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Redskins’ Breeland tweaks knee; RGIII ‘good to go’
ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins could be without rising star cornerback Bashaud Breeland for Sunday’s game at the Minnesota Vikings after the rookie “tweaked” his knee during Friday’s practice, head coach Jay Gruden said.
“He just did it at the tail end of practice,” Gruden said. It doesn’t look like it is serious but we have to just make sure we take all the precautions necessary and hopefully he will be OK. We will have to make that determination once we find out from the doctors.
Breeland, who has replaced injured veteran DeAngelo Hall in the starting lineup opposite second-year man David Amerson, was officially listed as questionable. The team does expect to get Tracy Porter back from a hamstring injury that has hampered him all season, and Chase Minnifield will likely see increased snaps as well.
Gruden also confirmed that Hall re-injured his torn Achilles tendon.
“I guess he had a late night getting some pizza or something in his kitchen and slipped and re-tore it,” Gruden said. “So he has got to go back in and get it fixed. That just is going to delay his rehab obviously and unfortunately, but hopefully we will still be able to get him back by the start of the season next year.
“It might, obviously, impede his progress as far as OTAs and maybe training camp and all that. But we will get the timetable after the surgery and have a better idea. Just a fluke thing.”
Meanwhile, quarterback Robert Griffin III remains on track to start his first game since dislocating his ankle in Week 2. Gruden dismissed the notion the team is rushing Griffin back with a bye week following the Minnesota game.
“No. We waited a week. Dallas (on Monday night), he was champing at the bit to play,” Gruden said. “He felt like he was ready, healthy. We waited a week to get him ready. So he’s had his time.
“I think everything is checking out good. You know, last week was like a bonus week for him. He was pretty healthy last week and gave him an extra week to recover and this week I think he is good to go.”
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