2016 Washington Redskins season

2016 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Jay Gruden
General manager	Scot McCloughan
Owner	Daniel Snyder
Home field	FedEx Field
Local radio	ESPN 980 WTEM Larry Michael (play-by-play) Sonny Jurgensen (color analyst)
Uniform

The 2016 Washington Redskins season is the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins will be opening the season as the defending NFC East Champions from the previous year and are looking to improve on their 9-7 record from the previous season.

Off-Season Changes

Free Agency

All 2015 contracts expired to coincide with the beginning of the 2016 NFL League Year at 4:00 EDT on March 9, 2016. However, before that date, all teams had until March 1 to place the franchise tag on a player, and could begin negotiations with a player's agent on March 7.

Waivers/Releases

On March 8, the Redskins released S Dashon Goldson, DE Jason Hatcher and S Jeron Johnson.

On April 14, the Redskins waived OLB Jackson Jeffcoat.

Team Re-signings/Contract Extensions

Date	Player	Position	Contract Type	Notes
March 1	Kirk Cousins	QB	Franchise Tag	2016 salary worth $19.953 million
March 9	Colt McCoy	QB	Extension	Signed 2 yr, $15m contract with $6.75m guaranteed
	Duke Ihenacho	S	RFA
	Mason Foster	RB	UFA	Signed 2 yr, $3.5m contract with $1.8m guaranteed
	Kedric Golston	ILB	UFA
March 11	Logan Paulsen	DT	UFA
March 12	Tress Way	P	RFA	Signed 5 yr, $7.59m contract with $2.95m guaranteed
March 15	Will Blackmon	DE	UFA
March 16	Junior Galette	OLB	UFA	Signed 1 yr, $1.6m contract
	Josh LeRibeus	C	UFA
March 17	Chris Thompson	RB	UFA

Free Agency Transactions

Date	Player	Position	Previous Team	New Team	Notes
March 9	Robert Griffin III	QB	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns	Signed 2 yr, $15m contract with $6.75m guaranteed
	Tom Compton	G	Washington Redskins	Atlanta Falcons
	Alfred Morris	RB	Washington Redskins	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 2 yr, $3.5m contract with $1.8m guaranteed
	Keenan Robinson	ILB	Washington Redskins	New York Giants
	Terrence Knighton	DT	Washington Redskins	New England Patriots
	Frank Kearse	DE	Washington Redskins	New England Patriots
March 11	Kendall Reyes	DE	San Diego Chargers	Washington Redskins
March 15	David Bruton	SS	Denver Broncos	Washington Redskins	Signed 3 yr, $9.15m contract with $3.4m guaranteed
March 17	Terrence Garvin	ILB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Washington Redskins
March 31	Vernon Davis	TE	Denver Broncos	Washington Redskins	Signed 1 yr, $2.4m contract with $1.1m guaranteed
April 14	Greg Toler	CB	Indianapolis Colts	Washington Redskins
	Jackson Jeffcoat	OLB/DE	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns
April 18	Cody Booth	OLB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Washington Redskins
April 22	Josh Norman	CB	Carolina Panthers	Washington Redskins	Signed 5 yr, $75m contract with $50m guaranteed

2016 Draft

The 2016 NFL Draft occurred from April 28 to April 30, 2016. Going into the draft, the Redskins had eight selections, two of which were from another team: the additional seventh-round (#232) selection from the Dashon Goldson trade in 2015 and a sixth-round selection (#187) from the New Orleans Saints (the Redskins sent their sixth-round selection to Tampa Bay as part of the Goldson trade).

During the draft, the Redskins swapped first-round selections (#21 for #22) with the Houston Texans in exchange for their 2017 sixth-round selection, traded their 2016 fourth round selection (#120) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' fifth-round selections in 2016 (#152) and 2017, and traded their fifth-round selection (#158) to the New York Jets in exchange for their 2017 fourth-round selection.

2016 Washington Redskins Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	22	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU
2	53	Su'a Cravens	OLB	USC
3	84	Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
4	120	Selection traded to the New Orleans Saints
5	152	Matt Ioannidis	DL	Temple
6	187	Nate Sudfield	QB	Indiana
7	232	Steven Daniels	LB	Boston College
7	242	Keith Marshall	RB	Georgia

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Tevin Carter	S	Utah
Michael Cooper	TE	Indiana
Reginald Diggs	WR	Richmond
Ejiro Ederaine	LB	Fresno State
Joe Gore	OT	Clemson
Travis Greene	RB	Bowling Green
Maurice Harris	WR	Cal
Dominick Jackson	OT	Alabama
Joe Kerridge	FB	Michigan
Anthony Lanier	DE	Alabama A&M
Kelly Mason	LS	Kentucky
Geno Matias-Smith	DB	Alabama
Andre McCullouch	WR	Rocky Mountain
Kenneth Springer	DB	NM Highlands

