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Redskins: Five players to watch on cut day, as teams make moves

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 18: Shareece Wright #43 of the Houston Texans breaks up a pass intended for Josh Doctson #18 of the Washington Redskins in the fourth quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. The Texans won 23-21. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 18: Shareece Wright #43 of the Houston Texans breaks up a pass intended for Josh Doctson #18 of the Washington Redskins in the fourth quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. The Texans won 23-21. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Redskins OLB Cassanova McKinzy

This doesn’t have to do with Cassanova McKinzy‘s job security, so much as it has to do with his status. Health-wise, there is some uncertainty surrounding McKinzy after he suffered a concussion in the team’s preseason finale against the Ravens.

McKinzy is basically a roster lock, given how well he played in preseason, and how empty the Redskins are at that position behind him. But if McKinzy is internally expected to miss more than a week, the Redskins might have to do some late offseason scouting.

The cuts have already started in some areas, and today, they come in heavy. If McKinzy won’t be ready, the Redskins could scour the waiver wire to add a fifth OLB from another team. Shane Ray, who was cut by the Ravens yesterday, could be intriguing, but there are bound to be more options available later today.

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If the Redskins do this, and if they weren’t planning on keeping five OLBs already, it’ll mean that a spot has to be trimmed down somewhere else. It’s unlikely they’d put McKinzy on injured reserve with a designation to return, so that spot won’t come from McKinzy himself. Ultimately, it means that, in search of depth and security, the Redskins might have to make another very tough decision.

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