LANDOVER, Md. -- Kirk Cousins limped past Robert Griffin III's locker, using
crutches and wearing a stabilizing boot. "He's OK, people," Griffin told the
awaiting group of reporters.
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Redskins are running out of healthy quarterbacks. With Griffin again a spectator
as he works his way back from major knee surgery, the team's insurance policy
suffered an injury of his own. The preliminary diagnosis says Cousins sprained
his right foot in the second quarter of Monday night's 24-13 preseason win over
the Pittsburgh Steelers, although an MRI is scheduled for Tuesday to determine
if it's something worse. "When I first did it, it didn't feel like it was
anything serious," Cousins said. "It feels almost like a sprained ankle, just in
the middle of my foot." Injuries -- including one to Steelers rookie running
back Le'Veon Bell -- penalties and turnovers dominated a mess of a game,
although Griffin once again upstaged the proceedings before the first ball was
kicked. He dressed in full uniform for the second consecutive game, even though
everyone knew he wasn't going to play. And his surgeon, Dr. James Andrews,
chatted with Redskins owner Dan Snyder and general manager Bruce Allen on the
sideline while Griffin was warming up. Griffin has been pining to go harder in
practice and to play in a preseason game, publicly disagreeing with Redskins
coach Mike Shanahan's more cautious plan. But Shanahan said it's Andrews who has
to give the thumbs-up for Griffin to play, and the target date for the
quarterback's return remains the Sept. 9 season opener. "He watched him out on
the field. Then he brought him in and obviously checked him out," Shanahan said.
"It's the first time that he's checked Robert since we went to training camp,
when (Andrews) approved that he could practice. He felt very good about his
progress. "But, again, he's going to come back in a
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preseason's over, re-evaluate him again, and then he'll give us the 'Yea' or
'Nay.'" Wearing a bulky black brace on his right knee, Griffin walked onto the
field well before kickoff wearing a white T-shirt with the words "OPERATION
PATIENCE," his ad hoc theme throughout training camp. At one point, Griffin
walked over to the sideline and gave Snyder a hug. Griffin smiled and laughed
frequently during the game and even exchanged a high-five with Andrews. "He says
everything looks good," Griffin said during the ESPN broadcast. "We've just got
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for 19 yards before he got injured the same way Griffin did during a game last
season -- while being tackled at the end of a run. Cousins grabbed his right
foot after being dragged down along the sideline by Steelers linebacker Lawrence
Timmons and was examined by Andrews before walking to the locker room. Bell's
injury appeared similar to Cousins'. The second-round draft pick, who was
supposed to have the inside track on the up-for-grabs Steelers running back job,
hurt his right foot in the first quarter, another injury to go with the sore
left knee that kept him out of Pittsburgh's preseason opener. The Steelers were
so eager to see what Bell could do that they gave him the ball on the first four
offensive plays of the game. The ex-Michigan State back gained 4, 3, 1 and 1
yards, left the game and never returned. He is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.
Trainers for both teams stayed busy. Steelers fullback Will Johnson left with a
rib injury, and running back Baron Batch had a stinger, although coach Mike
Tomlin indicated that neither injury was serious. Redskins defensive tackle
Barry Cofield broke a bone in his right hand, but he should
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discount be able to play with a cast. Receivers Aldrick Robinson
(bruised left thigh) and Leonard Hankerson (bruised right knee), and running
back Keiland Williams (strained left knee) also were among the ailing. The
hands-down star of the game was Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, who made a
juggling interception of a screen pass from Ben Roethlisberger and returned it
22 yards for a touchdown. Later, Kerrigan stripped Roethlisberger's backup,
Bruce Gradkowski, to force another turnover. With Griffin and Cousins not
available, veteran Rex Grossman took advantage of the extra playing time and
completed 10 of 16 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown with one interception.
The TD pass was 10 yards over the middle to Hankerson, who reached high to make
a one-handed catch. "I've been to a Super Bowl. Been to some big games,"
Grossman said. "But every single time you're out there, it kind of feels like
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on this opportunity." Roethlisberger completed 5 of 6 passes for 66 yards before
giving way to Gradkowski early in the second quarter. The Steelers scored their
only touchdown in the fourth quarter when rookie Landry Jones hit Derek Moye for
a 10-yard score. Both coaches will have plenty of teachable moments from a game
that included 15 penalties and seven turnovers, including a sequence of three
giveaways in five plays. "Too much Steelers beating ourselves," Pittsburgh
safety Ryan Clark said. Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press
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