Where are they now . .

Cool!
Thanx LIS......

Timmy Smith. Played golf with my buddy a few weeks back. D Green also played a few holes with him and my buddy did say DG was kind of an ass hole.

I've heard that from so many people. He turned down my GF ( who is a very good looking women if I must say so myself) for an autograph..this was before we were dating. She told me he said.." If I have to do it for you, then I have to do it for everyone else here... so sorry!"

Another offseason filler thread .. where former redskins are now. I am going to search as many skins as i can but if anyone wants to pick a name and add to it ... cool.

Chris Samuels - earning his degree and O line coach at Alabama

Chris Samuels joining Alabama as offensive line assistant - The Insider - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/chris-samuels-joining-alabama-as-offensive-line-assistant/2012/01/24/gIQAZzikNQ_blog.html)

Shawn Springs - running a youth football camp in Ashburn this month. I did not find anything confirming that he has officially retired but he hasnt been active in the NFL since 2010 after he had surgery and the Pats released him after 1 season.
Camp Features_old (http://www.ayfl.org/Page.asp?n=37772)

Joe Salaveá - d line coach for the Washington State Cougars. I always liked watching that cheesy late night show he did on Saturday nights.
Coach Joe Salave'a Mic'd Up - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site (http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050813aab.html)

Stephon Heyer - FA
Stephon Heyer - Unsigned Free Agent - 2013 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com (http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4521/player)

Gus Frerotte - Frerotte announced he would be taking over as head coach at John Burroughs School in the St. Louis area. His teams were runners up in the state championship game in 2011 and 2012.
Gus Frerotte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Frerotte)

Stephen Davis - Former Panthers and Redskins RB Stephen Davis is suffering from short-term memory loss four years after retiring following a ten-year NFL career. As well as headaches, tinnitus and light sensitivity. Sad. Very sad to learn.
Stephen Davis - Carolina Panthers - 2013 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com (http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/2391/player)

Randy Thomas - murder suspect, thought to be armed and dangerous
Police: Murder suspect Randy Thomas is armed and dangerous - Tucson News Now (http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/21981745/akron-police-wanted-murder-suspect-armed-and-dangerous)

Albert Connell - insurance agent in San Mateo, CA?
Albert Connell - Farmers Insurance in San Mateo, CA - Information and Directions (http://national.citysearch.com/profile/603481062/san_mateo_ca/albert_connell_farmers_insurance.html)

Dexter Manley - suing the NFL for brain surgery to remove a cyst; possibly still promoting himself as a speaker in the DMV area. i ran into him a few years ago, he looked good.
Dexter Manley sues, blames NFL for brain cyst | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/17/dexter-manley-sues-blames-nfl-for-brain-cyst/)
Marketing Contact (http://www.dextermanley.com/homepage/id6.html)

Charles Mann - CEO and badass man in a business suit. Charles recently sold Alliant and has joined a Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Contracting firm in Chantilly, Virginia as the President of Business Development. Possibly the new color commentator to replace huff?
https://bizgravity.com/sellers/568

Marcus Washington - ??? where are you marcus???

Dave Meggett(former giant)-currently in a twitter dispute with videogum.
https://twitter.com/DaveM099/status/306167603074846720

Albert Haynesworth - just completed his 160 hours of community service for touching a titty; is in a burger dispute with a former marine for opening competing burger joints in Knoxville.
Haynesworth was qouted as saying "When you're successful a lot of people are going to come after you ... A lot of people call it haters," he said on Tuesday. "If you've got haters, that means you're doing something right."
Albert Haynesworth completes community service for touching breast (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/02/27/albert-haynesworth-completes-community-service-for-touching-breast/1950873/)
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/25/haynesworth-bringing-burger-franchise-strip/"

Patrick Ramsey - still sitting as the 22nd worst quarterback in NFL history; he is also available for corporate or product endorsements.
22. Patrick Ramsey — The 50 Worst Quarterbacks in NFL History | Complex (http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/09/the-50-worst-nfl-quarterbacks-of-all-time/patrick-ramsey)
PATRICK RAMSEY NFL QB MOVING ENDORSEMENT (M&W TRANSFER) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtMKIVhqu-8)

Tony Banks - attempting to become a media reporter, he was always a good looking dude, his estimated worth by me is 32.9 mil. Oddly that is a drop in the bucket compared to the 185 mil net worth of british musician Tony Banks.
Tony Banks taking first steps toward a new career? - Turf Show Times (http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2011/6/6/2210362/tony-banks-taking-first-steps-toward-a-new-career)
Tony Banks Highest-Paid Musician in the World - Mediamass (http://en.mediamass.net/people/tony-banks/highest-paid.html)

Nice video on Joe Salavea'. He looks like he's a natural out there coaching.

