LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins finalized their 2013 NFL Draft class on Saturday, selecting seven players over three days, including three defensive backs – the most since selecting three defensive backs in the 2008 NFL Draft. The team’s 2013 draft class is as follows:

ROUND (PICK)       PLAYER                               SCHOOL

2 (51)                           CB David Amerson                North Carolina State

3 (85)                           TE Jordan Reed                      Florida

4 (119)                         S Phillip Thomas                     Fresno State

5 (154)                         RB Chris Thompson               Florida State

5 (162)                         LB Brandon Jenkins               Florida State

6 (191)                         S Bacarri Rambo                     Georgia

7 (228)                         RB Jawan Jamison                  Rutgers                                   

NOTES ON REDSKINS OVERALL DRAFT

·         With seven selections, the Redskins made at least seven picks for the ninth time since the institution of the seven-round draft in 1994. This is the first time in that timeframe in which the Redskins have picked at least seven in three consecutive years.

·         Washington has now selected 28 players in the past three drafts, the most of any three-year period in team history since the institution of the seven-round format. The team had previously posted a three-year total of 27 from 2010-12. The 28 picks by the Redskins in the past three seasons are the most since selecting 29 players from 1991-93, which included two 12-round drafts and one eight-round draft.

·         The Redskins selected two players who led the Football Bowl Subdivision in interceptions over the past two seasons (David Amerson, 13 in 2011; Phillip Thomas, eight in 2012). Safety Bacarri Rambo was second in the FBS in interceptions in 2011 with eight.

·         This is the second time in three years that the Redskins have selected three players who played collegiately in the state of Florida (2011 – WR Leonard Hankerson, OL Maurice Hurt, LB Markus White).

·         This is the 15^th time in the Common Draft era (since 1967) that the Redskins have selected college teammates in a draft class (1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013). This is the fifth time that this has happened since the NFL instituted the seven-round format in 1994.

·         The Redskins have selected a set of college teammates in three consecutive years for the first time in the Common Draft era (2013: RB Chris Thompson, LB Brandon Jenkins – Florida State; 2012: G Josh LeRibeus, CB Richard Crawford – SMU; 2012: G Adam Gettis, S Jordan Bernstine – Iowa; 2011: RB Roy Helu, Jr., S DeJon Gomes, WR Niles Paul – Nebraska).

·         This is the first time in the Shanahan/Allen era that the Redskins did not make a draft-day trade.

·         This is the first time since 2003-05 a Mike Shanahan-coached team has selected five running backs in a three-year span (2011 – Roy Helu, Jr., Evan Royster; 2012 – Alfred Morris; 2013 – Chris Thompson, Jawan Jamison).

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF DAVID AMERSON

·         The selection marks the earliest the Redskins have taken a defensive back since selecting safety LaRon Landry out of LSU with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. It marks the earliest the team has taken a cornerback since selecting Carlos Rogers out of Auburn with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

·         The selection marks the earliest a Shanahan-coached team has taken a defensive back since selecting cornerback Willie Middlebrooks out of Minnesota with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft as head coach of the Denver Broncos.

·         Amerson is the sixth defensive back selected by a Shanahan-coached team in the first 51 picks of a draft, joining Middlebrooks, Kenoy Kennedy (No. 45, DEN 2000), Deltha O’Neal (No. 15, DEN 2000), Tory James (No. 44, DEN 1996) and Terry McDaniel (No. 9, LA Raiders 1988).

·         Amerson is the seventh player from NC State selected by the Redskins all-time and the second in the Common Draft era. Below are the six previous NC State products drafted by the Redskins:

Year    Rd.      Pick     Pos.     Player                        

1937    10        96        E          Dom “Mac” Cara

1952    22        259      B         Jim O'Rourke

1953    11        123      B         Alex Webster

1958    11        126      T          Darrell Dess

1960    18        208      G         John Lawrence

2000    3          64        DB      Lloyd Harrison

·         Amerson is the first NC State product drafted by a Shanahan-coached team.

·         Amerson is the fifth player to be selected by the Redskins with the No. 51 pick of a draft all-time, joining the following players:

Year    Rd.      Pick     Pos.     Player                         College           

1945    6          51        E          Johnny North              Vanderbilt

1953    5          51        B         Nick Carras                 Missouri

1997    2          51        LB       Greg Jones                  Colorado

2008    2          51        WR      Malcolm Kelly            Oklahoma

·         Amerson shares his draft selection in common with Redskins Defensive Coordinator Jim Haslett, who was selected with the No. 51 overall selection in the 1979 NFL Draft.

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF JORDAN REED

·         The selection marks the earliest the Redskins have taken a tight end since selecting Fred Davis out of USC with the No. 48 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. He is the first college tight end selected by the Redskins in the Shanahan era.

