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The Washington Redskins return toFedExField for the second straight weekthis Friday night when they host theNew England Patriots. The game can beseen nationally on CBS at 8 p.m., withJim Nantz calling the play-by-play andPhil Simms adding color analysis.

The contest can be heard on the Red-skins Radio Network with Larry Michaelon the call, Pro Football Hall of Famersand Redskins legends Sam Huff andSonny Jurgensen doing the color, andDoc Walker on the sideline.

Friday night's game will mark thethird straight week this preseason thatWashington has played an opponent thatwon at least 11 games in 2008.

Week 3 of the preseason is tradition-ally the game chosen by head coachesas a regular-season dress rehearsal andJim Zorn said on Sunday that he expectsthe Redskins' starting units to play at

least two quarters. In last week's 17-13 win over Pitts-

burgh, the Redskins welcomed backstarters Albert Haynesworth, SantanaMoss, Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers andRandy Thomas, who had all missed thepreseason opener. For the game, theRedskins outgained Pittsburgh in totalyards, 304-238, including 167-99 on theground. Portis got the momentumstarted in the running game by carryingfive times for 26 yards on the first seriesbefore giving way to Ladell Betts, RockCartwright, Marcus Mason and Do-minique Dorsey.

Washington also had reason to feeloptimistic about its young players, manyof whom played key roles in the victoryand continue to show development.

Through two preseason contests atrio of young pass-catching targets hasshown that they could be ready to break

through in 2009. Wide receiverMalcolm Kelly leads the club withfive catches, while fellow sec-ond-year player Fred Davis (4)and rookie Marko Mitchell (3)

rank second and tied for third, respec-tively. Davis and Mitchell were recipientsof two Chase Daniel second-half touch-down passes last week

"I thought that Marko Mitchell did agreat job catching the ball, beingaware, and picking his game up on thefield," Jim Zorn said. "I really liked whatChase Daniel did with his time in there.He proved that he can scrap and com-plete passes. He was accurate. He had agreat scramble for a first down."

On the other side of the ball, theteam's top three draft picks all made animpact in the win.

"I thought Kevin Barnes (third round)tightened his coverage. He made a realnice play on an individual effort," Zornsaid. "Brian Orakpo (first-round) waskind of all over the place, he's doing agreat job. He actually showed in thesecondary that he was able to movearound a little bit too. Jeremy Jarmon(third round, Supp.) played well. He wasrunning around and really showed his ac-celeration and got a couple hits on thequarterback."

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REDSKINS WELCOME NEW ENGLAND TO FEDEXFIELDFOR KEY PRESEASON MATCHUP

PRESEASONThu., 8/13 at Baltimore L 0-23Sat., 8/ 22 vs. Pittsburgh W 17-13Fri., 8/28 vs. New England CBS 8 p.m.Thu., 9/3 at Jacksonville NBC4/CSN 7:30 p.m.

REGULAR SEASONSun., 9/13 at Giants FOX 4:15 p.m.Sun., 9/20 vs. St. Louis FOX 1 p.m.Sun., 9/27 at Detroit FOX 1 p.m.Sun., 10/4 vs. Tampa Bay FOX 1 p.m.Sun., 10/11 at Carolina FOX 1 p.m.Sun., 10/18 vs. Kansas City CBS 1 p.m.Mon., 10/26 vs. Philadelphia ESPN 8:30 p.m.Sun., 11/1 BYESun., 11/8 at Atlanta FOX 1 p.m.Sun., 11/15 vs. Denver CBS 1 p.m.Sun., 11/22 at Dallas FOX 1 p.m.*Sun., 11/29 at Philadelphia FOX 1 p.m.*Sun., 12/6 vs. New Orleans FOX 1 p.m.*Sun., 12/13 at Oakland FOX 4:05 p.m.*Mon., 12/21 vs. Giants ESPN 8:30 p.m.Sun., 12/27 vs. Dallas NBC 8:20 p.m.*Sun., 1/3 at San Diego FOX 4:15 p.m.**Subject to flexible schedulingAll times EasternAll games can be heard on Redskins Radio at ESPN 980.

August 24, 2009

2009 SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-1) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-1)DATE: Friday, August 28 TIME: 8 p.m. ETSITE: FedExField SURFACE: Grass CAPACITY: 91,704

TELEVISION: CBSPlay-by-play: Jim NantzColor: Phil Simms

REDSKINS RADIO NETWORK: The Redskins Radio Broadcast Network can beheard in the Washington, D.C., area on ESPN Radio WTEM-AM 980 AM, WWXX94.3 FM, and WWXT 92.7 FM.

Play-by-play: Larry MichaelColor: Sam Huff and Sonny JurgensenSideline: Doc Walker

REDSKINS SPANISH RADIO: ESPN Deportes 730Play-by-play: Jorge AndresSideline: Cristina Cruz

WASHINGTON REDSKINS PRESEASON GAME 3 VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS2

Jim Zorn enters his second season with the Wash-ington Redskins after being named the franchise's27th head coach on February 10, 2008.

The 2008 campaign marked Zorn's first season asa head coach in the National Football League, andhe guided the Redskins to an 8-8 record in the com-petitive NFC East. Under Zorn, the Redskinsrecorded a pair of wins over the Philadelphia Eagles,who advanced to the NFC Championship Game, andan impressive victory over the eventual NFC Cham-pion Arizona Cardinals.

Well-regarded around the NFLfor his offensive acumen, Zornwas originally hired as the Red-skins' offensive coordinator onJan. 26, 2008. He impressedRedskins Owner Daniel M. Snyderand Executive Vice President ofFootball Operations Vinny Cerratoso much that, two weeks later,they decided to offer him thehead coaching job.

Zorn made an instant impactin 2008 as the Redskins raced outto a 6-2 start, including consecu-tive road wins at Dallas andPhiladelphia. Zorn comple-mented the Redskins' bruisingrunning attack with his version ofthe West Coast Offense, a combi-nation that helped the Redskinsfinish eighth in the NFL in rushingyards per game (130.9).

Under Zorn's guidance, defen-sive coordinator Greg Blacheoversaw a Redskins defensive unitthat finished second in the NFCand fourth in the NFL in overalldefense, limiting opponents to288.8 yards per game. Washing-ton also allowed the sixth fewestpoints per game (18.5) in theleague in 2008.

Zorn's new offense paid im-mediate dividends as four starters earned Pro Bowlhonors. Running back Clinton Portis, who earned hissecond Pro Bowl selection and his first in five sea-sons with the Redskins, finished fourth in the NFL inrushing yards (1,487). Tight end Chris Cooley earnedhis second consecutive Pro Bowl appearance and ledthe team with a career-high 83 receptions for 849yards. Tackle Chris Samuels earned his sixth Pro Bowlappearance - marking the third-most in franchisehistory - while fullback Mike Sellers earned his firstPro Bowl selection in his eighth NFL season.

Zorn, an NFL quarterback from 1976-87 and anNFL assistant coach for 11 years, has an approachthat he describes as "constant and consistent" interms of how he manages coaches and players. HisRedskins team reflects his philosophy of playingsmart, steady, and mistake-free football.

That was demonstrated early as the Redskins be-came the first team in NFL history to not record an

offensive turnover in its first five games. Quarter-back Jason Campbell was perhaps the greatest bene-ficiary of Zorn's expertise with the quarterbackposition. Zorn played an instrumental role in thefifth-year quarterback's maturation into an efficientstarting quarterback in the NFL.

In his second season as starter, Campbell estab-lished career highs in completions (315), passing at-tempts (506), passing yards (3,245), touchdownpasses (13) and passer rating (84.3). Additionally,

Campbell showed rapid improve-ment under Zorn in protecting thefootball as he finished first in theNFL in interception percentage(1.2), throwing just six intercep-tions in 506 passing attempts.During Zorn's first offseason, heintroduced unique quarterbackdrills that had a direct impact onCampbell's productivity. Camp-bell established a club record bythrowing 271 consecutive passeswithout an interception, the fifth-longest streak in NFL history.

Zorn joined the Redskins fromthe Seattle Seahawks where hespent seven seasons (2001-07) asquarterbacks coach.

During his time in Seattle, Zornworked with Seahawks HeadCoach Mike Holmgren and Offen-sive Coordinator Gil Haskell in im-plementing the team's offensewhile also furthering the develop-ment of the team's quarterbacks.

Zorn tutored QB Matt Hassel-beck who set a franchise recordwith 3,841 passing yards in 2003.Hasselbeck has become the fran-chise's most-efficient passer (85.1rating) while joining Zorn as theonly Seahawks quarterback topass for 3,000-plus yards in threeconsecutive seasons.

In 2007 under Zorn, Hasselbeck set Seattle sin-gle-season marks for attempts (562), completions(352) and yards (3,966). He also threw for a career-high 28 touchdowns en route to his third Pro Bowl se-lection.

In 2006, Hasselbeck started just 12 games aftersuffering a knee injury in the middle of the seasonand finished the year with a fractured finger on hisleft hand. In the interim, Zorn helped with the de-velopment of Seneca Wallace, who completed 58percent of his passes, tossed eight touchdowns, andposted a 76.2 passer rating and a 2-2 record in themost extensive playing time of his four-year career.

In 2005, Zorn guided Hasselbeck to his second ProBowl appearance as he became the NFC's top-ratedpasser (4th NFL) with a 98.2 rating en route to SuperBowl XL. Hasselbeck directed the NFL's second-ranked offense to a franchise-record 11 consecutivewins. In his four December games, he posted the

WASHINGTON REDSKINS HEAD COACH JIM ZORN

fourth-best passer rating in NFL history (135.5), in-cluding 10 touchdowns and just one interception,while completing 76 percent of his passes.

Zorn's 2002 campaign had Trent Dilfer open theseason as the starter and concluded with Hasselbeckunder center. Seattle's passing attack ranked third inthe NFL, averaging 254.9 yards a game. Hasselbeckfinished the season ranked first in the NFC with a63.7 completion percentage and second in the NFCwith a 87.8 passer rating. Hasselbeck passed formore than 300 yards four times, including a fran-chise-record 449 in the season finale at San Diego.Hasselbeck joined Zorn as the only Seahawks quar-terbacks to pass for at least 300 yards in back-to-back games. Zorn accomplished the feat in 1979 and1981.

Zorn's 2001 quarterback crop included starterHasselbeck, Super Bowl XXXV quarterback Dilfer and2000 part-time starter Brock Huard. Zorn groomedHasselbeck and helped the first-year starter to be-come the AFC's fifth-rated passer on third down witha rating of 80.6.

Zorn joined the Seahawks as quarterbacks coachafter serving in the same capacity with the DetroitLions (1998-00). He was instrumental in the devel-opment of rookie quarterback Charlie Batch in 1998.Batch's 88.3 passer rating that season ranks as thefourth-highest rookie mark in NFL history. Zornbroke into the NFL coaching ranks as an offensive as-sistant for the Seahawks in 1997.

Zorn spent eight seasons in the collegiate ranksbefore his pro debut. He spent two seasons (1995-96) as quarterbacks coach at the University of Min-nesota and three seasons (1992-94) as the offensivecoordinator at Utah State. His first collegiate coach-ing job was as an offensive assistant/quarterbacksand wide receivers coach at Boise State from 1989-91.

His professional playing career began in the Sea-hawks' inaugural 1976 season, where he started all14 games at quarterback. He went on to play nineseasons for the Seahawks. After departing Seattle,he finished his playing career with the Green BayPackers (1985), the Canadian Football League's Win-nipeg Blue Bombers (1986) and the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers (1987).

Zorn is one of only eight players inducted to theSeahawks' Ring of Honor. He was named NFC Offen-sive Rookie of the Year (1976) and ranks third in theSeahawks' record book behind Dave Krieg and Hassel-beck in yards (20,122), completions (1,593), at-tempts (2,992), and touchdowns (107). His threeconsecutive 3,000-yard seasons were tops in teamhistory, since broken by Hasselbeck in 2005, and hewas the first Seattle quarterback to record back-to-back 300-plus yard passing games - a feat he accom-plished twice. Zorn was recently inducted into theState of Washington Sports Hall of Fame during apregame ceremony prior to the Redskins' game atSeattle on November 23, 2008.

Zorn, 56, and his wife, Joy, have four children:daughters Rachael, Sarah, and Danielle, and sonIsaac. Rachael is married to Neal Mitchell, and thetwo are proud parents of daughter Hollis Joy.

Jim and Joy Zorn are active in Medical Teams In-ternational and Pro Athletes Outreach. MedicalTeams International is dedicated to implementing

and supporting programs that address the causes andeffects of inadequate health care worldwide. Theirteams of medical, dental and other health profes-sionals volunteer to serve in field stations, hospitalsand clinics worldwide.

During the 2009 offseason, the Zorns were joinedby the Holmgren family while hosting a fundraisingevent for Medical Teams International at FedExField.

Pro Athletes Outreach is a Christian conferenceministry, which is led by former NFL offensive tackleNorm Evans and his wife, Bobbie. PAO trains profes-sional athletes/coaches and their wives to becomeleaders in their home, community and in all areas oftheir lives.

Zorn's Coaching Career

1988-91 Boise State Offensive Assistant/Quarterbacks

1992-94 Utah State Offensive Coordinator1995-96 Minnesota Quarterbacks1997 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Assistant1998-00 Detroit Lions Quarterbacks2001-07 Seattle Seahawks Quarterbacks2008- Washington Redskins Head Coach


JIM ZORN - Head Coach

GREG BLACHE - Defensive CoordinatorSHERMAN SMITH - Offensive CoordinatorDANNY SMITH - Special Teams Coordinator

HARRISON BERNSTEIN - Strength & ConditioningJOE BUGEL - Offensive LineBOBBY CRUMPLER - Strength & ConditioningCHIP GARBER - Defensive Quality ControlJERRY GRAY - SecondaryJOHN HASTINGS - Head Strength & ConditioningSTAN HIXON - Wide ReceiversSTEVE JACKSON - SafetiesBILL KHAYAT - Offensive Quality ControlCHRIS MEIDT - Offensive AssistantSTUMP MITCHELL - Assistant Head Coach/

Running BacksKIRK OLIVADOTTI - LinebackersJOHN PALERMO - Defensive LineSCOTT WACHENHEIM - Tight Ends

COACHING STAFF

Greg Blache enters his second season as the Redskins de-fensive coordinator after four seasons directing the defen-sive line. Blache was named defensive coordinator on January26, 2008.

Under Blache's leadership, the Redskins finished fourth inoverall defense in 2008, the fourth time in his five seasonswith Washington the unit finished in the top 10 in the NFL(third in 2004, ninth in 2005 and eighth in 2007).

Blache's 2008 squad was forced to overcome a myriad ofinjuries to starters on both the defensive line and secondary,yet still finished among the top 10 in rush (eighth) and pass(seventh) defense. It allowed the sixth-fewest points in theleague per game (18.5).

A veteran of 22 NFL seasons, Blache focuses on the impor-tance of playing strong fundamental football, demonstratedby his unit's physical play in run defense. Washington limitedopponents to just 95.4 rushing yards per game last seasonand only three opposing players totaled more than 100 yardsrushing in a single game.

Additionally, Blache's secondary proved to be the strengthof the defense despite the fact that his defensive backfieldhad 10 different starting lineups in 16 games in 2008. TheRedskins defense limited opponents to just 193.4 passingyards per game and helped force the highest percentage ofthree-and-outs in the NFL.

Blache's leadership was also instrumental in developing un-heralded seventh-round pick Chris Horton into a startingsafety and member of Pro Football Weekly's All-Rookie Team,and seamlessly integrating cornerback DeAngelo Hall into thedefense.

Perhaps the most impressive streak for the defense camein the middle of the season when, over a five game span, itheld all five opponents to less than 275 yards of total offense,the first time the Redskins had accomplished a streak of thatlength since 1989.

In 2007, Blache was an integral part of helping the Redskinsdefense improve to eighth overall after being the 31st-rankedunit in 2006.

Blache's defensive line played a pivotal role as Washingtonfinished fourth in the NFL in rush yardage allowed (91.3 avg.)in 2007 - a significant improvement from 2006 in which theyfinished 27th in the NFL (137.3 avg.) in the same category.Washington improved 23 spots in rushing defense in 2007,trailing only Tennessee, which moved up 25 places (30th over-all to fifth overall).

In 2005, Blache's defensive line helped the Redskins finishninth overall in total defense for the second consecutive year.In his first season with the Redskins in 2004, Blache made animmediate impact as Washington's defensive unit finishedthird overall and second in rush yardage allowed (81.5 avg.)- which represents the best overall ranking since Washingtonfinished atop the league in rushing yards allowed with 80.6yards per game in 1983.

Prior to joining the Redskins, Blache spent five seasons withthe Chicago Bears as defensive coordinator. During his time inChicago, the Bears defense saw tremendous improvement.

In 2003, his defense finished the season fifth in the NFC intotal defense, and 14th in the NFL, the team's highest leagueranking since 1998. During his tenure, Blache's defensesforced 138 turnovers, including 37 in 2001, the most by aBears defense since 1990, and accounted for 13 touchdowns(two in 1999, four in 2000, five in 2001, one in 2002, and onein 2003).

The Redskins have established a decade-long tradition ofboasting one the NFL’s stingiest defenses, which has contin-ued in the five years Blache has been part of the coachingstaff and two seasons he has served as defensive coordina-tor.

Washington is one of five franchise (Baltimore, New Eng-land, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay) to finish in the top five inoverall defense in four of the last five years. It is also oneof four teams (Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay) to rankin the top 10 overall seven times since 2000.

The Redskins defense returns eight starters from a unitthat allowed the six-fewest points in the NFL last season. Ithas also welcomed the addition of one of the game’s mostdominant players in two-time All-Pro defensive tackle Al-bert Haynesworth and linebacker/defensive end BrianOrakpo, the team’s first-round draft pick (No. 13 overall) inlast April’s draft.

Also returning are former starters Phillip Daniels and ReedDoughty. Daniels, a formidable run-stopper from his left de-fensive end spot, missed all of last season with a torn ACL.Doughty, who began last season as a starting safety, had hisseason cut short after playing in only four games because ofillness and injury.

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BLACHE’S MOSH

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REDSKINS DEFENSIVE RANKINGS THIS DECADE

Year Total Rush Pass2008 4 8 72007 8 4 162006 31 27 232005 9 13 102004 3 2 72003 25 24 142002 5 12 52001 10 20 62000 4 22 2

Since 2000 4 13 3Since 2004 4 6 8


Monday, August 24 Practice - 1:30 p.m. ET

Tuesday, August 25 Practice - 1:30 p.m. ET

Wednesday, August 26 Practice - 11 a.m. ET

Thursday, August 27 No Media AvailabilityWelcome Home Luncheon

Friday, August 28New England Patriots at Washington Redskins

FedExField - 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, August 29HEAD COACH JIM ZORN PRESS CONFERENCE - 12:25 p.m.

** DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE **

Upon arrival at Redskins Park, please go to the newMedia Room (auxiliary building at Redskins Park) and amember of the Redskins public relations staff will pro-vide you with your credential and escort you to thepractice field.

The first 20 minutes are open to the media. Players and coaches are available coming off the

practice field following each practice. Selected playersand Head Coach Jim Zorn will be available at thepodium adjacent to the back entrance of the RedskinsPark building.

Media are encouraged to contact Redskins Public Re-lations in advance with special requests.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

The Redskins Broadcast Network is the TV and Radioproduction department of the team. The content deliv-ered by RBN includes preseason game broadcasts onNBC4 and Comcast SportsNet. In addition to its nightlyRedskins Nation broadcast on Comcast SportsNet at 6 and10:30 p.m., RBN produces five original TV shows eachseason broadcast in the Washington, D.C. region:

INSIDE THE REDSKINSSaturdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. NBC4

JIM ZORN COACHES SHOW Saturdays 7:30-8 p.m. NBC4

REDSKINS LATE NIGHTSunday 1:30-2 a.m. NBC4

REDSKINS GAME DAYSunday 11 a.m.-noon FOX 5

REDSKINS GAME PLAN Sunday 11:30 a.m.-12 noon NBC 4

RBN produces content for Redskins.comTV, which fea-tures exclusive interviews with coaches, players andteam officials, the Redskins Cheerleaders at the annualswimsuit calendar shoots, and on-field action from thepractice fields at Redskins Park to game day at FedEx-Field. The site works under a theme of "Redskins Unfil-tered," in an effort to provide Redskins fans withcomplete, unedited press conferences and immediatenews and information.

The executive producer of RBN is Larry Michael, theVoice of the Washington Redskins.

His staff includes RBN veterans Rebecca Mejia, Direc-tor of Production; Charlie Broyhill, Coordinating Pro-ducer; and Megan Imbert, Producer. Also, James Heuser,Producer; Jordan Beane, Technical Coordinator; and EdClark, Producer. From the sideline to the locker room,Redskins Broadcast Network goes where no other mediaoutlet can go, for the real story on the Washington Red-skins, 365 days a year.

