Niles Paul News

Following the Redskins rookie minicamp last weekend, there are all kinds of good nuggets to share at the water cooler.

With rookie camps taking place last weekend, it's about that time us football fans start getting antsy about who's looking good in our team's colors, and who's not.

The Redskins draft filled areas of need and carved out new niches for younger role players.

First of all, it's difficult to judge or grade a draft now. Sure, some of these rookies were graded highly by Mel Kiper Jr.

The Washington Redskins entered the 2013 NFL Draft with question marks about their secondary, offensive and defensive line units and wide receiver core.

With Fred Davis still under contract another year, and backups in Logan Paulsen and Niles Paul locked up, adding a fourth tight end with the 85th pick was anything but a predictable move by the Washington Redskins.

And it seems silly to even have to say, but if you think for one second he's going to join the Washington Redskins in any capacity, you're out of your mind.

Taking a look at the Redskins' third-round pick, tight end Jordan Reed : It's hard to imagine Jordan Reed is a future replacement for Fred Davis if he leaves via free agency.

The Washington Redskins took advantage of a draft that went deep at several position and players who slipped because of it.

One day before the NFL Draft began, Mike Shanahan met with reporters at Redskins Park.

Reed is 6-foot-2 and weighs 236 pounds. He was recruited as a quarterback by Florida, but he was moved to tight end in 2011.

I saved it and turned it into its own post for a few reasons. There's a lot there.

Recapping how the Redskins made out in the #MockSix Twitter Draft. Two secondary guys taken with the first two draft picks.

Everyone in Redskins Nation is hoping for safety with the team's first pick, but what the rest of the draft? The team has major needs they need to address like at right tackle, but will probably miss the player they had in mind when it's their turn to get on the board.

The coaching staff is hopeful the Mixed Martial Arts techniques being taught at Redskins Park will translate into an advantage for players in game situations.

Last year, the Redskins made a bold move with a player that was thought to not fit the team's plans at wide-out. The Redskins decided to move receiver Niles Paul to tight end in what would be his second season.