The Redskins began and ended their first practice under interim head coach Bill Callahan differently than any previous Jay Gruden-led practices.
Callahan put his touch on almost every aspect, from start to finish, on down to the way he conducts stretches. Wednesday’s warm-up brought the team captains to the forefront to lead the stretch.
“I always think that’s a positive when your leadership is up there on a daily basis, and players can emulate that they know who they are,” Callahan told reporters afterward. “We can potentially draw more from them. I think it was a good start in that respect.”
Callahan had the team run sprints to end practice.
“Yeah. Conditioning to me is important,” he said. “We’re talking about the second-half football, improving that aspect of our play, so what comes to mind for me and for us as a team is our stamina and our energy late. Heading down to Miami, it’ll be a little warm down there and I think conditioning is important.
