwright (7)

2003 Randy Thomas Khary Campbell

2004 Chris Cooley (3) Cornelius Griffin Demetric Evans Clinton PortisMike Sellers James ThrashShawn SpringsMarcus Washington

2005 Jason Campbell (1) Casey Rabach Santana MossCarlos Rogers (1)

2006 Kedric Golston (6) Andre Carter Shaun SuishamRocky McIntosh (2) Todd Collins Todd YoderAnthony Montgomery (5) Antwaan Randle El

2007 H.B. Blades (6) London Fletcher Lorenzo Alexander Pete KendallStephon Heyer (CFA) Jason FabiniLaRon Landry (1) Justin Geisinger

Fred SmootChris Wilson

2008 Colt Brennan (6) Ryan Boschetti Erasmus JamesFred Davis (2) Alfred Fincher Jason TaylorChris Horton (7) Mike GreenMalcolm Kelly (2) DeAngelo HallRob Jackson (7) Ryan PlackemeierKareem Moore (6)Chad Rinehart (3)Devin Thomas (2)Justin Tryon (4)

HOW THE REDSKINS WERE BUILTCOLLEGE DRAFT/

COLLEGE FREE AGENTUNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 2008 TRANSACTIONS

Jan. 2 – Signed WR Billy McMullen and CB Cedrick Holt to a reserve/future contract. Jan. 7 – Signed LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler and RB Eric Shelton to a reserve/future contract. Jan. 8 – Announced the retirement of head coach Joe Gibbs. Jan. 8 – Signed RB Marcus Mason, DE Tommy Davis and CB Eddie Jackson to reserve/future contracts. Jan. 9 – Signed OL Tavares Washington, LB Rian Wallace and WR Burl Toler to reserve/future contracts. Jan. 10 – Signed CB John Eubanks to a reserve/future contract. Jan. 14 – Signed DE Kevin Huntley and CB Byron Westbrook to a reserve/future contract. Jan. 22 – Promoted Vinny Cerrato to executive vice president – football operations. Jan. 24 – Signed WR Maurice Mann to a reserve/future contract. Jan. 26 – Named Jim Zorn offensive coordinator and Greg Blache defensive coordinator. Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and offensive coordinator Al Saunders relieved of their duties. Jan. 27 – Promoted Scott Campbell to director of player personnel. Jan. 28 – Signed OL Justin Geisinger to a reserve/future contract. Feb. 10 – Introduced Jim Zorn as the franchise’s 27th head coach. Feb. 12 – Named John Palermo defensive line coach and Chris Meidt offensive assistant. Feb. 13 – Named Stump Mitchell assistant head coach – running backs. Feb. 15 – Named Sherman Smith offensive coordinator. Feb. 19 – Re-signed LS Ethan Albright. Feb. 26 – Released WR Brandon Lloyd. March 3 – Re-signed K Shaun Suisham. March 4 – Re-signed QB Todd Collins. March 7 – Re-signed RB Rock Cartwright. March 12 – Re-signed DL Ryan Boschetti. March 14 – Released WR Steven Harris. March 17 – Signed DL Matthias Askew and released WR Mike Espy. March 24 – Re-signed P Derrick Frost. March 25 – Re-signed OL Jason Fabini. March 27 – Signed TE Pete Schmitt. April 2 – Re-signed FB Nehemiah Broughton. April 4 – Signed WR Jerome Mathis. April 26 – Traded a first-round pick (21st overall), third-round pick (84th overall), and fifth-round pick (154th overall) to the Atlanta Falcons for their two second-round picks (34th & 48th overall) and fourth-round pick (103rd overall). April 26 – Selected WR Devin Thomas (2nd Round, 34th overall); TE Fred Davis (2nd Round, 48th overall); WR Malcolm Kelly (2nd Round, 51st overall). April 27 – Traded a fifth-round pick (157th overall) and seventh-round pick (228th overall) to the St. Louis Rams for their two sixth-round picks (168th & 180th overall). April 27 – Selected OL Chad Rinehart (3rd Round, 96th overall); CB Justin Tryon (4th Round, 124th overall); P Durant Brooks (6th Round, 168th overall); S Kareem Moore (6th Round, 180th overall); QB Colt Brennan (6th Round, 186th overall); DE Rob Jackson (7th Round, 242nd overall); S Chris Horton (7th Round, 249th overall).

