Related Research Articles
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland; its headquarters and training facility are in Ashburn, Virginia. The Commanders have played more than 1,300 games and have won more than 600. Washington was among the first NFL franchises with a fight song, "Hail to the Commanders", which is played by their marching band after every home game touchdown. The Commanders are owned by a group managed by Josh Harris, who acquired the franchise from Daniel Snyder in 2023 for $6.05 billion.
LaVar RaShad Arrington is an American former football linebacker who played for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected with the second overall pick by the Washington Redskins of the 2000 NFL draft. He was also a member of the New York Giants.
Edward Wayne LeBaron Jr. was an American Korean War veteran, United States Marine officer, and professional football player. He played as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Michael Jamaine Rumph is an American former professional football safety and cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the assistant director of recruiting for the Miami Hurricanes football team.
James Michael Lachey is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Raiders, and Washington Redskins. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft with the 12th overall pick.
Donte Demetrius Whitner Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the eighth overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft. Whitner also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and Washington Redskins.
James Francis Hardy was an American football quarterback. He was born in Los Angeles.
Michael James Haight is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 1986 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa and played high school football at Beckman High School.
Michael Batiste is a former American football defensive tackle and offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He also was a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy and Barcelona Dragons in the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football at Tulane University.
Bruce Michael Kimball is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.
Melvin Earl Jones is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.
Daniel Stanley Ryczek is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Rams, his last game was playing for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.
Dennis Earl Woodberry is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins and in the United States Football League for the Birmingham Stallions. Woodberry played college football at Southern Arkansas University.
Michael Williams is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Alabama A&M University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL draft.
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022.
Trent Williams is an American professional football offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was recognized as an All-American, and was selected by the Washington Redskins fourth overall in the 2010 NFL draft. Williams is considered one of the greatest offensive tackles of all time, having made eleven Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams.
Joshua N. Evans is a former American football safety. He played college football at the University of Florida, and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Josh Doctson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2015. Doctson was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals.
The Ricky Williams trade was a trade between the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL), which occurred prior to the 1999 NFL draft. Mike Ditka of the Saints wanted to move up in the draft order from the twelfth overall pick to ensure that he would be able to select Ricky Williams from the University of Texas at Austin. To do so, his team traded every pick it had in the draft, plus two of its first three picks in the 2000 NFL draft, for the fifth overall pick, with which it selected Williams.
David Lee "Trey" Quinn III is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at LSU and SMU. Quinn was selected by the Washington Redskins with the final pick of the 2018 NFL draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant. He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, and Detroit Lions.
References
- ↑ "Mike Varty, LB at NFL.com". National Football League. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
- ↑ Richman, Michael (August 21, 2009). The Redskins Encyclopedia. Temple University Press. p. 405. ISBN 9781592135448 . Retrieved March 17, 2016.
 | This biographical article relating to an American football linebacker born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |