they were trying to trade devin thomas but a deal never got down so they released him. washington signed williams from a practice squad. thomas has zero receptions but he was productive as a kick returner. thomas told "the washington post," quote, i can't say it was a surprise because you could see something was coming with me never playing. >>> albert haynes worth will not play tomorrow agnst agree bay. he'll be in tennessee attending a memorial for hisalf-brother killed in a motorcycle accident thursday night. haynesworth will with his family. >>> virginia tech's tie rod tayl is the winningest quarterback in hokies history. thairt fourth straight against ntral michigan. the hokies are earning their swagger back, you could say. that's what the kids say. first quarter, virginia tech down 7-0. taylor calls his own number. splits the defenders, see ya. looking like qb my vale vick. taylor had three touchdowns, two rushing one passing. that was the lie light of a 27 yarder. fourth quarter, more hokies. the handoff to david wilson runs by the defense. craig melvin remember,

devin thomas today found out he's been picked up by the carolina panthers.evin thomas was really going through most frustrating season that he's had as a redskin. he was the top draft pick, remember, in 2008. and he wasn't getting any playing time with that wide receiving core. he started ten games last ason. he had three touchdowns. he had reall fallen out of fwaifr the coaching staff basically because ofork ethic. he was used on special tea but he wanted to be used as a standout receiver. saturday he was caught by shanahan. he said he talked to him several tames and it wasn't enough to keep him. >> i think he'srown up a lot since i've been here. i've watched him make tremendous strides. he has the ability to play in the national football league. i have to keep our top wide ceivers because we lost a guy. i lost a running back. i had to make a decision. devin was the next guy to go. does that mean he cannot play in the national league? does it mean i don't like him? no. you're a big kid, you're strong, you have a lot of speed. i said you want to get to the n

the redskins were trying to trade devin thomas but a deal never got done so they released him. shington signed running back williams from the practice squad. thomas had zero receptions but was productiveveraging 28 yards per return. thomas told "the washington post," quote, i can't really say it was a surprise because you could see something was coming with me never playing. albert haynesworth will not play today against green bay. he'll be in tennessee attending a memorial for his half-brother who was lled in a motorcycle accident thursday night. haynesworth plans to be with his family for the next several days. college football now. virginia tech's tyrod taylor is the winningest quarterback in hokies history because his hokies are winning, too. last night their fourth straight ainst central michigan. in blacksburg the hokies earning their swagger back. first quarter, virginia tech down 7-0. not for long. taylor called his own number and he answe. splits two defenders. see you. looking like michael vick making plays with his feet. 72-yard td. taylor had three touchdowns, two ru

. >> we're talking about wide receiver devin thomas cut by the skins saturday. an incident during a preseason meeting that resurfaced today probably didn't help his cause. as thomas slept in the meeting rookie wideout brandon banks used his cell phone to take a picture of him and put it on twitter. the skins made banks take it off but when asked if it was a factor in his release thomas said i'm not sure. i shouldn't have been sleeping. the 6' 2 thomas was the second round pick in '08 and caught 46 passes for 446 yards and three touchdowns during his stint in washington. 325 of those yards came last year, but this season he was buried on the depth chart as wide receiver. he played just on special teams. he had no receptions and today mike shanahan explained the move. >> everybody's got a different mindset on what work means, what dedication means, what commitment means and all i told him is that if you want to be the best player you want to be, you're going to -- that commitment is going to have to be stronger. i just encouraged devin. i said hey, you're a big kid