April 30 – Signed undrafted free agents OL Kerry Brown, DT Alonzo Dotson, WR Horace Gant, QB Bret Meyer and LB Bryan Wilson. May 1 – Signed undrafted free agents OL Shannon Boatman, OL Kyle DeVan, S Kevin Mitchell, S Justin Scott and DE Dorian Smith. Released OL Kevin Sampson. May 2 – Signed undrafted free agents OL Devin Clark, LB Curtis Gatewood and CB Matterral Richardson. Released OL Shannon Boatman. May 5 – Released DT Alonzo Dotson, QB Bret Meyer, S Kevin Mitchell, and S Justin Scott. May 6 – Signed QB Derek Devine and S Patrick Ghee. May 7 – Signed undrafted free agent OL Andrew Crummey. May 8 – Signed undrafted free agent TE Jason Goode. May 9 – Signed undrafted free agent DL J.T. Mapu. May 15 – Released WR Jerome Mathis. May 16 – Signed undrafted free agent S Stephen Tate. May 20 – Named Morocco Brown director of pro personnel. May 27 – Acquired DE Erasmus James from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. Released DE Dorian Smith. May 29 – Released DB Stephen Tate. May 30 – Signed S Justin Hamilton. June 2 – Signed S Stuart Schweigert and released LB Rian Wallace. June 5 – Released LB Bryan Wilson and DB Eddie Jackson. June 9 – Signed LB Rian Wallace and DE Dorian Smith. June 12 – Signed S Chris Horton and released S Justin Hamilton. June 12 – Signed CB Justin Tryon and released S Patrick Ghee. June 20 – Signed S Kareem Moore and released CB John Eubanks. June 24 – Signed DE Rob Jackson and released DL J.T. Mapu. July 10 – Agreed to terms with third-round draft pick G/T Chad Rinehart and released DE Tommy Davis, C Kyle DeVan and QB Sam Hollenbach. July 11 – Agreed to terms with second-round draft pick WR Malcolm Kelly and sixth-round draft pick P Durant Brooks. July 14 – Agreed to terms with sixth-round draft pick QB Colt Brennan and released DE Dorian Smith. July 17 – Redskins assistant Don Breaux retires. July 18 – Signed WR Devin Thomas and released FB Pete Schmitt. July 19 – Signed second-round pick TE Fred Davis and released TE Tyler Ecker. July 20 – Acquired DE Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010. July 22 – Placed DE Phillip Daniels and DE Alex Buzbee on Injured Reserve and re-signed DE J.T. Mapu. July 26 – Signed DT Zarnell Fitch and Waived/Injured DE J.T. Mapu. July 27 – Signed OG Fred Matua and released T Kerry Brown. July 29 – Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo and waived DT Zarnell Fitch. July 31 – Signed LB Alfred Fincher and waived/injured RB Eric Shelton. August 4 – Signed S Patrick Ghee and TE Pete Schmitt and released S Stuart Schweigert and LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler. August 7 – Signed S Justin Hamilton and released TE Pete Schmitt.

