Alfred Morris Rumors & News

Need to Know: Roster churn continues - Rich Tandler's Real RedskinsHere is what you need to know on this Wednesday, May 15, five days before Redskins OTA’s start. Stability comes to the roster Mike Shanahan is in his fourth year as Redskins head coach and final decision maker on all things football. He has transformed the roster over the course of the four offseasons he has been in Washington. Of the 89 players currently on the preseason roster, only 10—London Fletcher, Santana Moss, DeAngelo Hall, Reed Doughty, Kedric Golston, Will... Is Alfred Morris the Redskins’ best player? Shoul...

Alfred Morris tells this year’s class of unheralded rookies: Act like you’ve been there before | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports"Don't go in with a chip on your shoulder -- at least, I couldn't have done it that way," he said. "Don't go in looking to prove anything. You just be who you've been since Day 1, and you'll catch their eye. Hard work pays off. You stay focused, you stay positive, and don't get down just because things didn't go the way you expected them to go. It's gonna be a grind, and when you get that opportunity, you make the most of it." Redskins star Robert Griffin III...

Each year, the analysts at Pro Football Focus compile their list of the top 101 players of the season. It's a refreshing contrast to the list that NFL Network compiles based on votes by the players, although there's been speculation that very few players actually take part in the voting process altogether. With Pro Football Focus' list, they don't take position or reputation into account, so that essentially eliminates the top 10 players comprising nothing but quarterbacks, despite their importance. They also don't take past years into account, so a breakout player like Casey Hayward w...

During this off-season there has been a lot of speculation and debate about how each of the rookie field generals will fare their sophomore season after leading their teams to the post season, but what about the soldier in the trenches Alfred Morris? Some people think that his productivity will be slowed or halted by injury, defensive game planning, new rules, or the lack of Robert Griffin’s presence on the field. None of these factors should be an area of concern in Alfred Morris’ production on the field except the new NFL rule for running backs, which many running backs, including A...

Ranking the Redskins Outside Linebackers | Fanspeak Washington Redskins BlogTaking a look at where the Redskins Outside linebackers rank going into next season. Alfred Morris does not count against the salary capRGIII’s fellow rookie star, who rushed for 1,610 yards last season plus 80 more in the playoffs, is merely the 54th-highest paid Redskin. Running back Alfred Morris, who makes less (the minimum $480,000 plus a $30,775 bonus) than linebackers Roderick Muckelroy and Vic So’oto (555,000 each), technically doesn’t count against the salary cap right now. RGIII’s Baylor teammate...

With Alfred Morris steamrolling his way out of the 6th round and into the Redskins record books, our editors tossed out an interesting question for us, "who is our favorite Redskin drafted after the 5th round?". I must admit this topic necessitated some quick research on my part, and I was surprised by some of names I turned up. I found Monte Coleman in the 11th round of the 1979 draft, Brian Mitchell (2nd in total yards only to Jerry Rice in NFL history) was a great grab in the 5th round of the 1990 draft, Mark Schlereth was picked in the 10th in 1989, Mark Rypien (MVP of Superbowl...

Alfred Morris makes his commercial debut for Eastern MotorsAppearing in an Eastern Motors commercial is a rite of passage for D.C.’s most recognizable athletes. A parade of locally famous faces have appeared on your televisions, singing that jingle that won’t leave your head for hours. On Wednesday, Redskins rookie Alfred Morris became one of them. Need to Know: Redskins avert cap-tastrophe - Rich Tandler's Real RedskinsHere is what you need to know on this Friday, March 29, 27 days before the NFL draft. Avoiding cap-tastrophe Our friends at Pro Football Talk posted the remaining sa...

Brand new week, gang. The Next Alfred Morris: Top Zone Blocking Running Backs to be Picked After the Top 100Last year, 6th round running back Alfred Morris was nearly a contender for the rookie of the year award if it wasn’t for one of the best rookie quarterback crops in recent memory. Questions were abound about why the surprise starter and even more surprising playoff runner fell to round number 6. Saving money at right tackle & Kyle Long « Seahawks Draft BlogI was half expecting something to happen this weekend. Kam Chancellor getting a new deal. Tony McDaniel signing. What...