We knew that Washington Redskins RB Clinton Portis was banged up. But, we didn’t think it was this bad. Portis has been battling a groin injury and it looks like it’s going to keep him out a bit. Mike Shanahan on Wednesday said that the running back will be out 4-6 weeks. He didn’t talk [...]
Jason Reid of the Washington Post says that a source told him during the offseason that the Washington Redskins had concerns about their running back depth behind Clinton Portis. You are probably thinking, “yeah, duh. That’s why they signed Larry Johnson and Willie Parker.” No, this was after they had already signed those two.
Over the last few years we’ve watched Fast Willie Parker turn into Running On The Beach Willie Parker. His burst seems to be gone as injuries may have just taken their toll. In Washington, he is one of 37 running backs on the roster and it will be tough for him to get any significant [...]
The Washington Redskins seem to think that Super Bowls are won by signing a ton of cooked RB’s. We can’t really blame them, since they’ve won Super Bowls with the likes of Timmy Smith and George Rogers. Smith wasn’t cooked, but he was never really even prepped for the frying pan. He wasn’t passed his [...]
If the goal in the NFL was to have the most past-their-prime RB’s in the backfield at one time, then the Washington Redskins will win the Super Bowl. According to Adam Schefter, the Redskins have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Willie Parker to a one-year deal. Schefter says the deal is worth a maximum of [...]
Free agent Willie Parker is scheduled to visit the Washington Redskins on Monday, according to who else but Adam Schefter. Usually by now the Redskins would have spent close to a billion dollars in free agency, so don’t be surprised if owner Dan Snyder offers Parker a 10-year, $79 million contract. On top of that, [...]
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker is scheduled to start this week against Jay Cutler’s interception-throwing arm and the Chicago Bears. The Steelers plan on playing him for the first two series and bringing in the fumble machine Rashard Mendenhall for the third series. Then continue to rotate both running backs with Mewelde Moore coming [...]