August 11 – Waived DE Kevin Huntley and activated DE Erasmus James from the Physically Unable to Perform list. August 12 – Signed DE Dorian Smith. August 18 – Waived/Injured LB Rian Wallace and signed LB David Holloway. August 24 – Released S Vernon Fox, DT Babatunde Oshinowo and DE Dorian Smith. August 25 – Released WR Burl Toler and waived/injured LB Matt Sinclair. August 26 – Waived/Injured TE Jason Goode and signed LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler. August 30 – Released DT Matthias Askew, DT Ryan Boschetti, FB Nehemiah Broughton, T Devin Clark, G Andrew Crummey, QB Derek Devine, P Derrick Frost, WR Horace Gant, LB Curtis Gatewood, S Patrick Ghee, LB David Holloway, CB Cedrick Holt, WR Maurice Mann, RB Marcus Mason, G Fred Matua, WR Billy McMullen, WR Anthony Mix, CB Matterral Richardson, LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler, T Todd Wade, T Tavares Washington and CB Byron Westbrook. August 31 – Signed FB Nehemiah Broughton, OL Devin Clark, OL Andrew Crummey, WR Horace Gant, LB Curtis Gatewood, CB Matterral Richardson and CB Byron Westbrook to the practice squad. September 1 – Signed WR Devin Aromashodu to the practice squad. September 24 – Released LB Curtis Gatewood from practice squad and signed LB Johnny Baldwin to the practice squad. October 9 – Designated LB Johnny Baldwin as an injured practice squad player and signed LB Curtis Gatewood to the practice squad. October 14 – Released S Justin Hamilton, waived/injured P Durant Brooks, placed S Reed Doughty on injured reserved, signed RB Shaun Alexander, P Ryan Plackemeier and S Mike Green. October 22 – G Andrew Crummey signed to Cincinnati Bengals active roster and G Isaiah Ross signed to practice squad. November 8 – Released CB Leigh Torrence and signed CB DeAngelo Hall. November 19 – LB Curtis Gatewood signed to Kansas City Chiefs active roster and LB Steve Octavien signed to practice squad. November 25 – Released RB Shaun Alexander and signed DT Ryan Boschetti. November 27 – CB Matterral Richardson signed to Houston Texans active roster and S Michael Grant signed to practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No Last Name First Name Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College How Acq'd Hometown67 Albright Ethan LS 6-5 248 5/1/71 14 North Carolina FA-01 (Buff) Greensboro, NC79 Alexander Lorenzo DT 6-1 286 5/31/83 2 California FA-07 (Was) Berkeley, CA46 Betts Ladell RB 5-11 224 8/27/79 7 Iowa D2-02 Blue Springs, MO54 Blades H.B. LB 5-10 242 9/30/84 2 Pittsburgh D6-07 Plantation, FL73 Boschetti Ryan DT 6-4 311 10/7/81 5 UCLA FA-08 Belmont, CA5 Brennan Colt QB 6-3 212 8/16/83 R Hawaii D6-08 Irvine, CA17 Campbell Jason QB 6-5 231 12/31/81 4 Auburn D1-05 Taylorsville, MS50 Campbell Khary LB 6-2 224 4/4/79 7 Bowling Green FA-03 (NYJ) Toledo, OH99 Carter Andre DE 6-4 253 5/12/79 8 California FA-06 (SF) San Jose, CA31 Cartwright Rock RB 5-8 213 12/3/79 7 Kansas State D7-02 Conroe, TX15 Collins Todd QB 6-4 223 11/5/71 14 Michigan FA-06 (KC) Walpole, MA47 