The Washington Redskins formally cut down their playing squad to the official 53 man regular season roster with a few surprises, the most notable being that the winner of the third string quarterback battle between Colt Brennan and Chase Daniel turned out to be 'none of the above.'
Brennan was placed on injured reserve after suffering from hamstring and hip injuries while Daniel was cut from the team outright. Wide receiver Antwaan Randle El will serve as the emergency third string quarterback. In less of a surprise, Shaun Suisham won the kicking battle over Dave Rayner.
Marcus Mason made the final 53 man for the first time as the fumble plagued Anthony Alridge was cut at running back. Dropping the third quarterback position allowed the Redskins to keep ten offensive linemen. In sum total, candidates who made the Redskins roster included Edwin Williams (C), D'Anthony Batiste (OL), Robert Henson (LB), Mike Williams (OL), Marko Mitchell (WR), Marcus Mason (RB) & Byron Westbrook (CB).
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The final list of Redskins releases features the following:
Robbie Agnone (TE), Anthony Alridge (RB), Jeremy Bridges (G/T), Scott Burley (T), Alex Buzbee (DE), Chase Daniel (QB), Antonio Dixon (DT), Dominique Dorsey (RB), Doug Dutch (CB), Keith Eloi (WR), Cody Glenn (LB), D.J. Hackett (WR), Lendy Holmes (S), Rob Jackson (DE), Dave Rayner (K), Rueben Riley (G), Trent Shelton (WR), J.D. Skolnitsky (DE), Robert Thomas (LB), Eddie Williams (FB), Darrel Young (LB)Labels: pro football, sports, washington redskins
