During Week 16 against the Vikings rookie RB Evan Royster made his first career start rushing for 132 yards on 19 carries while Helu was nursing an injured knee and toe. [130] The team's offense in 2016 set several franchise records, including having over 6,000 total net yards, which was only the third time in franchise history the team had accomplished that. [14], Dietz's first year as coach in 1933 was unremarkable, and the Redskins finished with a 5–5–2 record. It started in Boston The NFL team eventually moved to Washington, D.C., in 1937, leaving the city behind. :Columns-start Template:Column Template:Column Template:Column Template:Columns-end [98] Being former head coaches themselves, Assistant Head Coach (Defense) Gregg Williams and Associate Head Coach (Offense) Al Saunders were considered to be the top candidates for replacing Gibbs. In 2013, a few months after team owner Dan Snyder said he’d “NEVER (emphasis his) change the name”, U.S. President Barack Obama weighed in saying he’d personally “think about changing [the name]” if he hypothetically owned a team “with a name that offended a sizable group of people”. [3], On December 5, 1937, the Redskins earned their first division title in Washington by beating the Giants 49–14, including two touchdown runs by Cliff Battles for 75 and 76 yards (69 m), for the Eastern Championship. Of the starters from Super Bowl XXVI, the team entered the season having lost Gary Clark, Fred Stokes, Wilber Marshall, and Martin Mayhew through free agency; Don Warren, meanwhile, retired after 1992. The team tentatively rebranded as the Washington Football Team and will adopt a more permanent name by 2022. [94], Although Sean Taylor's murder trial was originally scheduled for April 7, it was postponed until August 25 because both the defense attorneys and prosecutors were not properly prepared to begin by the initial trial date. [102] They were inducted on August 2, 2008, during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game (the preseason opener), in which the Redskins played the Colts. There was football in Boston long before the Patriots. I said there are better ways to honour the Indian people. This game was Gibbs 70th career victory, which made him the winningest head coach in Redskins history. Shanahan said the suspension followed a refusal by Haynesworth to cooperate in a series of ways and not only because of the practice absence. During the season, the Redskins got off to a promising start with their new quarterback with a record of 6–3 record. The Redskins quickly jumped out to a 14–0 lead on the Seahawks in the first quarter but Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III would tweak a previous knee injury he got against the Baltimore Ravens earlier in the season while scrambling to pick up a first down, he was hit by the Ravens 350 lb. (Gouveia, though, would return to the Redskins for one season in 1999 before retiring for good at season's end. Boston Braves Franchise History (1932-1936) 1932 Boston Braves (4-4-2) - Roster - Stats - Results 1933 Boston Redskins (5-5-2) - Roster - Stats - Results 1934 Boston Redskins (6-6) - Roster - Stats - Results 1935 Boston Redskins (2-8-1) - Roster - Stats - Results 1936 Boston Redskins (7-5) - Roster - Stats - Results 1937 Washington Redskins (8-3) - Roster - Stats - … The expectations would in no way be met. [52], Many had high hopes for the Redskins during the 1973 season, and by the end of the regular season, few were let down. If so, please use our contact form or send me a Tweet to let me know and I’ll take a look. Marshall, team owner and president, would begin a mental decline in 1962, and the franchise's other stockholders found it difficult to make decisions without their boss. The next big addition was the hiring of Ray Flaherty as head coach. The team took the place of the temporary traveling Cleveland Indians, who themselves were operated under the franchise of the Newark Tornadoes after the Tornadoes had left the league after the 1930 seasonand had sold its franchise rights back to the NFL. Defense coordinator Jim Haslett was fired at the end of the season. “The fact that a football team in the nation’s capital could be named the Redskins in this day and age shows how pathetically ignorant this country is”, said Charlene Teters of the Spokane Indian nation to the Philadelphia Daily News in January 1992. There’s also disagreement within each camp about whether to keep the logo or change the logo. Turner's first two years as head coach were unimpressive, going 9–23 during the 1994 and 1995 season. In the 3rd preseason game against the Ravens, Jenkins tore his ACL in the 1st quarter, resulting in an end to his promising rookie season. [51], Assistant coach Bill Austin was chosen to replace Lombardi during 1970 and produced a record of 6–8. The Redskins finished their 2009 season on January 3, 2010 with a 23–20 loss to the San Diego Chargers. [108] Other major changes in the coaching staff included retirement of long-time offensive line coach Joe Bugel and defensive coordinator Greg Blache. [29] After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another club record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl. Washington Redskins Uniform and Team History 1. The name was never a … The Redskins went on to win the game 17–14 and earned Hall a Pro-Bowl spot with his performance. The Redskins lost the next two games to the Cowboys and Buccaneers. [57] Then during the regular-season finale on December 17, 1983, Moseley set an NFL scoring record with 161 points while Riggins’ total of 144 points was second. [121], On January 9, 2014, the Redskins hired Jay Gruden as their head coach. [86] Also lost during the game was Sean Taylor, who had to leave early with a knee injury. The Redskins defense