Need to Know: Hot topics—Redskins moving into regular-season mode

Here is what you need to know on this Monday, August 21, 12 days before the Washington Redskins cut their roster to 53 on September 2. If you want to get a taste of just how close we are to the start of the regular season just look at the Redskins schedule this week. With their preseason game against the Bengals coming on Sunday, they get into a normal rhythm this week, with heavy practices on Wednesday and Thursday and lighter preparations on Friday.