Found November 06, 2009 on Redskins Insider:
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On Wednesday, Sam Paulescu was punting at a high school field in Denver. On Sunday, he will be the fourth punter used by the Redskins in eight games this season, joining starter Hunter Smith, mid-game replacement Shaun Suisham (the normal place kicker) and mid-week replacement Glenn Pakulak. "Let me put it this way," Paulescu said Friday. "I've never got a call on Wednesday, that late in the week." Normally, free agents work out with teams on Tuesdays, the players' mandatory day off. But because Smith re-injured his groin muscle -- the one that cost him two games earlier in the season -- on Wednesday, the Redskins were in an unusual bind. "I had just got done punting," Paulescu said. "You got to be ready at any time; that's one thing about the NFL. I was punting, and got out of the shower, and you know what? Got a call. They
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