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32-year old OT Chris Samuels has decided to retire from the NFL due to injury problems. Samuels played in 5 games (all starts) for the Redskins last season. He finishes his 10-year NFL career (all with the Redskins) having played in 141 games (all starts). He is one of the best linemen in Redskins’ history and they will miss him.
The Washington Redskins signed Mike Shanahan to a five-year deal making him the head coach and executive vice president of football operations. That means Shanahan will have the final say on all football related decisions. The deal is worth about $7 million a year, but Shanahan is a proven winner with a career record of 146-98 and a playoff record of 8-5, including two Super Bowl wins. This deal happened quickly after former head coach Jim Zorn was fired. Zorn led the Washington Redskins to a 4-12 record this season and was let go on Monday. Shanahan was one of the most sought after coaches, and this is a good move by the Redskins.
The Redskins have fired head coach Jim Zorn. Zorn led the Redskins to a 4-12 record this season and a last place finish in the NFC East. The Redskins were hard to watch on offense as they only averaged 16.6 points per game wasting a solid defense that allowed 21.0 points per game. The Redskins were also 0-6 in the division which certainly didn’t help things this season. The Redskins were 12-20 (37.5%) under Zorn who deserved to get fired.
23-year old outside linebacker Brian Orakpo is one of only three players (Jairus Byrd, Buffalo and Brian Cushing, Houston) to make the Pro Bowl in their rookie year this season. He has played in 15 games for the Redskins this season and he has made 48 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, forced 1 fumble, defensed 2 passes and he has 11 sacks. The sky is the limit for Orakpo who made a seamless transition from being a college DE to a pro outside linebacker.
The Redskins have placed strong safety Reed Doughty and OT Mike Williams on the Injured Reserve ending their seasons. Doughty has a ankle injury and Williams a foot injury. Doughty played in 15 games for the Redskins this season and he made 91 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, defensed 3 passes and he had 1 interception. Mike Williams played in 8 games (all starts) for the Redskins this season. They will miss both of these guys against the Chargers on Sunday.