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Former Washington players react to the news that Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the team

Some former Washington players speak on the potential new ownership group.

Since Daniel Snyder bought the then-Washington Redskins in 1999, some former players have been complimentary of him over the years. Others, not so much.

Several former players always believed in Snyder’s desire to win, choosing to focus less on how the owner treated people. Some of that support waned over the years as the franchise twice changed its name, leaving some former players feeling like their old team was now an expansion team. The constant losing didn’t help things either.

On Thursday, news broke that Snyder has agreed to sell the Commanders to Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris. Sure, the deal is not yet done, but it’s closer than ever.

Scott Abraham of ABC 7 in Washington, D.C., caught up with three former Washington players to see how they were feeling: Quarterback Mark Rypien [1986-93], offensive linemen Mark May [1981-90] and Mark Schlereth [1989-94].

Rypien:

“I’m really looking forward to the change,” Rypien said. “I think everyone is kinda got to take a breath of fresh air. I don’t think there’s any one of us who needs to hate on anything or anything that Dan wanted to do. Because Dan wanted to win, you know, it just didn’t happen. Hopefully, this next group that comes in here, the Harris group, will lead us to bigger and better things.”

May couldn’t contain his excitement.

“It’s a celebration, baby; it’s party time,” May said, smiling and waving his arms. “But I’m just glad it’s a good group; it’s a solid group that they know professional sports.”

How did Schlereth feel:

“I’m glad that they have moved on,” Schlereth said. “I’m glad that the deal in principle is set, and I’m glad they’ll be new ownership in Washington.”

Most Washington fans are feeling like May.

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Broncos expected to hire Zach Strief as offensive line coach

The #Broncos are expected to hire Zach Strief as their new offensive line coach, according to NFL Network.

It sounds like neither Mike Munchak nor Mark Schlereth will coach the Denver Broncos’ offensive line in 2023.

The Broncos are expected to hire Zach Strief as their new offensive line coach, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Strief, 39, played 12 years in the NFL as an offensive tackle, spending his entire career (2006-2017) playing under Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints. Three years after he retired, Strief returned to the Saints in 2021 as an assistant offensive line coach.

Now, with two years of coaching experience on his resume, Strief is expected to reunite with Payton in Denver as the team’s new offensive line coach. The Broncos had an opening at the position after Butch Barry was fired with two games remaining in the 2022 season.

After the team fired Nathaniel Hackett in December, interim coach Jerry Rosburg made several additional changes to the coaching staff, including firing Barry. We are tracking all of the team’s coaching staff changes on this page.

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Mark Schlereth open to coaching Broncos’ offensive line if offered role

“I’d be interested if that opportunity arose.,” Mark Schlereth said of the possibility of coaching the Broncos’ offensive line.

Mark Schlereth won three Super Bowls during his 12-year career in the NFL, including two titles with the Denver Broncos. He now works for 104.3 The Fan, but the player-turned-radio host has not ruled out a potential return to the Broncos, this time as a coach.

Schlereth said 104.3 The Fan‘s “Schlereth and Evans” show last week that he has spoken with new coach Sean Payton and would be open to coaching the team’s offensive line, if offered the job.

“I talked to Sean several weeks ago. I haven’t talked to him since,” Schlereth said, via DenverSpots.com’s Will Peterson. “But, yeah, would I be interested? Certainly I’d be interested if that opportunity arose. I don’t know that it will. I would imagine that we’re going to have a chat about that, but maybe not, I don’t know. Let’s just say that we talked about it several weeks ago, haven’t talked about it since.”

The fact that “Stink” hasn’t heard from Payton lately might be a sign that returning as offensive line coach is a longshot. Perhaps returning to the club as an assistant coach would be a more likely scenario.

Post update: Schlereth clarified in a tweet that he has not spoken to Payton about coaching with the Broncos. Payton also responded to the tweet.

Payton would be wise to also talk to Mike Munchak, who was let go by Nathaniel Hackett last year and then took a year off from coaching. Munchak would quickly return to being counted among the best offensive line coaches in the NFL if Denver managed to bring him back.

