- Sean Taylor
Sean Michael Taylor (born April 1, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays free safety for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Due to his ferocious style of hitting, his teammates have nicknamed him "Meast". This a reference to him being "half-man, half beast.
- Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie O. Johnson, Jr. (born October 6, 1966 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former professional American football player who played tight end for ten seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles.
- Joe Gibbs
Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is a Hall of Fame American football coach and NASCAR Championship team owner. He is the 20th and 26th head coach in the history of the Washington Redskins. Well known for his long hours and work ethic, Joe Gibbs put together championship teams with players who may have had mediocre careers if playing for other NFL teams. During his first stint in the National Football League, …
- Clinton Portis
Clinton Earl Portis (born September 1, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback of the Washington Redskins. A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn where he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell currently holds the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, …
- Phillip Daniels
Phillip Bernard Daniels (born March 4, 1973 in Donalsonville, Georgia) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. He lives in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
- Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. He attended the University of Southern California, where he won the Heisman Trophy Award in 2002 in his senior season. He was drafted by the Bengals with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft and signed a 9-year, $118.75 million contract extension on December 29, 2005.
- Santana Moss
Santana Terrell Moss (born June 1, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Chris Cooley
Chris Cooley (born July 11, 1982 in Powell, Wyoming) is an American football tight end currently playing for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Mark Brunell
Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17 1970 in Santa Maria, California) is a left-handed American football player who currently plays quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins. He was drafted out of the University of Washington by the Green Bay Packers in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft.
- Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El (born August 17, 1979 in Riverdale, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. A quarterback in college, he is also occasionally called on to pass on trick plays, most notably in Super Bowl XL in which he threw a pass for a touchdown.
- Larry Johnson
Lawrence W. Johnson (March 28, 1909 - September 3, 1972) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Boston/Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University.
- Todd Collins
Todd Steven Collins (born November 5, 1971 in Walpole, Massachusetts) is an American football player who currently is a backup quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders (Born:August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is a former National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, and CBS Sports commentator. In April of 2006 he became a partial owner of the Austin Wranglers, an Arena Football League team based in Austin, TX. Sanders also works for the NFL Network, appearing on the Sunday night highlights show NFL GameDay. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, …
- Osi Umenyiora
Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981 in London, England) is an American Football player (defensive end) for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Troy State University, where he finished second in the nation with 16 sacks. Umenyiora was born in London to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria and later to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football in high school.
- Daniel Snyder
Daniel M. "Dan" Snyder is the current owner of the Washington Redskins football team and Chairman of the Board of Six Flags Inc., the world's largest amusement park and theme park operator. He is married to Tanya, with whom he has two daughters and a son.
- Gregg Williams
Gregg Williams (born July 15, 1958) is the Assistant Head Coach - Defense of the Washington Redskins and the former head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-2003. Though not successful as a head coach, he is widely viewed as one of the top defensive minds in football. Williams is known for crafting top-ranked defenses using "no-name" defensive players. Williams was an assistant coach for the University of Houston under former Redskins head coach, Jack Pardee.
- Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd (born July 5, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. Lloyd graduated from Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. He attended the University of Illinois. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 4th round (124th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Redskins on March 11, 2006 for a 3rd round draft pick in 2006, and a 4th round draft pick in 2007.
- Howie Long
Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is a former American football player who played as a defensive end, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. Long has been married since June 27, 1982, to the former Diane Addonizio and they have three sons, one of whom, Christopher, plays football at the University of Virginia. The family resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach of the University of South Carolina football team. He was a two-time All-American and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
- Norv Turner
Norval Eugene "Norv" Turner (born May 17, 1952 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is the head coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. He also has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, and as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers.
- Shawn Springs
Shawn Springs (born March 11, 1975 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted out of the Ohio State University by the Seattle Seahawks with the 3rd overall pick in the 1st round of the 1997 NFL Draft.
- Carlos Rogers
Carlos Cornelius Rogers (born July 2, 1981 in Hephzibah, Georgia) is an American football cornerback in the NFL. He played college football at Auburn University, where he was named a member of the Associated Press, Football Writers and Walter Camp All-America teams. Rogers was also the recipient of the 2004 Jim Thorpe Award for the top defensive back in college football. Rogers was picked 9th overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2005 NFL Draft.