Staff

Washington Redskins staff
	Front Office Owner – Daniel Snyder President – Bruce Allen General Manager – Scot McCloughan Personnel executive – Doug Williams Vice President of Football Administration – Eric Shaffer Director of Player Personnel – Scott Campbell Director of Pro Personnel – Alex Santos Director of Football Operations – Paul Kelly Director of Player Development – Malcolm Blacken Head coaches Head coach – Jay Gruden Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sean McVay Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running backs – Randy Jordan Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard Tight ends – Wes Phillips Offensive line – Bill Callahan Assistant offensive line – Kevin Carberry Offensive quality control – Shane Waldron			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Barry Defensive line – Robb Akey Outside linebackers − Greg Manusky Inside linebackers – Kirk Olivadotti Defensive backs – Perry Fewell Defensive quality control – Aubrey Pleasant and Chad Grimm Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ben Kotwica Assistant special teams – Bradford Banta Special projects/special teams assistant - Bret Munsey Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Mike Clark Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart Assistant strength and conditioning/skill develoopment - Joe Kim Head athletic trainer – Larry Hess → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks  8 Kirk Cousins 16 Colt McCoy  2 Nate Sudfeld Running backs 34 Mack Brown -- Travis Greene -- Johnta Herbert 31 Matt Jones -- Rob Kelley -- Joe Kerridge FB 39 Keith Marshall 25 Chris Thompson Wide receivers 80 Jamison Crowder PR -- Reginald Diggs 18 Josh Doctson 88 Pierre Garçon 14 Ryan Grant -- Maurice Harris 11 DeSean Jackson -- Andre McCullouch 12 Andre Roberts 19 Rashad Ross KR Tight ends 89 Derek Carrier -- Michael Cooper 85 Vernon Davis 83 Marcel Jensen 84 Niles Paul 82 Logan Paulsen 86 Jordan Reed		Offensive linemen 60 Cody Booth G -- Kevin Bowen T 69 Takoby Cofield T -- Joe Gore T -- Dominick Jackson T 74 Arie Kouandjio G 77 Shawn Lauvao G 78 Kory Lichtensteiger C 61 Spencer Long G 76 Morgan Moses T 79 Ty Nsekhe T 67 Josh LeRibeus C 62 Austin Reiter C 75 Brandon Scherff G 71 Trent Williams T Defensive linemen 92 Chris Baker DE 95 Corey Crawford DE -- Shiro Davis DE 64 Kedric Golston DE 73 Ziggy Hood DE 98 Matthew Ioannidis DE 99 Ricky Jean-Francois DE -- Anthony Lanier DE 93 Trent Murphy DE 90 Stephen Paea DE 63 Jerrell Powe NT 97 Kendall Reyes DE		Linebackers 96 Houston Bates OLB 51 Will Compton ILB 53 Steven Daniels ILB -- Ejiro Ederaine LB 59 Carlos Fields ILB 54 Mason Foster ILB 58 Junior Galette OLB 52 Terence Garvin ILB -- James Gayle OLB 55 Adam Hayward ILB 46 Willie Jefferson OLB 91 Ryan Kerrigan OLB 56 Perry Riley ILB 94 Preston Smith OLB 50 Martrell Spaight ILB 48 Lynden Trail OLB Defensive backs -- Donzale Ashley S 41 Will Blackmon CB 26 Bashaud Breeland CB 30 David Bruton SS -- Tevin Carter S 36 Su'a Cravens SS 47 Quinton Dunbar CB 22 Deshazor Everett CB 38 Kendall Fuller CB 23 DeAngelo Hall SS 37 Jeremy Harris CB 29 Duke Ihenacho SS 34 Kyshoen Jarrett SS -- Geno Mathias-Smith FS 24 Josh Norman CB 35 Dashaun Phillips CB -- Kenneth Springer DB 20 Greg Toler CB Special teams  3 Dustin Hopkins K -- Kelly Mason LS 57 Nick Sundberg LS  5 Tress Way P				Reserve lists 32 Silas Redd RB (Susp.) Rookies in italics Roster updated May 6, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 86 Active, 1 Inactive, 7 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	CSN/NBC4
2	August 19	7:30 p.m. EDT	New York Jets			FedEx Field	CSN/NBC4
3	August 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	Buffalo Bills			FedEx Field	CSN/NBC4
4	September 1	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CSN/NBC4

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 12	7:10 p.m. EDT	Pittsburgh Steelers			FedEx Field	ESPN
2	September 18	1:00 p.m. EDT	Dallas Cowboys			FedEx Field	Fox
3	September 25	1:00 p.m. EDT	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Fox
4	October 2	1:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Browns			FedEx Field	CBS
5	October 9	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
6	October 16	1:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Eagles			FedEx Field	Fox
7	October 23	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	Fox
8	October 30	9:30 a.m. EDT	at Cincinnati Bengals			Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 13	1:00 p.m. EST	Minnesota Vikings			FedEx Field	Fox
11	November 20	8:30 p.m. EST	Green Bay Packers			FedEx Field	NBC
12	November 24	4:30 p.m. EST	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	Fox
13	December 4	4:25 p.m. EST	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	1:00 p.m. EST	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox
15	December 19	8:30 p.m. EST	Carolina Panthers			FedEx Field	ESPN
16	December 24	1:00 p.m. EST	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	Fox
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	New York Giants			FedEx Field	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

• Official website