According to latest reports, the Washington Redskins have offered restricted free agent quarterback Jason Campbell a first-round tender of about $3.1 million, that will most likely cause other teams to think more carefully about signing away the quarterback and thus the Redskins will have the chance to keep him in Redskins jersey.
Campbell has started 52 games in his five seasons with the Redskins. He has his best statistical season last year, but the team struggled and finished 4-12. New Redskins coach Mike Shanahan had said that the team would like to retain Campbell but would not guarantee him with the starting job, indicating that Campbell would have to compete for the starting job with other quarterbacks after playing as starting quarterback in Redskins jersey for the past 3 1/2 seasons.
The Redskins are expected to announce their full slate of tender offers Thursday, one day before the March 5 deadline for free agency. And Campbell, who has said that he only wants to stay as starter, still has the right to negotiate with another team but it’s unlikely that there is any team who is willing to give up a first-round pick for him.
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Redskins want to retain QB Campbell
Although the Washington Redskins are still planning to use a high draft pick to get a new quarterback, they won’t just let quarterback Jason Campbell take off his Redskins jersey for new job elsewhere. New Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan has told Campbell to return for 2010 season.
"The plan is that I’m going to be here," Campbell told ESPN on Thursday. "(Shanahan) told me that he liked how I’d handled everything over the past couple of years and the whole conversation was real positive."
The Redskins offensive line was considered to be one of the worst in 2009 season and Campbell was often criticized for not throwing downfield. He was sacked 43 times, third-most in the NFL. However he still managed to complete a career-high 64.5 percent of his passes with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
"The plan is that I’m going to be here," Campbell told ESPN on Thursday. "(Shanahan) told me that he liked how I’d handled everything over the past couple of years and the whole conversation was real positive."
The Redskins offensive line was considered to be one of the worst in 2009 season and Campbell was often criticized for not throwing downfield. He was sacked 43 times, third-most in the NFL. However he still managed to complete a career-high 64.5 percent of his passes with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
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