Redskins Sign Mapu, Release Mathis

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‘SKINS SCALP MATHIS
Published 5/15/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... agency tender to receiver/kick returner Jerome Mathis, a speedster who never came close to reaching his potential during three seasons with the team. To complicate matters, Mathis was arrested for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in February 2008. So the Texans allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent, and the Redskins eventually signed him. But the ‘Skins apparently have seen enough.  With a couple of rookie receivers in the fold (Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly), Mathis was cut on Thursday to make room for rookie defensive lineman Jonathan Mapu. Mathis ...

Redskins Letting Jerome Mathis Go
Published 5/16/2008 by Sportz Assassin at FanHouse
... The Washington Redskins have placed WR/KR Jerome Mathis on waivers. After the draft, it was obvious that Mathis ... who signed with Washington on April 4th ... didn't have a good shot at sticking with the team. ...

Well that was quick; Jerome Mathis cut
Published 5/16/2008 by Skin Patrol at Hogs Haven: Front Page Posts
... the most consistent and capable returners in the NFC last season, perhaps in the entire NFL. Redskins Insider says that Mathis' fate was decided by the draft; with Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly on the roster, the receiver spots available shrank by degree. Props to all the people who said that the Mathis signing was low risk as we severed ties with him promptly when it became apparent he had no value. All's well that ends inconsequentially. The good news is from the Official Site and for the newest Redskin, a killer name for sure: The Redskins ...

Redskins sign DT J.T. Mapu
Published 5/17/2008 by Anthony Brown at Hog Heaven
... The Washington Redskins signed former Tennessee Volunteer defensive end J.T. Mapu, 6-3, 295, following his tryout at mini-camp. ...