FLS: Optimism abounds at minicamp

[MTK]

At NFL minicamps there are moments, many of them fleeting, when any team can look like the biggest thing since the goalpost.

Crisp passes are caught. Coaches give instruction and pump their fists. Players smile and joke and bubble with energy.

For the Washington Redskins, there were several such moments yesterday, as they held their first mandatory practice of the season. As footballs soared below the cloudy skies and hope seemed unending, last season's cringe-worthy 5-11 record seemed as distant as a good punt.

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