ASHBURN, Va. — The Redskins didn’t take kindly to ex-teammate Keenan Robinson’s harsh assessment of them this week.
Now a member of the Giants, Robinson blasted what he described as a toxic locker-room culture of finger-pointing and backbiting in Washington as the veteran linebacker prepared to face his old team Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Redskins safety DeAngelo Hall, who has been with Washington since 2008, had the most cutting rebuttal of Robinson’s critique when asked by The Post on Wednesday.
“Keenan said that? That’s interesting,” Hall said. “Where’s he playing at? I didn’t know he was even on a team. You can print that.”
Ouch.
Another veteran Redskin, offensive tackle Trent Williams, was a little more understanding of the comments from his teammate the previous four years.
Robinson, a fourth-round pick by Washington in 2012, said he turned down a “big money” contract from the Redskins after the 2014 season and decided to leave in free agency last winter to escape what he described as a persistent losing culture.
Williams, though, indicated he thinks the Redskins didn’t want Robinson in free agency — not the other way around.
“I’m pretty sure he would say that,” Williams told The Post. “I’m pretty sure he doesn’t really have any good feelings toward the organization. Obviously, he’s not here anymore. Comments like that are human nature.”
With the Redskins off to a 0-2 start, third-year coach Jay Gruden didn’t exactly dispute Robinson’s comments. But Gruden said his team deserves more credit for perseverance than Robinson gave them.
“He has his own point of view and own observations,” Gruden said. “We faced adversity last year, and we handled it quite well. We were 2-4 at one time … and came back to win nine games and our division.
“I didn’t see any finger-pointing to that magnitude that he’s talking about,” Gruden added. “Nobody likes to lose, so there’s going to be some grumbling. I can’t make 63 guys and 20 coaches happy every day. We’re not all going to be smiling and singing [‘Kumbaya’].
“We’re not happy, but we’re going to keep working and keep grinding. We have a good group of guys that aren’t blaming each other, but they’re willing to get better.”