Slot reciever Adam Humphries was a stud on Thursday night against the Giants
Washington's veteran slot receiver, Adam Humphries, ended up with an interesting stat line on Thursday night — 8 targets with 7 catches for 44 yards. His longest gain was 12 yards and he scored no touchdowns.
Read full storyPreview: Are WFT players ready to answer questions on Sunday against LA Chargers?
Obviously there will be plenty to look at with the team in the powder-blue and yellow uniforms, but I have a number of questions about my own burgundy & gold wearing players. Here are the people I’ll be watching on Sunday in hopes of getting some questions answered.
Read full storyLocal player Jaret Patterson stakes his claim as a RB and returner
For the second week in a row, Jaret Patterson, who hails from Glen Dale, Maryland, and who went to high school with Chase Young, grabbed attention in a preseason game. In the first week, against the Patriots, Patterson rushed for 40 yards and added 30 receiving yards. This week, against the Bengals, he upped the ante, going for 71 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and 3 receptions for 25 yards in the passing game. His 4.4 yards per carry rushing average and 8.3 yards per reception receiving average are likely to catch the attention of the coaching staff.
Read full storyWhat we learned from the preseason game vs the Bengals
Washington got its first preseason win under Ron Rivera on Friday night, but, as most NFL fans are aware, preseason games are rarely judged by who wins or loses, but by what the coach learns about his players. It seemed that the Washington coaches were interested in learning as much as they could.
Read full storySammis Reyes takes huge step towards making the 53-man roster with strong game vs Pats
Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Rookie tight end Sammis Reyes has a great story, making him an easy player to root for, but prior to the first preseason game, I didn't think that Reyes, who had never played in a competitive football game before Thursday night against the Patriots, had any real chance of making the roster in 2020. I think his chances took a gigantic leap with his performance in his first-ever football game.
Read full storyHopkins 93.8% accuracy rate is why the head coach trusts him
On Thursday night, Dustin Hopkins missed both of his field goal attempts in the Football Team's first preseason game. Washington fans, remembering a lot of costly misses by Hopkins from last season, took to Twitter and other social media in a bit of a panic. Reporters were quick to question head coach Ron Rivera about Hopkins' status at the post-game press conference.
Read full storyThree WFT players who can earn a roster spot with a good preseason
Two years ago, I was saying that Jeremy Reaves could earn a roster spot with a good preseason performance. It took him two years to get there, but by the end of last year, Reaves was starting at free safety when injuries forced the coaches to look down the depth chart.
Read full storyRon Rivera embraces the 'ubuntu' message for his team
On Monday, Ron Rivera attended practice wearing a black shirt with giant lettering across the front: UBUNTU. None of the reporters in the press conference asked him about it, and he didn't say why he was wearing it, but I think I know the answer. The thoughts of some tech people may leap immediately to an open-source operating system, but I don't think that's why coach was wearing this shirt this week.
Read full storyAntonio Gibson's toe injury? Not a problem says Ron Rivera
There have been concerns about Antonio Gibson and his turf toe injury since minicamp in June, when Gibson told reporters that he wasn't yet 100% following a late-season toe injury suffered in December that caused him to miss two games in Weeks 14 & 15, and affected his production through the rest of the season. Turf toe injuries are painful and notorious for lingering since it is nearly impossible for an athlete to rest the foot while maintaining his training and conditioning.
Read full storyDaron Payne: "I do not have COVID"
On Sunday the 25th of July, Washington had no one on the NFL's COVID reserve list. On Sunday the 1st of August, the team announced that defensive tackle Daron Payne was put onto the list; he is the 7th WFT player to go there. The four days of Camp in Richmond were pretty devastating to the team's roster.
Read full storyJonathan Allen’s cap numbers are in and may surprise people
Jonathan Allen was, a week ago, scheduled to play on his 5th year option and be paid about $10m this year. The franchise started the week off by announcing that he had signed a 4-year, $72m extension.
Read full storyA glimpse at the 'new look' Washington Football Team
The Richmond training camp represented one of the first real opportunities for the team, coaches, players and fans to all gather in one place since the beginning of the Ron Rivera era in January 2020. With the major changes that surround the rebranding -- the name and logo -- still being kept under wraps until 2022, the 5-day camp in Richmond offered an early glimpse into where the team is headed.
Read full storyThree WFT veterans whose needles are pointing up in camp
Training camp isn't the same as playing real NFL games, and sometimes players can shine on the practice field only to wilt when the whistle blows on Sunday. Troy Apke caught the eye of coaches in training camp last season, and without the benefit of preseason games, won the starting free safety job, but the skills he showed in camp didn't translate into his play on the field.
Read full storyThe Wright man for the new era of Washington football
The Washington franchise reached a watershed moment on New Year's Eve of 2019, when owner Daniel Snyder, at the end of a 3-13 season that marked two full decades of futility and failure in the NFL, fired then-president Bruce Allen. Almost immediately afterwards, in the dawning hours of 2020, really, Snyder announced and then introduced Ron Rivera, former coach of the Carolina Panthers, as the newest head coach of the Washington Redskins. At that press conference, the owner also announced a move to a "coach-centric" system, where head coach Rivera would have power and responsibility that was unprecedented in modern franchise history.
Read full storyFormer DB T.J. Ward attacks coach Ron Rivera for getting cancer (yes, really)
Former player, T.J. Ward, who spent part of last season on the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals before being released in October, launched an attack on Twitter yesterday that was aimed squarely at Washington’s head coach Ron Rivera.
Read full storyWFT Reserve/COVID-19 list grows on 2nd day of training camp
Photo of Matt Ioannidis and Ron Rivera at training camp walk thru. Today Ioannidis placed on Covid list.JP FInlay, NBC Sports. There was a report earlier this week that 14 NFL players across the league had tested positive for COVID when reporting to training camp. In Washington, one player, OT Cornelius Lucas, was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list prior to the beginning of training camp.
Read full storyRivera's approach leads to frustration at his team's low vaccination rate
Washington players reported to training camp on Tuesday, and a lot of the questions revolved around the continuing reports of low vaccination rates among the team's players. Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post reported that Washington had the lowest player vax rate in the NFL, with just 60% having received at least one dose. This contrasts with a report that 10 NFL teams have vaccination rates above 90% and that the league-wide average is 83.6% of players having had at least one shot.
Read full storyWashington extends a second key player a day prior to the start of training camp
Mike Garafolo has reported that Washington has extended its second key veteran ahead of training camp, following just hours after it became known that Jonathan Allen had signed a 4-year extension.
Read full storyWashington gets a big win with Jonathan Allen extension
One of the big challenges that the Washington Football Team will face in the coming seasons is how to keep its impressive defensive line together. The eventual cost of paying market value to 4 consecutive first-round picks is threatens to become too much to bear for a single unit.
Read full storyWFT Camp competition preview and detailed depth chart
2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year, Chase YoungEmilee Fails. With the Washington Football Team Training Camp opening up in Richmond, Virginia this week, the excitement for the upcoming season should build quickly. Expectations for the team, led by head coach Ron Rivera, are high, with national media pundits endorsing Washington as a favorite to win the NFC East division and make noise in the playoffs.
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