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In the wake of his strong performance against the Steelers in Friday night's preseason opener, Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman spoke with Mike Jones about his strong relationship with veteran receivers Santana Moss and Jabar Gaffney. Gro...

In April of 2010, Sam Shields was an undrafted free agent. In February of 2011, he was helping the Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl. It can happen. Players who were overlooked in the NFL draft in April can become significant contributors in spite...

Our man Matt Williamson of Scouts, Inc. has done a list of "team needs" now that we stand on the apparent precipice of free agency. Matt's list is simply a list, of all 32 NFL teams and what he considers their top three needs once the free-agent peri...

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him link. I can, though. Dallas Cowboys I was going to post on all this Deion Sanders-Dez Bryant stuff Tuesday, but it felt like a radio interview Deion had given last week and to which I'd alre...

When we last left our heroes, things were looking a little better on the NFL labor front, with the sides negotiating until all hours late last week and promising to resume talking after the holiday weekend. Those who were hoping to spend their Fourth...

See, how it works is, you e-mail the questions, I sort through them, delete all the profane and insulting ones and answer the ones I think are the most interesting. A democracy? No. Just a lil' ol' weekend mailbag. tmcsfinest from Toronto thrilled...

Woke to the sound of angry storm clouds here in the East. A portent of Fired-up Friday, you say? Well, it just might be. Today's going to be a good one. And if you're lucky, we might even see a return of the video mailbag. First, however, we link:...

Happy Flag Day, everyone. No matter what we do these days, we have offensive lines on the brain. Fired-up Friday was about left tackles. Last Thursday's column was about offensive lines. Power Rankings, which come out today, rank the best left tackle...

Before we get to the division, a quick word on these "secret" talks between the NFL and the NFLPA this week. I covered the labor situation extensively at my last job, and I consider this a major development. The people to whom I've spoken with who ar...

The Plaxico stuff has me thinking about sequels. Still haven't seen "The Hangover 2" yet because I'm afraid it'll be awful and I just loved the first one so much. We did see "Kung Fu Panda 2" last week with the kids and got a kick out of it. And the...

Morning, all. Happy Plaxico Burress Release Day. We'll have some coverage, as you might imagine. It started Friday, really, but if you missed any of it, you can find it all (or get to it all from) here. As I wrote Friday, I think the Eagles make the ...

Morning, all. Lockout's still on, but the rampant speculation and analysis train rolls along. Santana Moss gave a radio interview in Washington and said he'd like to return to the Redskins if they'll have him back: "That's the only thing I can thi...

Arrow indicates direction team is trending. Final Power Ranking: 26 Preseason Power Ranking: 17 Biggest surprise: That Mike Shanahan didn't make much progress. Shanahan and GM Bruce Allen were supposed to restore order to Redskins Park, but at...

I know most of you are enjoying bowl games and family today, but let's take a quick peek at the pressing issues in the NFC East. And thanks for your patience last Saturday as the Mailbag observed Christmas: Bobby from Dallas, what's on your mind? ...

FALLING 1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback: I know he got banged up on the first play of the game, but that's not the reason he lost two fumbles and threw an interception in a 24-14 loss to the Vikings. And Vick would have had at lea...

Let's take a quick look at how the Redskins won their sixth game of the season in Jacksonville: What it means: If the Washington Redskins could just take every game to overtime, they'd be in good shape this season. The Redskins (6-9) hurt the Jagu...