The following players missed all or part of last week’sgame with the indicated injuries:

• Anthony Alridge (foot)• Ladell Betts (oblique)• Devin Clark (knee)• Mike Sellers (knee)• Mike Williams (abdomen)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

INJURY REPORT

REDSKINS TV PROGRAMS

PlayersRobbie Agnone "AG-known"D'Anthony Batiste "Dee-Anthony"Ladell Betts "la-DELL"Reed Doughty "DOW-tee"Keith Eloi "EE-loy"Kedric Golston "KEH-drick"Marques Hagans "Marcus" "HAY-gans"Stephon Heyer "STEPH-on" "HIGH-er"Brian Orakpo "uh-RACK-po"Casey Rabach "RAH-bock"Shaun Suisham "SWEE-zum"Justin Tryon "TRI-on"Darrel Young "Duh-RELL"

CoachesGreg Blache "BLOSH"Bill Kyahat "KY-at"Chris Meidt "MIGHT"Scott Wachenheim "WOK-en-hime"


The New England Patriots enter 2009 coming off anadverse, yet successful, season last year. Led by headcoach Bill Belichick and All-Pro quarterback Tom Brady,who is returning from a season-ending knee injury suf-fered in Week 1, the Patriots look to return to the SuperBowl following an 11-5 campaign a year ago.

Brady looks to return to the form that earned him theNFL MVP Award in 2007, when he completed 69 percent ofhis passes for 4,806 yards, an NFL single-season-record 50touchdowns, and just eight interceptions in leading thePatriots to the first undefeated regular season in 35 years.Brady has won three Super Bowls, all this decade.

The quarterback's primary target is 12-year veteranRandy Moss, a fellow All-Pro. Moss finished last seasonwith 69 receptions for 1,008 yards and 11 touchdowns.Opposite of Moss is Pro Bowler Wes Welker, who finished2008 with 111 catches for 1,165 yards and three touch-downs.

While the high-octane passing game defines the Patri-ots offense, veteran running back Sammy Morris and the

Pats' rushing attack serve as a reliable complement on theground.

Morris finished last season with 156 carries, 727yards, and seven touchdowns, all career highs. JoiningMorris in the backfield are Laurence Maroney and FredTaylor. Maroney spent most of last season on the injuredreserve due to a shoulder injury, while Taylor played withthe Jacksonville Jaguars. Taylor is currently 16th on theNFL's all-time rushing list with 11,271 yards.

The Patriots defense, traditionally one of the moststringent in the league, finished last season ranked 10thoverall and eighth in points per game. It is led by the solidfoundation of its three-man front consisting of RichardSeymour, Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren. Linebacker JerodMayo earned Defensive Rookie of the Year Accolades in2008 after racking up a team-high 139 tackles, whilesafety Brandon Meriweather posted 79 tackles, four inter-ceptions, two sacks, and two forced fumbles. Veteranlinebacker Tedy Bruschi returns for his 14th NFL season,all with the Patriots.

THE OPPONENT

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK

Bill Belichick is in his 35th season as an NFL coach andis the only head coach in NFL history to win three SuperBowl championships in a four-year span. In his nine seasonsas Patriots head coach, Belichick has won 116 games -which is already more than any other head coach in NFLhistory through his first 10 seasons with a team.

Belichick was hired by Chairman and CEO Robert Krafton Jan. 27, 2000 and is in his 10th season as Patriots headcoach. Through nine seasons, Belichick has delivered threeSuper Bowl championships, four conference titles, six divi-sion crowns and 14 playoff victories, while posting an over-all record of 116-45. Belichick directed the Patriots tovictories in Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) andXXXIX (2004), and in 2007 he became the first NFL headcoach to guide his team to a 16-0 regular season.

Despite an NFL system designed to ensure parity, Be-lichick's program has produced a remarkable run of sus-tained success. From 2001-08, the Patriots won 75.8percent of their regular-season games (97-31), recordingthe highest winning percentage of any major American pro-fessional sports team over that span. Over a 100-gamestretch from 2003-08, Belichick directed the team to an 82-18 record - the best record in any 100-game span in NFLhistory. Belichick has led the Patriots to a winning record(nine or more victories) in each of the last eight seasons,making the Patriots the only NFL franchise to accomplishthat feat from 2001-08. For five straight seasons from 2003-07, Belichick's teams won the AFC East title and advancedin the playoffs each year, with the Patriots' five straightyears of playoff advancement tying the second longeststreak in NFL history.

Belichick's accomplishments have placed him among

the elite coaches in NFL history. He owns a career record of153-90 as a head coach, and his career winning percentageof .630 ranks fourth in NFL history among coaches with 150or more wins, trailing only George Halas (.682), Don Shula(.666) and Curly Lambeau (.631). Belichick has compiled acareer playoff record of 15-4, with his .789 playoff winningpercentage placing second in NFL history behind Vince Lom-bardi (9-1, .900). Belichick's 15 career playoff wins rankfifth all-time.

Belichick's teams have relied on a versatile and deeproster, consistently overcoming injuries and setbacks whileusing contributions from the entire team to perform at ahigh level. Since 2001, New England has used an average of40 different starters per season and set NFL records formost starters by a Super Bowl champion (42 in 2003) andmost starters by a division champion (45 in 2005) in a 16-game season. In 2007, the Patriots tied an NFL record with21 different players scoring touchdowns. In 2008, the Patri-ots went 11-5 despite placing a team-record 14 players oninjured reserve (the 1993 Collective Bargaining Agreementestablished the current injured reserve rule), includingquarterback Tom Brady, who suffered a season ending in-jury in the first quarter of the season's first game.

Belichick's Patriots have rarely been rattled, and havebeen able to consistently maintain leads and bounce backfollowing losses. Since the beginning of the 2003 season,New England is 18-1 (.947) in games following a loss, drop-ping back-to-back contests just once over that span. An-other hallmark of Belichick's teams has been their ability toconsistently succeed against top competition. The Patriotsenter the 2009 season with a record of 32-13 (.711) againstplayoff teams since the beginning of the 2003 season.


REDSKINS-PATRIOTS CONNECTIONS

Former Redskins on Patriots• CB Shawn Springs (2004-2008)

Former Patriots on Redskins• None

Redskins from New England• QB Todd Collins (Walpole, MA)• LB Alfred Fincher (Norwood, MA)• DE Rob Jackson (West Haven, CT)

Redskins who went to college in New England: • LB Alfred Fincher (Connecticut, 2002-2004)

Patriots from Washington D.C. Region: • Running Backs Coach Ivan Fears (Suffolk, VA) • CB Leigh Bodden (Hyattsville, MD) • LB Paris Lenon (Lynchburg, VA) • LB Jerod Mayo (Hampton, VA) • CB Shawn Springs (Silver Spring, MD)

Patriots who went to college in Washington D.C. region: • Running Backs Coach Ivan Fears (William and Mary,

1973-1975) • LB Paris Lenon (Richmond, 1996-1999)

Pro Connections• Redskins Defensive Coordinator Greg Blache coached

with New England Head Coach Bill Belichick in Detroit(1976).

• Redskins RB Anthony Alridge played in Denver whileNew England Special Teams Coach Scott O'Brien was inDenver (2008).

• Redskins QB Todd Collins played for the Kansas CityChiefs while New England Wide Receivers Coach ChadO'Shea was also with the Chiefs (2003-2005).

• Redskins CB Fred Smoot also played on the Vikingswhile O'Shea was a coach in Minnesota in 2006. Smootplayed with New England S Tank Williams on the Min-nesota Vikings (2006).

• Redskins Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith was acoach with the Tennessee Titans while Williams was on theteam (2005).

• New England WR Sam Aiken (2003-07) and RB SammyMorris (2000-03) were on the Buffalo Bills at the sametime as three current Redskins Coaches: Defensive BacksCoach Jerry Gray (2003-2005), Safeties Coach Steve Jack-son (2003), and Special Teams Coach Danny Smith (2003).Both played there with current Redskins LB LondonFletcher (2003-2006) and T Mike Williams (2003-2006).Aiken also played with Redskins G Derrick Dockery (2007).

• New England OL Al Johnson and DE Rob Ninkovich

played with Redskins G Reuben Riley and K Dave Rayner inMiami (2008).

• Redskins LB Robert Thomas played for the OaklandRaiders with New England WR Randy Moss (2006) and DEDerrick Burgess (2006-2008).

• Thomas played with New England LB Paris Lenon whileon the Green Bay Packers (2005).

• New England LB Adalius Thomas played in Baltimorewith Redskins C Casey Rabach (2001-2004) and DT LorenzoAlexander (2006).

• New England P Chris Hanson played in Jacksonvillewith Redskins DE Renaldo Wynn (2001), TE Todd Yoder(2004-2006), and Mike Williams (2006).

• New England RB Fred Taylor was also in Jacksonvillewith Yoder (2004-2006), as well as Mike Williams (2006),and CB Michael Grant (2008).

• Redskins K Shaun Suisham was on the Dallas Cowboyswith Al Johnson (2005-2006).

• Redskins OT Jeremy Bridges played with New EnglandWR Greg Lewis in Philadelphia (2003).

• New England LB Vinny Ciurciu played with several cur-rent Redskins while on the Carolina Panthers. These play-ers include Alexander (2005-2006), and OL D'AnthonyBatiste, Bridges, and G/C Will Montgomery (all in 2006).

• Ciurciu also played in Tampa Bay with Yoder (2003).• While in Seattle, New England WR Joey Galloway was

on the team while Redskins Head Coach Jim Zorn was anOffensive Assistant for the Seahawks (1997). Redskins Run-ning Backs Coach Stump Mitchell was also in Seattle withGalloway (1998), and Redskins DE Phillip Daniels playedwith Galloway on the Seahawks (1996-1999).

College Connections: • Redskins S Michael Grant played with Patriots DB

Jamar Love at Arkansas (2005-2008) • Redskins DE Andre Carter played with Patriots LB Tully

Banta-Cain at California (1998-1999) • Redskins DT Lorenzo Alexander played with Banta-Cain

(2001) and Patriots T Ryan O'Callaghan at California(2001-2003)

• Redskins WR D.J. Hackett played with Patriots CB Ter-rence Wheatley at Colorado (2003)

• Redskins LB Alfred Fincher played with Patriots CBDarius Butler at Connecticut (2004)

• Redskins DE Kedric Golston played with Patriots TEBenjamin Watson at Georgia (2002-2003)

• Redskins QB Colt Brennan played with Patriots CB Ter-rence Wheatley and S Jake Ingram at Colorado (2003) andHawaii (2005-2007), respectively.

