Shawn Springs

On Football: Redskins Dared Giants to Win by Air, and They Obliged

Greg Blache would not relent to the NFL's top-ranked rushing attack. If the New York Giants were going to beat his defense, it would be through the air, which, as it turns out, is precisely what occurred.

Pierce and Co. will battle Portis

LANDOVER, Md. -- Antonio Pierce patrolled the middle essentially by himself last week when the New York Giants were beating up on the Arizona Cardinals. Kurt Warner threw the ball so often (52 times) that the Giants loaded up...

Sports Central 2008 Pro Bowl Picks

The deadline for Pro Bowl voting is approaching, and as we near the last month of the regular season, SC's Brad Oremland presents his choices for both conferences, as well as midseason awards including MVP, Coach of the Year,...

Washington Redskins Prepared to Make Stretch Run for NFL Playoff Spot

' 20-17 victory Sunday over the Seattle Seahawks, cornerback Shawn Springs shifted his focus to the rest of the NFC East during the closing seconds of the game at Qwest Field. Every team in the division still is in contention...

Redskins Try to Stop Giants' Steamroller

The New York Giants are on very solid ground in regard to their quest for a fourth consecutive playoff appearance, but the Washington Redskins' chances of a second straight postseason trip are more unsettled. SERIES HISTORY The...

On Football: the Redskins' Secondary Carries on Without Sean Taylor

The possibilities, from a coaching perspective, seemed limitless. Sean Taylor had evolved into such a complete safety, such a unique defender, that sometimes the staff would sit around after practice and dream up ways to use him.

Redskins' Shawn Springs Finds He Can Pick Off His Friends

SEATTLE, Nov. 23 -- The play was not one intimately familiar to Shawn Springs from the practice fields across Lake Washington, when Matt Hasselbeck, his old teammate on the Seattle Seahawks, would turn to his left and fire...

Aggressiveness, Inside Knowledge Help Washington Redskins Shut Down Seahawks on Third Downs

SEATTLE When Jim Zorn met with his defensive coaches early last week to share insights gleaned from his years as the Seattle Seahawks' quarterback coach, he made one suggestion in the game plan above all else. The Redskins had...

Danny O'Neil | Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is hurting, so the Seahawks are, too

Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is in no condition to carry the Seahawks to a turnaround this season. ROD MAR / THE SEATTLE TIMES Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck wasn't as drained as the week before when he was so dehydrated he...

Cowboys starting to catch up

Terrell Owens is a force again. Perhaps the Dallas Cowboys are, too. Bottled up all season, and his frustration starting to show, Owens broke out with seven catches for 213 yards yesterday to help the Cowboys beat the San...

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