John Keim Report

Former Redskins TE Logan Paulsen joined John to talk about Jordan Reed, the best free agent TE's available and some draftable rookies at the position. Plus he talks about being in the booth for the first season of the XFL. Plus John answers your mailbag questions.

John is joined by Michael Phillips of the Richmond Times Dispatch to discuss the release of Josh Norman and Paul Richardson. They also discuss the futures of Jordan Reed and Ryan Kerrigan as the first moves of the Redskins offseason begin..

John is joined by ESPN colleagues David Newton and Adam Rittenberg on the past and the future of the Redskins. Newton covers the Panthers and has insight on Ron Rivera's past team building and free agency strategies and talks about the hiring of Jennifer King as an assistant. Adam Rittenberg covers the Big 10 and discusses what the future is for Chase Young. Then John weighs in on Quinton Dunbar's trade or release request and the latest on Trent Williams possible reunion..

Former Redskins coach Jim Zorn is the new head coach and GM of the XFL's Seattle Dragons. His first game is in DC against the Defenders. Zorn joined John to talk about the new league and what he takes away from his experiences as Redskins coach. John has some thoughts on the retirement of Vernon Davis and whether to trade the 2nd overall pick in the draft.

Former Redskins QB Joe Theismann discusses what he saw in Dwayne Haskins during his rookie season and discusses trying to come back from a devastating leg injury. He talks about the physical and mental stress Alex Smith will be under during his comeback attempt. John gives his post Super Bowl Thoughts and has his first therapy session of 2020.

John speaks with legendary Redskins coach Joe Gibbs about helping lure Ron Rivera to DC, what it is like to work for Dan Snyder, heading into a second Hall of Fame (Nascar), the loss of his son JD and the curious HOF snub of Joe Jacoby. Plus, Chef Mel talks about how to make a great Super Bowl spread. Warning: The audio on Gibbs has some distortion, thank you for your understanding, we wanted to air it anyway.

John is joined by ESPN 49ers reporter Nick Wagoner to discuss how SF rebuilt their franchise to return to the Super Bowl. They discuss Kyle Shanahan, patience, the front office structure, some fortuitous injuries that led to the drafting of Nick Bosa and more.. Plus John weighs in on the severity of the injury to LB Reuben Foster.

John talks to colleague Rick Snider, the two longest tenured beat writers covering the Skins for a walk down memory lane of coaches past and what the future holds for the start of the Ron Rivera era. They reminisce over Scott Turner's time as a kid in DC when his Dad Norv was the coach. John weighs in on the thoughts of the new coordinators.

Albert Breer from the Monday Morning QB joins John to discuss the new era under Ron Rivera, what he knows about Scott Turner's potential as offensive coordinator and what Dwayne Haskins will have to prove to be the Redskins starter next year and beyond.

Former Redskins QB Jason Campbell joins John to discuss his career in DC, what working with Ken Zampese was like, his thoughts on Dwayne Haskins and the keys to having the best chance for a good career in the league. John then talks about Scott Turner and how he may different from his dad Norv and the paranoia of leaking information out of Ashburn.

John speaks to ESPN Broncos reporter and draft expert Jeff Legwold on the hiring of former Broncos coordinator Jack Del Rio to discuss his style and potential fit with the Redskins defense. And they discuss Chase Young and his potential fit in the Redskins defense as the possible number 2 overall draft pick. Plus John talks to ESPN/The Undefeated columnist Jason Reid about whether the Ron Rivera hiring is a sign Dan Snyder has truly learned from his past managerial mistakes.

John is joined by ESPN Panthers reporter David Newton who covered Ron Rivera's tenure with Carolina and Mike Jones from USA Today and the Football Jones podcast. They discuss the new of the hiring of Ron Rivera as head coach of the Redskins and Jack del Rio as defensive coordinator. Plus John weighs in on all of the other changes and potential changes as a new era of Redskins football begins.

Paul Woody covered his last game after 40 years on the Redskins beat for the Richmond Times Dispatch. John and Paul discuss the hey dey under Gibbs, the new era under Snyder and what he learned along the way spending his life around Washington football. John weighs in on Bill Callahan's future, Dwayne Haskins future, Bruce Allen's future and some hope for former TE Niles Paul.

John is joined by Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post following the Redskins 41-35 OT loss to the Giants. They discuss the Dwayne Haskins injury, to what degree Dan Snyder intervened in the decision to have him not return to the game and why losing means winning the Chase Young bowl.

John catches up with ESPN Giants colleague Jordan Raanan as the Skins and Giants get set to play a must lose game this weekend at fed Ex Field. They discuss how each others issues mirror one another. Rookie LB Cole Holcomb joins John to talk about his rookie season.. And Chef Mel has a huge pre holiday hangover.

The Redskins lose to the Eagles 37-27 but Urban Meyer's presence at Fed Ex Field had John investigating why the former Ohio State/Florida coach was there and whether it meant there was a possibility of him becoming the next head coach of the team. Plus Dwayne Haskins puts together the best performance of his rookie season.

John spends Therapy Thursday discussing the future of Redskins team President Bruce Allen and some of the rumors that former and even current players like DeAngelo Hall and Alex Smith could be part of a revamped front office. John also catches up with Steven Sims who has become an integral part of the Redskins offense late in the season. Plus Chef Mel dishes out holiday recipes.

John talks to JP Finlay from NBC Sports Washington after the Redskins 20-15 loss to the Packers. They talk about the future of Bruce Allen with the team and whether Dwayne Haskins should be evaluated by his stats.

John speaks with rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins about his relationship with Alex Smith and the many similarities they share with how their careers started from being coached by Urban Meyer to being first round draft picks to dealing with criticism internally and externally early. Plus John answers your latest mailbag questions and cooking tips for cheeseheads and non cheeseheads from Chef Mel

John catches up with Landon Collins after the Redskins storm back from 14 down to win in Carolina 29-21. He also talks to Washington Post colleague Les Carpenter and gives some observations on the suddenly successful Skins.