Here is what you need to know on this Sunday, June 10, 46 days before the Washington Redskins start training camp.

The Redskin week that was

With no franchise tag contract deadline to worry about, the Redskins’ offseason is just about over. Here are the five most important events since the 2017 season ended ranked in order of their long-term impact.

5. Redskins manage to trade Su’a Cravens—This wasn’t a huge trade—the Redskins got a fifth-round pick from the Broncos and moved up in a couple of other rounds. But the deal did confirm that they were indeed moving on without Cravens, a talented player who walked out on the team just before the 2017 season opener. Some thought that they might forgive and forget but the Redskins kept working on the trade with the Broncos. They eventually settled for much less than they wanted for their 2016 second-round pick but did close the books on what turned out to be a bad draft pick.

4. Free agent losses—Most of the remaining members of the Redskins’ 2014 draft class departed en mass in the first few days of free agency. It was Trent Murphy to the Bills, Spencer Long to the Jets, and Ryan Grant to the Colts after a controversial failed physical torpedoed a deal with the Ravens. Bashaud Breeland also lost out on a deal after failing a physical. He remains unsigned, but he is unlikely to return to Washington. In addition, Junior Galette also is unsigned but he won’t be returning. The Redskins did not put up much of a fight for any of these players, so the turnover was mostly planned.

3. No tag for Kirk Cousins—This became very likely after the Redskins traded for Alex Smith. Still, there were reports that the Redskins might put the transition tag on him in an effort to try to cut a trade and avoid having their starting QB for the last three years walk without any compensation. Nothing materialized, and the deadline came and went without a tag, making Cousins an unrestricted free agent.

2. Redskins draft Daron Payne, trade down and get Derrius Guice—In the week or so before the draft, many mock drafts had the Redskins taking Payne in the first round while a few by respected analysts had them going with Guice. They got both and a third-round pick to boot. The night after getting Payne with their first-round pick, they traded back in the second round, picking up a third-round selection in the process, and getting Guice with the 59thoverall pick. Guice had slid in the draft due to some murky, unsubstantiated character concerns that have not materialized. They were able to address two areas of need and recoup the pick that they dealt away in the Alex Smith trade.

1. Trade for Alex Smith—This was perhaps the most stunning move in recent history. A few days before the Super Bowl, the news that the Redskins had traded for Smith broke out of the blue. Not only that, they had given him a four-year contract extension. In an instant, the Redskins’ situation at the most important position in sports went from year-to-year turmoil to settled for the next five seasons. The decision to include promising young cornerback Kendall Fuller in the deal made it even more impactful.

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Timeline

Days until:



—Minicamp (6/12) 2

—Training camp starts (7/26) 46

—Preseason opener @ Patriots (8/9) 60

The Redskins last played a game 161 days ago. They will open the 2018 NFL season at the Cardinals in 91 days.

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