Posted at 9:36 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2007
NFL: DT Salave'a cut as Redskins trim roster to 75
Advertiser Staff
ASHBURN, Va. — Veteran defensive tackle Joe Salave'a was released today as the Washington Redskins trimmed their roster to 75 players on the NFL's first mandatory cut date.Salave'a started 13 games for the 2005 team that made the playoffs, but he has been hindered by several injuries — calf, foot, heel, thigh, knee — during each of his three seasons with the Redskins. He has not played in all 16 games in any of his eight NFL seasons.
Salave'a's durability put the 32-year-old lineman on the bubble entering training camp, and the emergence of second-year players Kedric Golston and Anthony Montgomery and first-year player Lorenzo Alexander made him expendable. Golston will move into Salave'a's starting spot, next to tackle Cornelius Griffin.
The Redskins also placed offensive lineman Ross Tucker (neck) and receiver Jason McAddley (hamstring) on injured reserve. Fullback Pete Schmitt was waived, but he could also wind up on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury.
