Ryan Torain ended the 2010 season atop the Washington Redskins depth chart for running back. And he ended the season with a huge question mark: Could he stay injury-free for a whole season? Torain injured his wrist when he was tackled during 11 on 11 drills at Redskins Park Wednesday. WaPOST’s Mike Jones says Torain will see a specialist this evening and could miss two weeks of camp.
Hey Ryan, Jon Jansen went through a whole season with two broken thumbs once. What do you need a wrist for anyway? Slap a cast on that bad boy and play.
Capologist J.I Halsell said on ESPN 980 Redskins Radio today that Rex Grossman signed the vet minimum contract to rejoin the Redskins for one year. The contract included a roster bonus and performance incentives. Grossman said he wanted to return to the Redskins and turned down a multi-year deal with another team to do so. Halsell was skeptical based on the actual deal Grossman signed with Washington.
The Redskins extended John Beck’s contract by two years for $2.25 million when he joined the team in 2010. So Grossman’s income projects as comparable to Beck’s, depending on how the incentives kick in. Bruce Gradkowski signed a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals to be a back-up and mentor to QB Andy Dalton. Gradkowski’s deal had a higher annual payout than Grossman’s says Halsell.
Pro coaches really, really, really hate quarterback competitions. The contracts the Redskins structured for Grossman and Beck tells me they do not know which of those two will click. As with Donovan McNabb’s deal, The ‘Skins hold all the leverage. Smart, low-risk contracts that reflect the value of players. Did you ever expect that from the Redskins? It would be better for Mike Shanahan to stake his reputation on that instead of…well, you know.
Redskins free agents Kedric Golston (DE) and Reed Doughty (S) have agreed to rejoin the team, Golston on a one-year contract.
Daniel Snyder responded to a motion filed in June 2011 by The Washington City Paper seeking dismissal of Snyder’s suit against the paper for publishing The Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Daniel Snyder in November 2010. The City Paper sought dismissal on grounds that Snyder’s suit violated D.C.’s newly enacted Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Act (SLAPP). Such laws are intended to combat suits by Goliaths against the Davids of the world where well-funded persons or groups use ordinary civil suits to stifle the free expression of ideas by less-well funded persons, or newspapers. (For more detail, see the anti-SLAPP Resource Center at www.thefirstamendment.org.
Snyder’s response is that the D.C. Home Rule Charter does not give the City Council, which projects itself as a State Legislature (a long and sad story), the authority to set rules for the DC Court, which is actually part of the federal courts. Snyder asserts that he will prevail in his suit. He asks the court to throw out the evidence The City Paper used as a basis for its story.
Sports book Bodog.com installed the Redskins a 100:1 shot to make the 2012 Super Bowl. Bodog set the ‘Skins as 50:1 shots to make the 2011 Super Bowl. Twice as big is twice as good, right?
Veteran free agent players may actively participate in training camps beginning Thursday…if there are no glitches in recertifying the NFL PA as a labor union. The Redskins have scheduled a morning walk-thru at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and a practice at 4:00 p.m. at Redskins Park. Both sessions are open to the public. Apparently, space is plentiful because of a noticeable decline in fan attendance all over the NFL.
Surely, that means something. But, what?
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