Mike Shanahan

Jarvis Jenkins was having an impressive summer in 2011. Then the second-round draft pick from Clemson tore his right ACL in Washington’s third preseason game. His promising rookie season was over before it officially began. Nearly a year later,...

The loud ovation as Robert Griffin III walked from the Washington Redskins’ practice facility down to the field is something he’s gotten used to. It was just a bit louder on Saturday. The rookie quarterback, taken No. 2 overall in the NFL...

Robert Griffin III is off to a good start. The Washington Redskins’ rookie quarterback finished his 14 plays over three series with a 20-yard touchdown pass to receiver Pierre Garcon in Thursday’s 7-6 win over the Buffalo Bills in his...

When Trent Williams had to rest his sore foot midway through Tuesday afternoon’s practice, the first-team left tackle for the Washington Redskins — the player assigned to protect Robert Griffin III’s blindside — became a thirty-...

Not long after the Bears acquired Jay Cutler three years ago, he began lobbying the front office for a wide receiver. Text messages were sent. Cutler wanted help. Maybe even a go-up-and-get-it guy. Help arrived Tuesday when the team kicked off the start...

No sense fooling around with a talent like Robert Griffin III. Barely a week after the draft, the Washington Redskins are already proclaiming the Heisman Trophy winner their No. 1 quarterback. Saying that Griffin has the ability to do things no one...

The Washington Redskins were serenading the arrival of Robert Griffin III at a draft-day party at FedEx Field when they surprised the football world by drafting another quarterback. However, coach Mike Shanahan quickly deflected talk of a possible...

 Former FAU running back Alfred Morris was taken in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by Washington Saturday.  Morris (5-foot-10, 219 pounds) was the third pick in the round and 173rd pick overall. The powerful, tackle-breaking tailback was the lone...

Yes, Alfred Morris has special skills that got him drafted, but Morris also benefited from injuries to other players along the way that allowed him to get noticed. And while other players got hurt, Morris was about as durable......

RG3 has better support Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times Robert Griffin III will have a better rookie season because he'll be surrounded by a better supporting cast. The Redskins have a better-than-respectable defense, and an offense that's primed to...

There was no mistaking Robert Griffin III at the NFL draft. The ends of his dreadlocks settled onto a baby blue jacket. His checkered-patterned shirt was offset and a purplish tie with horizontal stripes. And, of course, there were the socks. Burgundy...

The Washington Redskins’ record is a matter of perspective. Steve Spurrier infamously proclaimed 5-11 was “not very good” after his 2003 season with Washington. He quit the next day, done with the NFL after two years and a 12-20 record....