The Redskins have signed 37-year old punter Sav Rocca.  Rocca played in 16 games for the Eagles last year and he punted the ball 73 times for 3,195 yards (42.9 avg).  He only had 2 touchbacks (2.7%) last year and he pinned the opposition inside the their own 20-yard line 28 times (38.4%).  Rocca has now played in 64 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has punted the ball 299 times for 12,817 yards (42.9 avg).  He has also had 17 touchbacks (5.7%) and he has played the opposing team inside their 20-yard line 102 times (34.1%).  This is a good move for the Redskins as Rocca will help them and it will hurt the Eagles because he is good at his job.

The Redskins have signed 28-year old G/C Chris Chester to a 5-year, $20 million dollar deal.  Chester played in 14 games (all starts) for the Ravens last year.  He has now played in 74 games (47 starts) in his five years in the NFL.  Chester will start at RG for the Redskins according to multiple reports and he could be a solid lineman in the new zone blocking scheme.  I really like this move for the Redskins who needed to improve the offensive line.

The Redskins have signed 27-year old DE Stephen Bowen to a 5-year, $27.5 million dollar contract.  Bowen played in all 16 games for the Cowboys last year and he had 22 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.  Bowen has now played in 63 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 72 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 7 tackles for a loss, 3 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble.  The Redskins will either look like fools or geniuses on this deal because they spent a lot of jack on a player who has never been a full-time starter.

The Washington Redskins have released 33-year old center Casey Rabach.  Rabach played in 16 games (all starts) for the Redskins last year.  He played in 95 games (all starts) in his six years with the Redskins.  Rabach didn’t adjust well to the new blocking scheme in Washington, so the coaches decided to go in a different direction at center.

The Redskins have signed 26-year old CB Josh Wilson to a 3-year, $13.5 million dollar deal.  Wilson played in 14 games for the Ravens last year and he had 40 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 fumble recovery, 3 interceptions (one returned for a TD) and he defensed 14 passes.  Wilson has now played in 54 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 170 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 36 passes defensed and 9 interceptions (4 returned for TDs).  This was a good move for the Redskins as Wilson is a playmaker.

The Washington Redskins have acquired 30-year old WR Jabar Gaffney from the Broncos in exchange for 23-year old DE Jeremy Jarmon.  Gaffney played in 16 games (11 starts) for the Broncos last year and he caught 65 passes for 875 yards (13.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 139 games in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has caught 375 passes for 4,675 yards (12.5 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 6 times for 56 yards (6.2 ypc) in his career to date.  Gaffney will likely be the Redskins’ #3 WR in 2011 and he should do a good job.

Jeremy Jarmon played in 5 games for the Redskins last year and he had 3 tackles and 1/2 a sack.  Jarmon has played in 16 games in his two years with the Redskins and he had 11 tackles, 1/2 a sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.  He wasn’t going to get much of a chance to play in Washington, so I really like this deal from the Redskins’ end.

The Redskins have signed 28-year old QB Kellen Clemens to a 1-year deal.  Clemens played in 1 game (he didn’t start) last year for the Jets and he completed 1 of 2 passes (50%) for 6 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (56.2 QB Rating).  Clemens also carried the ball 2 times for 9 yards (4.5 ypc) with 1 TD run last year.  Clemens has now played in 25 games (9 starts) in his first five years in the NFL and he has completed 147 of 284 passes (51.8%) for 1,686 yards with 5 TD passes and 11 INTs (59.7 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 46 times for 128 yards (2.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Clemens is 4-5 (44.4%) as a starting QB in the NFL.  It appears that the Redskins are trying to corner the market on stinky QBs.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Redskins have released Kellen Clemens.

The Redskins have signed 27-year old NT Barry Cofield to a six year contract.  Cofield played in 16 games for the Giants last year and he had 54 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and he defensed 4 passes.  Cofield has now played in 79 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 210 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 10.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and an amazing 11 passes defensed.  This is a good signing for the Redskins as they need to rebuild on defense and Cofield is a good start in the middle.

The Redskins have signed 30-year old WR Donte’ Stallworth to a 1-year deal.  Stallworth played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Ravens last year and he caught 2 passes for 82 yards (41.0 avg).  He also carried the ball 5 times for 45 yards (9.0 ypc) for the Ravens last year.  Stallworth has now played in 103 games (60 starts) in his first 8 years in the NFL and he has caught 298 passes for 4,465 (15.0 avg) with 32 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 18 times for 97 yards (5.4 ypc) in his NFL career.  As long as the Redskins didn’t give him too much money, I like this signing for them as Stallworth will add more speed to the WRing corps in 2011.

The Redskins have dealt 34-year old QB Donovan McNabb to the Minnesota Vikings for a 6th round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and a conditional 6th round pick in 2013.  McNabb played in 13 games (all starts) for the Redskins last year and he completed 275 of 472 passes (58.3%) for 3,377 yards with 14 TD passes and 15 INTs (77.1 QB Rating).  McNabb also carried the ball 29 times for 151 yards (5.2 ypc) last year.  The Redskins were only 5-8 (38.5%) in games started by McNabb at QB.  The Redskins didn’t get much for McNabb, but at least the tension will be gone from the sidelines (providing that they can also get rid of DT Albert Haynesworth).  The Redskins still have work to do at QB as John Beck is the only QB left on the roster right now.