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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
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Jansen Plans to Help Team Despite Season-Ending Injury
Injured OT Jon Jansen
Injured tackle Jon Jansen began the arduous process of getting used to being a
spectator Saturday
night when he watched the Redskins fall, 23-20, to Carolina in overtime at FedEx
Field. Jansen
had started 80 straight games since being drafted out of the University of Michigan in
2000
but was lost of the season when he ruptured his Achilles tendon -
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in the preseason opener Monday.
Jansen, who was back Monday at Redskins Park on crutches, is going to work with the
coaches
and his teammates to aid their cause but is not expected to be able to get on the
field for
at least six months. He could be off the crutches in about six weeks, however, and
plans to
be a presence around the team by then.
"Once I can get around and not be hobbling so much, I'll be out there a lot more and
still
be a part of this team and contribute as much as I can," Jansen said. "It was really
tough
the other night to watch the guys play and not be a part of it. They're at the party
and I
didn't get the invite. That's the toughest part, but I'll be back next year and I'll
be back
this year with being able to help the guys out."
Jansen did not miss a play while at Michigan and has never had to endure an injury
like this
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now starting at right tackle, held up well Saturday against Carolina's fierce
defensive line.
Randy Thomas also returned from injury to the starting right guard spot, and there
will surely
be an adjustment on that side of the line with the new personnel.
"I think they played aggressively," Jansen said of the offensive line. "Obviously,
there are
still a lot of areas that they still need to work on, but thankfully we have an extra
preseason
game and that's going to work in our favor. . . . Kenyatta has played right tackle
before.
Obviously, he's never played next to Randy, so there's going to be a feeling out
process. But
it's easier to plug one guy in than five guys together. So the group will take him in
and bring
him along."
Jansen will be joining his teammates at meetings, watching film and paying close
attention
during games to pass along any pointers and help the linemen prepare for upcoming
opponents.
TV Ratings Up
The Redskins' preseason home opener on Saturday night posted an overnight rating of
18.2 at
its peak, according to a team news release, outdrawing the Olympics in the Washington
area.
The game was broadcast by WUSA 9 and Comcast SportsNet HDTV and went up against the
first night
of prime time Olympic coverage. The game achieved an average household rating of 14.7
and a
23 share for WUSA. Last season's preseason opener, also against Carolina, drew a 11.9
household
rating. Much of this year's additional viewership is being attributed to the return of
Coach
Joe Gibbs.
Barrow Out Again
Linebacker Mike Barrow (tendonitis in knee) again missed practice Monday and said
there is
no firm timetable for his return. Barrow, who suffered the injury originally during a
passing
camp at the end of July, saw a knee specialist recently for a second opinion and has
been out
about a week now, unable to put pads on for drills. "It's kind of frustrating," Barrow
said.
"I don't have any idea of when I'm going to play, but we're doing everything possible
we can
do. Right now, it's just taking some time." . . . Tight end Fred Baxter did not take
the field
Monday, wearing a brace on his injured right knee. Cornerback Rashad Bauman
(hamstring), cornerback
Rufus Brown (quadriceps contusion), linebacker Chris Clemmons (hamstring), wide
receiver Cliff
Russell (hamstring), running back Chad Morton (sore ankle), receiver James Thrash
(tight hamstring)
and defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin (sore groin) also missed practice and are
listed as
day-to-day, Tyer said.
-- By Jason La Canfora and Nunyo Demasio
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After passing a physical, cornerback Walt Harris participated in his first full
practice with
the Redskins yesterday since being signed as a free agent. Harris, who missed
minicamps and
the first two weeks of training camp because of a preexisting knee injury, was placed
on the
active roster and said he may attempt to play a few downs in Saturday's game at Miami.
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The Redskins expect huge things from 300-pound Cornelius Griffin, who was signed to
aid the
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