Offseason Officially Over Redskins First Team To Training Camp

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The offseason is officially over. The Washington Redskins gathered on Saturday afternoon for a team meeting, and on Sunday morning they’ll be the first NFL team to have a real, live training camp practice in 2008. Coach Jim Zorn said on Saturday that morning practices will be “heavy,” with players typically in full pads. The afternoon sessions will be less intense, and on some days veterans will practice only once per day. “You will see some days will be a morning practice and a special teams practice in the afternoon,” Zorn said. “There won’t be anything else but special teams.” Still, the experience will be more intense than the camps under Joe Gibbs, with more contact. “I think our lines — they’ll have physical contact every day,” Zorn said. ”Our running backs and our linebackers [will have contact]. Even our defensive backs and receivers have to learn how to block or shed blockers downfield. “It’s the live contact, where you’re taking a guy to the ground and leaving your feet — we have to watch that [to avoid injuries].” Because of extensive offseason practices, which entail plenty of contact in T-shirts and shorts, training camp for most if not all teams generally isn’t the same grueling, physical hardship that it has been in past years. Still, it can turn serious. Seven years ago, Vikings tackle Korey Stringer died due to practice in intense summer heat.


Source: Profootballtalk.com

[Agent Zero]

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am dying without my football fix.

[Sweets]

I hear ya AG, not long now and before you know it we'll be in the first week of the regular games.

[Darius Ali]

Too bad for Redskins fan that no matter how early they start TC they are still going to suck.

[Sweets]

The Skins already have bad news, Phillip Daniels is already lost for the season with a torn ACL and the Skins are talking about trading for Jason Taylor...hows that for news...here is the article. Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels suffered an injury Sunday to his anterior cruciate knee ligament, according to a source, a potentially season-ending injury that could lead to Jason Taylor coming to Washington. Daniels hurt the knee during the team's first practice. He tried to jump over a teammate and came down on his knee. Daniels had to be carted off the field. Preliminary reports from the initial MRI indicated damage to the ACL and possibly more, according to a source. Following the morning practice, the Redskins started working on trade discussions to replace him. According to another source, talks are underway with the Miami Dolphins for Taylor, who started the offseason by asking to go to a contending team.

Source: ESPN.com

[Chubz]

Cant wait for the Gmen to get going