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Robert Griffin III active, will make his return Sunday for Redskins against Vikings

Griffin, who dislocated the ankle in a Week 2 victory over Jacksonville, had missed the Redskins' previous six games. Colt McCoy will be the backup, leaving Kirk Cousins inactive for the first time in his career.

November 2, 2014

Two Redskins buses involved in accident en route to TCF Bank Stadium

Two buses carrying Washington Redskins coaches and players were involved in an accident roughly a mile from TCF Bank Stadium approximately three and a half hours before the team was scheduled to face the Minnesota Vikings.

November 2, 2014

Phillip Thomas signed off Redskins’ practice squad in time for game at Minnesota

Thomas, a fourth-round pick in 2013, has been beset by injuries since being drafted out of Fresno State, and the team had him on its practice squad in an attempt to make sure he could remain healthy before playing in a game.

November 1, 2014

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings: 5 Questions

Who's the QB and what will it mean? Will the defense keep up its blitzing ways?

October 30, 2014

Jay Gruden, Mike Zimmer take different paths to similar spot as first-year coaches

Following overtime victories last weekend, the Redskins and Vikings enter Sunday with 3-5 records, have struggled to score points on offense, are woeful in prolonging drives and have defenses that are starting to find an identity.

October 30, 2014

Kai Forbath named NFC special teams player of week after game-winning kick

Forbath has now made 13 of 14 attempts this season, missing only a 33-yarder in a 37-34 loss at Philadelphia on Sept. 21. After that try, Forbath has made his last nine field goals.

October 29, 2014

Robert Griffin III in line to return as Redskins’ starter Sunday at Vikings

Griffin completed a full practice Wednesday, marking the first time he's been able to do so since injuring the ankle in the Redskins' victory over Jacksonville on Sept. 14.

October 29, 2014

Redskins’ win at Dallas another step back toward respectability

"I know everybody counted us out of this one," said Washington tackle Trent Williams. "I understand. Believe me, I understand. But we've definitely got to take it one game at a time, man, and keep stringing together some wins."

October 28, 2014

Robert Griffin III ‘close’ to returning, leaving Redskins’ backup QB spot in flux

Griffin was inactive for the Redskins' victory at Dallas on Monday following a week in which he was able to work back into team drills. Either Kirk Cousins or Colt McCoy would then serve as Griffin's backup.

October 28, 2014

Colt McCoy triumphs in return to Texas, leading Redskins past Cowboys in OT

Underneath the gaze of several dozen close friends and family members, the lights of one of the largest stadiums in the world and the glare of a national television audience, McCoy donned not just his shoulder pads and helmet on Monday but a cape as well.

October 28, 2014

Robert Griffin III after Redskins beat Cowboys: ‘When I’m ready to go, I’ll be back out there’

Coach Jay Gruden maintained after the game that Griffin will be the Redskins' starting quarterback as soon as he is healthy enough to handle the responsibilities that come with that role.

October 28, 2014

Tony Romo injured, leaves Cowboys-Redskins game in 3rd quarter

The quarterback was leveled on a blitz by Redskins inside linebacker Keenan Robinson with 7:59 remaining in the third quarter. The team did not announce the nature of the injury Romo sustained, but he lay on the turf for several minutes before being helped to the sideline.

October 27, 2014

Robert Griffin III inactive, allowing Colt McCoy to start against Cowboys

Redskins coach Jay Gruden said last week that if Griffin would not be medically cleared to be the starting quarterback against Dallas, he would be inactive and Kirk Cousins would serve as the backup.

October 27, 2014

Jason Hatcher returns to Dallas as Redskins defensive stalwart

As the Redskins defensive lineman returns to Dallas as a visitor for the first time on Monday, he will only acknowledge his past by focusing on the present.

October 26, 2014

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys: 5 Questions

Redskins' quarterback, third-down efficiency and plan for Dez Bryant among items to ponder.

October 25, 2014

For Colt McCoy, staying ready for his opportunity pays off

"That's all anybody can hope for," said the Redskins quarterback's father, Brad. "It's a chance, it's an opportunity, and be ready when you get that opportunity. We were excited for him that he did get it — and that he was ready."

October 23, 2014

Trent Murphy excited for first Redskins start

A second-round pick out of Stanford, Murphy will fill in for outside linebacker Brian Orakpo, who underwent surgery Wednesday morning to repair a torn right pectoral muscle.

October 22, 2014

John Erskine has surgery; Capitals defenseman will miss a few weeks

The team had previously announced that Erskine, who had been a healthy scratch for the Capitals' first five games, did not join the team for its three-game Western Canada road trip.

October 22, 2014

Jay Gruden: Decision on Robert Griffin III ideally will be made Thursday

While Gruden has told Colt McCoy that he will be the starting quarterback on Monday if Griffin is not medically cleared to play, Gruden did say that Griffin is the "wild card" for that game against Dallas.

October 22, 2014

Redskins’ Keenan Robinson named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Robinson, the starting mike linebacker, was the first Redskins player to have at least 14 tackles in a game since Perry Riley did so in the season opener in 2013.

October 22, 2014