sandtrapjack
10-19-2007, 09:25 AM
ASHBURN, Va. -- Meet Lorenzo Alexander (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=7569), the NFL's newest two-way player.
"It's like going back to high school," Alexander said. "Gridiron football."
The first-year player is wearing the white jersey of the offense in practice this week, instead of his usual defense burgundy. A remarkable series of injuries has left the Washington Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was) in desperate need of offensive linemen for Sunday's game against Arizona, so they've moved the 300-pound defensive tackle across the line of scrimmage and have made him a guard.
"I've got to know the defensive stuff, too," said Alexander, who is attending the offensive line meetings while catching up on the defense's schemes in his spare time. "It'll be a full-packed weekend, as far as watching film and getting the game plan and stuff."
Alexander lined up at the first-team left guard in practices on Wednesday and Thursday, participating in the Redskins' version of "What's My Line?" Todd Wade (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5082), Casey Rabach (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5540) and Stephon Heyer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=8526) were all hurt in last week's loss to Green Bay, compounding the serious injuries earlier this season to Jon Jansen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4686) and Randy Thomas (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4707).
"Every day we're redoing the offensive line," assistant coach Joe Bugel said.
ESPN - Redskins play 'What's My Line?', make Alexander 2-way player - NFL (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=3069466)
"It's like going back to high school," Alexander said. "Gridiron football."
The first-year player is wearing the white jersey of the offense in practice this week, instead of his usual defense burgundy. A remarkable series of injuries has left the Washington Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was) in desperate need of offensive linemen for Sunday's game against Arizona, so they've moved the 300-pound defensive tackle across the line of scrimmage and have made him a guard.
"I've got to know the defensive stuff, too," said Alexander, who is attending the offensive line meetings while catching up on the defense's schemes in his spare time. "It'll be a full-packed weekend, as far as watching film and getting the game plan and stuff."
Alexander lined up at the first-team left guard in practices on Wednesday and Thursday, participating in the Redskins' version of "What's My Line?" Todd Wade (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5082), Casey Rabach (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5540) and Stephon Heyer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=8526) were all hurt in last week's loss to Green Bay, compounding the serious injuries earlier this season to Jon Jansen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4686) and Randy Thomas (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4707).
"Every day we're redoing the offensive line," assistant coach Joe Bugel said.
ESPN - Redskins play 'What's My Line?', make Alexander 2-way player - NFL (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=3069466)