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Redskins sign QB Rex Grossman to 1-year deal
Free-agent quarterback Rex Grossman signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on Wednesday.
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Gibbs is a Shanahan fan
Joe Gibbs approves of the Washington Redskins’ choice of Mike Shanahan as coach.
Gibbs and Shanahan, the two living coaches who have won Super Bowls and worked for the Redskins, stood together Wednesday at Redskins Park for the first time. -
Meyer returns to Florida practice
With a whistle around his neck and a smile on his face, Florida coach Urban Meyer returned to practice Wednesday following a leave of absence that turned out to be shorter than everyone expected.
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Johnson signs with Redskins
Running back Larry Johnson has signed a three-year deal with the Washington Redskins.
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D.C. high school football team gets female coach
The football players at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, Mayor Adrian Fenty and a room full of cheering staff needed only one word to describe her: coach.
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Merlin Olsen dies at 69
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL’s greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.
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Derrick Mason returning
Wide receiver Derrick Mason has agreed to re-sign with the Baltimore Ravens after accepting terms on a two-year deal.
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Willie Colon not a witness to alleged assault
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Willie Colon was with teammate Ben Roethlisberger on the night the quarterback was accused of sexual assault in a Georgia club, but did not witness anything, Colon’s agent said Wednesday.
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Steelers reach deals with S Clark, WR Randle El
The Pittsburgh Steelers, normally one of the quietest teams in NFL free agency, suddenly are one of the busiest.
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Trial opens in Vikes’ challenge of NFL drug policy
The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL’s anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them.
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