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.

Latest by Mike Jones

Orakpo getting his groove back

Orakpo getting his groove back

The Redskins outside linebacker is in the midst of one of the most productive stretches of his five-year career.

Tough stretch for Williams

Tough stretch for Williams

After strong start, Williams allowed six sacks in five games and has seen his image take a hit.

Redskins-Giants: Five story lines to follow

Redskins-Giants: Five story lines to follow

The Redskins aim to snap a three-game losing streak while the Giants look to get back on track after having a four-game run snapped by Dallas last week.

Kyle Shanahan: Griffin ‘definitely healthy’

Kyle Shanahan: Griffin ‘definitely healthy’

Kyle Shanahan said health isn’t an issue with his quarterback, but that instead, the struggles that have manifested themselves are more-so growing pains than anything.