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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 7, 2009
Expect more of the same this upcoming season as the Redskins will welcome back the majority of their impact players on defense. In fact, they went a step further and brought in several new faces.
Despite the defense's ability to keep the team in games, they were unable to generate sacks and create turnovers. The defense only had 18 takeaways and 24 sacks—near the bottom of the league in both categories. So the front office in DC set out to fix what has become a recurring issue every offseason.
They re-signed their best playmaking corner in DeAngelo Hall, landed the prize of free agency in defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, and drafted freak pass rusher Brian Orakpo out of Texas in the first round.
Hall certainly showed a nose for the ball, intercepting a pair of passes in his final seven games after joining the Redskins midseason. He showed good coverage skills against the d...
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