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Getty Images Some players who get franchise tags hold off on signing their tenders throughout the offseason, but that’s not the case for Washington right guard Brandon Scherff. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Scherff is signing his tender from the team. If Scherff plays out the 2020 season...

Getty Images When linebacker Thomas Davis agreed to a contract with Washington, it didn’t take long to come up with a reason why the veteran would continue his career with the NFC East squad. Head coach Ron Rivera was Davis’ coach with the Panthers for eight seasons before Davis signed with...

Getty Images New Washington coach Ron Rivera traded for his former backup quarterback in Carolina, Kyle Allen, last week. But Rivera said Dwayne Haskins would go into any quarterback competition with the starting job his to lose. Allen understands his role but wants at least to push Haskins to...

Getty Images Ageless linebacker Thomas Davis has reunited with Ron Rivera in Washington. And Davis knows from Rivera’s first year as a head coach in Carolina that he’ll be able to get the job done even without an offseason. That’s precisely what Rivera had to do in Carolina nine years ago...

Getty Images J.D. McKissic has 70 catches in his four-year career. Christian McCaffrey had 116 last season. Why is this relevant? McKissic signed with Washington, which now has Ron Rivera as its head coach and Scott Turner as its offensive coordinator. McKissic joined a crowded backfield for...

Getty Images Former Washington Redskins defensive backs coach Ray Horton had a specific name in mind when asked for a comparison for new Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar. His answer was a name those in Seattle are exceedingly familiar with. “To me, it would be Richard Sherman,”...

Getty Images Washington head coach Ron Rivera has talked about having a competition for the starting quarterback job since taking the job early this year. He’s talked about a healthy Alex Smith potentially being a foil for Dwayne Haskins and left the door open for the team to draft a...

Getty Images Free agent cornerback Ronald Darby is heading to Washington. Darby agreed to a one-year deal today, according to multiple reports. Last year Darby started 11 games for the Eagles before he was placed on injured reserve with a hip injury. Darby was a second-round pick of the...

Getty Images Four days after the Panthers dumped quarterback Cam Newton, he continues to prepare for his second act. But he wants one thing to be clear: He’s no long shot. “People love a good underdog story,” Newton said on Instagram with his trademark tough-to-decipher font. “This ain’t that...

Getty Images New Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar comes to Seattle after a trade from the Washington Redskins earlier this week with just one year remaining on his current contract. Dunbar had expressed a desire to get out of Washington with the status of his contract being one sticking...

Getty Images Washington made official the signing of linebacker Thomas Davis Sr., who reunites with coach Ron Rivera. The team also announced the addition of offensive lineman Jeremy Vujnovich. Vujnovich, 29, is entering his fourth NFL season. He did not play last season after the Cardinals...

Getty Images Washington has reached agreement on a deal with receiver Cody Latimer, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Latimer, 27, spent the past two seasons with the Giants. He played 15 games with 10 starts in 2019, making 24 catches for 300 yards and two touchdowns. Latimer saw action on...

Getty Images Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton is now waiting for his next NFL opportunity. In the meantime, he’s working out — and sharing his workouts on social media. A set of images and videos includes one in which Newton, after a set of pulldowns (great for the arms, I think it is), says...

Getty Images Most NFL players have had to figure out new ways to work out given the closure of team facilities, gyms and other gathering places as part of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, but three quarterbacks have been able to keep working out with trainer Jordan Palmer. Bills...

Getty Images Trent Williams‘ agent Vince Taylor released a statement this week asking that Washington trade or release his client, which comes after protracted acrimony between the two sides and amid reports that Williams is looking for $20 million a season in a new contract. A contract demand...

Getty Images Washington is signing running back Peyton Barber. Barber agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $3 million with $600,000 guaranteed, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Barber joins a running backs room that also has Adrian Peterson, Derrius Guice, J.D. McKissic and Bryce Love, with...

Getty Images Washington has agreed to terms with tight end Richard Rodgers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Rodgers, 28, spent the past two seasons in Philadelphia but played only eight games. He was on injured reserve for part of 2018 and unemployed for three months last season. Rodgers...

Getty Images Cornerback Quinton Dunbar wanted Washington to trade or release him for some time and he reportedly got what he’s been looking for on Monday. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that the Seahawks have agreed to trade for Dunbar. PFT has confirmed the trade and that Seattle will send a...

Getty Images Two weeks after Washington gave Trent Williams permission to seek a trade, the left tackle remains a member of the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2010. The Browns remain interested, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports, but Williams and/or Washington will have to lower...

Getty Images The Saints were D.J. Swearinger’s third team last season, and he was only there three weeks. But that was enough for him to sense how the other half lives. The veteran safety, who signed a new one-year deal with the Saints on Sunday, said he realized quickly last year that New...