Shortly after being cut by the Redskins, offensive lineman Jon Jansen joined the Lions. Jansen will sign a one-year deal with Detroit assuming he passes a physical. "After taking care of things Monday, I'm very excited to show I've got more than one year left in my career," Jansen told the The Associated Press. "The Lions were the No. 1 team I wanted to sign with because it brings me back home, and it gives me a chance to be one of the guys to turn things around." Jansen is from Michigan, and will be trying to reverse his home team's recent 0-16 season.

The Redskins released longtime veteran offensive tackle Jon Jansen on Friday. Jansen, who was Washington's second round pick in 1999, still had three more years left on his contract. "It's very disappointing," Jansen said. "I felt and I still feel that I have a lot to offer and I thought I would have had a chance to compete. It wasn't in the cards. It happens and I'll move on and continue my career somewhere else. "Every coach wants to do their thing and it's amazing that I've had so many coaches and someone hasn't come in before and said, I don't care for this guy."

Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall believes that Michael Vick, his former teammate with the Falcons, deserves a second chance. "It's a situation where society is what it is. Obviously people have done a lot of things that are a lot worse than what Mike did but with society being what it is, he definitely had to pay the price. I think he's done that, he's definitely remorseful, he's very sincere about the things he wants to do in the future to help bring awareness to dog fighting and help try to combat that," Hall said on ESPN Radio in Washington D.C. "But I definitely think he deserves another chance to play in this league. I definitely think he can play. There's a lot of quarterbacks that have jobs that don't want to see him back in the league because they know that any time you have teams in divisions drafting players just to stop Michael Vick, that's when you know the guy's a game changer and help you win a lot of games."

The NFL is investigating whether the Redskins committed tampering in their pursuit of defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, according to Yahoo! Sports. The Titans, who registered charges in late March, were trying to re-sign Haynesworth after last season, but believe they were interfered with by the Redskins. Tennessee is accusing Washington of contacting Haynesworth and his agent, Chad Speck, before the free agency period started Feb. 27.

The Redskins are the second NFL team to announce a partnership with a state lottery, taking advantage of a new league rule. The rule is designed to bring in more revenue in the down economy. The Virginia Lottery will issue Redskins-themed scratch-off tickets for the 2009 season, according to the Associated Press. "We envision a game that will link lottery fans with the Redskins in new and exciting ways," Redskins chief operating officer Mitch Gershman said.

The Redskins won another legal victory Friday in a 17-year fight with a group of American Indians who contend the team's name is offensive, according to the Associated Press. The decision was made by the U.S. Court of Appeals and doesn't address the question of racism. It simply upholds the lower court's decision in favor of the football team on a legal technicality.

The Redskins signed former Titans receiver Roydell Williams on Monday. Williams spent three seasons with the Titans and caught 84 passes for 1,139 yards and six touchdowns, but ankle injuries forced Tennessee to cut him in training camp last year.

Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is being sued for $7.5 million in damages in the wake of a car accident. Haynesworth is facing two criminal charges from the accident, in which the driver of the other vehicle has had two surgeries and will need another operation. The crash took place Dec. 13, 2007, according to the The Tennessean in Nashville.

Brian Orakpo, selected by the Redskins with the 13th overall pick out of Texas as a defensive end, has worked out at linebacker during the team's first minicamp. "It's all just up in the air, just seeing what can I do, and how can I stay on the field at all times," said Orakpo. "But they brought me here to rush the passer, and I'm not getting away from that at all. Don't even think that."

Chris Cooley of the Washington Redskins might be the NFL's most famous blogger, at least partially because of an incident in which his penis was exposed on his site. "The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation," said Cooley. "They treated it really seriously. Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."