- Art Monk
James Arthur "Art" Monk (born December 5, 1957, in White Plains, New York), is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League. Nicknamed "Quiet Man" or simply "#81" for his humble and professional demeanor, he played collegiately at Syracuse University as a receiver and running back. The Washington Redskins drafted Monk in 1980 and converted him to flanker, a position that he pioneered as a member of Coach Joe Gibbs' innovative offense.
- Darrell Green
Darrell Green (born February 15, 1960 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the NFL from 1983 to 2002. Darrell was the last player selected in the first round of the famous 1983 NFL draft and spent his entire 20 year, pro football career with the Washington Redskins which spanned parts of three decades. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to ever play the game.
- Laron Landry
LaRon Louis Landry (born October 14, 1984 in Ama, Louisiana) is a American football safety who currently plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Landry was a four-year starting safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers. His parents are Frank and Rhonda Landry, and he has two siblings, Derik and Dawan, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round of the 2006 draft. He now starts at strong safety for the Ravens.
- Ladell Betts
Ladell Betts (born August 27, 1979) is a National Football League running back currently with the Washington Redskins. He was picked in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Iowa.
- Fred Smoot
Fredrick D. Smoot (born April 17, 1979 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American football player for the Washington Redskins. He also recently played for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He was released on March 1, 2007 from the Vikings. On March 3, 2007, the Redskins signed Smoot to a five-year deal worth $25 million.
- Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 - September 3, 1970) was one of the most successful head coaches in the history of American football. He was the driving force of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967, leading them in the capture of five NFL championships during his 9 year tenure. Following a one-year retirement from coaching in 1968, he returned as head coach of the Washington Redskins for the 1969 season. He owns a 9-1 record in the post-season.
- Joe Bugel
Joe 'Buges' Bugel (born March 10, 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is the Assistant Head Coach - Offense and unofficial offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins. This is his second tour of duty with the team. He served as offensive line coach or assistant for the Detroit Lions 1975-76, the Houston Oilers 1977-80, Washington Redskins 1981-89, Phoenix Cardinals 1990-93 (head coach), Oakland Raiders 1995-97 (head coach 1997), San Diego Chargers 1998-2001, …
- Marcus Washington
Marcus Cornelius Washington (born October 17, 1977 in Auburn, Alabama) is an American football linebacker for the NFL's Washington Redskins.
- Randy Thomas
Randy Thomas (born January 19, 1976 in East Point, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays offensive guard for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Brad Johnson
James Bradley Johnson (born September 13, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American football quarterback in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Redskins over his career.
- Laveranues Coles
Laveranues Coles (born December 29, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.
- Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward Schottenheimer (born September 23, 1943 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American football coach. He is currently serving as an NFL analyst on ESPN. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He holds the distinction of being the NFL coach with the most wins in the Super Bowl era (1966 to present) to never coach a team in a Super Bowl.
- Joe Theismann
Former quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Chosen as one of the 70 greatest Washington Redskins (June 2002). Played college football at Notre Dame. Originally pronounced his last name "THEES-man" until he enrolled, when Notre Dame's sports information department convinced him to change the pronunciation to rhyme with "Heisman." All during his senior season, they would promote him to sportswriters as "Theismann, as in Heisman!" in hopes that he would win enough votes for the Heisman...
- Shaun Suisham
Shaun Suisham (December 29, 1981 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada) is an American football placekicker. He is currently signed with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Prior to college, Suisham helped Wallaceburg District Secondary School win a Kent County championship in 1999 by kicking a 58-yard field goal in the final. He then attended Bowling Green State University and attended training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Fred Davis
Frederick L. Davis (born February 15, 1918 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL who played for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. He attended the University of Alabama.
- Lavar Arrington
LaVar RaShad Arrington (born June 20, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a football player, a linebacker, who is currently a free agent. He last played for the New York Giants. Arrington was drafted as the second pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins behind Penn State teammate Courtney Brown. Arrington, a college standout at Penn State, was elected as a starter for the NFC in three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2001-2003.
- Al Saunders
Al Saunders (born February 1, 1947 in London, England) is an American football coach. He is the Associate Head Coach - Offense, a top assistant coach, for the Washington Redskins. Al Saunders played Defensive Back at San Jose State University (SJSU) from 1966-1968 where he was a three-year starter, team captain and Academic All-American. Saunders also played Wide Receiver for the San Jose State Spartans.