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Wednesday, August 18, 2004
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Tendinitis Sidelines Barrow
The Redskins are taking every precaution with linebacker Mike
Barrow -
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as he seeks to return from a spell of tendinitis in his left knee. The veteran, who
led the
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in tackles last season before being signed as a free agent, has not played in either
preseason
game thus far and has not practiced in over a week.
Barrow, 34, said he is eager to get back on the field and would do so if medically
possible.
A visit with a knee specialist confirmed the tendinitis. There
is no time frame for a return.
The middle linebacker won't play Saturday in Miami and team officials are working
closely
with Barrow to get a feel for how he is coming along and to make
sure they do not aggravate the injury. Barrow said his knee
first flared up during a passing camp at the end of July -- a
few days before the start of full training camp -- then hurt the
knee again during practice on Aug. 7. He has not returned to
drills since.
In the beginning of training camp, I thought I could go and I
just pushed through it and I made it worse. . . . If I was smart
about it and understood the nature of the injury, I wouldn't
have pushed it, but I pushed it and I made it worse to where now
I can't go. So it's not one of these things where they're just
sitting me out because it's the preseason; I won't allow them to
do that and I won't do that. It's just one of those things where
I can't go."
Gregg Williams, assistant head coach-defense, said he is not overly concerned about
Barrow's
absence from the practices because of his intelligence,
experience and knowledge of this particular defense. Barrow is
on the sidelines for every practice, working with the
linebackers and coaches. The objective is to get Barrow on the
field for two of the three remaining preseason games, although
it is uncertain how many snaps he would play in any game given
the nature of the injury.
"He's a real professional on how he trains off the field ... and
in the meetings. So the fact that he's not getting bumps and
bruises and the wear and tear of training camp, that doesn't
worry me at all," Williams said. "Right now he's better than
some of our coaches; trust me, he knows me and he knows what I
want and why I want it and he's communicating. You can hear him
out on the field. He's communicating and making the calls from
the sidelines, and the other guys are communicating and
mimicking him when they're out there."
Barrow played four season for Williams with Houston and has missed only two games
over the
past eight seasons. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent
in April. Barrow excelled against Washington last season -- with
25 total tackles in two games -- and wants to ensure his knee is
healthy enough to play when the regular season begins Sept. 12.
"It's taking a little time," Barrow said, "but we're doing everything we can. So I'm
just
praying and giving it to God, and he knows when it's time, and
we'll take it from there." Injuries
Mount
The growing list of hurting players is becoming problematic.
Coach Joe Gibbs said none of the injuries seem to be serious,
but some have lingered for weeks. Balancing the need to learn a
new system and playbook and the desire to keep players fresh is
a daily challenge.
"We'll just have to see how these guys bounce back the next few
days. . . . It's probably the number one thing a football coach
has a fear of. How much to do you work? How hard do you work? Do
you back off and not develop some of the things you want to
develop? You run a risk there, it's one of the hardest things we
do. We try to balance how hard do you go? When do you go? How
much hard work? And if we're going to try to develop certain
things, you have to go hard with them, yet you know when you do
that you have a chance for somebody to get nicked somewhere."
The players who missed both Tuesday training camp sessions are
running back Clinton Portis (bruised thigh), linebacker Mike
Barrow (tendinitis in knee), tight end Fred Baxter (knee),
cornerback Rashad Bauman (hamstring), cornerback Rufus Brown
(quadriceps contusion), linebacker Chris Clemmons (hamstring),
linebacker Devin Lemons (turf toe), receiver Cliff Russell
(hamstring), running back Chad Morton (sore ankle), and
defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin (hip flexor).
Bubba Tyer, the team's director of sports medicine, said Portis
will likely practice today. Barrow and Baxter are out for
Saturday's game, while Brown, Bauman, Clemmons, Morton, Lemons
and Russell are questionable. Griffin is expected to play.
Several players, including three-fifths of the starting
offensive line, missed Tuesday's afternoon session. Tyer said
all of them could return to practice today. They are linebacker
LaVar Arrington (sore knee), tackle Chris Samuels (mild
concussion), tackle Kenyatta Jones (ankle), guard Randy Thomas
(knee), receiver Rod Gardner (finger and shoulder injuries),
receiver Taylor Jacobs (abdominal strain) and receiver Darnerien
McCants (sprained knee and ankle).
Defensive lineman Brandon Noble, who is recovering from major
knee surgery, was held out of the second session and has been
limited to one practice a day as a precaution; receiver
Laveranues Coles (toe), Thomas and Jones are also on a program
of no more than one practice a day, Tyer
said.Sanders May Come Back -- to Baltimore
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to the NFL had players talking Tuesday. Sanders, a star cornerback, spent his final
season
with Washington in 2000 before retiring on the eve of the 2001
season. "If Mike Tyson keep boxing, I know Prime Time can keep
playing football," said cornerback Fred Smoot, who inherited No.
21 when Sanders retired. Receiver Rod Gardner also said he
believes Sanders should return. The future Hall of Famer
reportedly is mulling joining the Baltimore Ravens.Other Notes
Rookie safety Sean Taylor remains in a back-up role but may see some action with the
first
team on Saturday, Williams said.
End Phillip Daniels, who was bothered by an abdominal injury at the start of the
week, has
put together strong practices this week, according to Williams,
and should play between 10
and 14 snaps Saturday in Miami.
Tyer said that the new NFL rules on revealing the specifics of all player injuries do
not
require teams to say whether an injury is to the right or left
arm, knee, groin, etc., except
when it pertains to a quarterback.
-- Jason La Canfora
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Redskins Cut Ohalete -
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Ifeanyi Ohalete went from a 15-game starter in 2003 to
unemployed on Tuesday as the Redskins released him after
preseason struggles and a logjam at safety.
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REDSKINS NOTEBOOK
Cooley Grabs Attention -
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pick Chris Cooley has
adjusted quickly to professional football life and his comfort
level is allowing him to catch the coaches' eyes.
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AROUND THE NFL
Starting Quarterback Job is Manning's to Win -
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starting-quarterback
competition is all about Eli Manning, and whether the prized
rookie demonstrates that he's ready to begin his first NFL
season as a starter.
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Report: Sanders Is Set to Play for Baltimore -
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