Zac Boyer

Niles Paul expects to play for Redskins vs. Seahawks after suffering concussion

Paul said it was the first time he has been diagnosed with a concussion. It is also the first time this season a Redskins player has been diagnosed with a concussion after five were last season.

September 30, 2014

Trent Williams, Jordan Reed, Niles Paul all optimistic for Redskins’ next game

The Redskins entered the short week with 17 players on their injury report, with four others leaving the game against the Giants because of injury. Williams, who dislocated his right kneecap, and Paul, who left after sustaining a concussion, both figure to be able to play, while Reed practiced Monday for the first time since before the season-opener.

September 30, 2014

Redskins bring back Richard Crawford, make three other roster moves

Crawford, the former seventh-round pick of the Redskins who was first sent to the practice squad before being waived earlier this season, was signed again by the team on Monday in an attempt to help its special teams depth.

September 29, 2014

Trent Williams ‘should be OK’ after injuring knee against Giants on Thursday

Coach Jay Gruden said Friday that the right knee injury Williams sustained the day before is not as serious as it originally seemed, making it plausible Williams could play in the Washington Redskins' next game against Seattle on Oct. 6.

September 26, 2014

Chris Baker, Jason Peters each fined for their roles in Redskins, Eagles brawl

Though Baker avoided being disciplined by the league for his hit on Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday, he was not able to dodge punishment altogether. The league announced Friday that the Redskins' nose tackle, and the Eagles' left tackle, were each fined for their actions in the scuffle that followed the hit.

September 26, 2014

Redskins reeling after comprehensive collapse vs. Giants

Logan Paulsen, Roy Helu, Pierre Garçon and Tyler Polumbus combined for six tackles on Thursday night. They start on offense for the Washington Redskins.

September 26, 2014

Josh LeRibeus to make first career start for Redskins on Thursday

LeRibeus will replace Shawn Lauvao at left guard as he did in the second half of the Redskins' loss at Philadelphia on Sunday. Lauvao, who started the first three games, bruised his right knee on Sept. 14 in a victory over Jacksonville and has experienced additional swelling in recent days.

September 25, 2014

Redskins’ Chris Baker avoids discipline for hit on Eagles quarterback Nick Foles

Following a review of the play, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive director of football operations and its chief disciplinarian, ruled that Foles could have made a tackle during an interception return by the Redskins in the fourth quarter of the teams' game on Sunday and thus was not afforded the protections typically granted to a quarterback.

September 24, 2014

Jordan Reed out, Brian Orakpo probable for Redskins’ game against Giants

Reed, who strained the hamstring in the season-opening loss at Houston, has not been able to practice since the injury. Fourteen other players listed on the injury report this week, including Orakpo, defensive end Jason Hatcher and wide receiver DeSean Jackson, may be able to play.

September 24, 2014

Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants: 5 Questions

Can Kirk Cousins keep it up? And what about Eli Manning? Those questions and more heading into Thursday night's game.

September 24, 2014

Redskins finding ways to get ball to playmakers Garcon, Jackson, Roberts

The overall philosophy of Jay Gruden's passing attack is simple: the coach wants the quarterback to get the ball in his playmakers' hands as quickly as possible. Kirk Cousins showed Sunday that a combination of trust, a quick release and a good sense of timing can make that West Coast derivation successful.

September 23, 2014

Despite torn ligament in finger, Brian Orakpo expecting to play Thursday

Orakpo, the Redskins' starting right outside linebacker, tore a ligament in the middle finger of his left hand but believes the injury will not be a problem Thursday when the Redskins host the New York Giants.

September 23, 2014

Washington Redskins’ injury report crowded to start short week

Seventeen players were listed on the Redskins' injury report in advance of their Thursday night game against the New York Giants, but coach Jay Gruden said that all of them, except for quarterback Robert Griffin III, may be able to play.

September 22, 2014

Andre Burakovsky getting long look at center in Capitals training camp

Such responsibilities may be a bit overwhelming for Burakovsky, but on Sunday, in the Capitals' preseason opener, he seemed more than adept at handling them. He scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Buffalo at Verizon Center, burying a wrister off a one-timer from Jason Chimera from the right faceoff circle 13:14 into the first period.

September 22, 2014

DeAngelo Hall out for season with a torn Achilles’ tendon

Despite the best wishes of his team's athletic training staff, Hall couldn't stay in the locker room after he was hurt Sunday. He needed to see first-hand how the Redskins would fare at the end of their game against Philadelphia — at one point even pulling his replacement, rookie Bashaud Breeland, aside for additional coaching.

September 22, 2014

Kirk Cousins posts big numbers in Redskins’ loss to Eagles

Not since Donovan McNabb in 2010 had a quarterback thrown for more than 400 yards; in fact, Cousins' 427-yard output was the fourth-highest in a regular-season game in team history, behind Brad Johnson's 471 yards in 1999, Mark Rypien's 442 yards in 1991 and Doug Williams' 430 yards in 1988.

September 21, 2014

Redskins notes: DeAngelo Hall may have torn Achilles tendon

Hall, one of the Redskins' starting cornerbacks, left the game with 10:36 to play in the third quarter while dropping back to cover Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. He appeared to get the leg caught in the grass and did not put any weight on the leg when he was helped to the sideline and then to the locker room.

September 21, 2014

Mike Green unsure of future with Capitals, but ready to get comfortable again

General manager Brian MacLellan, appointed to the post in May when the contract of George McPhee wasn't renewed, made no promises that Green would last in Washington. When asked if he could see Green remaining with the team past the upcoming season, MacLellan said he "would assume so," because Green's "a good player.

September 21, 2014

DeSean Jackson active, will play against Eagles on Sunday

Jackson, listed as questionable on the injury report, separated his left shoulder in the Redskins’ victory over Jacksonville last week and was only able to go through what coach Jay Gruden said was a “very limited” practice on Friday.

September 21, 2014

Tom Wilson’s return unknown as he recovers from broken left leg

Wilson broke the bone in an accident in Ontario in July and underwent surgery to repair the break on July 8. He has just recently begun to skate by himself, doing so once in Toronto and once at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where the Capitals began training camp on Friday.

September 19, 2014