The Redskins have agreed to terms on a five-year deal worth roughly $27 million with guard Derrick Dockery. The deal includes $8.5 million in guaranteed money and $11.5 million paid over the first two years, according to a league source. Dockery hit the market in an abnormal way. The Bills and Lions had agreed to a trade on Thursday with Detroit picking up the rest of Dockery's 7-year, $49 million contract. However, the Buffalo failed to file the necessary paperwork with the NFL, according to a league source, and, rather than pay Dockery $4.5 million for this year, the Bills allowed him to become a free agent.

The Washington Redskins announced today that they have released defensive back Shawn Springs. In his five seasons with the Redskins (2004-08), Springs played in 64 games with 59 starts. He totaled 275 tackles, 12 interceptions, 52 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Springs, a 12-year veteran, has amassed 665 tackles, 32 interceptions, 135 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and one touchdown.

The Redskins may have finished last in the competitive NFC East this past season, but they certainly puffed out their chest early on Friday morning by signing this offseason?s most coveted free agent. The Titans weren?t willing to offer Haynesworth the type of money he wanted to stay in Tennessee, and the race reportedly came down to the Redskins and Buccaneers, although agent Chad Speck revealed to ESPN that a host of teams inquired about the defensive tackle when he officially hit the market on Thursday at midnight. Haynesworth, who will turn 28 this June, inked a seven-year deal worth $100 million, with $41 million of that total guaranteed. He had a career-high 8 ? sacks, and forced three fumbles, with Tennessee last season, despite missing two games. He hasn?t played a full season since 2002, his rookie campaign, having missed a total of 22 games over the last six years. There is no question that his presence alone with make the Redskins stronger defensively, and that the Titans will have a hard time filling his spot on the line, but we won?t know how much of impact he?ll have until we see if he?s able to answer doubts about his durability. For a player of his caliber, missing a game or two might not seem like a huge issue, but Washington won?t be able to lose a step in a division that, even with Haynesworth, they?ll likely be projected to finish third or fourth in next season. With that said, the Redskins only got seven sacks from their stable of five defensive tackles last season (Cornelius Griffin, Lorenzo Alexander, Ryan Boschetti, Kedric Golston, and Anthony Montgomery). Opposing offenses will have to pay more attention to Haynesworth than they did to any one of Washington?s tackles in 2008, which should allow guys like Griffin, Alexander and Golston to be more productive. The increased focus on the middle of the line should also allow ends like Jason Taylor (assuming he?s definitely back) and Andre Carter to break through more often than they did last year. While he did suffer a pretty serious injury, Taylor?s 3 ? sacks were the second-lowest total of his career -- he had just 2 ? back in 1999. As a team, Washington ranked in the league?s top-eight in terms of total yards, rushing yards, and passing yards per game. They also ranked sixth in points per game allowed (18.5), just a step behind rivals New York and Philadelphia. As solid as they were defensively, they tallied just 24 sacks, the third-lowest number in the entire league. Haynesworth, both individually and through his presence, won?t allow that to happen in 2009. While we don?t know what kind of offer Tampa Bay made, it appears as though Washington?s offer far outweighed those of the other half dozen or so clubs that contract Speck about Haynesworth. The Buccaneers did enter Friday with the most cap space of any other team, so it?s likely that their offer was in the $100 million range. In case you haven?t figured it out yet, I?d like to say that the Redskins overpaid a little bit to sign Haynesworth, but, he was the most coveted player on the market, even though he wasn?t officially a free agent for more than a few hours. Grade for Redskins: A- Haynesworth wasn?t able to get the money he wanted from the Titans, but didn?t have any difficulty getting it from the Redskins. If the reported terms of this deal are true, he could struggle through the next seven years (whether it be because of injury or ineffectiveness, with the latter unlikely) and still haul in over $40 million. Not too bad. Grade for Haynesworth: A+

The Redskins have signed defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to a seven-year deal worth $100 million. The deal could reach $115 million based on his performance, according to sources close to the negotiations. The pact also reportedly includes $41 million in guaranteed money. Haynesworth officially hit the free agent market early Friday morning, and more teams had interest in him than expected. The final choice came down to the Buccaneers or Redskins.

The Redskins reached an agreement Friday morning to keep cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Hall accepted a six-year $54 million deal that included $22.5 million in guarantees, giving the 25-year-old cornerback his second big payday in as many years. Hall was guaranteed around $24 million in a seven-year, $70 million contract he signed a year ago with Oakland.

Chad Speck, the agent for defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, has denied reports that his client has agreed to a deal with the Redskins. "Albert is not allowed to have a deal with another team, and he doesn't have a deal with another team," Speck e-mailed Tuesday night. "We continue to keep the lines of communication open with Tennessee. The rumors suggesting that a deal is in place between Albert and the Washington Redskins are completely false." Washington is a team that is interested in Haynesworth, but he doesn't hit the open market until Friday.

Defensive end Jason Taylor plans to return to the Redskins next season and says that he's "ready to roll," his agent said Sunday night. "It's tough to play when you're injured, when you can't do the things you always have, and Jason was just dealing with a lot last year," said Taylor's agent, Gary Wichard. "But it is what it is. That's just part of this game, and Jason never made excuses. He's working to be the same Pro Bowler he always was, and he's ready to go." Taylor's lack of production prompted rumors that the Redskins would ask Taylor to take a pay cut from his $8.5 million salary in 2009, and release him if he declined. However, his agent says that was never an issue. "Before the trade was done, he was asked if he would play out his two years left on the contract, and he said, 'Absolutely,' " Wichard said. "They asked for a two-year commitment from Jason. They gave up a lot to get him, so I understand why they did, and we gave them that commitment. That was the deal, so there's nothing new there. They weren't doing it for one year and we weren't doing it for one year. It was two years on both sides."

Jim Zorn said Thursday that the Redskins remain interested in bringing back defensive end Jason Taylor for a second season with the team.

The Redskins have re-signed long snapper Ethan Albright to a one-year contract, and claimed running back Anthony Alridge off waivers. Albright has been the team's long-snapper since 2001, and is known as "The Red Snapper" because of his hair color. Alridge was released by the Broncos on Wednesday.

Washington is prepared to pay cornerback DeAngelo Hall a lot of money to keep the two-time Pro Bowler off the unrestricted market. The agent for Hall will meet with Redskins officials next week at the combine workouts in Indianapolis to begin contract discussions, and the team is expected to make an offer. Hall was traded from Atlanta to Oakland last year, but after the Raiders signed him to a contract reported at seven years and $70 million, and paid Hall handsomely for just eight games, they released him.