Posted August 28, 2012 on profootball.scout.com
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The Washington Redskins are signing former Pro Bowl kicker Billy Cundiff, cutting kicker Graham Gano, according to a league source. Cundiff was cut by the Ravens on Sunday after he was beaten out by undrafted rookie Justin Tucker.
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