Sorry it took so long for me to get to you but internet connection here at Redskins Park is not very good. I send a blog update after the morning practice, but it is still flying around in internet space somewhere.
OK, where to start? It all started yesterday, the first practice for new Coach Jim Zorn and pow. Starting defensive end Phillip Daniels blows out his ACL, has an MRI and the doctor breaks the news, he is out for the year. Poor guys has been working hard all year and this. Then a few minutes later, just hanging around, second string defense end Alan Buzbee gets hurt and he is out for the year.
The coaches are stunned. The Redskins act quickloy and agreed to a blockbuster trade on Sunday evening, acquiring defensive end Jason Taylor in a trade with the Miami Dolphins.
In exchange for Taylor, the Redskins sent a 2009 second-round pick and a 2010 sixth-round pick to the Dolphins.
Taylor, 6-6 and 255 pounds, has been one of the premiere defensive linemen in the NFL since he entered the league in 1995. He has made the Pro Bowl six times, including the last four years.
We expect Taylor to arrive at Redskins Park at around 6pm for a news confrence, right when I am doing the 6 o'clock news in HD out on the field. Perfect timing.
I have to go and work on the TV stuff will give you another update later tonight.
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Bruce Rader's dedication to the community of Hampton Roads is well documented over the past two decades. Known more for his position as the long time Sports Director of WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV for the past 30 years, Bruce's work with various charitable organizations, as well as his own Bruce Rader Charities Foundation, has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Hampton Roads area. Several Hampton Roads institutions over the years have honored Bruce. Hampton University President William R. Harvey presented Bruce with "The Presidential Award for Outstanding Citizenship", recognizing him for virtues of decency, dignity, and human rights. In 2005 Bruce was inducted in the CIAA Hall of Fame. In 2006 Bruce was presented the Abe Goldblatt Memorial Award by the Norfolk Sports Club. Bruce Rader Charities has provided hundreds of area young people the opportunity to attend local sporting events. The Foundation also helped organize the Peninsula All-Star Football Camp featuring top stars from the National Football League. Bruce Rader Charities www.bruceradercharities.c
om has also supported the Union Mission, and other outstanding organizations. The annual Bruce Rader/St. Jude Golf Tournament in May hosts a sell-out field, including stars from professional sports and Hollywood, and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Bruce is one of the top Olympic reporters in the nation, working with NBC News covering the past three Summer Olympic Games. Atlanta, Georgia, in 1966, Sydney, Australia, in 2000, and most recently the 2004 games in Athens, Greece. In both 1996, and 2002 Bruce was selected to carry the Olympic Torch. In 1996, he carried the torch through Charlottesville, Virginia, during its worldwide trip to the Atlanta Games. And in 2002 he carried the torch in Arli
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