After months spent dispelling any semblance of suspense from their draft plans, the Washington Redskins finally selected Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in this year’s draft. Three rounds later, the Redskins put some suspense back in their offseason by drafting yet another quarterback in Kirk Cousins.

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The selection of Cousins — projected by many scouts and analysts to be an eventual starter in the NFL — came two days after the Redskins made Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III the face of their franchise by taking him with the second overall pick of the draft. The Redskins introduced Griffin to 19,880 fans at FedEx Field on Saturday, roughly an hour after they selected Cousins and around an hour before news broke that they were parting ways with Beck. The winningest quarterback in Michigan State history, Cousins caught the Redskins’ eyes at the Senior Bowl where he was a member of the North team

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Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is convinced his title-hungry club has found its franchise quarterback in Robert Griffin III but admits an instant return to the glory years is not on the horizon. Griffin was the second player chosen in Thursday’s NFL Draft, the Redskins’ first top-flight signal-caller since Joe Theismann stood under center in the mid-1980s.

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(RNN) – Here’s how the first meeting between Robert Griffin III and Washington Redskins management will probably go down. “Welcome to the NFL RG3! So, we’ve pretty much traded away the future of this franchise to get you. The team around you is mediocre at best, and your coach will do and say anything – including (figuratively) throw his QB under an armada of double-decker buses – to save his job

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ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III is vibrant and fun-loving. Mike Shanahan is businesslike and no-nonsense

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Free-agent running back Tim Hightower might be back in a Washington Redskins uniform next season, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Washington Post on Saturday. Jones: The underdog champions The four-year veteran visited Friday with the New England Patriots, who also have hosted free-agent running backs Joseph Addai and Ryan Grant. The source told the newspaper that, despite those visits, the Redskins are still a possibility for Hightower.

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Now that NFL.com has confirmed that the New York Giants have acquired ex-Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers for a 2012 fifth-rounder, the Redskins should sign former Big Blue starter Jonathan Goff.

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The Washington Redskins on Wednesday lost out on another free agent target along the offensive line. The Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have agreed to a five-year contract with former Buffalo Bills tackle Demetress Bell.

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The Washington Redskins have approximately $7.1 million in available salary cap space, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. That figure includes the free agent additions made by the team this offseason

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It is a foregone conclusion that the Washington Redskins will take Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The real mystery is what the Skins will do after they take RGIII. Griffin addresses the team’s pressing need for a franchise quarterback, but G.M.

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It wasn’t part of a grand, burgundy-and-gold cosmic plan back in the fall of 2009 when Robert Griffin III tore his right anterior cruciate ligament, but the surgeon who did the repair work just happens to be a former Washington Redskins player.

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Free agent linebacker Rocky McIntosh, who spent the first seasons of his career with the Washington Redskins, had a visit with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told Miami’s FOX affliate. McIntosh, whom the Redskins drafted out of the University of Miami in 2006 as an outside linebacker, recorded a career-high 110 tackles for Washington in 2010 — his first season at inside linebacker. He re-signed to a one-year deal last July.

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The Washington Redskins had been toying with the idea of moving their Training Camp to a different location for the upcoming season and beyond, but according to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, it seems like training camp will be right back at the team facility in Ashburn this offseason. Mike Shanahan spoke with the media on Wednesday, and that issue came up.

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PALM BEACH, Fla.—The Washington Redskins were interested in signing quarterback Peyton Manning in free agency even after trading up in the NFL draft order to select either Robert Griffin III or Andrew Luck, Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday.    “There was a definite possibility” of the team getting both Manning and a prized rookie quarterback, Shanahan said at the NFC coaches’ breakfast at the annual league meeting

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