Defensive end Erasmus James has been through enough knee injuries to know when he feels absolutely 100 percent. He's not there quite yet, but believes he is getting close. 
Cornerback Shawn Springs is probably in better physical shape than many of his younger teammates, but at age 33 depends more on the mental aspects of the game.
 
Sherman Smith is in his first season as an offensive coordinator at any level. Formerly an assistant head coach-running backs with the Tennessee Titans, Smith oversaw the running game.
 
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Sept. 4 -- Weeks before the season began so wretchedly Thursday night, Jim Zorn took great care in designing the first play he would call as coach of the Washington Redskins. It was, after all, a significant moment for a man known for offensive innovation, a signature on a... 
Washington Redskins fans for the first time this season will be able to use a smart card to gain faster entrance into FedEx Field. 
Management Structure Vinny Cerrato is in charge. After working mostly behind the scenes for more than eight years with Washington, Cerrato is the new face of the Redskins' front office, having been given control of football decisions.
 
It was Sherman Smith's turn. The other Washington Redskins offensive assistants had discussed their backgrounds during Coach Jim Zorn's first meeting with the group in February at the NFL combine, and Smith would close the introductions.
 
The Redskins will run Coach Jim Zorn's version of the West Coast offense, meaning pace and precision will be paramount in the passing game. 
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Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn dropped a couple of surprises Friday, raising the possibility that prized draft pick Malcolm Kelly could be done for the season and longtime right tackle Jon Jansen could lose his starting job. Zorn and his assistants huddled to assess their personnel following a sour end to the preseason and ahead of Saturday's roster cuts that will establish the 53-man roster.
Gregg Williams didn't have to tell his players how motivated he was to show up his old team. All the former Washington Redskins assistant coach had to do was crank up his renowned intensity to get the message across. "He didn't say anything about it, but we kind of knew," Jacksonville Jaguars middle linebacker Mike Peterson said.
NFL players will wear a uniform patch this season to honor NFL Players' Association leader Gene Upshaw, who died Aug. 20. The league announced Monday that the patch will have the initials GU and the number 63, which he wore while playing for the Oakland Raiders. Upshaw died of pancreatic cancer just three days after he was diagnosed.
Jason Taylor sported a big black brace on his right knee and the type of attitude he hopes will keep his consecutive games streak alive. "I have been a quick healer in the past," the Washington Redskins defensive end said Monday. "People think I'm old. I'm not that old yet, so hopefully those healing cells are still in there." Taylor sprained his knee in the second quarter of Saturday night's 47-3...
Jim Zorn didn't expect this.
The Washington Redskins may not have defensive end Jason Taylor or safety LaRon Landry - two of their top defensive players - in the lineup for next Thursday's season opener against the New York Giants.
Encouraged because his right knee injury is not as serious as initially feared, Washington Redskins defensive...
Don't bother looking for an emotional Super Bowl rematch when the New York Giants and the New England Patriots meet in their preseason finale at Giants Stadium on Thursday night. The starters won't be on the field either long enough or at all for anyone to get too wound up. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a question mark for the game because of a training-camp long injury to his right foot.
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