WP: Springs's Reserve Role Takes Some by Surprise
 

Cornerback [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Shawn+Springs?tid=informline"]Shawn Springs[/URL] has the highest base salary of any Redskin (nearly $5 million), said he feels as healthy as he has in years and is the most accomplished of [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Washington+Redskins?tid=informline"]Washington[/URL]'s defensive backs, yet with the game in the balance Sunday, he stood on the sidelines watching. Springs was the third defensive back in the season-opening victory, with [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Fred+Smoot?tid=informline"]Fred Smoot[/URL] and [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Carlos+Rogers?tid=informline"]Carlos Rogers[/URL] playing in the base package, a move that surprised some veteran players.

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