had 2 sacks and 3 interceptions in the game with the final one being the most costly, with Dallas trailing 21–18 late in the fourth quarter from the Cowboys own 29-yard line, Romo threw a pass to the flat intended for Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray which was intercepted by Redskins outside linebacker Rob Jackson who was pretending he was going to blitz on the play but at the last second dropped into coverage fooling Tony Romo to make the game changing interception on a play designed by Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, propelling the Redskins to their first playoff appearance since 2007 and their first NFC East title since 1999. [79] However, they ended up going 7–6 through 14 weeks (counting their bye-week), and on December 4, 2000, Norv Turner was fired after almost seven seasons as head coach. Previous Season Next Season. Gruden would then go on to win his first game as an NFL head coach the following week against the Jacksonville Jaguars 41–10. [91] At the University of Miami, a giant banner honoring Taylor and signed by students and alumni was displayed in the student union breezway, and a candlelight vigil was held on the campus in his honor the evening of December 2, 2007. [147] This was Callahan's first NFL victory as a head coach since Week 15 with the Oakland Raiders in 2003. During the offseason, he acquired Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel and Shane Matthews, who were both quarterbacks under Spurrier at Florida. While the numbers on that 2016 survey are high, there have certainly been numerous protests led by Native American leaders over the past 30+ years against the name not just at Redskins games but also against the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians. With his 199th career sack, broke Reggie White’s all-time NFL mark (Smith finished the season with 200 career sacks). The Redskins then defeated the highly regarded Jacksonville Jaguars in overtime 36–30. They proceeded to select Robert Griffin III, after the Indianapolis Colts selected Andrew Luck from Stanford University with the 1st overall pick. The Beginning: George Preston Marshall heads a syndicate (with Vincent Bendix, Jay O'Brien … However, Zorn and Campbell would outlast Cerrato himself, as he resigned after Week 14. [15] However, they lost in the Divisional Playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers, 24–20. They also signed cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a 6-year, $54 million contract. In the following decade, Flaherty led the team to two NFL championships and four divisional titles. During this period, they went without a single winning season during the years 1956–1968. During the 2005 offseason, the Redskins traded back WR Laveranues Coles to the New York Jets and acquired WR Santana Moss in return. After the end of Edwards’ coaching career, the Redskins hired three different head coaches during the next three seasons: John Whelchel, Herman Ball, and former player Dick Todd, but none were successful. “It’s an attack directly at your self-esteem.”. Hoping for a turnaround from the year before, the Redskins started the 2003 season on September 4, 2003, when they hosted the NFL kickoff game at FedExField, defeating the Jets 16–13, thanks to a last-minute field goal by ex-Jets kicker John Hall. All of the team's championships were attained during two 10-year spans. “Besides my coach I’ve got half a dozen Indian players signed up [on the Redskins]”, Marshall said, “and I’m going to have them wearing Indian war bonnets, and blankets, and everything.”. The trio averaged 210 catches for 3,043 yards (2,783 m) per season in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Reverend Jesse Jackson and O. J. Simpson were also in attendance. Even though most players had a down year compared to last season, Pierre Garçon had his greatest season statistically yet. [15] The highlight of the year came during the season finale on December 21, 1975, against the Philadelphia Eagles, when Charley Taylor became the NFL's all-time receptions leader with his 634th career catch. The Redskins then hosted the winless Tennessee Titans at home, and lost 25–22, allowing Vince Young to win his first career start. “So much confusion has been caused by our football team wearing the same name as the National League baseball club that a change appeared to be absolutely necessary”, Marshall told the Associated Press at the time. The inconsistency of the offense during the 2005 season resulted in Gibbs hiring offensive coordinator Al Saunders as the Associate Head Coach – Offense. [31], The Redskins played in the NFL Championship one more time before a quarter-century drought that did not end until the 1972 season. [15] In his first year, his team started 6–0 but then lost 8 of their last 10 games to finish 8–8, being the only team until the 2003 Minnesota Vikings to start 6–0 and miss the playoffs. However, Rossi was a junior, and at that time ineligible to be drafted. It was the same muscle he injured the previous season in the final game against the Philadelphia Eagles. They could start listening to what the Indian people have to say. At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Mike Shanahan stated that the Redskins were going to revamp their roster in the coming offseason via trades, free agency and the draft. One of the most important games of the regular season occurred on December 26, 1999, when the Redskins overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 26–20, to give the Redskins their first NFC East crown since 1991. The team did see modest improvement in 1995, which was the last for pass rusher Tim Johnson, who left for Cincinnati at season's end; and Jim Lachay, who retired after 1995. The