The Redskins have placed 23-year old WR Malcolm Kelly on the Injured Reserve List with a hamstring injury.  Kelly played in all 16 games for the Redskins last season and he caught 25 passes for 347 yards (13.9 avg).  In two years with the Skins, Kelly has played in 21 games in which he has caught 28 passes for 365 yards (13.0 avg).  Kelly has been a huge disappointment for the Redskins since they drafted him three years ago in the 2nd round.

The Redskins have acquired rookie DE Hall Davis from the Rams for a conditional draft pick.  Davis was picked in the 5th round (#149 overall) last April.  He played in 12 games (all starts) at Louisiana-Lafayette last season and he had 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, he had 3 sacks, 1 batted ball and he forced 1 fumble.  He played in 48 games (26 starts) in his four years in college and he finished up with 59 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, 6.5 sacks, he batted down 2 passes and he forced 2 fumbles.  Davis has a huge upside as many draft experts pegged him to be picked in the 2nd or 3rd round so they got great value with this pick.

UPDATE:  (8/31/2010) - The Redskins must not have liked what they saw out of Davis as they cut him.

24-year old undrafted RB Keiland Williams out of LSU has been catching the eyes of the Redskins’ coaching staff with his fine play this pre-season.  Williams has carried the ball 17 times for 68 yards (4.0 ypc) and he has caught 5 passes for 68 yards (13.6 avg) so far this pre-season.  He has also returned 3 kickoffs for 71 yards (23.7 avg) so far in the pre-season.  Head Coach Mike Shanahan prides himself in the fact that he can plug almost anyone (or so it has seemed) in at RB and they excel in his offense due to the zone blocking scheme.  Could Williams be one of the next obscure running backs to excel under Shanahan?  Only time will tell.  But, first things first, Williams needs to win a spot on the roster.

The Redskins just played well enough last night to hold off the Jets in New Jersey.  Rex Grossman got the start due to Donovan McNabb being a little gimpy and he looked so-so in completing 8 of 16 passes for 111 yards.  John Beck looked pretty good when he came into the game as he completed 7 of 11 passes for 76 yards.  Richard Bartel finished up the game and he looked solid too completing 3 of 5 passes for 44 yards with 1 TD pass.  Larry Johnson showed some life last night leading the Redskins with 42 yards rushing on 9 carries (4.7 ypc).  Willie Parker, however, looked pretty awful in carrying the ball 8 times for 16 yards (2.0 ypc).  WRs Santana Moss (2 rec, 42 yards) and Joey Galloway (3 rec, 29 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Skins last night.  The Redskins finished up with 82 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 210 yards passing last night.

The defense was not too good against the running game of the Jets last night but they were good against the pass.  Rookie 4th round pick (LB) Perry Riley led the way for the Skins in this game with 7 tackles.  Safety Chris Horton pitched in with 6 tackles for the Skins last night.  The Jets finished up with 161 yards rushing (5.0 ypc) and 127 yards passing last night.  The Redskins improve to 2-1 on the pre-season.

The Redskins have signed 34-year old safety Tyrone Carter.  Carter played in 16 games (12 starts) with the Steelers last year and he had 61 tackles, 1 sack, he defensed 4 passes and he had 2 interceptions (one he returned for a TD).  Carter has now played in 151 games (53 starts) and he has 409 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 27 passes defensed and 9 interceptions (two TD returns).  This is a solid signing so late as Carter has a lot of experience.