Coles's toe is better

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Here's more on Coles' toe from tonight's WP:

Coles's Big Toe Is Not a Big Problem

When wide receiver Laveranues Coles shifts directions, his right big toe brings pain -- vestiges of a fracture suffered early last season. But overall, Coles's toe isn't a problem, especially when the speedster runs straight routes, an improvement from previous practices when his participation was limited as a precautionary measure.

"It's fine. I mean, of course, I never expect for it to be 100 percent right now," said Coles, who has been fitted with a special shoe to ease the pain. "But we're taking good care of it and it's working out for me right now."

Coles conceded the toe can still be troublesome.

"Just depending on which way I turn," he explained. "If I turn the wrong way, it will get aggravated a little bit." Coles is coming off a season in which he made 82 catches for 1,204 yards and six touchdowns to make his first Pro Bowl.

Coles contemplated surgery this summer, but decided against it when doctors told him that it would require four months to recover, substantially cutting into this season. . . .

The Redskins have announced changes to their training camp schedule, which is mostly open to the public from July 31 to Aug. 11. Tuesday's practice scheduled for 4:30 p.m. is now closed. An Aug. 4 practice scheduled for 9 a.m. has been canceled, replaced by a 2 p.m. practice that day.