ASHBURN, VA. — After seeing their team unravel following a disputed penalty call in a 28-point loss, a couple of veterans on the Washington Redskins — safety Dashon Goldson, nose tackle Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton — decided that a players-only meeting would be a good idea.
On the night before their next game, Goldson told all of his teammates to stick around after the coaches cleared out of the room. He spoke up. So did Knighton. Another defensive lineman, Ricky Jean Francois, did, too.
The message?
"To believe in what we've got," Goldson said. "We've got the talent here.