isolated showers on monday and hot through the next workweek. >> all right. we'll be back in about 30 minutes witer more cage of the services for john mccain. what's up, red skin nation? the red skins 2018 season kicks off a week from tomorrow when the skins travel to arizona. inside the redkins is ready to rock. the preseason is hist here are some of the highligs as the team got ready for the real deal on september 9th. >> this apreseasonction about to begin here. >> that feeling you got right now, being alive, man. let's go. skins on three. one, two, three, skins. >> t thee has come for washio redskins football. >> t end to the left.

tocc moy back pedaling. it's caught by byron marshal. he's in. a he's in touchdown unless bounds.ed out of no indication. it's a redskins touchdown. boot to the left for mccoy. rolling that way. caught. touchdown. harris a touchdown. ice call, nice throw, nice catch. mccoy stays at the quarterback for the redskins. caught on the right side. ereaking the tackle. another tackl broken at the 10. inside the 5 to the 3 yard line. >> play ker. >> fourth and a yard and a half. donald under center. he's going to pass. fire is deflected. it is intercepted.rn jets tuer. >> the snap, the spot, t

from hopkins. plenty of distance, and hopkins delivers a victory for the redskins in preseason game number two. >> up to the 38. that's a redskins first down. fourth and inch. hand off peterson hesitates. left corner. plenty of room. 50 to the 45. knocked ut ofbounds. left. boot a dump off. kick to catc walks in a touch for a redskin touchdown. f brian quickrom four yards out 2 from the a baltimore. a pass to smith across the 20. .ross the 15 breaks the tackle at the 10, the 5. on his feet,s and he' in.

in for a redskins touchdown. >> we got to look at a lot of them. we still hav a lot of work to do as far ason evalua but some of our core backups got quality work. i feel pretty good. i think the evaroationss is not finished yet. we still have a lot of work to do as far as coaches and personnel people getting together and making our decisions but overall, think we got -- it looks -- looks at everybody we needed to get looks at. >> a lookt the preseason and now a look ahead with the coach. here's the voice of the redskins larry michaels, with the head coach, j gruden. >> jay, saturday a tough day because cutdown day and also you have mobile hope of loudoun. yound sherry are part of the event. why is it important for folks t support this? >> it's great for the youth of loudoun county.

18 to 24 they're living on couches or living on the a street we're trying to provide them with necessary supplies to get them jump started in their life. it a great and much-needed event for local kids of loudoun county. >> a rpite for you, because on sunday it's back to work. you have the arizona cardinals coming up a week from thnday. 's an exciting time at the park. >> they have a new coach. he's excellent. they have great skill. both sides of the ball. david johnson, patrick peterson, chandler jones. itill be a great matchup for us early on. we >> you and your team have put in many weeks of work. you're excited? >> yeah. we're fired up. seeing crowder out there and chris thompson and moses andng others get out there, and allen and the draft picks like geron payne and others, it's a fuup to watch. >> coming up next, we'll here

from the quarterback, alex smith. also mike duff. 100 yards is more. "inside the redskins" is coming right back.

practice this week. this is "inside the redskins". each week during the regular season we'll here exclusive skins s from the quarterback alex smith. this week here he is talking about how the redskin offense has been preparing for the opener. >> new team for you, new offense. some guys were slow coming back in because of injuries and health reasons. where do you feel this offense isat? are there any concerns, worries about how it may look early in the season because of ome of the newness for a lot of people? >> i mean, that's a progression that never ends. you know? you're always working on that regardless of the there's always going to be injuries and guysorking back in. you're always trying to get better and a lot of facets of your game as an offense. i think our strengthnt evelly

will be for when our -- i think the talent and play making we have. i think our ability to do just about anything on a football field when it comeo offense. i think being able to pound the ball, stred them out, misdirection. i think to be able to do a lot is a strength ofours. i think with tha the guys got to be able to handle alot. check out the alex smith report each week on the redskins app and i g tunes andoogle debuting septe after a time-out, soares on the upcoming season. a chance for you to know your squad. >> i'm number 73. center. >> if i wasn't a football player, i'd be an engineer.

that's what i got my degree in, and i love doing that. my grownup would be my father. i look up to my dad. he's a great person to model my life afrer. it's gat to be a redskins. you have fantastic players, especially on the offensive line. you have the hogs that were tremendous offensive line. we're trying to do the same type of thing with our group. i'm trying to fill the shoes of those in the past.

we're here wit d.j. swearinger. what else am i missing. >> i'm messing with you. >> allright. let's go 100 yards. >> all right. >> good second day for the defense. no doubt. how do you see these guys coming together? >> i'm extremely excited. it's day two. we have tns stay istent. it's easy to have intensity on day two. not so easy to have it on day ten. the biggest thing is intensity. >> you've been a leader since u came here last year. how big of a differenceit is it's the second year. everything is familiar. you've been with these teammates the whole year. >> it's smoother because now that i know, can i get more into it. be more responsible, andre get mo responses out of guys that know how to get a response out

of somebody. rather than last year notin kng guys. there year i'm very comfortable with them. >> on twitter yesterday it was said d.j. is the hardest working guy on the team. how important is it for a guy who talks as much as you do -yo re a vocal leader -- to back it up? >> if you talk as much as i do, just beingmyself, you got to back it up. i know a lot ofha dogs t fight but don't bark. if you talk talk, you got to walk the walk. that's somethingev try to do yday not just on the field but everyday fe. you got to put the work first before y get the results. >> so you're in miamihis off season. you had guys down there, quinn, fabian. how do youelp them try to figure out theirwn way? >> i try to give them tools to help me with getting out on my breaks, knowing the ybgame. any can come out there and just run around, but just knowing the smart

