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critical in determining roster battles 100 Yards: Montae NicholsonRedskins safety Montae Nicholson joins Redskins.com's Perry Mattern for a 100-yard strollWorking his way back from injury Shawn Lauvao Jersey , Thompson has high hopes for season | WTOPThe Redskins running back was having his best season when it ended in Week 11 due to a leg fracture. With training camp in full swing, he’s eager to work with a new quarterback and thinks “we’re capable of being the best.”The Redskins’ trash-talking defensive backs have their hands full with Alex Smith - The Washington PostThe quarterback's accuracy and judgement have been difficult to counter.Practice Notes: 2018 #SkinsCamp, Day 7Redskins.com's Jake Kring-Schreifels and Grant Cohen break down the key plays and highlights from Day 7 of the Washington Redskins' 2018 training camp in Richmond, Va.Maurice Harris and Fabian Moreau continue to show out at Redskins camp | NBC Sports WashingtonIn their newest Postcard from Camp, JP Finlay and Rich Tandler take a look at two non-starters who are coming on at Redskins training camp.Redskins training camp practice report, Day 7 | NBC Sports WashingtonFollow along as we track the happenings at Redskins Practice in Richmond.Terrelle Pryor says any cheap shots from Redskins will be 'handled accordingly' | NBC Sports WashingtonZach Brown made clear the Redskins defense looks forward to the opportunity to hit Terrelle Pryor in joint practices with the Jets, but Pryor seems prepared to hold his own.Camp Battles: Zach Brown and Mason Foster are locks, but questions after that | NBC Sports WashingtonThe Redskins are set at starting inside linebacker Deshazor Everett Jersey , but what do they have behind that? JP Finlay evaluates the position here in the Camp Battles series.Brian Mitchell reveals that Josh Doctson had his heel drained during training camp | NBC Sports WashingtonIt's been a tough few days for Josh Doctson. First he hurt his shoulder in practice, but those results came back clear. Brian Mitchell now reports the WR also had his heel drained.Need to Know: Special teams will be critical in determining roster battles | NBC Sports WashingtonNeed to Know: Making great catches in practice will help a wide receiver make the 53-man roster, but doing the dirty work on special teams will help even more.After a quiet week, Redskins WR Paul Richardson makes a highlight play | NBC Sports WashingtonRedskins WR Paul Richardson was brought in to make big plays. We had not seen much of that ability until practice on Wednesday.Redskins observations: For fantasy owners, delight and frustration lies ahead with Washington stars | Sports | richmond.comWhich Redskins players are the most tantalizing for fantasy football owners?Redskins observations: Depth chart thoughts at the camp's midway point | Sports | richmond.comSaturday's Fan Appreciation Day workout marks the halfway point of training camp's 15 practices. Let's take a quick look at how things are shaking out at each position:Redskins show off deep passing game between Alex Smith and Paul Richardson - The Washington PostPlus, more observations from Wednesday's training camp practice.Redskins RB Chris Thompson getting his ‘groove’ back as he nears full health - The Washington PostWashington needs the versatile, pass-catching back to round back into form for the offense to reach its potential in 2018. John Elway cut ties with his biggest draft bust Sunday when he waived quarterback Paxton Lynch less than 24 hours after including him on the Denver Broncos' 53-man roster.In another move, the Broncos placed safety Su'a Cravens on IR with an injured left knee and re-signed Isaiah McKenzie Cheap Preston Smith Jersey , the speedy returner/receiver who was among the team's cuts a day earlier.Lynch was jettisoned after the Broncos were awarded fellow third-year quarterback Kevin Hogan off waivers from Washington.Elway said he and coach Vance Joseph "met with Paxton this morning and informed him that it's best for everyone to make this move. We appreciate all of Paxton's hard work as a Bronco, and we wish him well in the future."Elway once viewed the athletic but raw Lynch as a future franchise quarterback, moving up in the 2016 NFL draft to select the University of Memphis star with the 26th overall pick in the first round.That move came in the shadows of Denver's Super Bowl 50 win and shortly after Peyton Manning's retirement and Brock Osweiler's departure.Elway acknowledged at the time that Lynch was a project who needed some seasoning but he expressed hope that Lynch might be a quick study.He wasn't.Twice, seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian handily beat out Lynch in protracted competitions for the starting QB job.When Case Keenum was signed in March, Elway sent Siemian to the Minnesota Vikings, clearing the way for Lynch to serve as the No. 2 quarterback. All he had to do was fend off Chad Kelly, another seventh-rounder.He couldn't .Kelly had a terrific offseason while Lynch regressed this summer before completing 14 of 15 passes against third-stringers in the Broncos' fourth preseason game last week at Arizona.Lynch made the team as the third quarterback, but Elway indicated his survival on cutdown day was more a function of Kelly's inexperience after spending his rookie season on IR last year."With Chad not having a lot of experience and not having played in a regular season game before Cheap Ryan Kerrigan Jersey , we thought that we had to go with three quarterbacks," Elway said, "and Paxton was our third."Less than 24 hours later, Elway found a better option.Hogan and Lynch were both part of the 2016 draft class.Lynch was the third QB selected overall, after Jared Goff and Carson Wentz. Hogan was the 14th QB taken, by Kansas City with the 162nd overall pick in the fifth round, after setting several records at Stanford, including most career wins by a QB (36) and most rushing yards by a QB (1 Cheap Jordan Reed Jersey ,249).Both have made spot appearances in the NFL.Lynch has played in five games with four starts, going 1-3 with four TDs and four interceptions.In eight games, including one start, for the Cleveland Browns over the last two seasons, Hogan threw for four TDs with seven interceptions. He also has rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown in 18 attempts, a 9.8-yard average.He was traded to Washington on April 6 and was waived by the Redskins on Saturday.Elway and Joseph had held out hope that Lynch was just a late-bloomer , continuing to express their belief in him even as fans had soured on him.After bypassing the deep quarterback class in this year's draft, Elway said he still thought Lynch could be a starting NFL quarterback Cheap Brandon Scherff Jersey , insisting, "We are not kicking him to the curb."That thinking changed Sunday.Cravens will miss at least half the season now that he's on IR. He missed most of training camp and the first three preseason games with soreness in his left knee, the same one he had surgery on last year to repair a torn meniscus while he was with Washington.The Broncos acquired him in a trade this spring.Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: ://arniestapleton cheap football jerseys