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Phillip Daniels has been named the Redskins' winner of the 2009 Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to a player from each NFL team who overcomes injury and adversity.

McIntosh played the past two seasons, his first ones as a starter, with a former Pro Bowl pick in Marcus Washington and the NFL 's top tackler of the past decade in London Fletcher .

Draft day approaches. The various web sites, mavens and maniacs dedicated to the study of personnel puzzles analyze each team's needs and issue their judgments.

Brian Orakpo was celebrating his birthday in style Thursday night - dinner with his fiancee at a sushi restaurant in Austin, Texas - when he really received a reason to party: His agent and the Washington Redskins had agreed on a five-year contract.

Washington is probably the best last-place team in the NFL. They finished last in the NFC East, but that's not saying much.

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is best known for making headlines during free agency since he took over the team in the summer of 1999.

In this series we're taking an in-depth examination of the 2009 Washington Redskins roster one position at a time.

Outside linebacker Marcus Washington is currently still a free agent after the Redskins cut him in the 2009 off-season.Marcus Washington is a solid veteran outside linebacker who fits great into Gregg Williams' defense... by Alex Rodriguez 21 reads Opinion July 08, 2009 Outside linebacker Marcus Washington is currently still a free agent after the ...

The reason Brian Orakpo was considered one of the best prospects in April's NFL draft was obvious during the Washington Redskins' organized team activity yesterday.

BBS' post on blitzing from the Tampa-2 and a comment from tim55 got me wondering on who was the last Indy linebacker to have success rushing the passer.

With the 13th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, the Washington Redskins select Brian Orakpo, defensive end from the University of Texas.

While the linebacking corps was the strongest part of the 2008 Redskins defense, they did not avoid the financial overhaul the Washington front office conducted in the offseason... by Greg Otto WASHINGTON - While the linebacking corps was the strongest part of the 2008 Redskins defense, they did not avoid the financial overhaul the Washington front ...

George Michael: Before Sportscenter became a household word, and we all tuned it at 11 PM to catch the daily highlights there was The George Michael Sports Machine.

The Redskins have selected an excellent pass-rushing DE out of Texas named Brian Orakpo.

Rd. 3, Pick 16 Maryland cornerback could have gone higher if he hadn't missed six games as a senior due to a shoulder injury.

When the Redskins released Marcus Washington in mid-February, there was suddenly a hole on the strong-side of the defense.

I hate the NFL draft. Okay, it's not the draft I hate, actually. It's the numbingly excessive hype, the mock drafts, the same-day declaration of winners and losers, the five hours it takes to get through the first round, the pontification, the overstatement. In the last five years I've probably watched a total of five minutes of the draft. For me, it's become must-not-see TV.

But I'll watch a little bit of the draft tomorrow for the sole purpose of seeing whether the Washington Redskins will continue to play Fantasy Football and draft Mark Sanchez. It's akin to watching a NASCAR race to see an accident. It's become a perverse pleasure. The Redskins, it seems, ought to be in the business of finding the next American Idol, not professional football.

Think the Redskins have serious holes to fill and are aging in several critical areas? Then live with Jason Campbell for at least another year and use the draft to add a weakside linebacker, a defensive end and an offensive lineman or two.

Are you looking for some reassurance that Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck 's back is feeling better these days after it forced him to miss a career-high nine games last season? "He wasn't constantly stretching and working it out like he was last year between plays," one observer of the team's first minicamp under Jim Mora told PFW.

NFL Draft Process Should be as Scientific As Possible, Polian Says INDIANAPOLIS Certain words Bill Polian doesn't want to hear around the NFL Draft.