A morning roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

All reports, rumors and conjecture are a reflection of the media conversation and are not endorsed or confirmed by the Washington Redskins.

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-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's Rich Tandler's looks at the Redskins searching for back-to-back NFC East titles and a little more.

-- Tandler also writes that Kirk Cousins says he has no excuses not to have a good year in 2016.

-- CSN Mid-Atlantic's JP Finlay looks at Robert Kelley's role for the Redskins this season.

-- ESPN's John Keim provides more on Cousins' comments about DeSean Jackson, in which he said "when he wants to be elite, he's elite."

-- Keim also has this piece on how his HBCU support has helped Anthony Lanier in his climb to the active roster.

-- Keim has this piece on Shawn Lauvao earning the starting left guard spot.

*-- The Washington Post's *Mike Jones writes that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin isn't focusing on the mysteries a revamped Redskins defense provides.

-- Stephen Whyno writes about the rise of Ziggy Hood into the starting lineup.

Check Out What's On Redskins.com:

--Hood, Kelley Assigned New Numbers

--The Redskins Defense Embraces A 'Wolfpack' Mentality

--Back In 'Tip Top Shape,' Lauvao Earns Starting Role

--PHOTOS: Steelers Week Practice, Sept. 7

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