DeAngelo Hall: Jackson ‘right kind of guy’ for Skins

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Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall was heavily involved in the recruitment of DeSean Jackson to Washington. During Jackson's first night in town on Monday, Hall was part of a contingent that took the former Eagles receiver out for a night on the town.

So as you can imagine, Hall's pretty excited that Jackson will be wearing a Redskins uniform next season.

"He's the right kind of guy we need in our locker room," Hall told USA Today in a text. "Fierce competitor and player, but great guy and humble guy that wants nothing more then to show people the real him. And there's no better place then in the nation's Capitol."

DeSean Jackson will be joining DeAngelo Hall in Washington. (USATSI)

Hall was keeping tabs on everything during Tuesday's negotiations. Just minutes after Jackson agreed to terms on a three-year, $24 million deal, the Redskins corner was one of the first players to congratulate his new teammate.

@DeseanJackson10 congrats lil bro welcome to Redskins Nation. @RGIII @PierreGarcon @DeAngeloHall23 @Wale @John_Wall huge making it happen!!!

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) April 2, 2014

Someone else who's excited to have Jackson in Washington is new Redskins head coach Jay Gruden. The former Bengals offensive coordinator now has a downfield threat similar to the one he had with A.J. Green in Cincinnati.

"DeSean makes us a better football team," Gruden said in a text message to NFL.com. "When you get a chance to land a player of his caliber, you have to act. Bruce [Allen] and Dan [Snyder] did that. Lets go!"

Allen, the Redskins general manager, was also praised by Hall.

Man I love my team. Unsung hero of the day GM #BruceAllen

— DeAngelo Hall (@DeAngeloHall23) April 2, 2014

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is also excited about all of this. He sent a one-word text message to NFL.com saying, "Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa." That's 12 a's if you're counting.

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WR Britt to the Rams on one year deal



According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the St. Louis Rams have added another wide receiver to the arsenal of quarterback Sam Bradford. Kenny Britt was signed Monday to a one year deal worth a reported $1.4 million, with $550,000 guaranteed.The 25 year-old, former first round draft pick has spent his first six seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He played in 12 games in 2013, catching only 11 balls for 96 yards.



Britt has never really lived up to expectations that come with being a first round draft pick. His career high in receptions is 45 and he's never eclipsed 800 yards in a season. His best season was 2010, when he caught 42 balls for 775 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games. That was during his second season and had many experts believing his third year was going to be a breakout year. The 2011 season started off proving the experts right. Britt had 14 catches for 269 yards and three touchdowns after two games and had Music City begging for Britt. In Week 3, Britt tore his ACL and MCL, and has never been the same.That's the pessimist's view.The optimist's view is this: Britt is still only 25 years old and he's headed to St. Louis, where his head coach will be Jeff Fisher, who was also his head coach during his best season in 2010. He'll have one of the most promising, dynamic young wide receivers in the league on the other side in Tavon Austin. Britt is a 6'3", 225 lb wide receiver. That is something that any quarterback could grow to enjoy having, especially in the red zone. Speaking of quarterbacks, Sam Bradford is a pretty good one. He was enjoying the best year of his career in 2013 until tearing his ACL in week 7. He was on pace for 3,800 yards, 32 touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions. So, with all that in mind, it's possible that Britt could see a resurrection in his career in St. Louis.I expect that. I see Britt as a WR2 with upside. Talent doesn't just disappear. If the commitment is there, a 25 year-old wide receiver should be able to reach any success that he's had in the past. I like what the Rams offense is building, and expect Bradford to have a huge year in 2014. WIth Britt and Austin at WR, and Zac Stacy at RB, expect the Rams to have several viable fantasy options this coming season.