things. it separates them and helps them to be a better player. that's what i try to do. is this your sixth for d.j. swearinger? ho different is your one y.j. toour sixth? >> it's not a comparison. it's not even close. i tell guys how blind i was the first two yearin be in year six is unbelievable what experience will teach you. in one, two years, my first year there was w no possible i knew as much as i know now. experience is a good ach. i wouldn't change it for the world. >> all right. 100 yards with d.j. swearinger. >> thanks for having me. >> d.j. swearinger with rein redskins. you know next week the skins ar on the road in arizona.

folk the a united airlines fly the skins on the road. it's a big job. here's a look at how they do it. >> the time has come for washington redskins football. >> one of my responsibilities is being responsible for team travel during the season, and i am grateful for our partnership with united airlines. they take great care of us during the season under sometimes difficult circumstances. >> preparing to move the team, they come in the day before the flight. we are monitoring the aircraft. so whether it's going to be here, it's going to orige from here, ferry in from another city, we track that. we track the routing, make sure there's no mechanical issues. we work with our mechanics back here, check with them. make sure the plane is fuelled, caters. >> we go on a road trip, there's a whole team of united employees

behind the scenes that help us get from point a to point b on time and safely. people like michael o'brien, lenny brooks, michael corgan they are behind the scenes and help us with the planning leading up to our game. they're great at what they do. we rely upon them to get us where we need to be to go win a football game. >> typical wait on each flight varies. when we go to philadelphia, maybe take 300 pounds. but with just four west coast trips this year, we take around 20,000 pounds. >> united helps us transport approximately 45 cases for all the football staff both to and from away games. united really goes above and beyond helping us load the planes, make sure we're operating in an efficient and

timely manner. >> it's a lot of work. fimt staff is very helpful and they're out there lending us a hand. it's a well-oiled operation that we've been doing since day one. we try not to make any changes. >> united does a great job, because sometimes there are difficult circumstances like high winds or snow, or a lot of rain, and their crews are always there ready to unload our planes, ready to make sure the stairs get up and everybody gets off safely. they really go above and beyond. >> the plan is get them on, then the staff on. >> yeah, man. you know how we do it, man. you know. you know. you know. you know. >> it can get very hectic, but more so when they're boarding the plane, when they come on they pretty much get everything

once they come on. they grab their food, their juice. try and run and get everything form before we take off. >> depending on the length of flight, time of day, where we're going, players do what regular passengers do. some read. some watch tv. some talk. a lot of people take this time on the flight to rest. after a game on the way home, they will look at video from the game. pretty much what regular passengers do with the exception of having that post game video to look at. >> usually on regular flights you'll see probably a bar cart with all the drinks and everything. now we're hand running things and it's not in order. it's catch me while i'm running by to drop off something else. a 30 0 guy with a bar cart is

not going to work on this plane. >> i would like to welcome almost everybody today. our flight time is four hours. calling for a choppy ride. we'll do our best to make our ride as comfortable as possible. arrival on time at 6:00 local time. on behalf of everybody at united and the washington-based flight, we'd like to say go redskins. have fun. fellowshiping with the boys. appreciate united. >> i look forward to a victorious partnership with them

in the future, and thank you to all the employees of united for taking care of us. >> ball the teed up. crowd is ready. we are ready. hope you're ready as well. >> hail to united. thanks to united for all you do for us. each week on the show we'll tell you about the performer of the week brought to you by performance food group.la friday night it was adrian peterson ine his first gam as redskin a gaining yards to the delight of the fans. >> the clock is ticking as the season is almost here. today is a tough day at redskins park. it's cutdown day as they hav reach the roster limit. players have worked hard in the off s nson and it's almost

game time. here's the coach of the redskins locker room, the home of the redskins. >>d admitast year at the season that maybe -- the little things tha bothering you may have hindered your trformance a little bit. was that theught process this time around? i'm not going to push myself. i want to be ready? >> yeah. yeah. it was. and this time it was -- normally in the past i kind of dealt with hamstring issues. i just had tightness in my groin. that's a new area for me. i just am getting a lot of treatment. o push. make sure i'm readyoing into week one and do whatever i need to do to get myin g loose. that's what i've i'm getting reps. i feel good. >> even when you were out thereo had the practices with the jets, how has the chemistry been built between you and alex? >> i think it's -- we've laid a good foundation.

a good start. and i think that t's going to continue to grow. not just with myself but with all the guys on the offensive side of the ball, running backs and other receivers. i'm excited to get the season started and just go out there

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lots of excitemt about the things we do in the community to help children, and so boch ex redskins football. that's a win for me. >> the keller family foundation would li to announce a matching challenge to all ofe thn this room and across redskins nation, we'll donate up to $100,000 for every dollar donated through the end of the season. >> i'll match it 100. >> $100,000 match. thank you. that's tremendous. >> the keller family foundation throwing $100,000 match out then dan snyder saying i'll match it, and then hopefully getting redskins nation to double it. that's our goal. we know it's a 10 million challenge. we're going to beat it and eradicate the problem of children not having access to clean clothes. a big win for us. the welcome home luncheons a great tradition in the

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