LB Kerrigan gets contract extension with Washington

“To get to a moment like this where you get a chance to play out the rest of your NFL career with the team that drafted you, the team that you love, the city that you love, it hasn’t really hit me yet, but it’s an awesome feeling”, Kerrigan said in a statement on redskins.com.

– Kerrigan had been held of out the remainder of OTAs and minicamp after the outside linebacker underwent a minor left knee scope in May.

“He’s that type of guy and we’re excited about him here-the work that he’s put in to get his body right, the work that he’s put in to get his mind right”. They’re working hard. When they make a great play, cheer for them. For that to happen, the coach conceded, the Redskins must perform better on both sides of the ball. But unfortunately, we were behind a lot of games, and in the fourth quarter, teams were grinding out on us.

No matter the exact figures of the deal, the decision to sign Kerrigan, 26, for the long term makes a whole lot of sense, especially considering just how consistent he’s been for the team since being drafted in the first round back in 2011.

Safety and backup quarterback are still question marks for the Redskins heading into training camp.

One season after being candid in his criticism of RG3 to the media, Gruden is singing a much sweeter song, which continued today.

Last season, Griffin III and Gruden had completed an entire training camp, preseason and first week of the regular season together before the Baylor product suffered a dislocated ankle Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, keeping him on the sideline for seven weeks.

After letting Orakpo depart for Tennessee, the Redskins made a priority of bolstering their pass rush. And McCloughan retooled the defensive line, adding veteran free agents with girth and power. Kerrigan will also receive a $16 million signing bonus.

The five primary players who missed various time during offseason workouts and OTAs due to injuries – DeAngelo Hall, Ryan Kerrigan, Morgan Moses, Jordan Reed and Trent Williams – should be “good to go” for training camp. The new five-year deal starts in 2016. “This year, he knows what he wants, and I think that is the biggest difference in what Jay is looking for”. “We’ve got a lot of of making up to do for the last couple years”.