Word on the street is that the Washington Redskins are looking into moving their training camp to Virginia Beach. For this Redskins fan, I can only say that I hope it happens. The Skins currently train at Redskins Park, after a number of years in Carlisle, PA. My sister happened to have lived in Carlisle when the camp was there and she would often pass along stories to me.
I understand that there are costs associated with playing host to the team (one person I talked to put the cost at $3 million a year) but consider this one of those “quality of life” issues 😉
My fingers are crossed that Virginia Beach manages to pull this off. (Image from Redskins website of Antwaan Randle El at training camp in August 2007.)
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
Where here?
I believe the Sportsplex.
Steroids and violence.
Great.
Swoosh!
I think one trip to Virginia Beach in the traffic and long red lights and they will find someplace a lot closer to DC. I’ve been a Redskins fan all my life but I dread what would happen if they came to Virginia Beach. I can only see it ending in disaster. Just like everything else in Virginia Beach.
Actually, Viv, it was at Frostburg for a few years after they left Carlisle, and before they moved it to Redskins Park.
I can’t understand why they would move it. The facilities at Redskins Park are fantastic, if you’ve never seen them (I had professional reasons to visit a few years back). Unless the purpose is more of a retreat to get the players away from their families, and focused on the team. Which would make sense.
Steroids and violence are cool.
NFL = WWE
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