Just as they did last year, the Washington Redskins changed up their practice scenery for a day, holding a walkthrough session at Joint Base Andrews on Friday under blue skies and unseasonably mild temperatures for late August in the Washington, D.C., area.
Joint Base Andrews – which combined Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington – first became operational in May 1943 following an order from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The players ran through their traditional day-before-game walkthrough, simulating potential plays that they’ll run and getting the legs lose before playing the Baltimore Ravens.
Quarterback Robert Griffin III, whose jersey was worn by several attendees on Friday, manned the fist-team offense, while defensive mainstays Ryan Kerrigan, DeAngelo Hall and Keenan Robinson lined up opposite of the line of scrimmage and just feet from the military men and women.