When the St. Louis Rams released O.J. Atogwe in February, there were more than a few Vikings fans who wondered if the team might attempt to sign the safety. Turns out the Vikings did pursue him. Atogwe, who is taking part in workouts this week on the University of Minnesota campus that are organized by Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and strength and conditioning specialist Bill Welle, said Thursday that he spoke briefly with the Vikings before deciding to sign a reported five-year, $26 million deal with Washington. “There were a lot of teams that showed interest, but maybe a handful of teams that had some serious interest," Atogwe said. "The Vikings were one of the teams, but the timing issue and just where I believe I was being led by God told me to go to the Redskins.†Atogwe, who will play free safety for the Redskins, has 22 interceptions in six seasons and had a career-high eight in 2007 while playing under former Rams defensive coordinator Jim Haslett. Haslett now holds the same job with the Redskins. The Vikings free safety is Madieu Williams, who has three interceptions in three seasons with the Vikings since being signed as a free agent in 2008. Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
He said god told him to become a Redskins! Who does he think he is Ezekial Freeman from Blitz the League 2?
He did good for us and probably should have been in two pro bowls by now...but yeah, I'm pretty sure the almighty $$$$$ is what made Atogwe go to Washington, not "god".
Arizona have a hell of a lot higher chance of being successful within the next five years than the Redskins do.
Exactly, NFC West is unpredictable (obviously being comparably weak), anyone has a chance of coming out top. On the other hand, you can pretty much pencil in the Redskins at 4th place in the NFC East...
