Tagged With: Washington Redskins
Game Changer Doug Williams
Today is Super Bowl Sunday. And as the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers prepare to do battle, our Game Changers series honors a man who put in one of the greatest Super Bowl performances of all-time. Today’s Game Changer is Doug Williams. Doug Williams is a former NFL quarterback, who in January 1988, became … Continue reading
RGIII’s Knee Surgery Complete
After injuring his knee nearly a month ago (and re-injurying said knee during Wild Card Weekend), Robert Griffin III had reconstructive knee surgery this morning to repair tears in both his ACL and LCL. Recovery time for the Washington Redskins quarterback could be anywhere between 6-8 months. That would put his comeback right around the … Continue reading
ESPN Fires Analyst Rob Parker
Race and sports are often intertwined especially in sports like football and basketball where a large portion of the “talent” looks quite different from the “fans.” And this often manifests itself in very interesting ways. Everything from players walking off the pitch in soccer when racial slurs are thrown at them, to athletes having to … Continue reading
>Haynesworth Suspended
> The Washington Redskins have finally had enough of of Albert. It was announced today that the team would be suspending DT Albert Haynesworth for four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team. I’m normally on the side of the player in disputes with the team but at some point you just become … Continue reading
>Sweet Redemption for Mr. Vick
> Wow. That’s the only word I can come up with to encompass all that I felt last night as I watched Michael Vick on Monday Night Football. Just…WOW!! Monday night Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles went in to the nation’s capital to battle Donovan McNabb and his new team, the Washington Redskins. The … Continue reading
>McNabb Gets Contract Extension
> Guess the Washington Redskins showed all of us. After a couple of weeks of constant speculation about the nature of the relationship between QB Donovan McNabb and the Redskins/Coach Shanahan, news came out that both sides had finally agreed to a contract extension. WHAT??? After all the drama of a couple weeks ago guess … Continue reading
>Sit Down: Albert Haynesworth
> This is a new segment I’ll be doing from time to time here at Hardwood Diva. Basically, its to address ignorant comments and/or actions from sports figures. Who is our first recipient? Albert Haynesworth. Why you ask??? Because of this right here.“Just because somebody pay you money don’t mean they’ll make you do whatever … Continue reading
>The Redskins Have a Problem
> …and it’s name is Albert Haynesworth. This guy here…he just insists on pissing Mike Shanahan off. First it was missing OTAs and mini-camps. Then it was coming to training camp and failing his conditioning test, for like a few days straight. Then there was last night after the Redskins’ loss to Baltimore in the … Continue reading
>Jason Campbell: Redskin No More
> In fairly surprising news, the Oakland Raiders acquired QB Jason Campbell from the Washington Redskins. With the acquisition, the Raiders also added a year to the QB’s contract, extending his stay through the 2011 season. Since the trade that brought QB Donovan McNabb to the nation’s capital, there had been rumblings that the Redskins … Continue reading









