Zorn on Punters: “Chris Cooley Can’t Punt For Us”

Coach Zorn started his press conference with an update and something of a clarification on the punting situation. “We’re bringing some punters in tomorrow,” Zorn confirmed. “This has nothing to do with [Durant Brooks's] injury.” Zorn described the injury as “a nagging irritation” of the hip flexor or quad on Brooks’s right (kicking) leg, and [...]

Slight Punter Update

I’m being told that the team expects to reach an injury settlement with Durant Brooks, which would account for Cerrato’s certainty that they’ll be signing someone while still saying that Brooks hasn’t been cut.

A New Punter?

On his radio show “The Red Zone” on ESPN 980, Vinny Cerrato just said that the team would be working out two or three punters this week, and “somebody else will be punting Sunday.” In response to a question from co-host Frank Hanrahan about if Durant Brooks had been cut, Cerrato said “No, he hasn’t [...]

Durant Brooks and the 24 Hour Rule

Durant Brooks looked, frankly, miserable. This specific brand of football unhappiness was not something I had given a lot of thought to, to be honest. I had imagined how it might feel to miss a game-winning kick or drop a game-winning pass in the moment, maybe immediately afterward, but never what it would be like [...]

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 [...]

Hall of Fame Game: Kickers Readying For Battle

As has been thoroughly detailed, one of the main battles in training camp is between the punters. The nice thing about this battle, according to special teams coach Danny Smith, is that it is completely quantifiable: the person who is closest to the numbers he’s looking for will be the punter. As noted in that [...]

Afternoon Practice Updates, and Durant Brooks Not At War

Some notable moments from the afternoon session of training camp. The defensive line looks energized — Jason Taylor was running around impressively during 9-on-9 drills, and Andre Carter got a great bat-down on a Jason Campbell checkdown pass. Laron Landry made a nice downfield play to break up a good-looking pass, and Leigh Torrence has [...]

More from AM Practice

As has already been noted, the punting competition between Derrick Frost (4) and Durant Brooks (14) is one of the most heated battles in this year’s training camp.  With that in mind, I set up and captured some of the savage competition for you guys on video.  Get ready for NON-STOP ACTION — you can [...]