Redskins center Casey Rabach:  ”It puts a face and a leader, an identity, to this offense. That’s what this trade does.”

Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall:  “He’s a proven winner in this league and I’m excited to have him as a part of our football team. This instantly makes us a contender for a Super Bowl championship.”

Redskins outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander:  “You’re talking about a guy who has been to the big game [Super Bowl XXXIX] and played in a lot of NFC championship games. He’s done it for a long period of time, so he can’t do anything but make your team better.”

Redskins wide receiver Devin Thomas:  “He’s [potentially] a Hall of Fame quarterback. For one, he’s a leader at the position. He has that charisma and he has that playmaker ability with his feet and with his big arm. He has that toughness from playing in the NFC East his whole career. He’s everything you want. And for a young receiver such as myself, who’s ready to break out, I couldn’t dream of a better quarterback.”

Think the Washington Redskins aren’t excited about acquiring Donovan McNabb?

The McNabb trade unofficially put an end to the "Jason Campbell era" of Washington football.

The Redskins sealed the deal with their divisional rival Philadelphia Eagles by giving up the 37th pick in this year’s draft and a third or fourth round selection in next year’s draft.

The move wraps up a growing sentiment in the D.C. metro area that Jason Campbell was not the answer at quarterback for the team.  Earlier in the offseason, Washington also signed veteran Rex Grossman – who figured to provide some stiff competition for Campbell.  Now the move seemed to be more calculated to cast him as the backup.  There has also been a lot of speculation as to whether the Redskins will go after a quarterback in the draft.

Word has it that McNabb did not want to be traded to Oakland or Buffalo, and that of the teams in the hunt for his services his preferred choice was the Redskins.  Eagles head coach Andy Reid was in close contact with McNabb’s agent, and strongly considered the veteran’s feelings (regarding the possible destinations) before pulling the trigger.

Washington was one of the first teams to contact Philadelphia regarding McNabb’s status, and that is no surprise given the Syracuse alum’s success against his new club (12-8 lifetime against Washington).