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Washington natives Vernon Davis, Greg Toler embrace opening season at home

ASHBURN — The last time Vernon Davis played a regular-season game at FedEx Field, he was still dazzling as the San Francisco 49ers’ pass-catching tight end. He had four receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown in a 27-6 win against the Redskins in 2013, and finished the season with 52 catches for 850 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Greg Toler hasn’t played one at all. The Redskins’ cornerback was injured in 2011 and didn’t travel when the Arizona Cardinals visited Washington.

Davis and Toler, both Washington natives, are embracing being home for the start of the regular season, which begins for the Redskins on Monday night when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers.