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The scene at Redskins fan appreciation day

By Max Smith

Richmond, Va. — Several thousand fans headed out to Redskins training camp in Richmond for fan appreciation day Saturday.

Roughly 7,130 people attended, part of an overall attendance for the Richmond camp that is down from the prior two years, team officials said.

After a final day in Richmond on Sunday, the team will return to Northern Virginia ahead of its second preseason game Thursday against the Detroit Lions at FedEx Field.

The team has planned another  fan day at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia on Sunday, Aug. 23. Fans can register for tickets at  the team’s website, redskins.com.

The Redskins and Ravens are scheduled in Baltimore on Aug. 29, week three of the preseason.

Quarterback Alex Smith’s grueling road to recovery chronicled in ESPN program

By CNN
NFL quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury that put his career in jeopardy and had him fighting for his life, and his long and grueling road to recovery is chronicled in an upcoming one-hour program from ESPN called "Project 11." The leg injury occurred Nov. 18, 2018, in the third quarter of a game between the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. After being sacked by the Texans' J.J. Watt and Kareem Jackson, Smith suffered a spiral and compound fracture of the right tibia and fibula.
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