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Special to Viva Loudoun via the Washington Redskins
(March 11, 2013) - The Washington Redskins announced today the following moves:
The Redskins signed the following unrestricted free agent. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT EXPERIENCE COLLEGE
Kory Lichtensteiger G/C 6-2 285 4 Bowling Green
The Redskins signed the following restricted free agents. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT EXPERIENCE COLLEGE
Rob Jackson LB 6-4 266 4 Kansas State
Logan Paulsen TE 6-5 261 3 UCLA
Nick Sundberg LS 6-0 251 3 California
Darrel Young FB 5-11 251 3 Villanova
The Redskins signed the following free agent. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT EXPERIENCE COLLEGE
Tony Pashos T 6-6 326 9 Illinois
The Redskins tendered the following player:
PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT EXPERIENCE COLLEGE
Chris Baker NT 6-2 333 1 Hampton
The Redskins terminated the contract of the following player:
PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT EXPERIENCE COLLEGE
DeAngelo Hall CB 5-10 189 9 Virginia Tech
Jackson, 27, started 14 regular season games and one postseason contest for the Redskins in 2012 and set career highs in sacks (4.5), interceptions (four) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (one). His four interceptions were tied for second-most on the team and helped the Redskins’ linebackers to 10 interceptions on the season, the most by a linebacker corps in team history. Originally selected by the Redskins in the seventh round (242nd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Jackson (6-4, 266) has appeared in 42 career games, all with Washington.
Paulsen, 26, set career highs in receptions (25) and receiving yards (308) in 2012. He appeared in all 16 of the team’s regular season games with 10 starts and also started the team’s postseason game against Seattle, catching a four-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Paulsen (6-5, 261) has appeared in 43 career games with 16 starts, all with Washington, since entering the NFL as a college free agent with the Redskins prior to the 2010 season.
Sundberg, 25, snapped in eight regular season games and one postseason game for the Redskins in 2012. Sundberg’s play became national news after Week 1, in which he continued to snap in Washington’s 40-32 win at New Orleans despite suffering a broken left arm. Washington finished the year 8-0 in regular season games in which Sundberg played. Sundberg (6-0, 251) has appeared in 40 games with Washington since joining the team prior to the 2010 season.
Young, 25, was a vital piece of Washington’s offensive attack that became the first in NFL history to register 3,400 passing yards and 2,700 rushing yards in a season in 2012. He played in 16 games with eight starts in 2012, rushing 14 times for 60 yards and catching eight passes for 109 yards and two receiving touchdowns. He helped block for running back Alfred Morris’ team-record 1,613 rushing yards and Robert Griffin III’s 815 rushing yards, the most by a rookie quarterback in league history. Young (5-11, 251) originally entered the NFL as a college free agent linebacker with Washington prior to the 2009 season. He has appeared in 45 career games with 16 starts, all with Washington.
Pashos (PAH-shos) was originally drafted out of Illinois by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. He has appeared in 92 career games with 70 starts. From 2003-06, he played in 38 games with 23 starts at right tackle for Baltimore. In 2006, he helped Baltimore allow 17 sacks, second-fewest in the NFL.
Pashos signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 2, 2007. He started 15 games at right tackle in 2007, helping Jacksonville rank first in the AFC in rushing (2,391 yards). In 2008, he did not miss an offensive snap for Jacksonville, starting all 16 games and two postseason contests.
Pashos was released by Jacksonville on Sept. 6, 2009, before signing with the San Francisco 49ers a day later. In 2009, with San Francisco, Pashos appeared in five games before being placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 26. On March 7, 2010, he signed with the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent, appearing in 18 games with 15 starts at right tackle for Cleveland during the 2010-11 seasons.
Pashos, 32, played collegiately at Illinois where he started in 47 games at right tackle and was named first-team All-Big Ten twice.
Pashos was born on Aug. 3, 1980, in Palos Heights, Ill. He attended Lockport (Ill.) H.S. and was a second-team all-state selection by theChicago Tribune.
Baker, 25, played in 14 regular seasons games plus one postseason game with Washington in 2012. Coaches credited him with 26 tackles (14 solo), four quarterback pressures and one pass defensed. Baker (6-2, 333) joined the Redskins as a free agent during the 2011 season after entering the NFL as a college free agent in 2009.
Hall, 29, played five seasons (2008-12) with the Redskins, appearing in 68 regular season games with 63 starts and registered 19 interceptions. He started all 16 regular season games in 2012, finishing with 115 tackles (89 solo), including six for loss, 16 passes defensed, four interceptions, one fumble recovery and one sack.
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