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The Redskins have signed 28-year old DT Anthony Bryant. The 6′3″, 337 pound Bryant has not played in the NFL since 2006 with the Lions. He has played in 8 games in his NFL career and he has 11 whole tackles. If never hurts to give a huge man like Bryant another chance and it didn’t cost the Redskins much.
The Redskins have signed 29-year old RB Willie Parker to a 1-year deal. Parker played in 14 games for the Steelers last season and he carried the ball 98 times for 389 yards (4.0 ypc). He also caught 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 avg) with 1 TD grab. In his six years in the NFL, Parker has played in 79 games in which he has carried the ball 1,253 times for 5,378 yards (4.3 ypc) with 24 TD runs. He has also caught 84 passes for 697 yards (8.3 avg) with 5 TD grabs. Parker will battle Larry Johnson and Clinton Portis for the starting gig at RB this fall for the Redskins.
The Redskins have signed 29-year old cornerback Phillip Buchanon to a 1-year, $1.5 million dollar deal. Buchanon played in 13 games for the Lions last season in which he made 43 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, had 1 sack, forced 2 fumbles and he defensed 4 passes. He has now played in 75 games in his NFL career in which he has made 339 tackles, defensed 56 passes, has 1 sack, forced 6 fumbles and he has intercepted 18 passes (5 returned for a TD). This was a good signing for secondary depth by the Redskins.
The Redskins have signed 34-year old punter Josh Bidwell. Bidwell spent the entire 2009 season on the Injured Reserve List for the Buccaneers. Bidwell has played in 144 games in his NFL career in which he has punted the ball 727 times for 31,085 yards (42.8 avg). He also has 72 touchbacks (9.9%) and he has pinned the opposition inside their own 20-yard line 209 times (28.7%). If Bidwell is healthy this was a good signing for the Redskins.
The Redskins have signed 29-year old QB Rex Grossman to a 1-year deal. Grossman played in 1 game for the Texans last season and he was 3 of 9 passing (33.3%) for 33 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (5.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 3 times for 9 yards (3.0 ypc) last year. He has now played in 37 games in his NFL career in which he has completed 524 of 971 passes (54%) for 6,197 yards with 33 TD passes and 36 INTs (69.5 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 58 times for 89 yards (1.5 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career. Grossman will be Jason Campbell’s backup in 2010 but I don’t think he is a better QB than last year’s backup Todd Collins.
