>> LaVar Arrington, a former linebacker for the Washington Redskins, is in serious condition after being hurt in a motorcycle crash this afternoon. The details are still coming in, but a long thread of condolences has already developed at ExtremeSkins with updates being added frequently. ABC7 says that Arrington was not wearing a helmet, and that his injuries are not life threatening. [WTOP & ABC7] >> The White House press center was evacuated this…
This year, there was no one-sided beatdown from start to finish, nor was there a handful of obvious miscues and mistakes that directly contributed to the result. But Washington fans, nevertheless, could not have found much joy in this Sunday’s listless effort against the New York Giants. In the days leading up to the game, the news was filled with sharp words from former-Redskin-turned-Giant LaVar Arrington, who seemed bent on making the contest into a…
Doom, gloom, rending of garments. That’s the poetic way of remembering how Redskins fans felt after the last time the team headed up to New Jersey to play the Giants. If you’ve forgotten that game, here’s a brief capsule of how it went: the teams were introduced, there was a singing of the national anthem, then a coin toss, followed by a kickoff, then the ball was handed to Tiki Barber–and the next thing you…
It’s been a busy few days for the Redskins, as the deadline for roster cuts passed and the free agent signing period began. Washington sports fans might still be mourning the departure of LaVar Arrington, but the team is moving on and making some big changes. On Friday, the Skins cut five players in a last minute move to get under the salary cap. Linemen Brandon Noble and Cory Raymer, DBs Walt Harris and…
>> Oh those clever Redskins. First they use the NFL labor talks as an opportunity to buy out disgruntled linebacker LaVar Arrington and then while the area media whips itself into a frenzy over the move, the club quietly announces that, much like the Wizards, ticket prices will be going up, up, up next season. Surprising no one, the ‘Skins attributed the increases to putting the team more in line with other teams in…
Millions of dollars of security improvements just don’t seem to be enough — Metro is asking that riders be their “eyes and ears” in protecting the transit system against terrorist attack, writes the Examiner. To that end, Metro’s System Safety and Risk Protection Department and Transit Police have announced a series of Emergency Management Outreach events, the first taking place tomorrow from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Union Station. We feel we’ve done our part…
The Washington Redskins and the Tampa “Bay” Buccaneers are interesting opponents – so many contrasts, so many links. Like a meeting between the oldest and youngest NFL coaches. Like a playoff rematch between the last team to bounce Washington from the post-season. And Washingtonians still chafe over the fact that that young coach, Jon Gruden, won his Super Bowl with a quarterback most think should have been kept in DC. Earlier this season, when the…
Coach Joe Gibbs never had a whole lot of success playing out in San Francisco the first time he coached the Washington Redskins. Of course, back then, both the Redskins and the 49ers were frequently atop the NFC, and, along with Dallas, a fixture of the playoffs. At recently rechristened Monster Park last Saturday, fans were treated to two teams trying to get back to that level of play, and the only monster in…
Saturday football? If it weren’t for the fact that some playoff teams are in the day-early mix, like Pittsburgh, Carolina and Atlanta, I’d have to wonder if the NFL had decided to banish the Redskins and their even lowlier counterparts from San Francisco from Sunday. But we assure you, this was the scheduled time and place from the beginning. This also marks another meeting between teams whose cities boast an –ist blog. In this case,…
Think you had a bad day yesterday? I bet Redskins linebacker LaVar Arringtons was worse. He was fined $5,000 by the NFL for a hit on Giants RB Tiki Barber last week and then had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. The current prognosis has him sidelined for two to four weeks, although no official timetable for his return has been set. Head coach Joe Gibbs offered the typical coachspeak about…