Antwaan Randle El

DeSean Jackson scored on a 67-yard reverse and a 57-yard catch Monday night to help the Eagles build a 27-10 lead after three quarters of a game filled with injuries, including Philadelphia running back Brian Westbrook's concussion. Jackson was among several players hurt, leaving the field shortly before halftime to have his right foot X-rayed. But he returned in the third quarter. Westbrook, the Eagles' leading rusher, did not. He departed after his helmet collided with linebacker London Fletcher's knee at the end of a run in the first quarter. Jackson reached the end zone the only two times he touched the ball on ... Read Full Story

The Washington Post reports that Jim Zorn may turn to sparkplug Antwaan Randle El to return punts: Coach Jim Zorn today contradicted comments he made the previous two days about the team’s punt return situation, saying after practice “nothing has changed” and Antwaan Randle El would remain the team’s primary returner. “Antwaan, I guess he got asked a couple of questions, and he came into my office to talk about it,” Zorn said. “I said, ‘Well, there’s really nothing to talk about. Nothing has changed.’ That’s how I would bill it. There’s no difference.” In an interview Monday, Zorn said the team planned to ... Read Full Story

In 2004, state legislators budgeted $4.2 million for helping the hard-core homeless. It was the first time the state had targeted money at the issue. At the time, this meant nothing to Charles Jones. Several months later, he woke up near a fence on A Street downtown and decided he wanted out of smoking four or five $20 bags of crack a day and drinking a case of beer and a half-gallon of Jack Daniels a week. After seven years of living on the streets, Jones, then 55, had lifted his head a bit. Enter Linda Lera-Randle El. Director of the nonprofit organization Straight ... Read Full Story

Washington's backups were no match for Jacksonville's starters. David Garrard led the Jaguars to a touchdown and two field goals in four possessions, receiver Mike Sims-Walker looked sharp in his first action in nearly a month and Jacksonville took advantage of two early turnovers to beat the Redskins 24-17 Thursday night. The Jaguars (1-3) wanted to avoid a winless preseason, and playing starters longer than most teams do in the finale helped secure a victory for a young team trying to rebound from a losing season. "We certainly don't want to go winless," Garrard said. Garrard completed 10 of 13 passes for 95 yards ... Read Full Story

Friday was a fretful day for the 30 or so Washington Redskins considered to be on the bubble. "Time to wait....and wait...oh...and wait!" came the tweet from quarterback Chase Daniel. The final audition for jobs had come the night before, when the Redskins lost 24-17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team's brain trust spent Friday huddled in meetings, trying to decide which 22 players to cut before the Saturday afternoon deadline, when the 53-man regular season roster is set. "I tried to make the team tonight, I left it all out there. Hope it was enough I love the DMV area!!" was the Twitter ... Read Full Story