• Redskins RB Anthony Aldridge played with Patriots OLSebastian Vollmer at Houston (2004-2007)

• Redskins DE Jeremy Jarmon played alongside Patriots

DT Myron Pryor at Kentucky (2005-2007) • Redskins S LaRon Landry played with Patriots LB Eric

Alexander at LSU (2003) • Redskins LB Rocky McIntosh played with Patriots DL

Vince Wilfork (2001-03) and S Brandon Meriweather (2002-04) at Miami

• Redskins DT Anthony Dixon played with Meriweather atMiami (2005)

• Redskins CB Doug Dutch played with Patriots LB PierreWoods and LB Shawn Crable at Michigan (2004-2005; 2002-2005)

• Redskins OL Rueben Riley played with Woods andCrable at Michigan (2002-2005; 2003-2006)

• Redskins WR Devin Thomas caught passes from Patri-ots QB Brian Hoyer at Michigan State (2006-2007)

• Redskins K Dave Rayner played with Hoyer and Patri-ots Chris Baker (2004) at Michigan State (2001)

• Redskins DT Anthony Montgomery played with PatriotsRB Laurence Maroney at Minnesota (2003-2005)

• Redskins LB Cody Glenn played with Patriots DT TitusAdams (2005) and WR Terrence Nunn (2005-07) at Ne-braska

• Redskins OT Jeremy Bridges played with Patriots LBAdalius Thomas at Southern Mississippi (1999)

• Redskins LB/DE Brian Orakpo played with Patriots TEDavid Thomas at Texas (2004-2005)

• Redskins OL Derrick Dockery played with Thomas atTexas (2002)

• Redskins S Chris Horton played with Patriots WRMatthew Slater at UCLA (2003-2007)


Offense

Total Rush Pass Conf NFLRedskins 320.0 130.9 189.1 11-5-12 19-8-23Patriots 355.4 142.4 223.1 3-2-6 5-6-12

Defense

Total Rush Pass Conf NFLRedskins 288.8 95.4 193.4 2-4-4 4-8-7Patriots 309.0 107.6 201.4 4-8-6 10-15-11

REDSKINS PATRIOTS265 Points 41033 Points in 1st Quarter 8492 Points in 2nd Quarter 12357 Points in 3rd Quarter 10683 Points in 4th Quarter 9726 Offensive Touchdowns 4312 Rushing TDs 2114 Passing TDs 211 Returns 126 Field Goals 365120 Yards From Scrimmage 5847320 Yards Per Game 365.41026 Total Plays 10955 Avg. Per Play 5.320/12 Fumbles/Lost 17/106 Had Intercepted 1176/216 Third-down Conversions 96/22235.2 Third-down Percentage 43.210/16 Fourth-down Conversions 17/2262.5 Fourth-down Percentages 77.383/644 Penalties/Yards 57/50131:31:00 Time of Possession Avg. 32:09:00

REDSKINS PATRIOTSPASSING

510 Pass Attempts 534318 Pass Completions 33962.4 Completion Percentage 63.53025 Passing Yards 3790189.1 Avg. Yards/Game 236.914 Passing Touchdowns 216 Interceptions 1185.2 Rating 89.138 Times Sacked 4819 Completions of 25+ yards 24

RUSHING478 Rush Attempts 5132095 Rush Yards 22784.4 Yards Per Carry 4.4130.9 Yards Per Game 142.37512 Touchdowns 21109 First Downs 14553 Rushes of 10+ yards 55

RECEIVING318 Receptions 3393291 Receiving yards 379010.3 Yards Per Catch 11.2205.7 Yards Per Game 236.87514 Touchdowns 21165 First Downs 18619 Receptions of 25+ yards 24

2008 TALE OF THE TAPE


The Redskins and Patriots have met 19 times in thepreseason, with the Patriots holding a 12-7 series advan-tage. The Patriots have won seven of the last 10 meet-ings, dating back to 1991. The Patriots have also won thelast four meetings, dating back to 2001. The Redskins are2-6 in the games played in Washington. Friday's contestwill mark the fourth straight preseason game betweenthe clubs at FedExField.

Year Location Winner Score1967 Boston Redskins 13-71970 Boston Redskins 45-211973 New England Redskins 35-141974 Washington Patriots 17-211977 New England Patriots 45-71981 New England Patriots 19-101984 Washington Patriots 31-271985 Washington Redskins 37-361986 New England Patriots 18-71991 New England Redskins 27-61994 New England Patriots 27-171996 New England Patriots 27-191998 Washington Patriots 20-171999 New England Redskins 20-142000 Washington Redskins 30-202001 New England Patriots 33-132002 Washington Patriots 28-142003 Washington Patriots 20-132006 Washington Patriots 41-0

PRESEASON SERIES HISTORY

PRESEASON WEEK THREE

THU, AUG 27 TIME (ET) TV LOCATIONJacksonville at Philadelphia 7:00 PM Lincoln Financial FieldSt. Louis at Cincinnati 7:30 PM Paul Brown StadiumMiami at Tampa Bay 8:00 PM FOX Raymond James StadiumFRI, AUG 28 TIME (ET) TV LOCATIONNew England at Washington 8:00 PM CBS FedEx FieldGreen Bay at Arizona 10:00 PM U of Phoenix StadiumSAT, AUG 29 TIME (ET) TV LOCATIONIndianapolis at Detroit 1:00 PM NFL Ford FieldNew Orleans at Oakland 4:00 PM NFL O-A County ColiseumTennessee at Cleveland 7:30 PM Cleveland Browns StadiumBuffalo at Pittsburgh 7:30 PM Heinz FieldBaltimore at Carolina 8:00 PM Bank of America StadiumSan Francisco at Dallas 8:00 PM Cowboys StadiumSan Diego at Atlanta 8:00 PM CBS Georgia DomeNY Jets at NY Giants 8:00 PM Giants StadiumSeattle at Kansas City 8:00 PM Arrowhead StadiumSUN, AUG 30 TIME (ET) TV LOCATIONChicago at Denver 8:00 PM NBC Invesco Field at Mile HighMON, AUG 31 TIME (ET) TV LOCATIONMinnesota at Houston 8:00 PM ESPN Reliant Stadium

NFL SCHEDULE

PRESEASON STANDINGS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

NFC EAST W L T PF PANY Giants 1 1 0 27 34Dallas 1 1 0 40 41Washington 1 1 0 17 36Philadelphia 0 2 0 40 50

NFC NORTH W L T PF PAMinnesota 2 0 0 30 16Green Bay 2 0 0 48 21Chicago 1 1 0 37 30Detroit 1 1 0 37 53

NFC SOUTH W L T PF PANew Orleans 2 0 0 55 21Atlanta 1 1 0 46 40Tampa Bay 1 1 0 44 50Carolina 0 2 0 34 51

NFC WEST W L T PF PASan Francisco 2 0 0 38 36Seattle 2 0 0 47 27St. Louis 1 1 0 36 40Arizona 0 2 0 16 37

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

AFC EAST W L T PF PAMiami 2 0 0 39 26New England 1 1 0 33 32Buffalo 1 2 0 66 72NY Jets 0 1 0 20 23

AFC NORTH W L T PF PABaltimore 1 0 0 23 0Cincinnati 1 1 0 14 23Cleveland 1 1 0 27 27Pittsburgh 1 1 0 33 27

AFC SOUTH W L T PF PATennessee 2 1 0 58 68Houston 1 1 0 30 48Indianapolis 1 1 0 26 28Jacksonville 0 2 0 32 36

AFC WEST W L T PF PAOakland 1 1 0 51 31San Diego 1 1 0 31 26Kansas City 0 2 0 23 33Denver 0 2 0 29 44


PORT AUTHORITY

Since entering the National Football League in 2002,Clinton Portis has established himself as one of the pre-mier running backs in football. With 9,202 career rushingyards, Portis ranks fourth among players who are cur-rently on an NFL roster. His 72 career rushing touchdownsand 92.0 rushing yards per game average (minimum 32games) both rank second among that group, trailing onlySan Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson. Portis’ 4.5 yards percarry average ranks fifth among active league runningbacks with at least 750 career carries, trailing FrankGore, Fred Taylor, Brian Westbrook and Larry Johnson.

RRUSHING YUSHING YARDS AMONGARDS AMONGRRUNNING BAUNNING BACKS ON NFL RCKS ON NFL ROSOSTERSTERSPlayer Team Yards SeasonsLaDainian Tomlinson San Diego 11,760 8Fred Taylor New England 11,271 11Jamal Lewis Cleveland 10,107 8Clinton Portis Washington 9,202 7Thomas Jones New York Jets 7,185 9Ricky Williams Miami 7,771 8

Portis is also rapidly establishing his place in Redskinshistory as he already ranks second in club annals in rushingyards and third in rushing attempts and rushing touch-downs, after just five seasons with the team.

With 1,370 rushing yards in 2009, Portis would surpassHall of Famer John Riggins as the franchise’s all-timeleader. Portis needs three more rushing touchdowns tomove past Stephen Davis for second place all-time in clubhistory, trailing only Riggins.

In 2008, Portis reached the 1,250-yard plateau for thesixth time in seven professional seasons. He became theeighth player to reach the 1,250-yard figure six times in hiscareer, joining Walter Payton (9), Barry Sanders (9), JimBrown (7), Emmitt Smith (7), Eric Dickerson (6), Curtis Mar-tin (6) and LaDainian Tomlinson (6). He joined Sanders,Dickerson and Tomlinson as the only players to reach 1,250rushing yards six times in their first seven seasons. Sandersis the only one to hit the mark in seven of his first eightseasons.

The only year Portis did not reach the mark was in 2006when he played in only eight games because of injury.

REDSKINS CREDSKINS CAREER RAREER RUSHING LEADERSUSHING LEADERS

Player Years Yards Rushes TDsJohn Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 7,472 1,998 79Clinton Portis 2004-ppresent 6,103 1,489 43Larry Brown 1969-76 5,875 1,530 35Stephen Davis 1996-2002 5,790 1,383 45Terry Allen 1995-98 4,086 1,043 37

Additionally, Portis is one of only five players in leaguehistory to average at least 110.0 scrimmage yards pergame (minimum 80 games). The five players to averageat least 110.0 scrimmage yards per game are either stillactive or members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Portis’ 1,487 yards in 2008 ranked fourth in the NFL,while his nine rushing touchdowns tied for 13th in theleague and seventh in the NFC. He was also fourth in theNFL with 1,705 total yards from scrimmage.

Portis’ 86 total first downs tied for the league lead andhis 34 runs of 10 or more yards ranked sixth.

Portis also proved to be at his best late in the game ashis 378 fourth-quarter rushing yards were fourth in theleague, to Houston’s Steve Slaton, Atlanta’s MichaelTurner and Baltimore’s Le’Ron McClain, and Portis’ 22rushing first downs in the fourth quarter topped the NFL.For his efforts, Portis was chosen to his second Pro Bowl,his first as a Redskin, and earned Second-Team AssociatedPress All-Pro honors.

