August 13, 2015
By Justin Nicely
By Justin Nicely
- In the first drill while practicing with the Houston Texans, WR DeSean Jackson dove for a deep ball and came down hard on his right shoulder. He left with the trainers and did not return the the practice. According to NBC’s Dianna Russini later that day, Jackson separated his shoulder (Grade 2) and is expected to miss 2 weeks.
- A few plays later CB DeAngelo Hall slipped and fell on a comeback route by Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Hall later said he tweaked his groin and knee, but his Achilles was still intact and fine. He said his groin muscle was already feeling tight before practice, but he wanted to suit up because the Redskins' cornerback depth was already thin. He is expected to miss a week and should be back soon.
- Newest Redskins safety, Dashon Goldson—who was a Pro Bowler with the 49ers—is taking apart on the Redskins kickoff team. You need guys like that to buy in for improvement to happen in all three phases on the game.
- During the first practice with the Texans, place kickers Ty Long and Kai Forbath didn’t show anything more promising. Long went 3 for 5 with makes from 33, 36, and 43; and misses from 45 and 50 yards out. Forbath made 3 field goals with makes from 38, 40, and 45; and a miss from 50. Reporters later asked Forbath how he was going to recover from his poor showing so far and he responded saying he expected to get into a grove during the preseason. During the next practice Kai Forbath went 4 for 4 from 34, 36, 43, and 45 yards out. While Ty Long went 3 for 4 with makes from 38, 46, and 48; while missing from 40 yards out.
- NT Terrance ‘Pot Roast’ Knighton is playing Left Guard on field goal protect units. Going to be hard for someone to get passed him to block a field goal.
- Another special team’s note: The Redskins ran a fake field goal attempt resulting in a touchdown pass to RT Morgan Moses from K Kai Forbath.
- Redskins just can’t get a break in their secondary so far this training camp. Head Coach Jay Gruden said CB Chris Culliver also strained his hamstring, although he said it was not serious. But it resulted in having Deshazor Everett, Justin Rogers, and Tajh Hasson as the starting cornerbacks for a few practices.
- After waiving/injured 6th-round pick CB Tevin Mitchel last week, the Indianapolis Colts made a surprising move and claimed him off waivers. If Mitchel would have gone unclaimed he would have went back to the Redskins Injured Reserved List. The Redskins liked Mitchel but thought he was a project, if he would have stayed healthy he was likely going to be placed on the practice squad.
- During the last practice with the Houston Texans, during the first drill 4 brawls broke out between the two teams. The head coaches ultimately decided to separate the two teams and practiced separately. After practice some Redskins players joked about the fights while being interviewed. Andre Roberts said “I stabbed a man in the heart!” Pierre Garçon responded with “I saw that! DY killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?” Also according to the Washington Post a Redskins spokesman asked ESPN (who were there covering the joint practice live) to turn off the camera’s but refused to listen.
- Rookie 5th-round pick, LB Martrell Spaight, got a chance to play with the first team defense, replacing Keenan Robinson, who was taking a break on the sideline.
- Redskins first round pick Brandon Scherff injured his right ankle when he accidentally stepped on Alfred Morris’ foot in 11-on-11’s. He later said he rolled his ankle and said he was fine. Scherff did some individual drills after practice.
- Niles Paul also hurt his left shoulder in practice. He headed off with a trainer for evaluation, but later said it was nothing serious. Safety Jeron Johnson has a strained hamstring and will be out a week. And OLB Trevardo Williams will be out two weeks with a hamstring injury.
- Gruden said RGIII is “seeing things more clear” and thought Griffin adjusted well facing a different defense [Texans].
- It looks as if the Scherff at Guard and Moses at Tackle is sticking. They have lined up that way every practice since making the switch. Brandon Scherff is a better fit inside, while Morgan Moses has shown a lot of improvement. Coaches seem to like the combination of Moses and Scherff more than that do with Spencer Long (at guard) and Scherff. The first unofficial depth chart came out with Scherff at guard and Moses at tackle, although coach Jay Gruden said nothing is etched in stone until week one.
- Junior Galette took the field in pads for the first time as a Redskin but worked in individual drills off to the side. He is still recovering from a pectoral injury, but is expected to “start opposite” of Kerrigan once he’s fully healthy.
- Tight End Logan Pulsen injured his toe and will have to visit a foot specialist to determine if he needs to have surgery. Either way Pulsen is expected to miss an extended period of time. The team has not talked about options outside of the building for Pulsen’s replacement. But Gruden said he’s interested in seeing Hamm and Dixon.