Redskins Blown Out!

Once again the Washington Redskins take advantage of the meaningless preseason games. The Redskins were routed by the New England Patriots. It was an ugly 41-0 defeat, which featured an impotent offense, and a leaky defense. Mark Brunell was again an embarassing 7 for 16 for 51 yards, and as a team rushed for only of 74 yards. From the preseason stats it seems that the offense is as weak as ever, and the defense appears ineffective as well. For at least one more game, the team and the fans have the consolation that these games don't count.

T.J. Duckett now a Washington Redskin

In an unexpected trade the Redskins acquired T.J. Duckett from the Atlanta Falcons. It was a three way trade that sent Denver Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie to that Atlanta Falcons, Duckett to the Redskins and draft picks to the Broncos. It was a surprise trade because the Redskins were already stacked at the runningback position with Portis, Betts, and Cartwright. At 6'0" and 254 pounds Duckett is expected to be used in short yardage situations. Last year he ran for 380 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games. Duckett's short yardage specialty will hopefully spare Portis from the hard hits in short yardage situations and help keep him healthy throughout the regular season.

Redskins defeated 19-3 by Cincinnati Bengals

The Washington Redskins verus the Cincinnati Bengals. To say the least it was an ugly game for the Redksins. The Redskins were defeated 19-3. It was evident early in the game how the Redskins luck would be. Mark Brunell threw an interception to Bengals cornerback Kewan Ratliff, Clinton Portis came out of nowhere to lay a monster-size hit on Ratliff. Unfortunately, Portis got the worst of the hit. He suffered an injury to his left shoulder. His injury is to be discussed more later.

Quarterback Mark Brunell had a lackluster performance with one intercepion, mentioned previously, on a 4 for 9 performance with 66 yards passing. Backup quarterback Todd Collins appeared paralyzed in Al Saunder's offense he was 6 for 13 for 68 yards and one interception.

This meaningless game, became meaningful because the injury suffered by Clinton Portis could resonate into the regular season.

David Patten bounces back from viral meningitis and serves as inspiration

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David Patten was recently released from the hospital after a bout with viral meningitis. Patten has bounced back and returned to training camp. Viral meningitis has served as only as an additional challenge that Patten has had to overcome. Patten was undrafted out of college in 1995. He paid his dues in the working world, in Arena Football League never giving up on his dream to play in the NFL. He finally found a place in the league in 1997 with the New York Giants. This year will be his 10th year in the league.


"Bottom line is, you deal with the hand that you're dealt, and you play it and you give it your all."

-David Patten

Read more about Patten's obstacles in the below article:

Patten a pro at overcoming obstacles

New Face of the Redskins: Clinton Portis

Clinton Portis quickly filled the gap of LaVar Arrington as the face of the Redskins. Portis is exciting to watch both on and off the field with his explosive speed on the field, and his costumed interviews off the field. Portis is now the new persona of the Washington Redskins. Hopefully, we will see more action from Portis this season under the new offensive schemes.

Some of his aliases: Southeast Jerome, Dollar Bill or Sheriff Gonna Getcha
What we will we see this year?

Redskins Super Bowl DVD Set

Relive the glory days of the Gibbs Era in this DVD set that contains footage of all three Super Bowl victories.

Redskins Season Starts

The Redskins open their season against the Minnesota Vikings on September 11, 2006 at FedEx Field at 7PM. The game will be televised on ESPN as Monday Night Game.