2009 Washington Redskins season

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2009 Washington Redskins season
FedExField
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB London Fletcher
LB Brian Orakpo

The

head coach Jim Zorn. During the season, long-time general manager Vinny Cerrato resigned on December 17, 2009, and the team hired Bruce Allen before their week 15 game at home on Monday Night Football against the New York Giants
.

They failed to improve upon their 8–8 record from 2008 and finished with a 4–12 record, their worst record since 2003, which resulted in Jim Zorn being fired after two seasons. He would be replaced by Mike Shanahan the following season.

Players

Transactions

Tampa Bay at Washington on October 4, 2009

The

tampered with Haynesworth by beginning negotiations with him prior to the start of the free agent period.[3] The Redskins also released cornerback Shawn Springs;[4] agreed to terms with former Buffalo guard (and previous Redskin) Derrick Dockery on a five-year, $26 million contract with $8.2 million in guaranteed money;[5] and agreed with unrestricted free agent DeAngelo Hall on a new six-year, $54 million contract. Hall's new deal contained $23 million in guaranteed money and had a maximum value of $55 million.[6] Hall and Dockery formally signed their contracts on March 3, 2009.[4]

On March 2, 2009, the Redskins released defensive end

training camp led to Taylor's acquisition, and brought back Renaldo Wynn, who had played defensive end for the Redskins between 2002 and 2006. Wynn and Daniels signed one-year, minimum deals[8] on March 24[9] and April 2,[10]
respectively.

In late March and early April 2009, Redskins officials attempted to include starting

2009 NFL Draft.[11] After Cutler was traded to the Chicago Bears on April 2, Redskins head coach Jim Zorn
publicly re-asserted his commitment to Campbell.

On Dec. 17 the team announced the hiring of

Free agents in 2009

RFA: Restricted free-agent, UFA: Unrestricted free-agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

Position Player Free agency
tag
Date signed 2009 team
RB Shaun Alexander Released
DT Ryan Boschetti UFA April 2 Oakland Raiders
LB Khary Campbell UFA
DE Phillip Daniels UFA April 2
Washington Redskins
FS Reed Doughty UFA March 11
Washington Redskins
DE Demetric Evans UFA March 4 San Francisco 49ers
OG Jason Fabini UFA
LB Alfred Fincher UFA March 10
Washington Redskins
C Justin Geisinger UFA May 1 Carolina Panthers
DE Kedric Golston RFA April 10
Washington Redskins
S Mike Green UFA
CB DeAngelo Hall UFA February 27
Washington Redskins
C Pete Kendall UFA
DE Anthony Montgomery RFA March 25
Washington Redskins
CB Shawn Springs Released March 5 New England Patriots
PK Shaun Suisham RFA March 17
Washington Redskins
OLB Jason Taylor Released May 13 Miami Dolphins
LB Rian Wallace UFA
LB Marcus Washington Released

2009 NFL Draft selections

2009 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Brian Orakpo *  DE Texas
3 80 Kevin Barnes  CB Maryland
5 158 Cody Glenn  LB Nebraska from Minnesota
6 186 Robert Henson  OLB TCU
7 221 Eddie Williams  TE Idaho from Washington via Minnesota
7 243 Marko Mitchell  WR Nevada Compensatory pick
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Final roster

2009 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 12 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 13 at Baltimore Ravens L 0–23 0–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2 August 22 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–13 1–1
FedExField
Recap
3 August 28 New England Patriots L 24–27 1–2 FedExField Recap
4 September 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 17–24 1–3
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Recap

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with

AFC West as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Lions and the Rams
based on their common divisional position vis-à-vis the Redskins from 2008.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 at New York Giants L 17–23 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
2 September 20 St. Louis Rams W 9–7 1–1
FedExField
Recap
3 September 27 at Detroit Lions L 14–19 1–2 Ford Field Recap
4 October 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 2–2 FedExField Recap
5 October 11 at Carolina Panthers L 17–20 2–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap
6 October 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 6–14 2–4 FedExField Recap
7 October 26 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 2–5 FedExField Recap
8 Bye
9 November 8 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–31 2–6 Georgia Dome Recap
10 November 15 Denver Broncos W 27–17 3–6 FedExField Recap
11 November 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–7 3–7
Cowboys Stadium
Recap
12 November 29 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–27 3–8 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
13 December 6 New Orleans Saints L 30–33 (OT) 3–9 FedExField Recap
14 December 13 at Oakland Raiders W 34–13 4–9
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Recap
15 December 21 New York Giants L 12–45 4–10 FedExField Recap
16 December 27 Dallas Cowboys L 0–17 4–11 FedExField Recap
17 January 3 at San Diego Chargers L 20–23 4–12
Qualcomm Stadium
Recap

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Dallas Cowboys 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 361 250 W3
(6) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 429 337 L1
New York Giants 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 402 427 L2
Washington Redskins 4 12 0 .250 0–6 2–10 266 336 L3

Regular season results

Week 1: at New York Giants

Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 7 3717
Giants 3 14 0623

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

The Redskins began their season at Giants Stadium for a Week 1 divisional duel with their NFC East rival, the New York Giants. In the first quarter, Washington trailed early as Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a 28-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Redskins' deficit increased as quarterback Eli Manning completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mario Manningham, along with defensive end Osi Umenyiora stripping quarterback Jason Campbell of the ball and returning the fumble 37 yards for a touchdown. Washington would close out the half with punter Hunter Smith getting an 8-yard touchdown run off of a fake field goal.

The Redskins scored in the third quarter as kicker

Chris Cooley
, but the Giants' defense proved to be too much to overcome.

With the loss, the Redskins began their season at 0–1.

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams

Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 007
Redskins 3 3 309

at

FedExField, Landover, Maryland

The Redskins played their home opener against the St. Louis Rams. Washington scored on a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter by Shaun Suisham. The Rams would score when quarterback Marc Bulger completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laurent Robinson. In the third quarter, the Redskins regained their lead when Suisham completed a 23-yard field goal.

With the win, the Redskins improved their record to 1–1.

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 7714
Lions 7 6 0619

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

The Redskins played the Lions in Detroit. Washington trailed early when Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Bryant Johnson. Detroit increased their lead when kicker Jason Hanson completed 39-yard and 26-yard field goals.

The Redskins scored in the third quarter as quarterback Jason Campbell completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Santana Moss. In the fourth quarter Lions' running back Maurice Morris got a 2-yard touchdown run. Subsequently, the Lions failed a 2-point conversion attempt. Campbell completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to running back Rock Cartwright late in the game, although the Redskins would ultimately lose.

The Lions snapped a 19-game regular season losing streak with the win.

Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 3 0313
Redskins 0 0 16016

at

FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Game time: 1:00 PM
    Laura Okmin

The Redskins played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their fourth regular season game of the year. Washington fumbled early in the game, giving the Buccaneers possession of the ball at the Redskins' 10-yard line. Tampa Bay scored on quarterback Josh Johnson's 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Bryant in the first quarter. Mike Nugent's 37-yard field goal in the second quarter gave the Buccaneers a 10-point lead.

In the third quarter, the Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham made a 42-yard field goal. Afterwards, Jason Campbell completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley. The point after was blocked. The Redskins also scored when Campbell threw a 59-yard pass to wide receiver Santana Moss. Nugent successfully kicked a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter; setting the final score of Washington 16 to Tampa Bay 13.

Josh Johnson saw his first NFL start. Jason Campbell finished the day with three interceptions and two touchdowns.

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 7 3 7017
Panthers 0 2 71120

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina