It's an active week for the Washington Redskins who made their first moves to trim the 2012 roster. Lets get you caught up.
Redskins kick Gano, Banks watch continues
In the biggest news, neither free agent place kicker Neil Rackers, nor incumbent Graham Gano made the team. Washington released Rackers, and then they signed Billy Cundiff, late of the Baltimore Ravens. The Redskins released Gano to make room for him.
Cundiff travelled through Dallas and New Orleans before spending the last two and a-half seasons with Baltimore. He lost the job to undrafted free agent Justin Tucker (Texas). The Ravens went with a big-legged, untested Graham Gano-like rookie to replace veteran Cundiff, while the Redskins snatched Cundiff to replace Gano. That's a head-scratcher. Raise your hands if you think this is a real solution. (Hands firmly in pocket.)
Don't call me a Gano fan. I'm just point out that the Redskins gave up on young Shaun Suisham, too, just as he was entering his...
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PLAYERS:
Graham Gano,
Kevin Barnes,
Jammal Brown,
Billy Cundiff,
Neil Rackers,
Justin Tucker,
Shaun Suisham,
Brandon Banks,
Vinny Cerrato,
Jahvid Best,
Tyler Polumbus,
Kory Lichtensteiger,
Ryan Torain,
James Lee,
Tony Moll,
Antwon Bailey,
Lennon Creer,
Chris Campbell,
Sam Kirkland,
Monte Lewis,
Nick Martinez,
Beau Reliford,
Jonathan Crompton,
Morgan Trent,
Lance Lewis
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Maryland Terrapins, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Kent State Golden Flashes, Jacksonville St. Gamecocks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Florida State Seminoles
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Maryland Terrapins, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Kent State Golden Flashes, Jacksonville St. Gamecocks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Florida State Seminoles
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