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Sep 1 2010 - Trent Williams
OT Trent Williams, a starter at left tackle from the day he arrived, the first-team All-American has displayed quick feet and good recovery skills. A worthy replacement for retired six-time Pro Bowl pick Chris Samuels.

Sep 1 2010 - Perry Riley
LB Perry Riley was wearing a walking boot on his injured right foot during Tuesday's practice. The rookie won't play at Arizona but seems likely to make the team.

Sep 1 2010 - Ryan Torain
RB Ryan Torain will start at Arizona. It will be Torain's first start since Nov. 6, 2008 when the then-rookie tore an ACL while playing for Denver.

Sep 1 2010 - Mike Sellers
FB Mike Sellers will likely miss a second straight preseason game Thursday with a sprained left knee but is expected to be ready for the Cowboys.

Sep 1 2010 - Clinton Portis
RB Clinton Portis won't face the Cardinals after spraining an ankle in the Aug. 27 game against the Jets but is hopeful for the opener.

Sep 1 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb will miss a second straight preseason game Thursday at Arizona with a sprained left ankle but is hopeful for the Sept. 12 opener against Dallas.

Sep 1 2010 - John Beck
QB John Beck agreed to a two-year, $2.25 million extension this week, ESPN.com writer Adam Schefter reported. He's expected to be the No. 3 quarterback in Washington behind Rex Grossman and starter Donovan McNabb.

Aug 31 2010 - Malcolm Kelly
WR Malcolm Kelly, who battled hamstring issues throughout training camp, was placed on injured reserve.

Aug 30 2010 - Malcolm Kelly
WR sidelined since July 31 with a hamstring injury, didn't travel to New York for last week's game and is in very serious jeopardy of being cut two years after being drafted in the second round because he re-injured the hamstring Monday.

Aug 30 2010 - Devin Thomas
WR Devin Thomas has four catches for 78 yards in the preseason, but he's not sure if he'll make the final roster. He sat out Friday's game, per coach Mike Shanahan's decision to evaluate by "letting some guys play." Thomas said he'll get more time this week against the Cardinals, but he's unsure what he'll get from the Redskins after that. "It's kind of up in the air. It could go either way. I don't really know the scenario," Thomas told the Post.

Aug 29 2010 - Malcolm Kelly
WR Malcolm Kelly, sidelined since July 31 with a hamstring injury, didn't travel to New York, and is serious jeopardy of being cut two years after being drafted in the second round.

Aug 29 2010 - Mike Sellers
FB Mike Sellers didn't play at New York after spraining his left knee against Baltimore but should be fine for the Sept. 12 opener with Dallas if he doesn't play Thursday at Arizona.

Aug 29 2010 - Anthony Armstrong
WR Anthony Armstrong, who leads the Redskins with seven preseason catches and is second to Santana Moss with 101 receiving yards as he tries to rise from practice squad to the roster, had a team-high four special teams tackles against the Jets.

Aug 29 2010 - Perry Riley
LB Perry Riley, the fourth-round draft pick who seems poised to make the team, led the Redskins with seven tackles and recovered a fumble against the Jets.

Aug 29 2010 - Graham Gano
PK Graham Gano was perfect on three field-goal attempts against the Jets, two of which were from 40 and 42 yards. Gano, the only kicker on the roster, had hit a 25-yarder against the Ravens but missed from 47. He didn't have an attempt against the Bills.

Aug 29 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb's status for the regular-season opener is uncertain due to an ankle injury, coach Mike Shanahan said. McNabb sat out Friday's preseason game, and is considered day-to-day. "I really don't know for sure," Shanahan said Sunday. "That's why it's day by day. We'll see how it goes." Orginally injured in the second preseason game, McNabb will not play in the preseason finale against Arizona on Thursday.

Aug 27 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth didn't start Friday night, but did enter the game earlier and worked with the first-team defense. Haynesworth had a meeting with coach Mike Shanahan this week, and is expected to see more time working at end next to NT Ma'aake Kemoeatu. Haynesworth is expected to be moved around and used inside and outside in the team's 3-4 scheme.

Aug 26 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth hasn't reached starter status on the depth chart yet, but he's back at practice and has been told he'll be use more at defensive end this week than he was last, when he played mostly nose tackle.

Aug 25 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb (ankle) will not play in Friday's preseason game against the Jets. Coach Mike Shanahan said McNabb probably wouldn't be available if this was a preseason game.

Aug 25 2010 - Carey Davis
RB Carey Davis (not tendered as RFA by Steelers 3/4) signed with Washington.

