Redskins Playbook: Back on the field, Jamison Crowder shows his value

Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson appears to be headed to doing something he hasn’t done since last September—taking snaps in a game. It’s a question of when, not if. The 2016 first-round pick left practice early on August 6 with a hamstring injury. While the injury wasn’t as serious as it was first feared, it still has kept him out of the Redskins’ preseason opener against the Ravens and out of practice until yesterday. Doctson has not appeared in a game for the Redskins since last September, when he played a total of 31 snaps in the team’s first two games before being shut down due to a lingering Achilles injury. As the team took the field at Redskins Park, Doctson came out in shoulder pads

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Report: Baltimore Ravens and Jeremy Zuttah are close to a deal

A few months ago, the Baltimore Ravens shipped center, Jeremy Zuttah, out of town in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers for a 2017 sixth-round draft pick. Zuttah spent three years, from 2014-2016 as the starting center for the Ravens, and was coming off two down years heading to the Bay Area. Baltimore, meanwhile, were ready to move on from Zuttah with the likes of Ryan Jensen and John Urschel to compete for the starting center spot. Even at guard, the team had starter Alex Lewis, and also rookie, Nico Siragusa, for depth. Things seemed okay until Urschel retired, along with season-ending injuries to Lewis and Siragusa. Furthermore, Zuttah didn't last that long as a 49er, as he was released

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  Lucky Whitehead to undergo surgery on foot

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  Ryan Kelly needs foot surgery, will miss regular season time

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Tim Beckham’s rise isn’t that complicated

Let’s face it. Yet again, we’ve been had by Dan Duquette. Granted, there is no certainty in a 16-game sample, but Tim Beckham has gone above and beyond any expectations you might have had. At the time of the trade, I wrote that the acquisition of Beckham, which came at no immediate cost, was yet to be determined. Even so, the upside that Beckham had shown made the deal an easy one to agree upon. Yesterday, Fangraphs’ Dave Cameron took the time to scribe that the Orioles, yes the Orioles, may have made the premier trade of the deadline. So far, it’s hard to argue otherwise. Not counting yesterday’s two-hit performance (including a walk and a home run), Beckham has slashed .484/.500/.855 as an