Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss has been a healthy scratch in all four games this season because of what coach Jay Gruden calls “the odd man out.”

Gruden may be sympathetic to Moss’ situation but the Redskins’ best options at the position have been Pierre Garcon, DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts, with the final two spots between between rookie Ryan Grant, Aldrick Robinson and Moss.

“We’re only dressing five wide receivers,” Gruden said, according to CSNWashington.com. “He definitely has the talent to be one of the five. It’s just right now with Aldrick’s speed and DeSean’s kind of had the hurt shoulder we wanted to have another speed threat out there; 4.25, 4.3 (time in the 40) is tough to substitute for. And then of course Ryan Grant emerging as the young guy, we want to make sure he gets his rep from time to time.”

Robinson was active over Moss in the two games before Jackson suffered a sprained AC joint.

Gruden suggested that Moss’ spot on the inactive list is not permanent, but it doesn’t sound like there will be a change anytime soon.

“He’s just right now the odd man out,” he said. “(It’s) nothing that he’s done wrong. It’s just we feel like we’ve got five receivers that are a little bit more useful, but we have a great deal of respect for Santana, what he brings to this team on and off the field. I would imagine that by season’s end, he’s going to get his reps and he’s going to get his looks. I don’t know when that will be though.”

Moss had 42 catches for 452 yards and two touchdowns last season. He turned 35 in June.

“Honestly, man, it hurts. It does,” Moss told 106.7 The Fan. “I’m not sure if it hurts more because I know these years count so much to me, or it’s just me knowing that I put so much in to be ready. And to be able to accept coming in knowing that it was going to be harder to just say, ‘Yeah, I’m on this team.’ And all the other stuff, man, to finally be here and then sitting here and not being able to be a part of wins and losses. It’s just tough.”