Offseason Retrospective – May

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Noone

May 10, 2021

By Noonefromtampa

The slow period of the NFL year is upon us, the time from the end of the draft until the beginning of training camp. A few notable dates for the next two months:

2021 NFL schedule release is Wednesday, May 12 at 8 p.m.
Washington Football Team Rookie Minicamp: May 14-15
WFT OTA Offseason Workouts: May 25-27, June 1-3, June 8-10
WFT Mandatory Minicamp: June 15-17

This offseason, I will be taking a look back at Washington Football Team history from several different perspectives, including player birthdays, famous games and training camp wonders. We’ll have some interesting facts to work through each week until we get to training camp.

Today, we’ll cover May birthdays on some current and key fan favorites.

Current Players – Wes Martin was born on May 9^th. Martin was a 4^th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. With the offseason work being done to upgrade the offensive line, he will be fighting for a roster spot this coming training camp.

Super Bowl era players:

Gary Clark – May 1^st
Russ Grimm – May 2^nd
Andre Collins – May 4^th
Don Warren – May 5^th
Vernon Dean – May 5^th
Steve Cox – May 11^th
Rich Milot – May 28^th

Grimm, Warren and Clark were key cornerstone members of the Joe Gibbs Super Bowl era teams. Grimm is the only representative of the Pro Football Hall of Fame among the May birthdays.

Players with long tenure with Washington include:

Ethan Albright, 9 seasons – May 1^st
Perry Riley, 6 seasons – May 3^rd
Ken Harvey, 5 seasons – May 6^th
Andre Carter, 5 seasons – May 12^th
London Fletcher, 7 seasons – May 19^th
Kedric Golston, 11 seasons – May 30^th

Golston is one of the longest tenured players during the Dan Snyder ownership era, playing with the team from 2006 until 2016. Golston was a 6^th round pick whose mother was murdered in a robbery while he was in first grade. He and his wife run a real estate company in Northern Virginia, and he is also a co-owner of a Pilates studio with former player Lorenzo Alexander. For a sixth-round pick, he had a very successful career.

Infamous player – Albert Connell – May 13^th

Connell is infamous for being released from the New Orleans Saints for allegedly stealing money from Deuce McAllister after cameras were installed to pinpoint the source of ongoing locker room thefts. Connell signed a five-year, $13 million contract with the Saints after the Redskins declined to make him a long-term offer following his breakout 1999 season where he had 62 receptions for 1,132 yards and 7 touchdowns. He played the 2000 season under a $1 million-dollar restricted free agent qualifying offer and then signed with the Saints in 2001. He sealed his fate with the Redskins in 2000 by getting into visible sideline altercation with his position coach Terry Robiskie and sparring with reporters covering the team.