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| Despite injuring his hip in Thursday's loss to the Giants, Fred Smoot expects to be ready to go in Week 2's matchup with the Saints according to the Washington Post. "I took a knee to the hip", Smoot said. "They [Washington's trainers] say nothing [is] out of place, nothing fractured. What is it? From a bruised hip bone to maybe a hip pointer or whatever they want to call it. I think I should be good." |
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| Malcolm Kelly, who is recovering from his knee ailment, is slated to resume practicing next week and has a shot to make his regular season debut in Week 2 against the Saints, according to the Washington Post. |
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| London Fletcher lead all defensive players Thursday night with 17 tackles (12 solo). Fletcher continues to be a durable force in the middle and hasn't missed a game since 1998. |
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| Chris Cooley opened the season on a sour note Thursday night. He only managed one catch for seven yards. Although, he did have a second catch that was called back because of a Washington penalty. |
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| Santana Moss had five catches for 37 yards and a touchdown. Moss' TD reception would be the only points the Redskins could manage as they lost to the Giants Thursday night. |
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| Clinton Portis rushed 23 times for 84 yards as the Skins fell to the G-men 16-7 Thursday night. |
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| Jason Campbell looked indecisive Thursday night completing 15-of-27 passes for only 133 yards against the Giants. However, Campbell did manage to toss a 12-yard TD to Santana Moss with time winding down in the first-half. This would prove to be Washington's only score as they fell 16-7. |
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| For the Redskins game with the Giants on Thursday night, the following Washington players are inactive: Colt Brennan, Malcolm Kelly, Shawn Springs, Kareem Moore, Alfred Fincher, Chad Rinehart, Fred Davis, and Rob Jackson, according to Giants.com.
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| Espn's Sal Palentonio has reported that Jason Taylor will play in tonight's opener against the Giants. |
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| Sixth-round pick Durant Brooks won the job as the Redskins punter in training camp, but Derrick Frost, who Brooks beat out, said the competition was not on the up and up, according to the Washington Times. "They said the competition was even, but it definitely wasn't. I started the last game, and I definitely outplayed him after they said it was even going in. It was a sham. There was no competition," Frost said. |
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| Jason Taylor is listed as questionable for Thursday's opener against the division rival Giants, according to the Washington Post. |
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| A 24-year-old woman was riding an ATV at the home of Washington Redskins offensive lineman Chris Samuels when she struck a tree and died, according to NBC4.com. |
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| Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell said he is disappointed with rookie wide receivers Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas, and that they need to step up, according to ESPN.com. "I told them this was the real deal. They needed to show up on time for meetings and to study. We need them out there," he said. |
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| Jason Taylor, who is nursing a sprained knee, participated in a limited practice Tuesday, according to the Washington Post. He tried several knee braces during his session. Coach Jim Zorn said he will be a game-time decision and added, "I'd say it's easily 50-50 whether he plays or not." |
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