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Redskins cut edge rusher Noah Spence, sign Carroll Phillips from practice squad

By Jacob Camenker

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 24: Noah Spence #54 of the Washington Redskins waits to take the field against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 19-9.(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 24: Noah Spence #54 of the Washington Redskins waits to take the field against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 24, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 19-9.(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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The Washington Redskins have made another minor roster move, this one coming at the edge rush position. They elected to cut Noah Spence and sign Carroll Phillips from the practice squad.

For the second time this season, the Washington Redskins are switching up the fourth man in their edge rushing rotation.

To start the season, preseason star Cassanova McKinzy served as the option behind Ryan Kerrigan, Montez Sweat, and Ryan Anderson at the rush linebacker position for the Redskins. After he suffered an injury that landed him on IR, the team signed former Buccaneers second-round pick Noah Spence to serve in that role.

And now, Spence’s time with the team has come to an end.

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The Redskins officially announced that they had cut Spence on Tuesday afternoon. In a corresponding move, they added rush linebacker Carroll Phillips from the practice squad.

Phillips went undrafted out of Illinois in 2017 and spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts before joining the Redskins practice squad in Week 9. Phillips has appeared in 10 NFL games and has logged five total tackles in limited snaps.

In college, Phillips demonstrated solid pass rushing ability as a senior, logging 9.0 sacks in his final season. So, perhaps Washington saw flashes of that ability while he was on the practice squad and that’s why they’re giving him a chance now over Spence. Spence had one sack in seven games with the ‘Skins, so the team isn’t risking much by making the switch.

This is likely just a minor back-end roster move, but we’ll see if anything good can come of it. Still, it seems probable that the team will need to look for more pass rushing depth this offseason.

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Unless Phillips surprises and produces well, expect this just to be a trial move. Expect him to get about 15 percent of the defensive snaps like Spence did and maybe play a bit more on special teams.

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