2008-05-15T19:50:47Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/redskinsinsider/201 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-15T19:50:47Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/redskinsinsider2008/05/skins_release_mathis.html

This just in from JLC, who is driving to Bethesda to appear on Washington Post Live: Wide receiver/return specialist Jerome Mathis, the only outside free agent the Redskins have signed this offseason, has been released, according to the team. Mathis, who has been injury prone and has had legal issues, was a longshot to make the team in the first place. After the Redskins selected pass-catchers with their first three picks of the draft last...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jon DeNunzio 2008-05-15T17:46:10Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/redskinsinsider2008/05/guest_blog_4.html

Alexander Seese sent me a few emails saying how depressing it was checking RI and seeing the story about the guily plea by one of those accused in Sean Taylor's murder. He asked if I could put something, anything, else up, so I aim to please. Alexander sent along some thoughts about RFK, and how to close that place out the right way should DC United one day move to new digs. I'll let him...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-15T15:47:50Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/redskinsinsider2008/05/a_guilty_plea_in_the_sean_tayl.html

Venjah Hunte pleaded guilty to second degree murder and burglary charges for his role in the killing of Redskins star safety Sean Taylor and was handed a 29-year sentence, the first in what Taylor's family hopes will be a series on long sentences. Hunte was one of five men charged with first-degree murder in the case and he was accused driver of the car used to get to and from Taylor's home; Hunte agreed...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-14T17:38:41Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/redskinsinsider2008/05/another_arrest_in_the_sean_tay.html

A fifth person has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, a spokesman in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office said Wednesday. Timothy Brown, 16, of Fort Myers, Fla., has been charged with first-degree felony murder and armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, according the spokesman, Ed Griffith. Brown was arrested Tuesday and booked into a Lee County jail. It is unclear when he will arrive in Miami. No...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-14T15:03:06Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/redskinsinsider2008/05/redskins_hire_a_pro_scout.html

The Redskins have promoted Alex Santos to the position of pro scout, according to team sources, a considerable promotion for one of the most well-liked people around Redskins Park. Santos is a hard worker and eager learner who has been trying to break into the football operations side, and this is a major opportunity for him. For the past two seasons Santos was the team's pro personnel assistant, doing lots of odd jobs for the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-14T11:45:04Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/redskinsinsider2008/05/ota_ramblings.html

Rookie head coach Jim Zorn caught people by surprise by choosing not to use one of his allotted mini camps, having no bed check or curfew for rookies during mandatory mini camp and holding no team activities prior to the draft (opting not to evaluate any existing talent within his new system before filling out the roster via the college ranks). The way the Redskins are utilizing their OTA days is unusual too, and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-14T11:45:04Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-14:/redskinsinsider2008/05/ota_ramblings_1.html

Rookie head coach Jim Zorn caught people by surprise by choosing not to use one of his allotted mini camps, having no bed check or curfew for rookies during mandatory mini camp and holding no team activities prior to the draft (opting not to evaluate any existing talent within his new system before filling out the roster via the college ranks). The way the Redskins are utilizing their OTA days is unusual too, and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-13T18:42:24Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-13:/redskinsinsider2008/05/shabingus_update.html

Nate in the PDX sent out an email today with the blog outing to the Nats game next month getting closer, and I wanted to pass it along for anyone else interested. The game is June 7 and it looks like I will be able to make it barring any sort of unusual circumstance popping up. Skins not doing anything that day and Lauren has given the me the green light. Cindy is also slated...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-13T14:17:35Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-13:/redskinsinsider2008/05/front_office_shakeup.html

Well, looks like the reshaping of the Redskins organization under Vinny Cerrato is nearing its final phase. The team has finished purging its staff, from its coordinators to scouts, to the pro personnel director, to the medical team, to its head of security. And, starting tomorrow, the Redskins are expected to begin the process to fill the remaining voids in football operations and complete Cerrato's support staff. The recent release of Louis Riddick opens up...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-12T23:22:43Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/redskinsinsider2008/05/louis_riddick_is_gone.html

The Washington Redskins have released longtime football operations official Louis Riddick, according to league sources. Riddick's contract, like that of many people in the football operations/scouting department, was to expire this summer, and the team informed him that his deal will not be renewed, sources said. Riddick, a former NFL defensive back, spent the last three years as pro personnel director, working directly below Cerrato and in essence the fourth most important figure behind...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-12T18:56:24Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/redskinsinsider2008/05/picking_up_two_terps.html

Ok, this blog has been all web and no log today, so here's a little bit of news that just came over the transom: the Redskins signed two undrafted free agents today, both University of Maryland guys: offensive lineman Andrew Crummey and tight end Jason Goode. Crummey is 6-foot-5, 301 pounds and was a second-team all-American last fall. Goode is 6-3, 238, and had 36 catches for 401 yards and three TDs in his College...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jon DeNunzio 2008-05-07T19:27:57Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/redskinsinsider2008/05/the_return_of_the_dreaded_hamm.html

JReid reports: Quarterback Jason Campbell has what the team described as a minor hamstring injury. "He just felt it grab, it didn't pull all the way," Coach Jim Zorn said yesterday after the last of the team's three organized team activities at Redskins Park. "He was feeling his hamstrings all along, and I think it's because I have him" bending his knees more to stay at one level while dropping back. Obviously, Zorn was not...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Cindy Boren 2008-05-07T16:40:17Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/redskinsinsider2008/05/redskins_release_director_of_s.html

The Redskins fired director of security Jon Bean, on Monday, according to team sources, cutting ties with one of the more well-liked people among the coaches and players. Bean's release came one day after rookie tight end Fred Davis went missing on Sunday - including that day's minicamp practice, however, a club official said that any move the team may have made with Bean was unrelated to Davis or any other player. Several people within...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-07T17:58:44Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-06:/redskinsinsider2008/05/many_thanksfront_office_news.html

First of all, I wanted to take a moment while I can sneak it in to thank all of you who have taken the time to email to wish my family well upon the passing of my mother-in-law, Nan Kelly, last week. You are all far too kind and we greatly appreciate it. Also, wanted to give a huge shout out to the folks at the Washington Post, specifically my editors, Emilio and Cindy,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jason La Canfora 2008-05-06T20:34:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-06:/redskinsinsider2008/05/fred_daviss_agent_checks_in.html

This just in from Jason Reid: I just got a call from the agent of Redskins tight end Fred Davis, the team's second pick in this year's NFL draft who caused quite a stir by missing the last day of minicamp on Sunday. Adam Heller of DeBartolo Sports wanted me to know that any rumors about Davis being someplace he shouldn't have been Saturday night are untrue. Heller said Davis was at the team hotel...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jon DeNunzio