Boston Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1936 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. Because of this, Smith holds the distinction of being the first drafted player to play in the National Football League. When the kick went up, it was blocked by Troy Vincent and returned by Sean Taylor to the Cowboys 47-yard line as time expired, apparently sending the game to overtime, but a facemask on Dallas allowed newly signed kicker Nick Novak attempt a 49-yard field goal on an untimed down. In a 2003 article printed in the Helena Independent-Record just one week before his death, he’s quoted regarding the origins of the logo. [16], Dietz was fired after posting a 6–6 record in 1934, and Eddie Casey was hired as his replacement. Garcon eventually broke Art Monk’s 29-year-old franchise record for catches in a single season. [99] The hunt for a new coach lasted two more weeks with numerous coaches mentioned as a possible replacement, including former Giants coach Jim Fassel, Giants’ defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Patriots’ offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, and Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz,[99] but nothing was finalized. The Redskins won their last game of the season by beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 20–14. Prince George’s County and D.C. officials were reportedly making a play to lure the Redskins back to their respective areas for training camp at either RFK Stadium or Bowie State University. The Sporting News said it was considering the same. The 2004 off-season began with three major changes. Garcon had 113 catches total, which broke Monk's 106 catches in 1984 by seven. The Redskins then released veteran guard Derrick Dockery and linebacker Andre Carter. Points Against: 123 (11.2/g) 6th of 9. During the course of the season, the Redskins raised more than $700,000. This video is a telecast, broadcast, and production of NFL Films. Many have said that Redskins owner George Marshall changed the name of his Boston Braves football team to the Boston Redskins in honour of the team’s Native American head coach “Lone Star” Dietz. The Washington Football Team capped perhaps the greatest season in franchise history on Jan. 26, 1992. [24], Marshall sought to incorporate many elements of the college football atmosphere into Redskins games. “And it seems ludicrous to me that anyone would try to argue otherwise on their behalf.”. [27] However few remember that day for the game, because it occurred on December 7, 1941, the same day as the Attack on Pearl Harbor, a surprise attack against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese Navy that resulted in the death of over 2,400 Americans and brought the United States into World War II. The next fall there were Native American protests at the 1991 World Series which featured baseball’s Atlanta Braves. The Name: The team moves to Fenway Park, home of the American League's Boston Red Sox, and "The Braves" become "The Redskins." Washington led 34–28 with time running out, but quarterback Roger Staubach then led the Cowboys in a fourth-quarter comeback with two touchdown passes. Owner Marshall was so mad at the outcome that he became a major force in passing the following major rule change after the season: A forward pass that strikes the goal posts is automatically ruled incomplete. For quite some time, the term “red-skin” was used by both whites and Natives in a respectful, non-offensive manner. [15] Pardee's quick success with the team did not go unnoticed, however, and he was named Associated Press Coach of the Year and UPI NFC Coach of the Year. On December 27 RB Ryan Torain was released and the Redskins activated WR Aldrick Robinson, their 6th pick, from the practice squad making 11 of the Redskins 2011 draft picks on the 53-man roster (the only one who did not make it was 2nd round pick DE Jarvis Jenkins who was placed on IR during the preseason). [52] That season, Brown became the first Redskins player since Cliff Battles to win the NFL rushing title with totals of 1,125 yards (1,029 m) on 237 carries, a 4.7 rushing average. Spurrier made his Redskins pre-season debut on August 3, 2002, against the 49ers in the 2002 American Bowl in Osaka, Japan, where the Redskins won 38–7. [29] The one-point margin of victory came under scrutiny because of a safety early in the game. Shanahan also reportedly told McNabb that he could not guarantee that McNabb would be with the team the next year. On December 27, 1998, however, Brian Mitchell finished the season leading the NFL in total combined net yards for the fourth time. Baugh led the Redskins to … The Washington Redskins are, following some significant corporate pressure, reportedly considering a name change. [44] He also helped pull off two of the best trades of the 1960s, gaining quarterback Sonny Jurgensen from the Philadelphia Eagles and linebacker Sam Huff from the New York Giants. The Redskins adopted their current team name 87 years ago today — on July 5, 1933. [77], On January 14, 2002, Snyder hired former Heisman winner and University of Florida coach Steve Spurrier,[77] the Redskins’ fifth new head coach in ten years. Gibbs also added former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Jerry Gray to his staff as Secondary/Cornerbacks Coach. Then in the last game of the 2012 NFL season the Redskins met the Cowboys in a huge game in prime time on NBC Sunday Night Football at FedExField in a matchup that was to decide the winner of the NFC East division with the winner advancing to the playoffs and the loser missing the playoffs. This unintentional call got his team an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which not only moved the Bills 15 yards (14 m) closer to their end zone, but reduced Lindell's field goal