With 121 yards rushing against the Dallas Cowboys in a26-24 win on Sept. 28, 2008, Portis passed Larry Brownand Hall of Famer John Riggins for most career regular-season 100-yard games in a Redskins uniform. He fol-lowed that up with five more 100-plus-yard efforts toextend record to 25. For his career, Portis has topped thecentury mark in a contest on 43 occasions. His teams are33-10 in such games, including an 21-4 mark with theRedskins.

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ALLALL--TIME SCRIMMATIME SCRIMMAGE YGE YARDS PER GARDS PER GAMEAMEPlayer AverageJim Brown + 125.5LaDainian Tomlinson* 122.5Barry Sanders + 118.9Walter Payton + 111.9Clinton Portis* 111.1(min. 80 games)* Active + Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

AACTIVE LEADERS IN YCTIVE LEADERS IN YARDS PER GARDS PER GAMEAMEPlayer AverageLaDainian Tomlinson 122.5Clinton Portis 111.1Steven Jackson 105.7Larry Johnson 101.9Jamal Lewis 97.5Fred Taylor 97.4(min. 32 games)

RRUSHING TOUCHDOUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AMONGWNS AMONGRRUNNING BAUNNING BACKS ON NFL RCKS ON NFL ROSOSTERSTERSPlayer Team TDs SeasonsLaDainian Tomlinson San Diego 126 8Clinton Portis Washington 72 7Fred Taylor New England 62 11Jamal Lewis Cleveland 58 8Larry Johnson Kansas City 55 6

MOSMOST 1T 100-00-YYARD RARD RUSHING GUSHING GAMESAMESIN REDSKINS HISIN REDSKINS HISTORTORYY

Player Seasons 100-yyard gamesClinton Portis 2004-ppresent 25Larry Brown 1969-76 19John Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 19Stephen Davis 1996-2002 18


LONDON CALLING

Redskins linebacker London Fletcher earned the nick-name “Bam Bam” as a child because of his fondness forthe Flintstones cartoon and his propensity to ransack hishome. In like manner, Fletcher has terrorized opponentsfor the last 11 seasons as one of the NFL’s most consistentand productive defensive players. Fletcher continued thatlevel of play in 2008 as he led the Redskins and tied forsixth in the NFL in tackles. Also, Fletcher has now opened135 straight league contests, a figure which ranks thirdamong players currently on an NFL roster.

Furthermore, Fletcher has not missed a game since en-tering the league as a college free agent with St. Louis in1998. His 176 consecutive games played is tied atop thelist of players currently on an NFL roster with Tampa Bay’sRonde Barber and Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning.

Since joining the Redskins in 2007, Fletcher has led theteam in tackles both seasons, while assuming a leadershipand defensive captaincy role. He has been named a ProBowl alternate each of the last two years.

Fletcher anchored the St. Louis Rams’ defense from hismiddle linebacker spot in 1999, leading the team in tackleswith 138. While St. Louis’ offense received much of the at-tention on the team’s way to winning Super Bowl XXXIV,the defense ranked sixth in the league overall and firstagainst the run. Fletcher is one of three Redskins playersin 2008, who had been a part of a Super Bowl winner.

Fletcher enjoyed four seasons in St. Louis, leading theRams in tackles from 1999-2001, before joining Buffalofrom 2002-06. He led the Bills in tackles all five seasonsand has continued that streak of leading his team in tack-les to 10 straight seasons after two years in Washington.

With 145 tackles, 2008 marked the 10th straight seasonin which Fletcher recorded at least 100 tackles, datingback to 1999 when he was in his second season with theRams. That is the longest current streak among all NFLplayers. Among Fletcher’s 145 tackles were a team-high sixfor loss, while he also registered two forced fumbles, onefumble recovery, and nine passes defensed.

Among players currently on an NFL roster, Fletcherranks third with 1,694 career tackles behind only Balti-more’s Ray Lewis ad Kansas City’s Zach Thomas.

In fact, since the start of this decade, no player hasamassed more tackles than Fletcher.

In addition to winning the Redskins Defensive MVP Awardin each of his first two seasons in Washington, Fletcher hasbecome one of the team’s most valuable players in thecommunity.

The Cleveland native has actively participated in manyof the team’s community and charitable programs, includ-

ing the “4th & Life”High School FootballForum, has spenttime visitingwounded warriors atthe Walter ReedMedical Center inWashington, D.C.,and serving as theSports Ambassadorfor the Children’sInn at the NationalInstitute of Health inBethesda, Md. Forthese efforts, aswell as his work inhis hometown,Fletcher was namedthe Washington Red-skins 2008 WalterPayton Man of theYear.

SUPER BOSUPER BOWL WINNERSWL WINNERSPlayer Team YearLondon Fletcher St. Louis 1999Antwaan Randle El Pittsburgh 2005Hunter Smith Indianapolis 2006Todd Yoder Tampa Bay 2002

LEADING TLEADING TAACKLERS THIS DECCKLERS THIS DECADEADEPlayer Team TacklesLondon Fletcher Washington 1,244Zach Thomas Kansas City 1,181Brian Urlacher Chicago 1,059Ray Lewis Baltimore 1,054Keith Brooking Dallas 1,014

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NFLNFL’S IR’S IRONMENONMENMOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS AMONG PLAYERS ON AN NFL ROSTER

Player Team Straight StartsPeyton Manning Indianapolis 176Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 151London Fletcher Washington 135Jeff Backus Detroit 128Keith Brooking Dallas 128Deon Grant Seattle 128

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED (excluding specialists)

Player Team Straight StartsLondon Fletcher Washington 176Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 176Peyton Manning Indianapolis 176Anthony Becht Arizona 136

LEADING TLEADING TAACKLERS ON NFL RCKLERS ON NFL ROSOSTERSTERSPlayer Team TacklesRay Lewis Baltimore 2,198Zach Thomas Kansas City 2,182London Fletcher Washington 1,694

With 79 catches for 1,044 yards and six touchdowns in2008, Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss recorded thethird 1,000-yard receiving season of his career. He also ac-complished the feat in 2003 as a member of the New YorkJets, and in 2005 when he went on to the Pro Bowl. In ad-dition, Moss notched his second 75-catch season, which hefirst accomplished in 2005.

Moss’ receiving yardage total was 14th in the NFL andsixth in the NFC, while his 79 catches were tied for sixthamong NFC wide receivers. His six touchdown catches tiedfor 12th in the conference and 22nd in the league.

With a touchdown in the first three weeks of the sea-son, Moss extended a streak dating back to last season ofcatching a scoring pass in six consecutive games, includingplayoffs. It tied a Redskins record held by Hall of FamerBobby Mitchell, who did it in 1964, and is the second-longest streak of Moss’s career behind the seven straightgames he did it from Oct. 12-Nov. 23, 2003.

For his career, Moss owns 430 career receptions for6,541 receiving yards (15.7) and 43 touchdowns. Since2003, he ranks 12th in the NFL with 6,068 receiving yardsand 19th with 398 receptions.

After just four seasons with the Redskins, Moss isranked eighth in club history with 279 career receptions,ninth all-time in receiving yards with 4,125, and tied forninth in club history in receiving touchdowns with 24.

Moss trails Michael Westbrook in franchise career re-ceiving yards by just 155 and with 1,109 yards this season,hecould surpass Hugh Taylor and move into seventh placeon the all-time list.

He set the club record for single-season receivingyards in 2005 with 1,483 yards on his way to the Pro Bowl.

Moss’ 70-catch average during his four seasons with theRedskins is a record for a franchise that has employed Hallof Fame receivers Wayne Millner, Bobby Mitchell, CharleyTaylor and Art Monk.

In 2008, Chris Cooley was second behind Kansas City’sTony Gonzalez among NFL tight ends with a career-high 83receptions and fourth behind Gonzalez, Dallas’ Jason Wit-ten and Houston’s Owen Daniels with a career-high 848 re-ceiving yards. He was also fourth behind Gonzalez, Wittenand Daniels with 43 first-down receptions.

In addition to making his mark as one of the most pro-ductive players at his position in Redskins history, Cooley,who garnered his second straight Pro Bowl selection fol-lowing 2008, has established himself as one the NFL’s pre-mier tight ends.

His 277 catches and 3,143 receiving yards since enter-ing the league both rank fourth among tight ends overthat span, trailing the totals of Gonzalez, Witten and SanDiego’s Antonio Gates. His 28 touchdowns are tied withGonzalez for third among tight ends over the last threeseasons, behind Gates and Indianapolis’ Dallas Clark.

Cooley’s 83 catches in 2008 tied him for 11th in the NFLand fourth in the NFC, and broke his own club record forreceptions by a tight end. His 849 receiving yards tiedJerry Smith’s team record for most among tight ends inRedskins history. Cooley now owns four of the top five sin-gle-season reception and receiving yards totals amongtight ends in franchise history.

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Cooley has started all 16 regu-lar season games in four consecutive seasons. His streakof 64 straight starts is the second-longest among NFL tightends behind only Chicago’s Desmond Clark (67). Cooleyhas been active in all 80 of the Redskins’ contests sincejoining the team in 2004 and has made a reception in 72consecutive regular-season games.

Cooley, who is the first tight end in NFL history to catchat least six touchdowns in his first four seasons, has alsodemonstrated his speed and athletic ability to run withthe ball as evidenced by his 1,799 yards after catch (YAC),the most among NFL tight ends since he entered theleague in 2004.


NFL TIGHT ENDS SINCE 200NFL TIGHT ENDS SINCE 20044Player Team Catches Yards TDsTony Gonzalez Atlanta 448 5,293 29Jason Witten Dallas 394 4,588 24Antonio Gates San Diego 376 4,677 49Chris Cooley Washington 314 3,457 28

Note: Indianapolis' Dallas Clark is second among tight endswith 30 touchdowns since 2004.

TOP FIVE SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING SEATOP FIVE SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING SEA--SONS BSONS BY TIGHT ENDS IN REDSKINS HISY TIGHT ENDS IN REDSKINS HISTORTORYY

Player Year Catches YardsChris Cooley 2008 83 849Jerry Smith 1967 67 849Chris Cooley 2007 66 786Chris Cooley 2005 71 774Chris Cooley 2006 57 734

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COLD PLAY

MOSMOST YT YAAC AMONG NFL TIGHT ENDSC AMONG NFL TIGHT ENDSSINCE 200SINCE 20044

Player Team YACChris Cooley Washington 1,799Jason Witten Dallas 1,653Tony Gonzalez Atlanta 1,652Antonio Gates San Diego 1,641Alge Crumpler Tennessee 1,270

GATHER NO MOSS


Last season, Washington Redskins quarterback JasonCampbell, a native of Taylorsville, Miss., continued hisprogression under Head Coach Jim Zorn, while learningthe nuances of the West Coast Offense.

