Washington scraps tryout players after one tests positive for COVID-19 Team planned on bringing in five players on tryouts before illness Follow Us
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The Washington Football Team won’t have any tryout players at its rookie minicamp this weekend after one of them tested positive for COVID-19, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
The team planned on trying out only five players the maximum allowed under league rules. Before the pandemic, teams would try out between 25 to 30 players, but the NFL severely cut down on the amount to limit capacity.
Evaluating Washington’s 2021 draft class on character metrics
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Earlier in the week, I looked at the athleticism of Washington’s 2021 draft class compared to some of the most athletic draft classes in the past 30+ years. That was a relatively easy exercise compared to what I’m proposing to do today, which is to try to plumb the depths of these players’ characters. There are no easy single metrics, there are no in-person interviews. I don’t have access to anything about them beyond what I can find on the internet through relatively straightforward searches.
Washington’s Draft Strategy Went Just as We Thought it Would
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I am a tea-leaf reader, and if you read the tea-leaves, it was actually pretty easy to predict the Washington Football Team’s draft plans. Now, not so much the exact player; although many of you nailed some of our picks, but rather the positions and when they were selected.
I’ve long been a subscriber to a Value Vs. Needs approach to drafting, and it appears Washington also held true to this model.
Let’s take a look at how this draft played out and some of the logistics behind the picks.
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Special teams coordinator Nate Kaczor on 5th-round safety Darrick Forrest: His charisma jumps off the screen when he is on the screen virtually with you. That charisma plays with his teammates, meaning the players are going to really like him once they get to know him. Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) May 7, 2021
I m going to stop talking about Dyami Brown soon, because I don t want the hype to be too much
Will Geron Christian and Troy Apke be packing their bags soon?
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It was reported today that two veteran free agents recently cut by their respective teams, Charles Leno of the Bears and Bobby McCain of the Dolphins, will visit the Washington Football Team facility next week as Ron Rivera continues to strengthen and deepen the Football Team roster in an effort to repeat as NFC East champions. This could end the Washington careers of two 2020 Week 1 starters, LT Geron Christian and FS Troy Apke, both of whom were benched midseason by head coach Ron Rivera.