Redskins trade down with Vikes

David Elfin The Washington Times - April 26, 2009, 02:51PM

The Redskins just traded down eight spots in the fifth round. Washington gained a seventh-rounder in the swap, Ironically, that pick was the one the Redskins sent to the Vikings last year for since-released defensive end Erasmus James.

— David Elfin

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David Elfin

David Elfin has been following Washington-area sports teams since the late 1960s. David began his journalism career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., history) and Syracuse University (M.S., telecommunications). He wrote for the Bulletin (Philadelphia), the Post-Standard (Syracuse) and The Washington Post before coming to The Washington Times in 1986. He has covered colleges, the Orioles …