Updated: Redskins Release Marcus Washington

Any chance we can rename this thread something along the lines of "Redskins Offseason Moves"? Because I'm sure more of these changes will come in the next couple of days.

How 'bout we just make a big thread titled "Football" and just stick *everything* in there? ;)

This was expected. The team could never bring back a DeAngelo Hall and a Pete Kendall without making this move.

Taylor and Springs would be the next to go, depending how aggressive the team wants to be in free agency.

This is the day I've been dreading. :( I'll be in my room.

Oh no! 53! It's okay man, it will end up being for the good of the team. No one will have anything bad to say about Marcus. It's a bummer to see him go for sure.

Will you buy his new jersey for whatever team he ends up playing for?

Not trying to pour salt in the wound, but that is exactly why I cannot pick a favorite player anymore. I remember how I felt the day that Art Monk went to the Jets.

How 'bout we just make a big thread titled "Football" and just stick *everything* in there? ;)

Can we see about changing the title of your "football" thread to a thread titled "words". I think we'd be able to classify anything that comes up in the future that way.


Sorry to see MW go. I don't want to vent but his release irks me because we finally got a talented backer from Free Agency that came and fit well in our system. In the time he was here we didn't really make a strong run at the Super Bowl.

It's like his career was wasted by him coming here. I don't want other talented upcoming free agents seeing that pattern and thinking DC is, as the Boss would say, a death trap or a suicide rap.

Unfortunatley his time is over here and so is his performance peak...hopefully it wasn't all for naught.

Not surprising, sad to see him go nonetheless

Well this sucks but expected. 53 was a great guy, met him numerous times and what I remember the most is how he came back out after training just to talk to my younger brother for almost 20 minutes. That really inspired him to play football and I really haven't heard anything negative of Marcus' interaction with the fans.

Hopefully he gets over some of his injuries and he finds a good fit with some other team.

I'll make myself a bit vulnerable here and just say this is the saddest Redskin moment for me since losing Sean (I know the two aren't even comparable in reality but i'm just saying emotionally). I've only seen a single Redskins game live - Browns v Skins '08 - and i can honestly say my eyes were almost always on Marcus when the d was on the field. He was already a favorite but his passion out there, which the camera can't really capture, was something I'll never forget.

... if he doesn't wear the B & G again I wish him the very, very best regardless of where he plays (although I'd kind of like to see him go to NO w/ Williams but doubt it will happen). On the other hand I'm not giving up hope we bring him back on a contract more favorable to the franchise until we actually replace him.

They just confirmed Marcus Washington's release on NFL Network.

Updating the thread title