Overall for the season, Campbell completed 319-of-506pass attempts (62.3%) for 3,245 yards, with 13 touch-downs and six interceptions, for a passer rating of 84.3.

Campbell ranked first in the NFL in interception per-centage (1.2) and was the 19th-rated passer in theleague. He ranked 10th in attempts, 11th in completions,15th in completion percentage and 16th in yards.

Campbell also rushed for 258 yards on 47 attempts (5.5avg.), picking up 15 first downs in the process. Hisyardage total was the most among NFC quarterbacks andhis 11 runs of at least 10 yards were tied for the second-most in the league among quarterbacks behind Ryan Fitz-patrick.

Campbell enters trainingcamp as the Redskins starterfor the third straight seasonhoping to build from his firstyear in Head Coach Jim Zorn'sWest Coast Offense. This willmark the first time since hewas in high school that Camp-bell will be a starting quarter-back in the same offensivesystem in two consecutiveseasons.

In 2008, Campbell startedin a career-high 16 games andwas named a team captain.He was one of the league'spremier players through the

first half of 2008 and finished the season completing 315-of-506 passing attempts (62.3%) for 3,245 passing yards with 13touchdowns and six interceptions for a passer rating of 84.3.

Campbell's completions (315), passing attempts (506),passing yards (3,245), touchdown passes (13) and passer rat-ing (84.3) were all career highs. Along the way, he set a clubrecord with 271 consecutive passes without an interception(during parts of the 2007 and 2008 seasons), marking thefifth-longest streak in NFL history and the longest since RichGannon threw 277 passes without an interception for Oak-land in 2000.

Campbell's 315 completions were just one shy of BradJohnson's club single-season record of 316. His completionspercentage of 62.3 was the fifth-best single-season mark inclub history.

For his career, Campbell has completed 675-of-1,130 ca-reer passing attempts (59.7%) for 7,242 yards with 35 touch-downs and 23 interceptions for a passer rating of 80.4. Heenters the season ranked 10th all-time in club history inpassing yards (7,242), seventh in passing attempts (1,130),seventh in completions (675), tied for 11th in touchdownpasses (35) and second in passer rating (80.4%). In addition,he owns the highest career completion percentage (59.7%)in club history (minimum 1,000 attempts).

SOUTHERN COMFORT

Since Redskins left tackle Chris Samuels entered theleague in 2000, the Alabama product has embedded him-self as the team’s franchise left tackle. The No. 3 overallpick in the 2000 NFL Draft has proven to be a consistentand durable anchor of the Redskins’ offensive line.

Before being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 9,2008, Samuels had started all but one game since the be-ginning of the 2004 season and has missed only eight con-tests in his eight-year career.

Since Samuels joined the Redskins’ offensive line in2000, the unit’s 306 sacks allowed is the fourth-fewesttotal in the NFC, behind Green Bay (220), the New YorkGiants (293) and New Orleans (296).

The 6-foot-5, 317-pound Samuels was selected to sixthPro Bowl following the 2008 season, including his fourthstraight. That total ranks third among current NFL tacklesbehind only 12-year veterans Walter Jones and OrlandoPace, who have gone nine and seven times, respectively.

After nine seasons with the Redskins, Samuels is alsoalready one of the most decorated players in franchiseannals. Since the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl format was created,coinciding with the merger in 1970, Samuels’ six Pro Bowlberths are the third-most in franchise history, behind onlyDarrell Green and Ken Houston, who each had seven se-lections (Charley Taylor was selected to four NFL All-StarGames and three Pro Bowls and Len Hauss was selectedto three NFL All-Star Games and three Pro Bowls).

WATCHING THE BLIND SIDE

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONSAMONG AAMONG ACTIVECTIVE NFLNFL TTAACKLESCKLES

Player Team Seasons Pro BowlsWalter Jones Seattle 12 9 (1999, 2001-08)Orlando Pace St. Louis 12 7 (1999-2005)Chris Samuels Washington 9 6 ((22000011-0022,, 0055-0088))Flozell Adams Dallas 11 4 (2003-04, 06-07)

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONSBBY REDSKINSY REDSKINS

Player Selections SeasonsDarrell Green 7 1984, 86-87, 90-91, 96-97Ken Houston 7 1973-79Chris Samuels 6 2001-002, 05-008Chris Hanburger* 5 1972-76Champ Bailey 4 2000-03Gary Clark 4 1986-87, 90-91Russ Grimm 4 1983-86Ken Harvey 4 1994-97Joe Jacoby 4 1983-86Charley Taylor* 4 1970-73

* Does not include NFL All-Star Game selections prior to 1970 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl creation, coinciding with the merger.


THE PREDATOR(s)

In each of the last two seasons, the Redskins havedrafted a hard-hitting, ball-hawking safety that has goneon to earn All-Rookie team honors. The manner in whichWashington acquired LaRon Landry (2007) and Chris Hor-ton (2008), however, is a great contrast, but both arecredits to the Redskins Personnel Department, led by VicePresident of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato.

Landry was an All-American and three-time All-SECperformer at LSU who is a blend of size, strength andspeed that is the prototype for the position. For that rea-son the Redskins drafted him with the sixth overall pickin 2007 to play alongside Pro Bowler Sean Taylor in theback end.

Following the tragic, untimely death of Taylor in 2007,Washington was in need of a playmaking safety to pairwith Landry. This time, the Redskins found their man nearthe end of the draft, nabbing Chris Horton in the seventhround in 2008 with the 249th overall selection.

After what the pair has shown in just three combinedprofessional seasons, Washington once again believes ithas one of the best safety combinations in the NationalFootball League.

Horton, who goes by the nickname, The Predator,which could equally describe Landry, made a quick im-pact in his rookie season in 2008 out of UCLA.

Horton was named the NFC Defensive Player of theWeek following a week two win over New Orleans whenhe registered two interceptions and a fumble recovery inhis first NFL start.

In that game, he became the first NFL player with twointerceptions and a fumble recovery in his first careerstart since Liffort Hobley on Oct. 11, 1987, the first NFLrookie with two interceptions and a fumble recovery inhis first career start since Paul Tripoli on Oct. 4, 1987,the first Redskins player with two interceptions and afumble recovery in the same game since Anthony Wash-ington on Dec. 4, 1983, and the first Redskins rookie withtwo interceptions and a fumble recovery in same gamesince Brig Owens on Nov. 27, 1966.

Horton was also named NFL Defensive Rookie of theMonth for September.

Despite missing two contests in 2008, Horton was thirdon the team with 81 tackles and registered a team-highthree interceptions, seven passes defensed, one fumblerecovery, one forced fumble and six special-teams tack-les. He was also tied for second on the team with fivetackles for loss.

Following the season, Horton was named to the All-Rookie team, the lowest-drafted player on offense or de-fense to receive the honor.

Horton, a football junkie, who has an unquenchablethirst for knowledge enters 2009 safely entrenched as akey cog in the Redskins defense looking to make evenmore of an impact.

Following a 2007 season in which he earned All-Rookie honors, Landry continued his emergence as oneof the NFL’s best safeties in 2008. After moving to freesafety full-time at the start of training camp, Landryrecorded 70 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumblerecovery, two interceptions and 13 passes defensed.

In his second year from LSU, Landry was voted as thefirst alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl squad behind BrianDawkins and Adrian Wilson.

Recognized as one of the rising stars in the NationalFootball League, Landry compiled seven tackles, onepass defensed and a half-sack in the regular seasonopener against the New York Giants. His performanceprompted Pro Football Hall of Fame coach John Mad-den, who was broadcasting the game for NBC in front ofa nationally-televised audience, to laud the Redskins’top pick (sixth overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft:

“This guy is going to be a superstar in thisleague…and before it is all over he is going to be a veryspecial player.”

Landry, whose brother Dawan is a safety for the Bal-timore Ravens, is perhaps the most athletically giftedplayer on the team, mixing his chiseled 6-foot, 210-pound frame with superior speed and range.

The pair shores up the back end for what Washingtonhopes is a dominating front seven and a pair of shut-down cornerbacks.

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WWashingtashington Ron Redskins Named tedskins Named tooAll-RAll-Rookie Tookie Team eam (on the current ros(on the current rostter)er)Player Position YearChris Horton Safety 2008LaRon Landry Safety 2007Chris Cooley Tight End 2004Fred Smoot Cornerback 2001Chris Samuels Tackle 2000


KID IN THE HALL

The Redskins acquired cornerback DeAngelo Hall onNov. 8, 2008 and he immediately paid dividends, collect-ing two interceptions and a fumble recovery in his firstfive games with the team.

His first interception came in his Redskins debut,when he picked off Dallas’ Tony Romo, and his secondcame two weeks later against Eli Manning and the Gi-ants. Overall in 2008, Hall tied for sixth in the NFL withfive interceptions and was fifth with 21 passes defensed.

Hall re-signed with the Redskins minutes before thestart of free agency in February and has found a comfortzone back in his home state of Virginia. The two-timePro Bowler expects to have the kind of season that willonce again place him among the elite cornerbacks in thegame.

He totaled 27 tackles (21 solo), two interceptions,eight passes defensed and one fumble recovery with theRedskins.

In his brief stint with the Redskins last season, Hallshowed that he still has the playmaking ability that oncemade him the eighth overall selection in the 2004 draft.

Since entering the league that season, Hall has thefifth-most interceptions (22) in the NFL, behind Ed Reed(31), Champ Bailey (25), Asante Samuel (24) and RasheanMathis (23). Hall has also shown he knows what to dowhen he does have the ball in his hands as his 475 inter-ception return yards over that span are the second-mostin the league.

Likewise, Hall has stayed among the game’s bestthiefs over the past two seasons.

MOSMOST INTERT INTERCEPTIONS OCEPTIONS OVER THE PVER THE PASASTTTT WWO SEASONSO SEASONS

Player Team InterceptionsEd Reed Baltimore 16Oshiomogho Atogwe St. Louis 13Antonio Cromartie San Diego 12Charles Woodson Green Bay 11DeAngelo Hall Washington 10Michael Griffin Tennessee 10Asante Samuel Philadelphia 10

INTERINTERCEPTION RETURN YCEPTION RETURN YARDSARDSSINCE 200SINCE 20044

Player Team YARDSEd Reed Baltimore 845DeAngelo Hall Washington 475Darren Sharper New Orleans 456Rashean Mathis Jacksonville 441Lito Sheppard New York Jets 426

MOSMOST INTERT INTERCEPTIONS SINCE 200CEPTIONS SINCE 20044Player Team InterceptionsEd Reed Baltimore 31Champ Bailey Denver 25Asante Samuel Philadelphia 24Rashean Mathis Jacksonville 23DeAngelo Hall Washington 22

The Redskins made the biggest splash, literally andfiguratively, in free agency when they signed 6-foot-5,350-pound defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Oneof the most disruptive and dominant forces in thegame, Washington is expecting to reap the rewards ofHaynesworth's individual abilities, while he also ele-vates the performances of his defensive teammates.

Haynesworth spent the first seven years of his Na-tional Football League career with the Tennessee Ti-tans, who drafted him No. 15 overall in 2002 out of theUniversity of Tennessee. He joins the Redskins follow-ing back-to-back seasons in which he earned first-teamAll-Pro honors.

In 2008, Haynesworth registered 75 tackles, includ-ing seven for loss, 8.5 sacks, 19 quarterback pressures,four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one passdefensed. He was fourth in the Associated Press NFLDefensive Player of the Year voting, which followed athird-place finish in 2007. Haynesworth was the onlyplayer to finish in the top five the last two years.

The Hartsville,S.C., native has 24career sacks, with14.5 of them comingin the last two sea-sons. That total isthe highest amongall NFL defensivetackles during thisspan. His 8.5 sackslast year ranked sev-enth in the AFC,15th in the NFL, andwas tied for firstamong the league'sinterior linemenwith Minnesota'sKevin Williams.

For his career,Haynesworth has to-taled 454 careertackles, 24.0 sacks,47 tackles for loss,12 passes defensed,

seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in90 games (74 starts).

In addition, with Haynesworth anchoring Tennessee'sdefensive front, in 2007 and 2008, the Titans placedfifth and seventh against the run and seventh and fifthin the NFL sacks, respectively. They allowed an aver-age of 93.1 rushing yards per game over the last twoseasons, the fourth-lowest in the league behind Min-nesota, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. The Titans' 84 sacksin the past two years are the fifth-most behind theCowboys, Giants, Steelers and Eagles. Tennessee's 14.6points per game allowed last season was the second-best mark in the NFL.

WORTH IT


2009 WASHINGTON REDSKINS BY POSITION

QUARTERBACKS (4)/RETURNING STARTERS (1)

Quarterback Jason Campbell enters training camp as theRedskins starter for the third straight season hoping to buildfrom his first year in Head Coach Jim Zorn's West Coast Of-fense. This will mark the first time since he was in highschool that Campbell will be a starting quarterback in thesame offensive system in two consecutive seasons.

In 2008, Campbell started in a career-high 16 games andwas named a team captain. He was one of the league's pre-mier players through the first half of 2008 and finished theseason completing 315-of-506 passing attempts (62.3%) for3,245 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and six intercep-tions for a passer rating of 84.3.

Campbell's completions (315), passing attempts (506),passing yards (3,245), touchdown passes (13) and passer rat-ing (84.3) were all career highs, while his interception per-centage (1.2) was the lowest in the NFL. In fact, Campbellset a club record with 271 consecutive passes without an in-terception (during parts of the 2007 and 2008 seasons),marking the fifth-longest streak in NFL history and thelongest since Rich Gannon threw 277 passes without an inter-ception for Oakland in 2000.

Campbell's 315 completions were just one shy of BradJohnson's club single-season record of 316. His completionspercentage of 62.3 was the fifth-best single-season mark inclub history.

In addition to leading the team with his arm, Campbellfinished second on the club with 258 rushing yards, whichwas fifth among NFL quarterbacks and led all NFC signalcallers.

For his career, Campbell has completed 675-of-1,130 ca-reer passing attempts (59.7%) for 7,242 yards with 35 touch-downs and 23 interceptions for a passer rating of 80.4. Heenters the season ranked 10th all-time in club history inpassing yards (7,242), seventh in passing attempts (1,130),seventh in completions (675), tied for 11th in touchdownpasses (35) and second in passer rating (80.4%). In addition,he owns the highest career completion percentage (59.7%)in club history (minimum 1,000 attempts).

Backing up Campbell, will be steady veteran Todd Collinsand young gunslinger Colt Brennan. Neither took a snap lastseason, but Collins, entering his 15th season, has proven hisvalue as one of the NFL's best backup quarterbacks manytimes over his career. The most recent example was whenCollins stepped in for an injured Campbell at the end of the2007 season and led Washington to four straight victories anda playoff berth.

Brennan, one of the most decorated and prolific passersin college football history, opened eyes as a rookie duringpreseason last year. The Hawaii product completed 36-of-53passing attempts (68.0%) for 411 yards with three touch-downs and zero interceptions, while leading the team to apair of fourth-quarter comeback victories.

College Free Agent Chase Daniel, an All-American andHeisman Trophy finalist at Missouri, opens training camp asthe fourth quarterback.

RUNNING BACKS (8)/RETURNING STARTERS (2)

Clinton Portis, who earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honorslast season, leads a stable of proven, experienced runningbacks. Entering his eighth season, Portis has already amassed9,202 career rushing yards on 2,052 carries (4.5 avg.) with 72rushing touchdowns and 233 career receptions for 1,906yards (8.2 avg.) and four touchdowns.

With his 1,487 rushing yards last season, which rankedfourth in the NFL, Portis became the 28th man in NFL historyto top the 9,000-yard mark. Among players currently on anNFL roster, Portis ranks fourth in career rushing yards(9,202), fourth in career rushing attempts (2,052), secondin career rushing touchdowns (72) and second in rushingyards per game (92.0).

Portis is one of eight players in NFL history to rush for atleast 1,250 yards in a season six times, joining Walter Pay-ton (9), Barry Sanders (9), Jim Brown (7), Emmitt Smith (7),Eric Dickerson (6), Curtis Martin (6) and LaDainian Tomlin-son (6). Portis, Sanders, Dickerson and Tomlinson are theonly players to reach 1,250 rushing yards six times in theirfirst seven seasons.

In addition, Portis has averaged 111.1 yards from scrim-mage per game in his career, making him one of five playersin NFL history, along with Jim Brown (125.5), LaDainian Tom-linson (122.5), Barry Sanders (118.9) and Walter Payton(111.9), to average more than 110.0 yards from scrimmageper game.

As a Redskin, Portis ranks second all-time in club historyin rushing yards (6,103), third in rushing attempts (1,489),third in rushing touchdowns (43) and 10th in total touch-downs (45). He owns a franchise record with 25 career 100-yard rushing games.

Fellow eight-year veteran Ladell Betts will serve as Por-tis' primary backup. In 93 career games, with 11 starts, Bettshas totaled 2,966 rushing yards on 720 carries (4.1 avg.) and11 touchdowns, as well as 148 career receptions for 1,326yards (9.0 avg.) and three touchdowns.

Filling in for an injured Portis in 2006, Betts amassed ca-reer highs in rushing yards (1,154), rushing attempts (245),receptions (53) and total touchdowns (5).

Rock Cartwright, also in his eighth season, adds depth tothe backfield and is expected to resume his role as theteam's primary kickoff returner. Since entering the role in2006, Cartwright has totaled 4,464 yards on 183 kickoff re-turns (24.4 avg.), which both rank second in club annals,trailing only NFL-record holder Brian Mitchell.

Marcus Mason, who led the entire NFL in preseason rush-ing yards a year ago, will be vying for a roster spot.

Anthony Alridge and Dominique Dorsey, a pair of youngspeedsters, will look to impressive in the backfield and askick returners in the preseason.

Bruising fullback Mike Sellers earned his first Pro Bowl se-lection in his ninth NFL season in 2008. In his career, Sellershas appeared in 130 games with 47 starts at fullback, H-backand at tight end. He has blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher ina single-season in seven of his eight seasons with the Red-skins (Stephen Davis in 1999 and 2000, Clinton Portis in 2004-


05 and 2007-08 and Ladell Betts in 2006). Sellers is also athreat with the ball in his hands as he has totaled 85 careerreceptions for 680 yards (8.0 avg.) and 16 touchdowns, aswell as 156 career yards rushing on 46 carries (3.4 avg.) withthree touchdowns.

Seventh-round draft pick Eddie Williams, who starred asa pass-catcher at Idaho, adds excellent potential to the full-back position.

WIDE RECEIVERS (9)/RETURNING STARTERS (2)

The explosive Santana Moss will once again lead the re-ceiving corps. In 2008, Moss started in all 16 regular seasongames, finishing second on the Redskins in receptions (79)and leading the team in receiving yards (1,044) and touch-down receptions (6). It was the third 1,000-yard receivingseason of his career and the total ranked eighth in the NFCand 14th in the NFL

For his career, Moss has played in 111 career games with89 starts and owns 430 career receptions for 6,541 receivingyards (15.7) and 43 touchdowns. After just four seasons withthe Redskins, he is ranked eighth in club history with 279 ca-reer receptions, ninth in receiving yards with 4,125, and tiedfor ninth (Michael Westbrook) in receiving touchdowns with24. In 2005, Moss set the club record for receiving yards in asingle season with 1,483 yards. His 70-catch average duringhis four seasons with the club is a record for a franchise thathas employed Hall of Fame receivers Wayne Millner, BobbyMitchell, Charley Taylor and Art Monk.

Complementing Moss is the versatile Antwaan Randle El,who last year started all 16 games, finishing second on theteam in receiving touchdowns (4) and third on the team inreceptions (53) and receiving yards (593). His receptions andreceiving touchdown totals were career highs. In addition,Randle El tossed a touchdown pass, which was the fourth inthe regular season in his seven seasons. For his career, Ran-dle El has completed 20-of-25 passing attempts (80.0%) for281 yards and four touchdowns for a 153.1 passer rating,making him the highest-rated passer in NFL history amongplayers who have at least 12 attempts. Randle El also servedas the team's primary punt returner in 2008, registering 39returns for 254 yards (6.5 avg.).

Second-year receivers Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomaswill look to add a spark to the Redskins offense. After beinghampered by a hamstring injury in training camp a year ago,Thomas emerged and saw significant time as the season pro-gressed. He finished with 15 receptions for 120 yards, whilealso rushing three times for 53 yards, including a 29-yardtouchdown run.

Kelly, an imposing target at 6-foot-4, 227 pounds, will lookto bounce back from a knee injury that limited him for mostof 2008.

Newcomers Keith Eloi, Marques Hagans (Practice Squad2008), Trent Shelton, D.J. Hackett, and seventh-round draftpick Marko Mitchell will provide a mix of experience andyouth to a competition for roster spots.

TIGHT ENDS (4)/RETURNING STARTERS (1)

Chris Cooley, fresh off two consecutive Pro Bowl nods,has been one of the league's premier tight ends since enter-

ing the NFL in 2004. Since that season, among tight ends, heranks fourth in receptions (314), fourth in receiving yards(3,457) and fourth in receiving touchdowns (28).

