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On the heels of the Hall of Fame Inductions and that of Darrell Green and Art Monk finally making it, here is a question that is right to ask - Does Sean Taylor belong in the Redskins stadium Ring of Honor?

Back in June I presented the question above....well we FINALLY have an answer: The Redskins have announced that Sean Taylor will be inducted into the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame this month, following the first anniversary of his death.

Taylor will be honored during a pregame ceremony before the home game against the New York Giants on Nov. 30.

This past weekend the Redskins reported to camp on Saturday and started practice yesterday (Sunday). What does that mean? Well for as much as you may or may not like Dan Snyder - he is EXACTLY what every owner should be and what every coach wants! Whats that you ask? An owner that spends money, goes and gets you what you want and isn't afraid to pay for it! He is also, obviously, an owner that don't care about what others may think about him for doing what he does.

Having said that, this is the first year since Snyder has taken over that he has not lead the headlines with news about who, how many and for how much he has signed the next NFL superstar. Yes, believe it or not, it has been a quiet off season.

Why am I starting out talking bout Snyder?? Well, you know good and darn well that he ain't gonna keep quite for long! You know he has to pull something out to make some noise - and true to form......The Skins have done it again!

There are two things we KNOW for sure will happen in the NFL: 1) There will be injuries and 2) Dan Snyder (the marketing guru), will get his Redskins in the headline news one way or another!

Having said that and seeing that the Redskins are the ONLY team in camp right now (thanks NFL and the Hall of Fame Game) well, the Skins can not help but to be in the news right? But that is NOT enough - so what happens? Well as the title says 'Football is BACK' - the Skins making headlines and injuries have already started.

The Injuries: As the Skins are the only team in camp as I stated above, the excitement was in the air. Redskins Park was jumping and the fans showed up to show their support of the team and to celebrate the end of the offseason! But no sooner did camp get started the injuries started flowing: Fred Smoot, turned ankle, mild sprain; Alex Buzbee, ruptured Achilles, out for the year and the worst new of all - team vet, team leader Phillip Daniels, torn ACL, out for the year - on the first play of 7-on7 for the year!

Which leads us to our second point - The Headlines: As part of being the first in camp the Skins have the monolopy on media coverage for the moment. But to top that off the Skins took advantage of an opportunity. No sooner did we hear of the bad news about the lose of DE Phillip Daniels - we get slapped with some good news - Dan Snyder has pulled out another one - NFL Star, Dancing With The Stars...star - Jason Taylor is now a Redskin!

Love him or hate him - Snyder is the Skins owner, and as such has done what fans, players and coaches want done - pull the trigger and do what you have to do to get players on the team. With Snyder keeping the Redskins in the news and with the start of injuries - there is no questions - FOOTBALL IS BACK!

This past weekend (Saturday) in Lynchburg VA, was the kickoff of the Route281 Tour. This is a tour of Art Monk and Darrell Green as they celebrate with their fans on their way to Canton Ohio.

They realized that not all of their fans would not be able to make it to Canton Ohio to share in their celebration and even though there are media avenues such as the NFL Network, there is nothing like sharing the experience first hand and having the chance to meet in person.

To assist in the sharing of and creating a real 'experience' for the fans, they have asked for the support and company of some of their former teammates to join with them. At Liberty University, in Lynchburg VA, Darrell and Art were joined by the likes of Dexter Manley, Gary Clark, Brian Mitchell, Joe Jacoby and Mark Mosley.

Stay tuned as I bring to you updates and additional information, pictures and more of these different tour stops of Route281.

For more information, tickets and locations please visit Route281

The third and final day of the Brian Mitchell treated the campers to 2 of Washington's most loved and respected players - Mike 'Da Boy' Sellers and Rock Cartwright.

Questions from the campers included:
To Mike who went straight from high school to playing football in the pros: What college did YOU go to?
To the 40 year old Brian Mitchell: Did you play football on color or black and white TV?
To Cartwright: Have you ever been knocked out in a game?

Today was day one of the first Brian Mitchell Football Camp. Today the young athletes participated in light workout, stretches and instruction.

These young athletes also were treated to some Redskins as well. Former 49er and Redskins linebacker - Ravin Caldwell; Former 49er and Redskin running back - Ricky Ervins and former Eagle and current Redskin wide receiver - James Thrash all attended the camp to lend some instruction, support and encouragement.