Aug 25 2010 - Tyrone Carter
S Tyrone Carter (not tendered as UFA by Steelers 6/1) signed with Washington.

Aug 24 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb (ankle) missed practice again Tuesday, although he was out of the protective boot he had on his foot Monday. Coach Mike Shanahan said the team isn't clear yet how badly the ankle was sprained in Saturday's game against the Ravens, but the Redskins took precautionary action with the boot.

Aug 24 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb (ankle) was out of Monday's practice is likely day-to-day. Coach Mike Shanahan said the team isn't clear yet how badly the ankle was sprained in Saturday's game against the Ravens. He's wearing a protective boot on his left foot.

Aug 23 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth met privately with coach Mike Shanahan to clear the air about their rocky start to date. Haynesworth said after Saturday's game against the Ravens that his absence from practice was being misrepresented and that he suffered from rhabdomyolysis, a muscle condition. Shanahan said he wasn't aware of that diagnosis. "If you guys want to talk about football, we'll talk about football," Shanahan said. "But to keep on talking about things outside of football to me is completely ridiculous. I did have a conversation with him. If you want to talk about football, we'll talk about football."

Aug 23 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb was unavailable for practice Monday. He watched from the sideline, wearing a protective walking boot on his injured left ankle.

Aug 23 2010 - Kareem Moore
FS Kareem Moore is likely to miss at least four weeks with a sprained right knee. Moore was injured Saturday against the Ravens. He had an arthroscopic procedure Monday.

Aug 22 2010 - Kareem Moore
FS Kareem Moore had his right knee heavily wrapped after the Baltimore game. His injury might be the most serious from the game.

Aug 22 2010 - Trent Williams
OT Trent Williams had his right elbow in a precautionary sling after the Baltimore game but said the contusion was no big deal.

Aug 22 2010 - Mike Sellers
FB Mike Sellers suspects the left knee injury he injured against the Ravens is a mild sprain but doesn't expect to miss any time.

Aug 22 2010 - Donovan McNabb
QB Donovan McNabb injured his left ankle against Baltimore, but didn't leave the game early and said he doesn't expect to miss any practice time.

Aug 22 2010 - Perry Riley
LB Perry Riley had three tackles, teaming with Lorenzo Alexander to knock off Ravens RB Jalen Parmalee's helmet on the second stop.

Aug 22 2010 - Trent Williams
LT Trent Williams was beaten badly by Ravens Pro Bowl OLB Terrell Suggs for a sack and for a 3-yard loss on a third-and-1 run. Williams also had a false start and injured his right elbow.

Aug 22 2010 - Clinton Portis
RB Clinton Portis carried just twice but gained 14 yards. The incumbent added a 5-yard catch in a performance that dwarfed the disaster by Larry Johnson. Third banana Willie Parker, who'll start the third preseason game on Friday, debuted with a run for minus-1 yard and a 10-yard catch.

Aug 22 2010 - Andre Carter
OLB Andre Carter started again in front of Lorenzo Alexander and nearly came away with a deflected interception while making three tackles, one more than his versatile competition.

Aug 22 2010 - Anthony Armstrong
WR Anthony Armstrong, who has no game experience, had the best night of all of the team's No. 2 WR candidates against the Ravens with four catches for 82 yards (see Player of the Week). Bobby Wade (two for 29) and Roydell Williams (four for 36) made plays as did rookie free agent Brad Banks (one for 29) and holdover Devin Thomas (one for 14). Ancient Joey Galloway started again and came away without a catch again. "Armstrong has been doing a great job all through OTAs and minicamps," said quarterback Donovan McNabb. "What you're seeing is a guy that's kind of maturing in the offense." Coach Mike Shanahan agreed that Armstrong "stepped up" against the Ravens.

Aug 22 2010 - Jammal Brown
OT Jammal Brown practiced all week and started against the Ravens after missing the previous week and the preseason opener with a sore left hip. He departed earlier than the rest of the starters in his first action in a year.

Aug 22 2010 - Chris Horton
SS Chris Horton had four tackles against Baltimore after missing the Buffalo game with a groin injury.

Aug 22 2010 - Malcolm Kelly
WR Malcolm Kelly's chiseled 6-foot-4, 226-pound body is the best of any of the 10 men fighting to be a Redskins receiver this season. However, Kelly's knee betrayed him as a rookie in 2008, limiting the second-round draft pick to five games. Now, Kelly's ailing hamstring might cost him his roster spot. The former Oklahoma star has been out four weeks and missed the first two preseason games because of the injury. "He can't practice therefore he can't show me anything," said coach Mike Shanahan. "He's doing everything he can with his treatment to get that hamstring better and that's all he can do. What he doesn't want to do is rush himself back too quick and he sets himself back to where he can't practice the rest of camp." Kelly knows he's playing with fire by not being on the field since Shanahan and the other coaches didn't draft him and don't know him well. "It is frustrating, especially with a new coaching staff," Kelly said. "Watching everybody else play eats you up on the inside, but you've got to be smart. You don't want to hurt yourself seriously. I feel (better), but it's not where I want it to be yet."