Cooley has not missed a game in five NFL seasons, appear-ing in 80 career contests with 73 starts, including 64 in arow. He has caught a pass in 72 consecutive games. He ownsfour of the top five receiving seasons by a tight end in clubhistory (83 receptions in 2008, 71 in 2005, 66 in 2007 and 57in 2006) and enters the season ranked second in Redskinshistory in receptions by a tight end (314), second in receiv-ing yards by a tight end (3,457) and second in touchdowns bya tight end (28).

Todd Yoder, entering his 10th NFL season serves as a valu-able blocking tight end. Yoder has also demonstrated softhands, catching eight passes for 50 yards and a touchdownin 2008.

The talented Fred Davis will look to make strides in hissecond year after being a second-round draft choice in 2008.The 6-foot-4, 257-pound Davis was the John Mackey Awardwinner, given annually to the nation's best tight end, as asenior at Southern California in 2007.

College Free Agent Robbie Agnone rounds out the four-some and has impressed in the early stages of training camp.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (14)/RETURNING STARTERS (4)

Six-time Pro Bowler Chris Samuels returns to anchor theoffensive line from his left tackle spot. The longest-tenuredRedskin has started 136 regular season games and three post-season contests for Washington. His six Pro Bowl berths, in-cluding four in a row, are the third-most in franchise history,trailing only Ken Houston and Darrell Green (7). His six selec-tions also make him third among active tackles, trailing onlySeattle's Walter Jones (9) and Chicago's Orlando Pace (7).

Samuels will be reunited this season on the left side bygood friend Derrick Dockery, who returns from a two-yearhiatus in Buffalo, where he helped Bills running back Mar-shawn Lynch to two consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.Dockery has played in 96 consecutive games, with 93 consec-utive starts, which rank fourth and fifth, respectively, amongNFL guards.

Center Casey Rabach returns to the middle to lead theunit for the fifth consecutive season. Rabach has appearedin 105 regular season contests with 86 starts, including 63of the last 64 games for the Redskins (missed game with aninjured groin vs. Arizona, 10/21/07).

Right guard Randy Thomas started all 16 games last sea-son and was named a Pro Bowl alternate. Entering his 11thNFL season, Thomas has started in 141 career games. He hasblocked for three different running backs to rush for morethan 1,000 yards in a single season in nine of his 11 NFL sea-sons (Curtis Martin, New York Jets, 1999-02; Clinton Portis,Washington, 2004-05 and 2007-2008; Ladell Betts, Washing-ton, 2006).

There will be an open competition for the right tacklespot during training camp with Stephon Heyer leading theway. Heyer, who made the team as an undrafted free agentin 2007, has provided key depth for the Redskins the last twoseasons, making 12 starts (eight at right tackle, four at lefttackle).

Veterans Jeremy Bridges and Mike Williams will be in the


mix. Bridges has started 39 games in five NFL seasons.Williams, a former No. 4 overall draft pick, is hoping to res-urrect his football career after shedding more than 100pounds since February.

Guard/tackle Chad Rinehart, a third-round pick in 2008,has impressed coaches with his growth and developmentsince the end of last season and will provide depth to theunit. Tackle Devin Clark, guard/center Will Montgomery,guard Rueben Riley, and tackle D'Anthony Batiste all spentparts of 2008 on the Redskins active roster and/or practicesquad. Montgomery has been impressive early in trainingcamp as a backup center who also has the ability to playguard. College Free Agents T Scott Burley and C EdwinWilliams, both from Maryland, will challenge for rosterspots.

DEFENSIVE LINE (14)/STARTERS RETURNING (2)

The Redskins started the 2009 offseason by adding one ofthe most dominant defensive players in the NFL when theysigned two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle AlbertHaynesworth. In seven seasons in Tennessee, Haynesworthtotaled 454 tackles, 24 sacks, 47 tackles for loss, 12 passesdefensed, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recover-ies. Haynesworth is coming off a 2008 season in which heposted a career-high 8.5 sacks and finished in the top five ofthe Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year bal-loting for the second consecutive season.

Haynesworth will team with veteran defensive tackle Cor-nelius Griffin to form a stout tandem up the middle. Griffin,who has been with the Redskins since 2004, enters the sea-son with 504 tackles, 27 sacks, two interceptions and 23passes defensed. Last season, while serving as a team cap-tain, Griffin totaled 35 tackles, including two for a loss, onesack and one interception.

At right end, Andre Carter returns for his fourth seasonin Washington after spending the first five of his career withthe 49ers. In 2008, Carter led the Redskins with four sacksand helped the unit finish fourth in the NFL in overall de-fense (288.8 ypg) and eighth in the league in rushing yardsallowed (95.4 ypg). Carter has led all Redskins defensivelinemen in tackles for the previous three seasons (72 in 2006,67 in 2007 and 51 in 2008).

On the other side of the line, veteran Phillip Daniels re-turns after missing the entire 2008 season with a torn ACL.Daniels, who is a competitive power lifter, has amassed 569tackles (364 solo), 59 sacks, 16 forced fumbles, 12 fumblerecoveries and one interception in his 13 seasons in theleague.

To add depth on the defensive line, the Redskins broughtback Renaldo Wynn, who was last played for Washington in2006. Wynn spent the last two seasons with the Saints andGiants, respectively, and enters his 13th year in the NFL with518 tackles (282), 27 sacks, three passes defensed, six forcedfumbles and five fumble recoveries.

Also expected to see significant playing time this seasonis the versatile Lorenzo Alexander. The do-everythingAlexander will rotate at defensive tackle, defensive end andspecial teams. Alexander posted career highs last season intackles (26), sacks (2) and passes defensed (2).

Joining Alexander in reserve roles are defensive tackles

Kedric Golston and Anthony Montgomery, both formerstarters. The two enter their fourth season in Washingtonand will provide depth up the middle and compete for play-ing time in the rotation.

The final offseason addition to the Redskins roster cameright before training camp as the team added defensive endJeremy Jarmon. The Redskins selected the Kentucky stand-out in the third round of the 2009 NFL Supplemental Draft.Jarmon started 31-of-39 career games at the University ofKentucky, finishing third in school history with 17.5 careersacks. Following his sophomore season in 2007, Jarmonearned All-Southeastern Conference second-team honorsfrom the league's coaches and was a first-team selection byRivals.com.

Rounding out the unit are a group of youngsters - end AlexBuzbee, tackle Antonio Dixon, end Rob Jackson, tackleMichael Marquardt and lineman J.D. Skolnitsky - who willbattle during the preseason for a chance to make the 53-man roster.

LINEBACKERS (10)/RETURNING STARTERS (2)

The linebacker unit is led by defensive captain LondonFletcher, one of the league's most reliable and productiveplayers. Fletcher, who started all 16 games in 2008, led theteam in tackles with 146 (95 solo) and tied for second on theteam with two forced fumbles. He added nine passes de-fensed, one fumble recovery and a half-sack on his way tobeing named a Pro Bowl alternate.

Fletcher has never missed a contest in his previous 11 sea-sons, playing in 176 consecutive games, which is tied with In-dianapolis' Peyton Manning for the longest consecutive streakamong active players, excluding specialists, who are cur-rently on an NFL roster.

Fletcher has made 160 career starts, including 135 in arow, which trails only Manning (176) and Tampa Bay's RondeBarber (151).

For his career, Fletcher has totaled 1,695 tackles (1,110solo), 14 interceptions, two touchdowns, 28 sacks, 13 forcedfumbles and nine fumble recoveries. He has led his team intackles for 10 consecutive seasons (1999-2008), topping the100-tackle plateau each time.

Fletcher's 1,244 tackles this decade (according to STATS,Inc.) are the most in the NFL, topping Zach Thomas, DonnieEdwards, Brian Urlacher, Derrick Brooks and Ray Lewis, re-spectively.

Starting alongside Fletcher for the third straight year willbe Rocky McIntosh. After returning from a torn ACL, whichprematurely ended his 2007 season, McIntosh played in 16games last season, with a career-high 15 starts. He finishedsecond on the team with 104 tackles, tied for second inforced fumbles (2) and fourth in sacks (2).

The Redskins first-round draft pick (No. 13 overall) BrianOrakpo will be looked upon to fill the strongside linebackerrole, while also being used as a pass-rush specialist. Orakpowrapped up his stellar collegiate career at Texas in 2008 bywinning the Nagurski Trophy (nation's top defensive player),Lombardi Award (nation's top lineman) and Hendricks Award(nation's top defensive end). He was a unanimous first-teamAll-America selection by the American Football Coaches As-sociation, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of

America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Founda-tion, as well as the consensus Big 12 Defensive Player of theYear and a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection.

Similar to Orakpo, third-year player Chris Wilson willmove from his defensive end spot to add depth at linebackerwhile also seeing action as a situation pass-rusher with hishand in the dirt.

H.B. Blades, who has played in 32 games during his firsttwo seasons, with five starts, will serve as a valuable reserveat all three linebacker positions.

Draft picks Cody Glenn (fifth round) and Robert Henson(sixth round) will fight for playing time while also beinglooked to as key special teams contributors. Veterans AlfredFincher, who played in 15 games for the Redskins last sea-son, and Robert Thomas, as well as college free agent Dar-rel Young, will battle for roster spots.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (13)/RETURNING STARTERS (4)

The Redskins return one the NFL's most talented second-aries, which features cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and CarlosRogers and safeties Chris Horton and LaRon Landry. Hall,a two-time Pro Bowl selection, joined the Redskins midwaythrough the 2008 season and immediately paid dividends,totaling 27 tackles (21 solo), two interceptions, eight passesdefensed and one fumble recovery in seven games.

In a combined 15 games spent with the Raiders and Red-skins last season, Hall tied for sixth in the NFL with five in-terceptions and was fifth with 21 passes defensed. Hisinterception total (10) over the last two seasons is tied forfifth in the NFL.

In 2008, Rogers, a first-round pick in 2005 (No. 9 overall),returned from an ACL tear that ended his 2007 season afterjust seven games and anchored the league's seventh-rankedpass defense. He registered 53 tackles, a team-best 32passes defensed, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.His passes defensed total tied for the NFL lead (according toNFL GSIS).

Horton, a seventh-round selection in 2008, exploded ontothe scene early last season and ended the year by beingnamed to the All-Rookie Team - the lowest drafted player onthe offensive or defensive team to be selected. He wasnamed NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September andearned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in his firstcareer start against New Orleans (9/14). In that contest, hebecame the first NFL player since Liffort Hobley on October11, 1987 to record two interceptions and a fumble recoveryin his first career start (vs. New Orleans, 9/14). He later be-came the first rookie to record four takeaways in his firstfour games since San Diego's Andre Young did

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