Cooley Chris TE 6-3 258 7/11/82 5 Utah State D3-04 Logan, UT86 Davis Fred TE 6-4 257 1/15/86 R Southern California D2-08 Toledo, OH92 Evans Demetric DE 6-4 287 9/3/79 7 Georgia FA-04 (Dal) Haynesville, LA69 Fabini Jason G/T 6-7 312 8/25/74 11 Cincinnati FA-08 (Was) Fort Wayne, IN51 Fincher Alfred LB 6-1 238 8/15/83 4 Connecticut FA-08 Norwood, MA59 Fletcher London LB 5-10 245 5/19/75 11 John Carroll FA-07 (Buff) Cleveland, OH68 Geisinger Justin OL 6-4 317 5/24/82 3 Vanderbilt FA-07 (Tenn) Pittsburgh, PA64 Golston Kedric DT 6-4 298 5/30/83 3 Georgia D6-06 Tyrone, GA25 Green Mike S 6-0 200 12/6/76 9 Northwestern State FA-08 (Sea) Rustin, LA96 Griffin Cornelius DT 6-3 303 12/3/76 9 Alabama FA-04 (NYG) Brundidge, AL23 Hall DeAngelo CB 5-10 195 11/19/83 5 Virginia Tech FA-08 (Oak) Chesapeake, VA74 Heyer Stephon T 6-6 314 1/16/84 2 Maryland UDFA-07 Lawrenceville, GA48 Horton Chris S 6-1 211 12/29/84 R UCLA D7-08 New Orleans, LA98 Jackson Rob DE 6-4 269 11/3/85 R Kansas State D7-08 West Haven, CT78 James Erasmus DE 6-4 261 11/4/82 4 Wisconsin T-08 (Minn) Hollywood, FL76 Jansen Jon T 6-6 306 1/28/76 10 Michigan D2-99 Clawson, MI12 Kelly Malcolm WR 6-4 227 12/30/86 R Oklahoma D2-08 Longview, TX66 Kendall Pete G 6-5 286 7/9/73 13 Boston College T-07 (NYJ) Weymouth, MA30 Landry LaRon S 6-0 202 10/14/84 2 Louisiana State D1-07 Ama, LA52 McIntosh Rocky LB 6-2 238 11/15/82 3 Miami D2-06 Gaffney, SC94 Montgomery Anthony DT 6-6 315 3/8/84 3 Minnesota D5-06 Cleveland, OH41 Moore Kareem S 5-11 213 8/13/84 R Nicholls State D6-08 Okolona, MS89 Moss Santana WR 5-10 200 6/1/79 8 Miami T-05 (NYJ) Miami, FL1 Plackemeier Ryan P 6-3 247 3/5/84 3 Wake Forest FA-08 (Sea) Bonsall, CA26 Portis Clinton RB 5-11 221 9/1/81 7 Miami T-04 (Den) Gainesville, FL61 Rabach Casey C 6-4 288 9/24/77 8 Wisconsin FA-05 (Balt) Sturgeon Bay, WI82 Randle El Antwaan WR 5-10 185 8/17/79 7 Indiana FA-06 (Pitt) Riverdale, IL75 Rinehart Chad G/T 6-5 307 5/4/85 R Northern Iowa D3-08 Boone, IA22 Rogers Carlos CB 6-0 190 7/2/81 4 Auburn D1-05 Augusta, GA60 Samuels Chris T 6-5 314 7/28/77 9 Alabama D1-00 Mobile, AL45 Sellers Mike FB 6-3 280 7/21/75 9 Walla Walla CC FA-04 North Thurston, WA27 Smoot Fred CB 5-11 185 4/17/79 8 Mississippi State FA-07 (Minn) Jackson, MS24 Springs Shawn CB 6-0 207 3/11/75 12 Ohio State FA-04 (Sea) Silver Spring, MD6 Suisham Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 3 Bowling Green FA-06 (Dal) Wallaceburg, Ontario55 Taylor Jason LB/DE 6-6 244 9/1/74 12 Akron T-08 (Mia) Pittsburgh, PA77 Thomas Randy G 6-5 308 1/19/76 10 Mississippi State FA-03 (NYJ) East Point, GA11 Thomas Devin WR 6-2 220 11/15/86 R Michigan State D2-08 Ann Arbor, MI83 Thrash James WR 6-0 203 4/28/75 12 Missouri Southern T-04 (Phil) Wewoka, OK20 Tryon Justin CB 5-9 183 5/29/84 R Arizona State D4-08 Palmdale, CA53 Washington Marcus LB 6-3 244 10/17/77 9 Auburn FA-04 (Ind) Auburn, AL95 Wilson Chris DE 6-4 247 7/10/82 2 Northwood FA-07 (CFL) Flint, MI87 Yoder Todd TE 6-4 251 3/18/78 9 Vanderbilt FA-06 (Jax) New Palestine, IN

