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The Redskins have released 30-year old RB Larry Johnson. Johnson played in the Redskins first two games in which he carried the ball 5 times for 2 yards (0.4 ypc). 24-year old undrafted rookie RB Keiland Williams will move up the depth chart and be Clinton Portis’ top backup for the time being. Williams hasn’t carried the ball yet this year for the Redskins but he has caught 4 passes for 15 yards (3.8 avg).
The Redskins have traded 26-year old cornerback Justin Tryon to the Colts. What the Redskins got back has not been made public as of this time but it’s probably not much as they were getting ready to release him when the trade went down. Tryon played in 15 games (2 starts) for the Redskins last season and he had 27 tackles, 3 passes defensed, 1 sack and 1 interception. Tryon played in 29 games (2 starts) in his two years with the Skins and he had 31 tackles, 1 sack, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.
The Redskins have lost veteran T/G Mike Williams for the 2010 season. The Redskins signed Williams to a 2-year, $1.49 million dollar deal last March as a free agent. He will miss the 2010 season because he has blood clots near his heart. Thank God that they found the blood clots before Williams got onto the practice field or this could have been a tragedy.
The Redskins have acquired 29-year old OT Jammal Brown and a conditional late round pick from the Saints for either a 3rd or 4th round pick in 2010. The Redkins will also have to send a 6th round pick to the Saints if Brown plays in at least 90% of the offensive snaps in 2010 or he makes the Pro Bowl. Brown is a big guy at 6’6″, 313 pounds who will likely be a starter right off the bat as long as he is healthy. He missed all of last season due to injury. Brown has played in 58 games (all starts) in his five years in the NFL so far. The Redskins will send the Saints a 4th round pick if they win at least 9 games or Donovan McNabb makes the Pro Bowl with the Eagles getting a third rounder from the Redskins. If neither happen the Skins will send the Eagles a 4th rounder and the Saints a 3rd rounder. I like this trade for the Redskins as Brown will help them protect Donovan McNabb.
The Redskins have picked OLB Perry Riley out of LSU with the 103rd overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft. Riley is 6’0″, 237 pounds and he runs a 4.8 40. Riley is not much of a pass rusher but he brings a lot of pain in the running game. That could force Riley to move inside in the pros. Riley played in 13 games (all starts ) for LSU last season and he had 97 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, he broke up 5 passes and he had 1 interception. He played in 48 games (22 starts) in his four years at LSU and he finished up with 185 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, he had 2 sacks, broke up 8 passes and he had 2 interceptions. Look for Riley to eventually develop into a starter but his near future will likely be spent on special teams.
The Redskins have traded 28-year old QB Jason Campbell to the Raiders for a 4th round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Campbell played in all 16 games for the Redskins last season and he completed 327 of 507 passes (64.5%) for 3,618 yards with 20 TD passes and 15 INTs (86.4 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 46 times for 236 yards (5.1 ypc) with 1 TD run. In his time with the Redskins, Campbell played in 52 games in which he completed 1,002 of 1,637 passes (61.2%) for 10,860 yards with 55 TD passes and 38 INTs (82.3 QB Rating). He also has carried the ball 153 times for 786 yards (5.1 ypc) with 3 TD carries in his career. Campbell was definitely expendable as he wouldn’t be happy holding a clipboard watching Donovan McNabb play. I think they got the best they could for Campbell but it seems like they sold him a tad low.
The Redskins have selected 6’4″, 305 pound OT Trent Williams out of Oklahoma with the fourth pick of the first round of the NFL Draft. Williams is a very good athlete who rarely gets beat when he’s focused because of his speed. He will likely step right in and start for the Redskins providing that he can pick up the new zone blocking scheme that they are going to employ. Williams was picked over Russell Okung because of his athletic ability as he is good at hitting moving targets. Williams played in 12 games (all starts) at Oklahoma last season and he played in 51 games (39 starts) in his four years there. I really like this pick for the Redskins.
The Redskins have acquired 33-year old QB Donovan McNabb from the Eagles for a 2nd round pick in 2010 (#37 overall) and a conditional 3rd or 4th rounder in 2011 based on his performance in 2010. McNabb played in 14 games for the Eagles last season and he completed 267 of 443 passes (60.3%) for 3,553 yards with 22 TD passes and 10 INTs (92.9 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 37 times for 140 yards (3.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs last year. McNabb has played in 148 games (11 years) in the NFL in which he has completed 2,801 of 4,746 passes (59%) for 32,873 yards with 216 TD passes and 100 INTs (86.5 QB Rating). He also has carried the ball 573 times for 3,249 yards (5.7 ypc) with 28 TD runs in his career. This was a outstanding move for the Redskins as McNabb is a winner.
The Redskins have signed 29-year old QB Rex Grossman to a 1-year deal. Grossman played in 1 game for the Texans last season and he was 3 of 9 passing (33.3%) for 33 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (5.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 3 times for 9 yards (3.0 ypc) last year. He has now played in 37 games in his NFL career in which he has completed 524 of 971 passes (54%) for 6,197 yards with 33 TD passes and 36 INTs (69.5 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 58 times for 89 yards (1.5 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career. Grossman will be Jason Campbell’s backup in 2010 but I don’t think he is a better QB than last year’s backup Todd Collins.
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.