Latest from Les Carpenter
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Washington’s temporary QB fix, has mastered the art of being an NFL nomad
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s eight-team NFL career has prepared him to be Washington’s temporary fix at the quarterback position.
- Apr 15, 2021
Wrestlers Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder win spots in Olympics while Jordan Burroughs crashes out
Two gold medalists are headed to Tokyo after the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials in Fort Worth.
- Apr 4, 2021
Top American wrestler J’den Cox misses weight at trials, ending Olympic hopes
J'den Cox, a bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics, missed weight Friday at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials and will not return to the Olympics.
- Apr 3, 2021
- Washington Football Team
- Analysis
Washington again is winning free agency, but this time it’s doing so the right way
In the past, Washington has won free agency by adding big-name veterans. But in signing Ryan Fitzpatrick, William Jackson III and Curtis Samuel, the team is building its roster in a smart way.
- Mar 19, 2021
Washington Football Team signs versatile, speedy wide receiver Curtis Samuel
The 24-year-old wide receiver is coming off the best year of his career with the Carolina Panthers and will reunite with an offensive staff he knows well.
- Mar 17, 2021
- Washington Football Team
- Analysis
Many NFL teams are facing a salary cap crunch. That gives Washington a big opportunity.
The Washington Football Team has lots of salary cap room with free agency about to start, giving it an advantage over its division and conference opponents.
- Mar 12, 2021
- Washington Football Team
- Perspective
Ron Rivera talks a lot about culture. No one embodied it more than Alex Smith.
Alex Smith has said his return was a problem for the team’s new coach, Ron Rivera. But in coming back from his horrific injury, all Smith did was exemplify the culture Rivera sought to create.
- Mar 2, 2021
- Washington Football Team
- Analysis
Finding the right QB is the first — and most crucial — task for Washington’s new front office
The decision-making trio at the top of the Washington Football Team hierarchy faces a doozy right off the bat.
- Feb 4, 2021
- NFL
- Perspective
What makes a great NFL quarterback? Not even head coaches can agree.
We asked five NFL coaches what makes a great NFL quarterback. Here’s what they said.
- Jan 13, 2021
- Washington NFL
- Perspective
Ron Rivera can’t build around Alex Smith, but he can’t win without him
Ron Rivera can’t build a future with Alex Smith’s rebuilt right leg, but Smith doesn’t seem to want to quit a game he never thought he would play again.
- Jan 11, 2021