Practice Squad80 Aromashodu Devin WR 6-2 200 5/23/84 2 Auburn FA-08 Miami, FL36 Broughton Nehemiah FB 5-11 257 11/4/81 2 The Citadel D7-05 North Charleston, SC62 Clark Devin T 6-4 306 5/22/86 R New Mexico UDFA-08 Mesa, AZ84 Gant Horace WR 6-3 214 4/7/85 R St. Olaf UDFA-08 Pensacola, FL40 Grant Michael S 5-11 182 3/30/86 R Arkansas FA-08 Stone Mountain, GA56 Octavien Steve LB 6-0 238 11/25/84 R Nebraska FA-08 Belle Glade, FL72 Ross Isaiah G 6-3 320 11/6/81 1 Nevada FA-08 Elk Grove, CA34 Westbrook Byron CB 5-10 200 12/26/84 1 Salisbury UDFA-07 Washington, D.C.

Injured Reserve Date Placed90 Buzbee Alex DE 6-3 246 11/27/85 1 Georgetown UDFA-07 Chester, NJ 7/22/0893 Daniels Phillip DE 6-4 276 3/4/73 12 Georgia FA-04 (Chi) Donalson, GA 7/22/08

Doughty Reed S 6-1 202 11/4/82 3 Northern Colorado D6-06 Johnstown, CO 10/14/0858 Sinclair Matt LB 6-2 245 7/24/82 2 Illinois FA-07 (Mia) St. Louis, MO 8/26/08

WASHINGTON REDSKINS NUMERICAL ROSTER

No First Name Last Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College How Acq'd Hometown1 Ryan Plackemeier P 6-3 247 24 3 Wake Forest FA-08 (Sea) Bonsall, CA5 Colt Brennan QB 6-3 212 25 R Hawaii D6-08 Irvine, CA6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 26 3 Bowling Green FA-06 (Dal) Wallaceburg, Ontario11 Devin Thomas WR 6-2 220 22 R Michigan State D2-08 Ann Arbor, MI12 Malcolm Kelly WR 6-4 227 21 R Oklahoma D2-08 Longview, TX15 Todd Collins QB 6-4 223 37 14 Michigan FA-06 (KC) Walpole, MA17 Jason Campbell QB 6-5 231 26 4 Auburn D1-05 Taylorsville, MS20 Justin Tryon CB 5-9 183 23 R Arizona State D4-08 Palmdale, CA22 Carlos Rogers CB 6-0 190 27 4 Auburn D1-05 Augusta, GA23 DeAngelo Hall CB 5-10 195 25 5 Virginia Tech FA-08 (Oak) Chesapeake, VA24 Shawn Springs CB 6-0 207 33 12 Ohio State FA-04 (Sea) Silver Spring, MD25 Mike Green S 6-0 200 31 9 Northwestern State FA-08 (Sea) Rustin, LA26 Clinton Portis RB 5-11 221 27 7 Miami T-04 (Den) Gainesville, FL27 Fred Smoot CB 5-11 185 29 8 Mississippi State FA-07 (Minn) Jackson, MS30 LaRon Landry S 6-0 202 24 2 Louisiana State D1-07 Ama, LA31 Rock Cartwright RB 5-8 213 28 7 Kansas State D7-02 Conroe, TX41 Kareem Moore S 5-11 213 24 R Nicholls State D6-08 Okolona, MS45 Mike Sellers FB 6-3 280 33 9 Walla Walla CC FA-04 North Thurston, WA46 Ladell Betts RB 5-11 224 29 7 Iowa D2-02 Blue Springs, MO47 Chris Cooley TE 6-3 258 26 5 Utah State D3-04 Logan, UT48 Chris Horton S 6-1 211 23 R UCLA D7-08 New Orleans, LA50 Khary Campbell LB 6-2 224 29 7 Bowling Green FA-03 (NYJ) Toledo, OH51 Alfred Fincher LB 6-1 238 25 4 Connecticut FA-08 Norwood, MA52 Rocky McIntosh LB 6-2 238 26 3 Miami D2-06 Gaffney, SC53 Marcus Washington LB 6-3 244 31 9 Auburn FA-04 (Ind) Auburn, AL54 H.B. Blades LB 5-10 242 24 