·         Reed is the second tight end selected by the Redskins in the third round all-time, joining Utah State’s Chris Cooley, the team’s all-time leader in receptions by a tight end, who was selected by Washington with the No. 81 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

·         Reed is the 12^th player from the University of Florida selected by the Redskins all-time and the fifth Gator selected by the Redskins in the Common Draft era.

·         Reed is only the second player all-time selected by the Redskins at No. 85 overall, joining Kansas running back Bert Coan (1962).

·         Reed is the seventh college tight end selected by a Shanahan-coached team and the first since Tony Scheffler, who was selected by Shanahan’s Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

·         Reed is the eighth player from the University of Florida selected by a Shanahan-coached team, the most of any school.

·         Reed is the third player selected by the Redskins in the Shanahan era to have played for a school at which Shanahan used to coach, joining Hurt (Florida, 2011) and tackle Trent Williams (Oklahoma, 2010). Including Shanahan’s time in Los Angeles and Denver, Reed is the 18^th player taken by a Shanahan-coached team to come from a university at which Shanahan has coached in his career (Oklahoma, Northern Arizona, Eastern Illinois, Minnesota and Florida).

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF PHILLIP THOMAS

·         Thomas is the first Fresno State product selected by a Shanahan-coached team.

·         Thomas is the sixth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 119 overall selection all-time. He joins E Joe Tereshinski (1946), T Weldon Edwards (1947), B Billy Joe (1963), DE Dexter Manley (1981) and LB Keenan Robinson (2012).

·         With the selection of Thomas and Robinson in consecutive years, the Redskins have made selections at No. 119 overall in consecutive years for the second time in team history (1946-47).

·         Thomas is the third player from Fresno State selected by the Redskins all-time, joining B Jackie Fellows (1944) and WR Tydus Winans (1994).

·         This marks the fourth time a Shanahan-coached team has selected at least two defensive backs in the first four rounds of the draft, joining Shanahan’s 1996 (Tory James and Darrius Johnson), 2000 (Deltha O’Neal and Kenoy Kennedy) and 2005 (Darrent Williams, Karl Paymah and Domonique Foxworth) draft classes with the Denver Broncos.

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF CHRIS THOMPSON

·         Thompson is third player selected with the No. 154 selection by the Redskins, joining Delaware State receiver Darnerian McCants (2001) and Louisville linebacker Robert McCune (2005).

·         Thompson is the 22^nd running back selected by a Shanahan-coached team but the first to have played collegiately in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

·         Thompson is the second player selected with the No. 154 selection by a Shanahan-coached team along with wide receiver Muneer Moore (2000 – Richmond).

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF BRANDON JENKINS

·         This marks the fifth time in the Common Draft era (since 1967) that the Redskins have drafted a pair of college teammates with consecutive picks. The five instances are as follows:

Year                College                        Players (Overall selection)                                                   

2013                Florida State               Chris Thompson (154), Brandon Jenkins (162)

2011                Nebraska                     Roy Helu, Jr. (105), DeJon Gomes (146), Niles Paul (155)

2005                Auburn                        Carlos Rogers (9), Jason Campbell (25)

1993                Notre Dame                Tom Carter (17), Reggie Brooks (45)

1969                Virginia                       Rick Brand (347), Paul Rogers (374)

·         Jenkins becomes the eighth Florida State player selected by the Redskins all-time, joining the following players:

Year    Rd.      Pick     Pos.     Player                        

1958    23        270      E          Ron Schomburger

1961    19        255      E          Tony Romeo

1962    20        267      QB      Ed Trancygier

1966    9          131      LB       Jack Shinholser

1993    4          101      DE       Sterling Palmer

2011    7          224      LB       Markus White

2013    5          154      RB       Chris Thompson

·         Jenkins is the fourth Seminole selected by a Shanahan-coached team. He is the first player from any school taken by a Shanahan-coached team with the No. 162 overall pick.

·         Thompson is the 15^th linebacker selected by a Shanahan-coached team and the second to have played collegiately in the Atlantic Coast Conference (White).

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF BACARRI RAMBO

·         Rambo is the third player selected by the Redskins from Georgia in the Common Draft era (since 1967), joining cornerback Champ Bailey (1999) and defensive lineman Kedric Golston (2006).

·         Rambo is the fourth player selected by a Shanahan-coached team from Georgia, joining running back Terrell Davis (1995), running back Olandis Gary (1999) and tackle George Foster (2003).

·         Rambo will become the second safety on the Redskins’ current roster to have been drafted by the organization in the sixth round (Reed Doughty – 2006).

