Mike Jones
Mike Jones
Reporter

Mike Jones covers the Washington Redskins for The Washington Post. A native of Warrenton, Va., he got his start in journalism covering sports for his hometown paper, The Fauquier Citizen, in 1999 and eventually became sports editor. Jones went on to cover the Washington Wizards for the Washington Times and CSNWashington.com from 2007 to 2010 before covering the Redskins for TBD.com for the 2010 season. He joined The Post’s staff in February, 2011. He lives on the Eastern Shore with his wife, Katie, and four children, Siera, Timothy, Malakai and Silas. When not writing about a Redskins development of some kind – which is rare – he can be found screaming and cheering at one of his kids’ softball, baseball, soccer or basketball games.

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Glimmer of hope ends badly

Glimmer of hope ends badly

Robert Griffin III nearly forces overtime against the Eagles, but his interception in the final minute proves costly.

Redskins: Eagles ‘knew what was coming’

Redskins: Eagles ‘knew what was coming’

The Redskins struggled to get their passing attack going for much of the game, and players said that part of the problem was that the Eagles seemed to know what plays they were going to run.

Morgan told not to speak

Morgan told not to speak

Wide receiver Josh Morgan declined to comment on his inactivity during Sunday’s game against the Eagles.

Three players to have MRI exams

Three players to have MRI exams

E.J. Biggers, Stephen Bowen and Leonard Hankerson all left Sunday’s game with knee injuries.