The Redskins were having problems filling their starting left guard spot but that will no longer be an issue.  The Redskins have traded a 4th round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft for Pete Kendall who will move right into their starting lineup.  Kendall also got a $1 million dollar raise to agree to the trade.  He started 14 games for the Jets last season.  Kendall has now played in 158 games (156 starts) in his NFL career and he will add to those totals.  It was a nice move bringing in Kendall to start but the price was steep as the Redskins to continue thumb their noses at the NFL Draft.

This is an interesting tradeoff as Marshall was more productive than Godfrey was last season with the Chargers.  Marshall played in 15 games (all starts) for the Redskins last season and he made 104 tackles, had 1.5 sacks, defensed three passes and scored a safety.  In his 6-year career with the Redskins Marshall played in 75 games (45 starts) and he made 290 tackles, had 5.5 sacks, defensed 9 passes and intercepted 4 passes one of which he returned for a TD. 

Randall Godfrey played in 13 games (all starts) last season with the Chargers and he made 57 tackles, had 4 sacks and defensed 2 passes.  Godfrey has a wealth of NFL experience as he has played in 159 games in his career and he has made 819 tackles, has 17 sacks, defensed 31 passes, forced 17 fumbles and has 6 interceptions (1 returned for a TD). 

Mike Espy will miss the entire 2007 season after he ruptured his patellar tendon.  This hurts the Redskins as Espy was a young receiver that they liked.  It will be interesting to see if the Redskins give Espy a chance to prove himself next season or if they look in a different direction.

Starting linebacker Marcus Washington will miss a couple of weeks with a dislocated elbow.  The Redskins hope he will be ready for the regular season because they are not deep at linebacker.  Washington played in 14 games last season for the Redskins and he made 86 tackles, had 2.5 sacks and defensed 10 passes.

The Redskins couldn’t get anything going on offense and that ruined a good defensive effort on Saturday Night.  Jason Campbell completed 6 of 8 passes for 75 yards before leaving the game with a minor injury.  Mark Brunell didn’t look to good as he completed 5 of 12 passes for 56 yards with an interception.  Todd Sollins was really good though as he completed 10 of 13 passes for 74 yards with a TD.  Collins played so well that the Redskins are considering trading Mark Brunell to the Falcons and making him the backup QB.  The Redskins got absolutely nothing going on the ground as Derrick Blaylock (7 car, 16 yards), Marcus Mason (7 car, 14 yards) and LeDell Betts (6 car, 12 yards) all had their problems with the Steelers’ defense.  TE Chris Cooley was the leading receiver for the Redskins with 5 grabs for 60 yards (12.0 avg).  The Redskins finished up with 43 yards on 22 carries (2.0 ypc) and they completed 21 of 33 passes for 183 yards.

The Redskins defense was pretty solid as they allowed the Steelers to rush for 101 yards on 32 carries (3.2 ypc).  The Steelers also completed 18 of 25 passes for 187 yards.

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