Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins’ announced their 2020 regular season schedule Thursday, with a highlight being a game on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys. The Redskins’ opening game will be at home against the Philadelphia Eagles Sept. 13. The Redskins are opening against the same team in consecutive seasons for the first time since facing the New York Giants in 2008…

Redskins fans gathered outside Chase Young’s home in Prince George’s County to cheer his selection in the NFL Draft. Cary Chow reports.

The Washington Redskins selected Ohio State defensive end Chase Young with the No. 2 pick of the NFL draft. Young had a dominant 2019 season with 16.5 sacks and 46 tackles to become a Heisman Trophy finalist. Young has long been considered the top non-quarterback available in the draft. Young is Ron Rivera’s first pick since taking over as Redskins…

The Redskins are weighing drafting Ohio State pass-rusher Chase Young with the second overall pick against the possibility of trading down

Both the sports world and the civil rights movement have lost an icon. Hall of Famer and former Washington Redskins football player Bobby Mitchell died Sunday. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports how he is remembered.

The Washington Redskins have released injury-prone tight end Jordan Reed

The Washington Redskins opted to use the option year in running back Adrian Peterson’s contract for another year Wednesday, keeping Peterson on the team for the 2020 season.

The Washington Redskins released Cornerback Josh Norman from the team Friday.

The Washington Redskins have hired Jennifer King as a coaching intern who will work with the offensive staff throughout the season.

The Washington Redskins hired Jennifer King as a full-year coaching intern. Cary Chow reports on the historic hire.

Vernon Davis has decided to retire after 14 NFL seasons

Bruce Allen will reportedly no longer run football operations for the Washington Redskins. Allen will be out by Monday, NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay reported Saturday, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The change doesn’t mean Allen was fired and his future role with the team remains undetermined, Finlay reports. Allen was hired as the team’s executive...

Daniel Jones put together the best performance of his rookie season fresh off an ankle injury, throwing for 352 yards and five touchdown passes in the New York Giants’ 41-35 overtime victory against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Jones was 28 of 42 in his first action since missing the past two games with a sprained right ankle. He tossed…

The first several weeks of the Dwayne Haskins era weren’t all that promising. The Washington Redskins fell to last in the NFL on offense, relied heavily on the running game featuring Adrian Peterson and tried to make things as simple as possible for the rookie quarterback. Not anymore. Haskins on Sunday in a loss to Philadelphia completed 19 of 28…

The Washington Redskins fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 37-27 Sunday. Carson Wentz recovered from a disastrous fumble by leading a 75-yard, go-ahead scoring drive and throwing his third touchdown pass of the day to keep the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC East hopes on track.  Wentz threw TD passes to running back Miles Sanders, tight end Zach Ertz and receiver Greg Ward…

Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league’s health care benefit program by submitting false claims for medical equipment, including devices used on horses, the Justice Department said Thursday. The players were charged in two separate indictments filed in federal court in Kentucky, accusing them of conspiracy, wire fraud and healthcare fraud. Prosecutors...

Former Washington Redskins players face federal charges for allegedly defrauding the NFL’s health insurance program for retired players. Federal charges against 10 former players of multiple NFL teams were announced Thursday morning. Former Redskins players Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers, Robert McCune and John Eubanks are among those charged. The participants in the scheme stole more than $3.9 million and treated…

The Washington Redskins are officially eliminated from playoff contention. Aaron Jones rushed for a season-high 134 yards and a score, Aaron Rodgers threw for 195 yards, and the Green Bay Packers did enough to beat the Redskins 20-15 Sunday. Jones finished with 16 carries and had his third 100-yard rushing game of the season. Jones also made six catches for…

A former Washington Redskins cheerleader wanted to create a sisterhood for girls in her community, so she started a program that teaches dance and life skills.