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Washington Redskins TE Fred Davis said he hopes to be able to participate in the team's mandatory minicamp in June. He said he definitely will be ready for training camp if he does not take part in the minicamp. Davis has been taking part in individual drills as well as running routes and catching passes on a side field during organized team activities. Huddle Up: Davis is working his way back from an Achilles' tendon injury. The Redskins know what he can do and have no reason to rush him back, but having him back on the field in June would make both Mike Shanahan and Davis' potential fantasy owners feel pretty good about his 2013 prospects.

Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis, who had his Achilles' tendon repaired in late October, told reporters during the team's OTA session on Thursday that he's quot;right on schedule" for a training camp return. "I feel good," Davis aid. "I'm running routes, making cuts, doing drills, running at my normal speed. I'm just working on more explosion. I feel like I'm at about 90-percent." Barring any setbacks, Davis said the goal is to participate during mandatory minicamp, which begins June 11. Regardless, he says he'll "definitely" be available when training camp starts July 25. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Following an impressive 2011 season, Davis entered 2012 with significant promise for both the Redskins and fantasy owners. That sort of campaign never quite materialized. In seven games, he averaged a healthy 13.5 yards on 24 receptions, but did not find the end zone. Though Logan Paulsen is a decent fill-in and rookie Jordan Reed is an interesting pass catching option, the starting job is Davis', but let's see if he has the down field speed shown before the injury. Considering the relative weakness of the fantasy TE class, Davis returning to pre-injury form would be a significant development.

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Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said he expects safety Brandon Meriweather, who?s working his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, to be ?fine? for training camp. ?I think Brandon will be fine once we get … Continue reading → More...

This is the first post in a series that will take a look back at the best trades the Redskins have made in the history of the franchise. At the conclusion of the top 10 trades, we will vote to choose the very best trade. The posts will be random as far as the year the trade happened, today we focus on the Mike Oliphant for Earnest Byner deal from 1989. On May 5, 1989, Bobby Beathard "retired" as General Manager of the Washington Redskins. Luckily for Redskins fans, he gave us a going away present two weeks earlier when he traded Mike Oliphant straight up for Earnest Byner. The trade remains one of the most lopsided in NFL history. At the time of the trade, Byner was a five year veteran who had career stats of over 30 TD's, 5,000 yards from scrimmage and 200 receptions. Oliphant had career stats of ZERO TD's, 140 yards from scrimmage and 15 receptions. Althoug Oliphant had just one year of NFL experience, he was only 8 months younger than Byner. On paper this trade already appears lopsided...and it was in reality as well. However, the Browns were quick to unload Byner after several playoff miscues including the famous play known forever as the "fumble". In 3 seasons with the Browns Oliphant would have more fumbles (3) than TD's (1). Oliphant gained just 119 yards in a Browns uniform and was out of football after the 1991 season...the season the Redskins won the Super Bowl with #21 Earnest Byner starting at RB. Honestly, this trade was so lopsided that Byner's blocking alone out-shined anything that Oliphant did on a football field. Byner was an all-around back who could block, catch and run the football. Byner would play 5 seasons for the Redskins, earning 2 Pro Bowl trips and becoming one of the 80 Greatest Redskins. Byner would accumulate nearly 4,000 rushing yards and over 1500 receiving yards in the burgundy and gold. Byner also caught 185 balls and scored 29 TD's. Is this the greatest trade in Redskins history? That remains to be seen after our vote but there's no denying that Beathard absolutely fleeced the Cleveland Browns on draft day in 1989. Cheers and Hail [Editor Note: Here's a Getty picture of Earnest Byner the Redskins coach instructing T.J. Duckett.]

RGIII is back where he belongs. No, not the football field?above the fold on WaPo?s front page. twitter.com/jfdulac/status?— J. Freedom du Lac (@jfdulac) May 24, 2013RGIII was on the field at yesterday’s OTA, throwing and running. [WaPo]RGIII cried when awaking to realize he did have a torn ACL. [For The Win]All the money quotes from [...] More...

The debate over whether the Washington Redskins need to modify their offense to protect quarterback Robert Griffin III has lingered all offseason, and continued this week. Griffin and Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan both said on Thursday that the quarterback and … Continue reading → More...

The debate over whether the Washington Redskins need to modify their offense to protect quarterback Robert Griffin III has lingered all offseason, and continued this week. Griffin and Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan both said on Thursday that the quarterback and his coaches are on the same page as far as how he should be handled going forward. But Shanahan remained noncommittal on whether or not the Redskins would eliminate the zone-read and pistol formation plays from the playbook in an attempt to keep Griffin safe. Read full article >> More...

Washington Redskins WR Pierre Garcon underwent minor labrum surgery in January. Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan said Garcon has recovered from the shoulder surgery and is about 90 percent recovered from his foot surgery. He expects Garcon to sit out until training camp. Huddle Up: Garcon played hurt much of last year, so getting him healthy is the priority. And if he's able to get and stay healthy, he'll be Robert Griffin III's top downfield target.

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan said TE Fred Davis is about 90 percent recovered from his Achilles' tendon injury and that he expects Davis to sit out until training camp. Huddle Up: Davis should be able to walk right back into his starting role, and more importantly to his job as Robert Griffin III's security blanket in the passing game. It would be nice to see him on the field before committing a fantasy roster spot to him, but the upside is most definitely there.