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The Redskins will be without backup linebacker H.B. Blades against the Falcons this weekend due to the fact that he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last Tuesday. Blades has 10 tackles this season as he mostly just plays on special teams for the Redskins. They shouldn’t miss him too much against the Falcons.
The Redskins will be without Byron Westbrook for at least one week due to recent minor knee surgery. Westbrook has played in 7 games this season for the Redskins and he has 4 tackles. He has also returned 1 punt for 0 yards. The Redskins won’t miss Westbrook too much as he does most of his work on special teams.
The Redskins have lost starting tight end Chris Cooley for the rest of the season due to a broken right ankle. Cooley played in all 7 games for the Redskins this season and he caught 29 passes for 332 yards (11.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs. He will be replaced by second year TE Fred Davis. Davis has played in all 7 games for the Redskins this season and he has caught 15 passes for 123 yards (8.2 avg) with 1 TD grab. The Redskins are hoping that Davis keeps up the good work because the TE is very important in the offense.
UPDATE: It appears that Cooley will now only miss four weeks and that is a good thing for the Redskins who need him badly.
The Redskins have released 29-year old punter Glenn Pakulak with Hunter Smith ready to return to action. Pakulak punted in 2 games for the Redskins this season. He punted the ball 13 times for 498 yards (38.3 avg) with only 1 touchback (7.7%) and he pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line 4 times (30.8%). The Redskins will likely look for someone else to punt if Hunter Smith gets hurt again. The Redskins have re-signed veteran DE Renaldo Wynn to replace Pakulak on the active roster.
The Redskins have lost starting right guard Randy Thomas for the rest of the season due to a torn right triceps muscle. Chad Rhinehart will replace him in the starting lineup. Rhinehart was a 3rd round pick of the Redskins in 2008 but he spent the season on the practice squad. This will be a huge dropoff in play for the Redskins likely hurting them more in the running game.