attempt to 36 yards (33 m). However, the season turned for the worse quickly. [139] During the season, the Redskins started the season 0–5 which included the Redskins blowing a 17-point halftime lead against the Philadelphia Eagles,[140] and a 24–3 loss to the Daniel Jones led New York Giants[141] where in Haskins debut due to him replacing a struggling Keenum for the Redskins, ended with three interceptions thrown with one returned for a touchdown and two thrown to Janoris Jenkins. [52], After the death of Lombardi and Austin's successful 1970 season, Williams signed former Los Angeles Rams head coach George Allen as head coach on January 6, 1971. The 35–34 loss knocked the 10–6 Redskins out of playoff contention. The members included wide receivers Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. The Redskins led 14–13 and held off Dallas’ last drive to preserve the come-from-behind win. Following a close loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Lewis was promoted to playcalling duties with coach Jim Zorn was stripped of those duties. Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke, who was also the original owner of the Los Angeles Kings and gave the L.A. Lakers their famous (Forum Blue) purple-and-gold colour scheme, said in 1992 that the name “Redskins will not be changed. [68] In his will, Cooke left the Redskins to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with instructions that the foundation sell the team. Founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, the team changed its name the following year and played three seasons as the Boston Redskins before relocating to Washington in 1937. In Snyder's first season as owner, the Redskins went 10–6,[15] including a four-game winning streak early in the season,[76] and made it to the playoffs for the first time in Norv Turner’s career, and the first time for the Redskins since 1992. 21 to honor Taylor one last time before the end of the season. [57] Then on November 20, 1983, Riggins set an NFL record by scoring a touchdown in his 12th consecutive game during a 42–20 win over the Los Angeles Rams. His estate, headed by son John Kent Cooke, took over ownership of the Redskins and at his memorial service, John Kent Cooke announced that the new stadium in Landover, Maryland will be named Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. [68], The 1998 season started with a seven-game losing streak,[73] and the Redskins finished with a 6–10 record, their first losing record in two seasons. Week 1 opened as usual with a trip to Texas Stadium. The meeting was a success and the lyrics were amended. The second period lasted between 1982 and 1991 where they appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls in four appearances. However, the Redskins ran into the Miami Dolphins, which came into Super Bowl VII looking for the first perfect season in modern NFL history. Despite an impressive defense, the team struggled offensively. An angry Marshall then decided to give up home field advantage for the 1936 NFL Championship Game. 1937: The Redskins move to Washington after Marshall was unhappy with the fan support in Boston. [68], After two seasons, John Kent Cooke was unable to raise sufficient funds to permanently purchase the Redskins, and on May 25, 1999, Daniel Snyder gained unanimous approval (31–0) from league owners and bought the franchise for $800 million,[68] a deal that was the most expensive team-purchasing deal in sporting history. This time, they played against the Los Angeles Rams, and again fell short, 19–10. This is a frequently debated topic with each side deep in their respective corners — either you want to keep the name and preserve the history of the team or you feel the name is offensive and that a new name is long overdue. [47] Two days before, the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League had also drafted Davis and there was some doubt as to whether Marshall would offer enough money to sign him. The team also added to the coaching roster with the hiring of former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave as the quarterbacks coach. [8] The next week, the Braves recorded their first win, beating the New York Giants 14–6. [101], The franchise and fans alike expressed great pride on February 2, 2008, when the Pro Football Hall of Fame voted in former players Darrell Green and Art Monk, as well as former defensive backs coach Emmitt Thomas. In 1972, several Native American leaders met with Edward Williams, president of the Redskins in an effort to get the team to change the words to their “Hail to the Redskins” fight song which up until then had contained lyrics such as “scalp ‘um, swamp ‘um, we will take ‘um big score!”. This decision was reversed on appeal in 2003. Boston Globe columnist Wilfrid Rodgers,on the recently integrated Redskins[47]. [52] The Redskins reached the NFC Championship Game, defeating Dallas 26–3, only to lose to the undefeated Miami Dolphins 14–7 in Super Bowl VII. [60] Tight ends Don Warren and Clint Didier, as well as Riggins, were known as “Honorary Hogs.” Also during the early 1980s, the Redskins had a group of wide receivers and tight ends called the Fun Bunch, who were known for their choreographed group celebrations in the end zone (usually a group high-five) following a touchdown. Beck started the next three games going 0–3, and was finally benched after Shanahan realized that while Beck's mobility was exceptional and superior to Grossman's, he did not have the range of Grossman. Running back Tim Hightower played well starting in five of the Redskins’ six games, in which he rushed for 321 yards on 84 carries with two total touchdowns, Hightower was placed on injured reserve due to a torn ACL.

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