On this day seven years ago, the Redskins released running back Stephen Davis. here is the story from the pages of The Redskins Chronicle:
In a long-anticipated move, the Redskins said goodbye to running back Stephen Davis.
The two-time Pro Bowl performer is third on the team’s all-time rushing list with 5,790 yards.
His release this offseason almost [...]
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Redskins 02.26.03–Stephen Davis released
Redskins 02.15.95–Say bye to Desmond
The Desmond Howard error, rather, era, with the Redskins started with a bang and it ended 15 years ago today on a whimper.
The Redskins traded up in the first round to take Howard, the Heisman Trophy winner, with the fourth overall selection. At the time, it was seen as a [...]
Redskins 02.12.00–Bruce Smith Signs
The first of Dan Snyder’s infamous free agent class of 2000 signed on this day 10 years ago. Bruce Smith already was Hall of Fame bound after completing 15 stellar seasons in Buffalo and Snyder snapped him up when the Bills released him in a salary cap move.
“A top pass rusher can make such a [...]
Saints tie ’87 Skins as comeback kings
After a Super Bowl, there is always a cavalcade of statistics and oddities presented in the media. This one that I saw on ESPN this morning caught my eye: In 2009, the Saints won four games after trailing by 10 points or more, tied with 1987 Redskins for most by a Super Bowl Champ. The [...]
Will this Hog have his day?
I talked with David Elfin, the Washington representative on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, about Russ Grimm’s chances for induction and got a peek at the selection process.
CSN: Grimm–Will this Hog have his day?
Redskins 02.01.78–Pat Fischer released
I’m not sure if Pat Fischer, released by the Redskins on this day in 1978, really was 5′ 9″ tall as he was listed. He may have needed tiptoes to reach that tall but it really didn’t matter. Fischer played huge for 17 NFL seasons, 10 of them with the Redskins.
Fischer signed with the Redskins [...]
01.31.79—Ron McDole retires
When you look at the Redskins’ defensive ends today you see the chiseled physique of Andre Carter and the power-lifter’s frame of Phillip Daniels.
Ron McDole, who retired on this day in 1979, did not fit that mold. His physique was more like that of a bear, thus his nickname The Dancing Bear. Legend has it [...]
Redskins 01.30.83—Riggins, Redskins are Super
It’s hard to pick out a “favorite” Super Bowl win, but there isn’t anything quite like the first one. Add to that the fact that I was there in the Rose Bowl to witness it and I’d have to say that this one tops the list.
Here is the account from the pages of The Redskins [...]
Redskins 01.28.71—The Over the Hill Gang is born
George Allen came in saying that the Future is Now and within a few weeks the Washington Redskins found out that it wasn’t just a slogan. He pulled off what still is one of the biggest trades in NFL history with a lot of draft picks going to the Rams and a lot of older [...]
Redskins 01.27.96—Fame catches up to Gibbs
It wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when.
Joe Gibbs was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on this date in 1996. There is no need to retell the record here, readers of this space are well familiar with it. To me, the accomplishment that set him apart from other [...]
