Reed Doughty News

Chris Horton has re-claimed the starting job at strong safety. Horton drew the starting assignment in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.

A quick afternoon update, taken from Rick Maese's tweets ... Coach Jim Zorn said the Redskins have ruled out pursuing running back Larry Johnson, who was cut by the Chiefs on Monday.

Even as the uninspired performances and dreadful results begin to look the same from week to week, the Redskins have reached the season's midpoint and have no choice but to seek change.

Phillip Daniels has been named the Redskins' winner of the 2009 Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to a player from each NFL team who overcomes injury and adversity.

After missing Weeks 5 and 6 of this season with a groin injury, Washington Redskins punter Hunter Smith aggravated the injury in his first game back and won't punt Sunday at Atlanta.

Hunter Smith has had a setback in his return from a groin injury and he is out for Sunday's game at Atlanta, head coach Jim Zorn said.

Wondering about a player's status? Trying to recall a past game? Want some insight on the Redskins? Redskins.com's Gary Fitzgerald opens up the mailbag on Tuesday and answers fan questions.

The University of Northern Colorado's James Schrenk and Korey Askew combine for a sack on Noah Shepard of the University of South Dakota on Saturday at Nottingham Field in Greeley.

In October 2008, Reed Doughty sat in a doctor's office wondering if his NFL career had come to an end.

He has 30 catches for 378 yards and two touchdowns. Because he has four catches of 25 or more yards, he presents a matchup challenge for the Redskins .

On a team with speed in receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin and the veteran savvy of running back Brian Westbrook, the Eagles' leading receiver is Celek, the third-year tight end from Cincinnati.

This week on "Under the Cap," we take a break from the position-by-position analysis of the league's highest paid starters in order to take a look at the Redskins' flawed approach to roster-building. Given that I worked in the front office of the organization for two seasons, I have the unique perspective of having seen that philosophy first hand.

Question: What the Redskins lack is speed. Why don't coaches try Devin Thomas or Anthony Alridge on kick returns? -- Michael J. Gary: I agree that elite speed is lacking at several key positions, including kick returns.

As the Washington Redskins reached a new low, losing for the fourth time this season to a winless team, coach Jim Zorn breathed a deep sigh of frustration and insisted the blame fall on his shoulders.

Redskins.com breaks down some of the key matchups to keep an eye on during Sunday's Redskins-Chiefs game at Bank of America Stadium.

Chris Horton called it a play professional strong safeties should make. 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.

We've had this conversation before, the defensive end said after the Redskins squandered a 15-point lead in a 20-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers .

For the first time this season, London Fletcher saw a hint of swagger in the Redskins' defense last Sunday.

The Buccaneers came into Washington DC on Sunday, looking for their first win of the 2009 NFL season.

Second-year safety Chris Horton lost his starting job this week to Reed Doughty, a move that defensive coordinator Greg Blache said was a switch of evenly-matched players.