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The Redskins have signed 29-year old TE Sean Ryan to a 1-year contract. Ryan played in 10 games for the Chiefs last season in which he caught 14 passes for 135 yards (9.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Ryan has now played in 43 games in his NFL career and he has caught 26 passes for 240 yards (9.2 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Ryan is a good run blocking TE so I like this move for the Redskins as Mike Shanahan likes to run the ball more than he throws it.
The Redskins have signed 31-year old DT Maake Kemoeatu to a 2-year, $7 million dollar deal. Kemoeatu missed all of last season with the Panthers due to a Achilles injury. Kemoeatu has played in 107 games in his NFL career in which he has made 208 tackles, he has 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble and he has defensed 7 passes. This signing should help the Redskins’ run defense as Kemoeatu is a load at 6′5″, 345 pounds.
The Redskins have signed 31-year old G/T Artie Hicks to a 3-year deal. The Redskins will likely use Hicks inside at guard and he is a massive guy at 6′4″, 335 pounds. Hicks played in all 16 games (3 starts) for the Vikings last season. He has played in 94 games (58 starts) in his 8 year NFL career. I like this signing for the Redskins as Hicks will help them rebuild the offensive line into the kind of group that Mike Shanahan wants.
The Redskins have signed 26-year old kicker Justin Medlock. Medlock played in 1 game in his rookie year (2007) with the Chiefs. In that game he made 1 of 2 field goals and he finished with 3 points. He will be a longshot to win the starting kicker job in 2010 for the Redskins.
The Redskins have signed 24-year old C/G Kory Lichtensteiger to a reserve/future contract. He did not play last season in the NFL. In 2008 (his rookie season) he played in 16 games (0 starts) for the Denver Broncos. This is just the first of many former Broncos’ players who will likely find there way to the Nation’s Capital.