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Daron Payne, Jeremy Reaves honored by PFWA

More accolades for Jeremy Reaves and Daron Payne.

It’s been a good two months for Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves.

Not only did Reaves earn his first trip to the Pro Bowl for his outstanding work on special teams, but he was also named AP first-team All-Pro and the NFLPA’s player’s All-Pro team.

On Monday, Reaves added another as the Pro Football Writers of America named Reaves to its All-NFL team as the special-team player. In addition, Reaves made the All-NFC team.

Joining Reaves on the PFWA All-NFC team is defensive tackle Daron Payne.

The 2018 first-round pick from Alabama enjoyed a breakout season in 2022, just as he is set to become an unrestricted free agent in March. Payne tied the legendary Dave Butz for the franchise single-season record for sacks by an interior defensive lineman.

Payne also established new career highs in tackles [64] and tackles for loss [18]. Payne was fourth in the NFL in TFLs.

Congratulations to Reaves and Payne on the well-deserved honors.

Washington great Charley Taylor dies

Washington great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor dies at age 80.

Pro Hall of Famer and Washington Redskins great Charley Taylor has died at the age of 80 (1941-2022).

Taylor spent his entire 14-year career with Washington (1964-1977), drafted in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1964 NFL draft from Arizona State.

Taylor finished his career as the all-time NFL leader in receptions (649), was first-team All-Pro in 1967, an eight-time Pro Bowler, voted to the All-1960’s team, and enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 1984 class.

He concluded his career amassing 9,110 receiving yards and 79 touchdowns with Washington. Though Taylor never played in a 16-game regular season, he still remains second in franchise history in receptions (649) and receiving yards (9,110) and has the most receiving touchdowns (79) in Washington history. Taylor also rushed 442 times for 1,488 yards and 11 touchdowns overall.

Wearing No. 42 his entire Redskins career, Taylor was drafted as a running back and excelled out of the backfield as a receiver his first few years in Washington. During his rookie 1964 season, Taylor accumulated 1,569 yards from scrimmage (755 rushing, 814 receiving) becoming the first player in NFL history to gain 700 yards both rushing and receiving and was voted the Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year.

The former Arizona State Sun Devil led the NFL in receptions in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He was moved full-time to wide receiver beginning in the 1967 season.

Taylor would conclude his NFL career, serving on Joe Gibbs’ Washington Redskins coaching staff as wide receivers coach (1981-1993).

Redskins punter Tress Way named to AP NFL All-Pro second-team

Weeks after being named to the Pro Bowl, Tress Way was given the honors of second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.

Just a few weeks after being named to his first Pro-Bowl, Washington Redskins punter Tress Way has been named a second-team All-Pro for his performance in 2019.

Tennessee Titans punter Brett Kern was named the first-team All-Pro.

Way had a career season in Washington, and his ability to pin an opponent inside its 20-yard line 50 times over the past two years and boot it into the end zone for a touchback just twice in 145 attempts is surely a reason why. He also inked a four-year, $15-million extension just before the holidays as a nod to his good work.

Outside of Way, the rest of the All-Pro roster — both first and second-team — was completely void of Redskins’ players, and they failed to garner even a single vote outside of Way. Though players like Matt Ioannidis, Landon Collins and Brandon Scherff were named to the Pro Bowl as either a starter or an alternate, they didn’t quite make the cut for the All-Pro team.

Hopefully, that changes in the future.

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