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The Washington Redskins placed safety Chris Horton on injured reserve Wednesday.

Having reached his sixth season in the Mile High City, Champ Bailey has now played for the Denver Broncos longer than he did for the Washington Redskins.

Just as the defeats continue to mount for the Washington Redskins, so do injuries to starting players.

Final observations from the Redskins' 14-6 loss to Kansas City: -- Although the timeline is unclear, Jim Zorn told Jason Campbell in the second quarter that he had one more drive to get things turned around.

The Carolina Panthers were in a run formation, and it was almost as if they announced a run play toward Horton's gap was on the way.

Jim Zorn admitted taking some deep breaths as the Washington Redskins dug themselves into a 10-0 hole with a first half that included three turnovers and a game plan that was being torn into ruins by a previously woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense.

For the last couple of weeks, I've been hearing that second-year cornerback Justin Tryon has been making strides in practice.

Safety Kalvin Pearson of the Detroit Lions hasn't been able to straighten his left pinkie for seven years.

Kalvin Pearson hasn't been able to straighten his left pinkie for seven years. It's got a permanent bend near the first knuckle, from the time it got caught in a receiver's jersey.

Here are five suggestions for Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn to turn the team around.

A reader, "Mickey C.", says the debate about Coach Jim Zorn's decisions obscures a larger issue.

DETROIT The NFL has seen many more important defeats than the one that befell the professional football franchise from Washington on Sunday at Ford Field. However, in the league's history, there have been few more embarrassing defeats than the Lions' 19-14 win over Washington, breaking a 19-game losing streak.

For the Redskins, it's not as bad as losing a title game 73-0. Nowhere close. Then they were playing for honor. But in the long annals of the whole league, not just the Redskins, this one is hard to top for gall.

The scene was surreal, showing signs of a disconnect between players and coach. On the day after the Washington Redskins infamously became the team that broke the Detroit Lions ' losing streak, veterans spent 45 minutes or so in the locker room expressing big picture concerns -- attitude, approach, overconfidence, unity, identity -- stuff that goes ...

Andre Carter and Fred Smoot of the Washington Redskins collide while Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford runs for 21 yards in the first quarter of the Lions' 19-14 victory Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit.

Two fairly underwhelming teams are playing at Ford Field today, but, to the naked eye, it would be easy to mistake the Washington Redskins for the team that hasn't won since 2007.

Thomas was injured with 12:34 remaining in the first half of the Redskins ' 9-7 win over the St.

Rinehart and Montgomery split time with the starters Wednesday at Redskin Park. "We've got one more day [Thursday], and then we need to close in on our decision," coach Jim Zorn said.

The Mike Sellers drop. Win or no win, Mike Sellers was ticked Sunday afternoon. He kept his back to the locker room.

Louis Rams visiting the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Left guard Kendall's boneheaded decision to catch a deflected pass and cornerback Torrence's failure to cover Rams receiver Donnie Avery in the late going were largely responsible for 10 St.