·         Rambo is the fifth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 191 overall pick all-time, joining back Steve Juzwik (1942), center Heath Wingate (1966), running back Larry Brown (1969) and cornerback David Terrell (1998).

·         Rambo is the second player selected by a Shanahan-coached team with the No. 191 pick, joining tight end Jeb Putzier in 2002.

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF JAWAN JAMISON

·         The selections of Jamison and running back Chris Thompson (No. 154 overall) represented the seventh time a Shanahan-coached team has selected multiple running backs in a draft class and the second time in his tenure with Washington (2011 – Roy Helu, Jr. and Evan Royster).

·         Jamison is the third player selected by the Redskins from Rutgers, joining defensive back Don Harris (No. 300, 1977) and back Bully Austin (No. 329, 1959).

·         Jamison is the sixth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 228 pick, joining tackle Hal Mullins (1947), back Dick West (1948), back Frank Pattee (1949), kicker Mike Flater (1974) and defensive end Dallas Hickman (1975).

·         Jamison is the first player from Rutgers selected by a Shanahan-coached team.

·         Jamison is the second player selected by a Shanahan-coached team with the No. 228 pick, joining defensive back Chris Young in 2002.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins made two selections on Day 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft, selecting North Carolina State cornerback David Amerson in the second round (No. 51 overall) and Florida tight end Jordan Reed in the third round (No. 85 overall).

Amerson (6-1, 205) started 35 of the 39 career games in which he played at NC State, amassing 169 tackles (131 solo), 18 interceptions and three interception returns for touchdowns. His 18 career interceptions are the most in school history and are tied for the third-most in ACC history.

As a junior last season, Amerson started all 13 games for the Wolfpack, earning second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after leading the conference in interceptions for the second straight year. A year earlier as a sophomore, Amerson led the nation with 13 interceptions, setting ACC and NC State records in the process. That season, he was named the winner of the Jack Tatum Award, given annually to the nation’s top defensive back.

Amerson, 21, was born on Dec. 8, 1991. He attended Dudley H.S. in Greensboro, N.C., where he was ranked as the No. 19 safety in the country by Rivals.com.

Reed (6-2, 243) started 26 of the 36 career games in which he played at Florida, 25 at tight end and one at quarterback. He caught 79 passes for 945 yards and six receiving touchdowns in his collegiate career.

As a junior in 2012, Reed was named first-team All-SEC by the Associated Press after leading the Gators with a career-high 45 receptions for 559 yards with three receiving touchdowns. His 45 receptions were the most by a Florida tight end since Aaron Hernandez’s 68 receptions in 2009.

Reed, 22, was born on July 3, 1990. He attended New London (Conn.) H.S., where he was a three-year starter at quarterback and led the Whalers to an undefeated regular season in 2007.

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF DAVID AMERSON

·         The selection marks the earliest the Redskins have taken a defensive back since selecting cornerback Carlos Rogers out of Auburn with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

·         The selection marks the earliest a Mike Shanahan-coached team has taken a defensive back since selecting cornerback Willie Middlebrooks out of Minnesota with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft as head coach of the Denver Broncos.

·         Amerson is the sixth defensive back selected by a Mike Shanahan-coached team in the first 51 picks of a draft, joining Middlebrooks, Kenoy Kennedy (No. 45, DEN 2000), Deltha O’Neal (No. 15, DEN 2000), Tory James (No. 44, DEN 1996) and Terry McDaniel (No. 9, LA Raiders 1988).

·         Amerson is the fifth defensive back drafted by the Redskins in the Shanahan era, joining DeJon Gomes (No. 146, 2011), Brandyn Thompson (No. 213, 2011), Richard Crawford (No. 213, 2012) and Jordan Bernstine (No. 217, 2012).

·         Amerson is the seventh player from NC State selected by the Redskins all-time and the second in the Common Draft era. Below are the six previous NC State products drafted by the Redskins:

Year    Rd.      Pick     Pos.     Player                        

1937    10        96        E          Dom “Mac” Cara

1952    22        259      B         Jim O'Rourke

1953    11        123      B         Alex Webster

1958    11        126      T          Darrell Dess

1960    18        208      G         John Lawrence

2000    3          64        DB      Lloyd Harrison

·         Amerson is the first NC State product drafted by a Mike Shanahan-coached team.

·         Amerson is the fifth player to be selected by the Redskins with the No. 51 pick of a draft all-time, joining the following players:

Year    Rd.      Pick     Pos.     Player                         College           

1945    6          51        E          Johnny North              Vanderbilt

1953    5          51        B         Nick Carras                 Missouri

1997    2          51        LB       Greg Jones                  Colorado

2008    2          51        WR      Malcolm Kelly            Oklahoma

·         Amerson shares his overall selection with Redskins Defensive Coordinator Jim Haslett, who was selected with the No. 51 overall selection in the 1979 NFL Draft.

