Hogettes With Pins

Have you ever wondered what the Hogettes keep in their purses? Neither had I. In fact, I had never even thought about it, naively assuming that their purses were little more than props to help emphasize their femininity. At yesterday’s Toys For Tots event, I found out that I was sorely mistaken. “This is my [...]

Redskins Give Out Toys, Wear Seasonal Hats

Despite the down mood around Redskins Park after Sunday’s catastrophic loss — and make no mistake, the mood is just as down as you’d want it to be after that — and despite the fact that it’s Tuesday, a day off, there are still commitments for players to uphold. For some players, that meant media. [...]

Redskins Distribute Jackets

The reason I was in my car to hear Clinton Portis‘s pointed thoughts on Jim Zorn was because of Antwaan Randle El. Randle El, along with many of his teammates, and with the help of his El Foundation, the Redskins Charitable Foundation, and Dick’s Sporting Goods, spent today distributing winter coats to underserved children at [...]

Wednesday, November 26: At the Harvest Feast

Sometimes “day off for the players” is a really inaccurate description of Tuesdays. Yesterday, for example, for the last Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Redskins (partnered with Harris Teeter, Ryan Homes, and Operation Blessing) to distribute thousands of turkeys and bags of other Thanksgiving food to area residents in need. That’s the official description. What it [...]

Chris Cooley Spends Tuesday Being A Tour Guide

I wasn’t sure if there would be a player’s day off this week. I’ve written before about the way the workweek can get reset here — “there’s a Monday night game, so Saturday is Friday” and that kind of thing — and, to account for the long trip westward, Coach Zorn has moved travel day [...]

Wednesday, October 29: Redskins Make Kids Healthy

Seeing members of the Redskins working with kids in the community makes me realize just how much more effective elementary school education could be if the teachers were celebrities. Not just celebrities, but very large, very strong celebrities. With whistles. Even then, the kids don’t fully listen, but it certainly makes for some interesting visuals. [...]

Redskins Like Books

I’ve mentioned a few times now that we’re finally settling into the regular weekly NFL schedule, and what that means for Tuesdays is … not a whole lot, actually. Tuesday is the day off for players pretty much league-wide. No practice, no open locker room, nothing. So today I went with Lorenzo Alexander, Fred Davis, [...]

Tuesday, September 9: Shopping With the Stars

Last night, the Jason Taylor Foundation, in partnership with the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, hosted their “Cool Gear For The School Year” shopping program at Old Navy in Leesburg. The event provides 60 area kids with a $300 shopping trip to Old Navy, where they’re accompanied by local athletes, cheerleaders, and media. Taylor started the [...]