NFC East

Donovan McNabb says he will retire as a member of Eagles

2013-05-14 10:44:00

Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid will be together again in Philadelphia one more time. McNabb said on his NBC Sports Radio show Monday that he will retire as member of the Eagles this fall and will do so at a retirement ceremony on Sept. 19, when the Eagles...

NFL draft preview: AFC and NFC East

2013-04-20 17:05:00

The draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in New York. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines team needs by division. Today, the East divisions: AFC East The Buffalo Bills are once again in search of a quarterback, and might reach for one...

Chip Kelly will lend creativity to a stale NFL

2013-01-16 18:15:00

Chip Kelly's about-face decision to accept the Philadelphia Eagles job immediately makes the National Football League more interesting and college football less interesting. This is different from Nick Saban leaving Alabama for the pros, where he...

Is Kirk Cousins too good to be a backup quarterback?

2012-12-17 08:18:00

Kirk Cousins proved extremely valuable for the Washington Redskins on Sunday when he led the team to a 38-21 victory over the Cleveland Browns and into first place in the NFC East, all in his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback, taken in the...

Live discussion: Analyzing the NFL playoff picture

2012-12-31 10:18:00

This week's Monday edition of our NFL Google+ hangout -- "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame -- will start at 11:30 a.m. today on this blog post and will cover a host of...

Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III: freshman class

2013-01-02 20:44:00

What once was reason for panic –— a rookie quarterback starting an NFL playoff game — is suddenly a problem for opposing defenses. Andrew Luck playing at Baltimore? The Ravens had better be ready. Russell Wilson versus Robert Griffin...

RG3 injury: Watch Robert Griffin III hurt knee against Seahawks

2013-01-07 06:35:00

� Robert Griffin III had to leave the Washington Redskins' 24-14 playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday when he injured his knee while trying to recover a bad snap. The heralded rookie quarterback, who led Washington to the playoffs for the...

NFL playoff schedule is set

2012-12-31 06:31:00

The NFL playoff matchups are set, with the Washington Redskins defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 28-18, in the final game of the regular season Sunday night to win the NFC East title and earn the final postseason berth. The Denver Broncos, who secured home-...

Redskins' draft choice doesn't prove so peculiar after all

2012-12-09 18:39:00

In April, three rounds after they made Robert Griffin III the second pick in the draft, the Washington Redskins selected Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins. A lot of people scratched their heads at that. Why would a team with plenty of holes to fill...

RG3 beats Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson for one NFL rookie honor

2013-01-15 08:11:00

Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III beat out fellow quarterbacks Andrew Luck of Indianapolis and Russell Wilson of Seattle, as well as several other impressive first-year NFL players, as Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America's rookie...

49ers' Brandon Jacobs goes from seldom seen to out of sight

2012-12-10 19:58:00

In a roundabout way, Brandon Jacobs told the San Francisco 49ers how he really felt. And Monday, in a direct way, the 49ers told Jacobs to take a hike. The team suspended the disgruntled running back for the final three games of the regular season,...

RG3 consoles Tony Romo after Redskins end Cowboys' season

2013-01-03 09:27:00

Robert Griffin III has gone to the playoffs every year of his NFL career. OK, so RG3 has only been in the league one year, but it's still a pretty impressive accomplishment for a rookie quarterback to lead his team into the post-season. Especially...

Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) will face his ultimate test when he leads the Redskins against the Dallas Cowboys tonight with the NFC East title and a playoff spot at stake.

2012-12-29 20:28:00

The measureables: 6-4, 218 pounds, 9th season. The numbers: 359 of 589 completions (61 percent), 4,933 yards, 29 TDs, 16 INTs, 92.9 rating in 2011. Against the Ravens: (1-1) 17 of 41 completions (41.5 percent), 180 yards, 1TD, 3 INTs, 32.6 rating.

2012-09-08 21:46:00

In 2012, the Washington Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys, 28-18, to win the NFC East. On the flip side, quarterback Robert Griffin III suffered a knee injury in a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

2012-03-12 14:00:16