It didn't change the outcome of the game. It didn't change possession of the ball. In fact, the opponent gained a first down on the play. But Lorenzo Alexander's tackle of Tennessee quarterback Tim Rattay on Saturday night is Washington's play of the summer so far.
Overshadowed by the sluggish offensive start and the late comeback that gave the Washington Redskins a 14-6 win over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday was a respectable start for the retooled first-team defense.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ten years ago this weekend after a lame-duck season in Houston and another marooned in Memphis, the Tennessee Oilers — not yet the Titans — finally debuted in Nashville.
Pierson Prioleau critiqued the games like an assistant coach or as if he were still playing in the Washington Redskins' secondary. But as last season's losses mounted, it became too much.
Having flourished during nine months of rehabilitation, several offseason practices and the first eight days of training camp, today is huge for Washington Redskins safety Pierson Prioleau.
Other than the generosity of Dan Snyder's checkbook, no Washington Redskins topic generates more praise than the performance, future and personality of safety Sean Taylor.
After playing football for most of his life, 30-year-old Chris Samuels has a good feel for his body.
After playing football for most of his life, 30-year-old Chris Samuels has a good feel for his body.
For most of his first season in a Washington uniform, defensive end Andre Carter fit right in with the rest of the Redskins' hugely disappointing class of megamillion newcomers.