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I've heard that from so many people. He turned down my GF ( who is a very good looking women if I must say so myself) for an autograph..this was before we were dating. She told me he said.." If I have to do it for you, then I have to do it for everyone else here... so sorry!"

I can respect that My buddy was just saying he acted like an arrogant a$$. We also need a pic of GF to judge his actions.

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I've heard that from so many people. He turned down my GF ( who is a very good looking women if I must say so myself) for an autograph..this was before we were dating. She told me he said.." If I have to do it for you, then I have to do it for everyone else here... so sorry!"

That's about a polite a response to an autograph request I've heard from DG in the past 15 years. He's usually not so considerate. It's totally common for athletes to not to sign autographs. Some are total jerks about it, many however are very polite about it.

I can respect that My buddy was just saying he acted like an arrogant a$$. We also need a pic of GF to judge his actions.

Right on cue.

I am truly sorry for anyone who truly has life-altering injuries after leaving the NFL, but sometimes, just sometimes, I scratch my head at some of these guys.

It seems so many players come out of the woodwork now and claim all these brain injuries and concussion, etc... usually years after they retire and when probably all their money is gone and they have nothing left.

Mark Rypien, one of my redskin faves, said a few years back how bad his day to day life is, how he can't drive anymore, forgets things / people, etc, due to concussions, but in the same breath promotes his celebrity golf tournament that he sponsors or what not...

Even recently Clinton Portis came out and said that he had on record at least 10 concussions during his time as as a 'skin. I question that number strongly because he was only TRULY a starter for five seasons here, and usually each year he missed time due to injuries, etc.. to have "at least" 10 concussions that means he was suffering 2 concussions, possibly more each year in limited action.

I don't really know what to think of that, because to me it comes off like Portis, now retired, is trying to keep his name out there and trying to give himself some "toughness" by saying he had all those concussions and still played. I think when the average person thinks of CP, they for sure think of the glory days, but right up there had to be his last couple of years of battling injuries, being out of shape, and low work ethic....

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Mark Rypien, one of my redskin faves, said a few years back how bad his day to day life is, how he can't drive anymore, forgets things / people, etc, due to concussions, but in the same breath promotes his celebrity golf tournament that he sponsors or what not...

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Remember, that tournament is in conjunction with the Redskins and benefits the Micky Steele foundation (or something close to that in name) along with The Rypien Foundation. The foundation helps kids with cancer. Remember Mark's son passed and he is just trying to help families in a rough time in their lives.

The Rypien foundation actually has staff that handles the day to day operations. Mark is the name that is the engine behind the vehicle:

Home » Mark Rypien Foundation (http://www.markrypienfoundation.org/)

I am truly sorry for anyone who truly has life-altering injuries after leaving the NFL, but sometimes, just sometimes, I scratch my head at some of these guys.

It seems so many players come out of the woodwork now and claim all these brain injuries and concussion, etc... usually years after they retire and when probably all their money is gone and they have nothing left.

Mark Rypien, one of my redskin faves, said a few years back how bad his day to day life is, how he can't drive anymore, forgets things / people, etc, due to concussions, but in the same breath promotes his celebrity golf tournament that he sponsors or what not...

Even recently Clinton Portis came out and said that he had on record at least 10 concussions during his time as as a 'skin. I question that number strongly because he was only TRULY a starter for five seasons here, and usually each year he missed time due to injuries, etc.. to have "at least" 10 concussions that means he was suffering 2 concussions, possibly more each year in limited action.

I don't really know what to think of that, because to me it comes off like Portis, now retired, is trying to keep his name out there and trying to give himself some "toughness" by saying he had all those concussions and still played. I think when the average person thinks of CP, they for sure think of the glory days, but right up there had to be his last couple of years of battling injuries, being out of shape, and low work ethic....

10 actually sounds low to me considering how physical of a runner AND blocker the guy was. Guys get dinged all the time and don't let anyone know. It doesn't really take much force for your brain to get knocked around inside your skull.

Where g-force and gray matter meet | endeavors (http://endeavors.unc.edu/spr2008/football_concussions.php)

I agree with Matty, i was just kind of in disbelief at the number of concussions he said he had. I just felt that over the last couple of years the NFL has been much more serious concerning concussions...Portis was here for some of that but still hard to believe he was taking like 3 concussions a year and nobody knew.

Consider that Troy Aikman retired after suffering 3 concussions in his last 4 seasons...makes me wonder how many he had over his whole career. 15, 20 concussions? could it have been more than that since so many players hid them from trainers, coaches, etc....