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  • FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies May 16, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

    Hightower is back with Redskins, and has a point to prove

    By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

    Tim Hightower lives by the motto “Purpose Driven,” and right now his purpose is returning from a serious knee injury and being a productive running back in 2012. He cleared an important hurdle in that process Monday when he re-signed with the Washington Redskins.

  • Running back Tim Hightower will be returning to the Washington Redskins for the 2012 season. (Associated Press)

    Redskins bring back Hightower

    By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

    The Washington Redskins have re-established the status quo at running back by agreeing to terms with incumbent first-stringer Tim Hightower. Hightower announced his return on Twitter Sunday night.

    **FILE** Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen (The Washington Times)

    Redskins argue against cut to cap

    By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

    The Washington Redskins disputed the NFL's $36 million salary cap penalty against them during an arbitration hearing Tuesday in Philadelphia.

    Pastor Miles McPherson, of the Rock Church and a former NFL football player, holds up a photo of Junior Seau as Seau's casket rests behind McPherson at Seau's burial on Friday, May 11, 2012, in Oceanside. Seau committed suicide last week. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

    Junior Seau buried in hometown

    By Bernie Wilson - Associated Press

    Hours after Junior Seau was buried in his hometown, thousands of fans got their chance to cheer one more time for the hard-hitting, fist-pumping linebacker at the stadium where he starred for 13 seasons.

    **FILE** Hall of Fame wide receiver Art Monk (The Washington Times)

    Hall of Fame receiver Art Monk latest to sue NFL

    By Nathan Fenno - The Washington Times

    Art Monk, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who played 14 seasons for the Washington Redskins, sued the NFL and helmet manufacturer Riddell, Inc. over "short term memory loss, headaches and speech difficulties" from multiple concussions sustained during his career.

    Former All-Pro receiver Cris Carter admitted he used bounties to protect himself, offering money to teammates to take out players who were trying to do the same to him. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

    SNYDER: Visions of a kinder, gentler NFL

    By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

    They have been part of football for as long as the game has been played. They have ridden the evolutionary wave from leather helmets and single wings to polyurethane shells and four wide. They have been so ingrained in the culture that no one gave them a second look.

    Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis (83) and offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) get focussed before the Dallas Cowboys game at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, November 20, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

    Redskins' Williams knows he'll have to toe the line this season

    By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

    Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams has much to prove in 2012 after being suspended for the final four games of last season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

    Patriots' lineman Light calls it a career

    By Associated Press

    Tom Brady tried to persuade Matt Light to return for another season by offering him a year's supply of his favorite candy bar. Offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia reminded Light that he's still in the prime of his career.

    Robert Griffin III showed off his arm strength, but there also were a few reminders during his first weekend of practices that he's still an NFL rookie. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

    Griffin gives Redskins a tantalizing glimpse of things to come

    By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times

    More than a dozen camera shutters click-clacked on the sideline Sunday as Robert Griffin III practiced taking snaps from center at the Washington Redskins' rookie minicamp. Coach Mike Shanahan watched from the opposite sideline. He has his franchise quarterback. Now he must figure out how to use him.

    Redskins coach Mike Shanahan should have plenty of reasons to smile while trying to find ways to use Robert Griffin III against NFL defenses. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

    DALY: Happy days are here again - and it's only minicamp

    By Dan Daly - The Washington Times

    A quarterback like Robert Griffin III can make a coach like Mike Shanahan feel young again. You could see it in Shanahan's eyes Sunday as he talked about the new face of the Washington Redskins franchise. You could hear it in his voice, too. You might even describe him as giddy (to the extent that any going-on-60 coach can be that).

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    Thousands of fans got the chance to cheer one more time for Junior Seau at the stadium where he starred for 13 seasons.

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