·         Amerson is the fourth Atlantic Coast Conference product selected by the Redskins in the Shanahan era, joining Jarvis Jenkins (2011, Clemson), Leonard Hankerson (2011, Miami) and Markus White (2011, Florida State).

·         Amerson’s selection at No. 51 marked the latest the Redskins had selected their first pick of a draft since taking defensive tackle Tracy Rocker from Auburn with their first selection of the 1989 NFL Draft at No. 66 overall.

·         Amerson is the Redskins’ 28^th pick of the Mike Shanahan era.

·         Amerson is the 425^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 33^rd second-round selection in that time frame. He is the 51^st second-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF JORDAN REED

·         The selection marks the earliest the Redskins have taken a tight end since selecting Fred Davis out of the University of Southern California with the No. 48 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. He is the first tight end selected by the Redskins in the Mike Shanahan era.

·         Reed is the second tight end selected by the Redskins in the third round all-time, joining Utah State’s Chris Cooley, the team’s all-time leader in receptions by a tight end, who was selected by Washington with the No. 81 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

·         Reed is the 12^th player from the University of Florida selected by the Redskins all-time and the fifth Gator selected by the Redskins in the Common Draft era.

·         Reed is only the second player all-time selected by the Redskins at No. 85 overall, joining Kansas running back Bert Coan (1962).

·         Reed is the seventh college tight end selected by a Shanahan-coached team and the first since Tony Scheffler, who was selected by Shanahan’s Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

·         Reed is the third Southeastern Conference product drafted by the Redskins in the Shanahan era, joining college teammate Maurice Hurt (2011) and LSU linebacker Perry Riley (2010).

·         Reed is the eighth player from the University of Florida selected by a Shanahan-coached team, the most of any school.

·         Reed is the third player selected by the Redskins in the Shanahan era to have played for a school at which Shanahan used to coach, joining Hurt (Florida, 2011) and tackle Trent Williams (Oklahoma, 2010). Including Shanahan’s time in Los Angeles and Denver, Reed is the 18^th player taken by a Shanahan-coached team to come from a university at which Shanahan has coached in his career (Oklahoma, Northern Arizona, Eastern Illinois, Minnesota and Florida).

·         Reed is the Redskins’ 29^th pick of the Mike Shanahan era.

·         Reed is the 426^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 29^th third-round selection in that time frame.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO HONOR TANYA SNYDER

WITH MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Journalist Cokie Roberts to serve as master of ceremonies for award luncheon

Wednesday, May 8 at The Ritz-Carlton

WHO:             Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder and NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Spokesperson, and Cokie Roberts, veteran journalist

WHAT:          American Cancer Society Inaugural Washington, D.C. Mother of the Year Award Luncheon

WHEN:          Wednesday, May 8

                        Cocktails: 11:30 a.m.

                        Luncheon: 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:       The Ritz-Carlton

                       1150 22^nd Street

                        Washington, D.C. 20037

The American Cancer Society will honor Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder and NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Spokesperson, with the Washington, D.C. Mother of the Year Award during a luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts will be serving as master of ceremonies for the event.

 The Mother of the Year Award honors remarkable women who successfully balance business initiatives and philanthropic campaigns, all while considering their most important jobs to be mothers and wives. The award also recognizes the exemplary work, compassion and dedication honorees have toward the advancements in cancer treatment, detection and prevention.

 As a breast cancer survivor, Mrs. Snyder has become a prominent presence in the fight against breast cancer. She serves as the NFL’s National Spokesperson for Breast Cancer Awareness in the league’s “A Crucial Catch” initiative and is the driving forces behind the Zeta Tau Alpha THINK-PINK campaign, as well as the franchise’s annual All-Stars Survivors Celebration.

 Proceeds from the awards luncheon will directly benefit the American Cancer Society. For more information on the American Cancer Society or the Mother of the Year luncheon, visit www.cancer.org.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have finalized dates and times for their 2013 preseason games.

The Redskins open their preseason slate on the road against the Tennessee Titans at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 8. Washington’s full 2013 preseason schedule is as follows:

DATE                                     OPPONENT (NETWORK)                                                            TIME (ET)

Thursday, Aug. 8                    @ Tennessee Titans (NBC4/CSN)                                         8:00 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 19                   vs. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (ESPN)#                          8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24                 vs. BUFFALO BILLS (NBC4/CSN)                                   4:00 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29                  @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NBC4/CSN)                               7:30 p.m.

Home games BOLDED.

# Nationally Televised