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Fox releases broadcast team for Week 5 Bears vs Vikings

The broadcasting crew for Sunday’s game is set

After spending a week on the NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings head back to their broadcast home on Fox to play the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon.

The game will be broadcast at noon on fox and, while they didn’t draw the top broadcast team, they did get the third team. Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink will be on the call on Sunday.

The duo of Amin and Schlereth has been working together for a few years and Pink was a part of the Thursday night football coverage for Fox.

The Vikings and Bears kick off at noon on Sunday afternoon.

DeMarcus Ware among ex-Broncos nominated for 2023 Hall of Fame class

After being snubbed last year, Broncos Super Bowl 50 champion DeMarcus Ware should be a favorite to reach the Hall of Fame this year.

After being snubbed by voters in his first year of eligibility in 2021, Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 champion DeMarcus Ware has once again been nominated as a modern-era candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ware is among 11 former Broncos who were nominated this week, the Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Five players who won back-to-back Super Bowls with Denver in the late 1990s headline the list: wide receiver Rod Smith, center Tom Nalen, kicker Jason Elam, guard Mark Schlereth and defensive lineman Neil Smith.

Some of those players had longer tenures with the Broncos than Ware, but he is arguably the team’s most accomplished candidate, and he’s probably the most likely to reach the Hall of Fame first.

Denver also had former linebackers Al Wilson and Seth Joyner, wide receiver Wes Welker, defensive lineman Simeon Rice and cornerback Dre’ Bly nominated for the 2023 Hall of Fame class.

Former Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar was snubbed as a senior candidate this year, as were Mike Shanahan and the late Dan Reeves as coach candidates. Denver hasn’t gotten the love it deserves from Hall of Fame voters historically, but Ware should be a strong candidate for the 2023 class.

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Mark Schlereth hilariously trolled Jets fans with fake apology video

Mark Schlereth had time for Jets fans.

Former ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth finds himself in a precarious situation: he’s currently engaged in an online war against Jets fans.

Well, war is a strong word for the dispute that he’s in. He already won his social media spat with Jets fans. Schlereth recently went on The Pat McAfee Show and poked fun at the Jets’ recent draft history.

“Here’s the thing about the draft that fascinates me,” Schlereth said on McAfee’s show. “Is that every guy that plays quarterback is going to come fix our franchise. Like, if it didn’t work with Sam Darnold, why do you think you can put him in that same situation, or another quarterback in that same situation, and have it work this time?”

Jets fans were upset at the comments and started expressing their disdain for Schlereth on social media over the weekend. That caused Schlereth to fire back one more time on Twitter, this time with the hardware that he earned while he was a member of the Denver Broncos and Washington football franchise.

Schlereth was on three Super Bowl winning teams during his 12-year NFL career, including a Broncos team that beat the Jets in the 1998 AFC Championship game. Let’s just say that year’s Super Bowl ring was the last he showed in his Twitter video dedicated to Jets fans.

Schlereth won that round. Not much to say against that comeback.

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Mark Schlereth thinks Broncos fans should lower lofty expectations for 2020

Mark Schlereth thinks some fans are too optimistic about the Broncos’ prospects in 2020.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, former Broncos offensive lineman Mark Schlereth offered a “dose of reality” about Denver’s prospects for the 2020 NFL season.

Schlereth praised quarterback Drew Lock but noted that the team’s inexperienced roster shouldn’t be expected to compete for a title this year.

“You have two rookie wide receivers that you’re counting on,” Schlereth told McAfee. “You’ve got a plethora of [young players] . . . you’ve got Courtland Sutton who’s the veteran there who’s only going into this third season [and] he was raw when he came out of college.

“You’ve got an offensive line that’s got issues that’s going to be anchored by a rookie center . . . all I say is, ‘Hey guys, before we put them in the Super Bowl, let’s actually let them play a little bit of football and see what they become.'”

After an excellent offseason, the Broncos have received plenty of praise from several members of the national media. Schlereth, who won two Super Bowls with Denver, thinks fans should temper their lofty expectations.

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