2 Pittsburgh D6-07 Plantation, FL55 Jason Taylor LB/DE 6-6 244 34 12 Akron T-08 (Mia) Pittsburgh, PA59 London Fletcher LB 5-10 245 33 11 John Carroll FA-07 (Buff) Cleveland, OH60 Chris Samuels T 6-5 314 31 9 Alabama D1-00 Mobile, AL61 Casey Rabach C 6-4 288 31 8 Wisconsin FA-05 (Balt) Sturgeon Bay, WI64 Kedric Golston DT 6-4 298 25 3 Georgia D6-06 Tyrone, GA66 Pete Kendall G 6-5 286 35 13 Boston College T-07 (NYJ) Weymouth, MA67 Ethan Albright LS 6-5 248 37 14 North Carolina FA-01 (Buff) Greensboro, NC68 Justin Geisinger OL 6-2 317 26 3 Vanderbilt FA-07 Tenn Pittsburgh, PA69 Jason Fabini G/T 6-7 312 34 11 Cincinnati FA-08 (Was) Fort Wayne, IN73 Ryan Boschetti DT 6-4 311 27 5 UCLA FA-08 Belmont, CA74 Stephon Heyer T 6-6 314 24 2 Maryland UDFA-07 Lawrenceville, GA75 Chad Rinehart G/T 6-5 307 23 R Northern Iowa D3-08 Boone, IA76 Jon Jansen T 6-6 306 32 10 Michigan D2-99 Clawson, MI77 Randy Thomas G 6-5 308 32 10 Mississippi State FA-03 (NYJ) East Point, GA78 Erasmus James DE 6-4 261 26 4 Wisconsin T-08 (Minn) Hollywood, FL79 Lorenzo Alexander DT 6-1 286 25 2 California FA-07 (Was) Berkeley, CA82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 29 7 Indiana FA-06 (Pitt) Riverdale, IL83 James Thrash WR 6-0 202 33 12 Missouri Southern T-04 (Phil) Wewoka, OK86 Fred Davis TE 6-4 257 22 R Southern California D2-08 Toledo, OH87 Todd Yoder TE 6-4 251 30 9 Vanderbilt FA-06 (Jax) New Palestine, IN89 Santana Moss WR 5-10 200 29 8 Miami T-05 (NYJ) Miami, FL92 Demetric Evans DE 6-4 287 28 7 Georgia FA-04 (Dal) Haynesville, LA94 Anthony Montgomery DT 6-6 315 24 3 Minnesota D5-06 Cleveland, OH95 Chris Wilson DE 6-4 247 26 2 Northwood FA-07 (CFL) Flint, MI96 Cornelius Griffin DT 6-3 303 31 9 Alabama FA-04 (NYG) Brundidge, AL98 Rob Jackson DE 6-4 269 23 R Kansas State D7-08 West Haven, CT99 Andre Carter DE 6-4 253 29 8 California FA-06 (SF) San Jose, CA

Practice Squad34 Byron Westbrook CB 5-10 200 23 1 Salisbury UDFA-07 Washington, D.C.36 Nehemiah Broughton FB 5-11 257 26 2 The Citadel D7-05 North Charleston, SC40 Grant Michael S 5-11 182 22 R Arkansas FA-08 Stone Mountain, GA56 Steve Octavien LB 6-0 238 24 R Nebraska FA-08 Belle Glade, FL62 Devin Clark T 6-4 306 22 R New Mexico UDFA-08 Mesa, AZ72 Isaiah Ross G 6-3 320 26 1 Nevada FA-08 Elk Grove, CA80 Devin Aromashodu WR 6-2 200 24 2 Auburn FA-08 Miami, FL84 Horace Gant WR 6-3 214 23 R St. Olaf UDFA-08 Pensacola, FL

Injured ReserveReed Doughty S 6-1 202 25 3 Northern Colorado D6-06 Johnstown, CO

58 Sinclair Matt LB 6-2 245 26 2 Illinois FA-07 (Mia) St. Louis, MO90 Buzbee Alex DE 6-3 246 23 1 Georgetown UDFA-07 Chester, NJ93 Daniels Phillip DE 6-4 276 35 12 Georgia FA-04 (Chi) Donalson, GA

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