Aug 22 2010 - Santana Moss
WR Santana Moss and Donovan McNabb hooked up four times for 79 yards against the Ravens. The connections included a 26-yarder over middle on second-and-23, a 13-yarder on third-and-6 and a 23-yard skinny post on second-and-8. "When I get the ball in space, it's time to do somethin' with it," Moss said. "It's encouraging. It's still early. You take it and you build from it. I'm not going to say we're where we want to be

Aug 22 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth has rhabdomyolysis, a condition that causes a quick breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury to muscle tissue, the Washington Post reported. Haynesworth was sidelined from practice last week due to the condition. Haynesworth did play in Saturday night's preseason game, and criticized coach Mike Shanahan for playing him in the third quarter with the backups and said the Redskins have not been open with the full medical reasons he missed practice last week.

Aug 21 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth said he is feeling better and is expected to play in the Redskins' preseason game against the Ravens. The Washington Post reports Haynesworth won't likely play until the second half.

Aug 19 2010 - Mike Furrey
WR Mike Furrey was placed on injured reserve, the Washington Post reported.

Aug 19 2010 - Mike Furrey
WR Mike Furrey's career could be over, ESPN 980 reported on Thursday. He had concussion issues and hasn't been practicing for the majority of training camp. Furrey is said to be considering retirement. He told the station he was likely done for the year.

Aug 19 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth, who left Tuesday's practice with dehydration and didn't practice Wednesday, was out again Thursday. Coach Mike Shanahan said Haynesworth wasn't practicing because of a headache. He has missed 13 of the team's 18 practices.

Aug 18 2010 - Trent Williams
OT Trent Williams faces a reckles driving charge stemming from a June 6 ticket in Fairfax County. He was cited at 1:10 a.m. on June 6 and ticketed for going 90 miles an hour in a 55 zone, the Washington Post reported.

Aug 18 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DT Albert Haynesworth skipped Wednesday's practice because of dehydration. He was present, but was a spectator yet again.

Aug 17 2010 - Albert Haynesworth
DE Albert Haynesworth left practice today after just a few plays because he was ill, coach Mike Shanahan said. "The doctors didn't feel like it was heat-related," Shanahan said. "He was just sick."

Aug 16 2010 - Malcolm Kelly
WR Malcolm Kelly remains out with a sore hamstring. He hasn't practiced since the day camp opened, July 29, and won't likely play Saturday against the Ravens. Coach Mike Shanahan put Kelly's chances of playing in this weekend's game at "very, very slim." Shanahan said Kelly was going only "50-60 percent" in individual workouts on the side and won't soon return to team drills.

Aug 16 2010 - Larry Johnson
RB Larry Johnson will start the team's second preseason game after not receiving a snap in Saturday's victory over Buffalo. "He will get a chance to showcase himself this week," coach Mike Shanahan said. "He has gotten a lot of reps, and what a guy doesn't want to do is play one series or two series and not showcase himself." Clinton Portis had six carries against Buffalo, with Ryan Torain and Keiland Williams also seeing time in the backfield. Willie Parker did not get a carry, either. And there are reports that Washington is considering signing free agent Brian Westbrook.

Aug 16 2010 - Brad Banks
KR Brad Banks, a 5-foot-7, 155-pound rookie from Kansas State, is the smallest Redskin, but he made the play that had the press box, the stands and the locker room buzzing: a 77-yard punt return touchdown for a team that really struggled in that area the past two seasons with the since-released Antwaan Randle El. "I think I'm underestimated a lot," said Banks, who still has an uphill battle to win a job. "I think a lot of people look over me because of my size. So I just go out there and prove a point and turn heads." Banks had muffed Brian Moorman's immediately previous punt so he said that he felt he had to do something to get back in the coaches' good graces. But Mike Shanahan disagreed. "I can't say that (the touchdown) surprised me at all with the way he has played, not necessarily as a returner but as a wide receiver [in practice]," Shanahan said. "He consistently makes plays. He has great speed, cutting ability and an excellent set of hands. It's nice to see him go out there and make a play or a couple of plays today. That first (24-yard) punt return was pretty good."