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Jeremy Jarmon and Chris Cooley are the eighth and ninth Washington Redskins to go on injured reserve, while Clinton Portis will miss a fourth consecutive game as he recovers from a concussion.

The Washington Redskins signed six players to their practice squadSunday, leaving the team with two open slots.

The Redskins completed their eight-player practice squad on Monday, signing former New York Giants quaterback Andre Woodson, two former draft picks and four undrafted rookies.

"I think it was pretty even 'til, I think this past week the kicking competition ... and Suisham did very good that day," said Vinny Cerrato, the team's executive vice president of football operations, "and then [later] he did kickoffs and he did that well, and then when he made the 48-yarder, you know, and he's won games for us in the past, so to ...

Encouraged by the improvement of returning players and potential impact of 12 newcomers, Washington Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato declared the team's final 53-man roster as better equipped for the 16-game grind than the group that limped to the finish last year.

Safety Lendy Holmes, defensive end Rob Jackson, wide receiver Trent Shelton, defensive end J.D. Skolnitsky and fullback Eddie Williams have been named to the Redskins' practice squad.

The Redskins wrapped up the preseason Thursday against Jacksonville. Now the front office and coaching staff must trim the roster from 75 players to 53 before Saturday's 4 p.m. deadline.

The competition between kickers Shaun Suisham and Dave Rayner takes center stage tonight.

ROB JACKSON, DEFENSIVE END Jackson is at the heart of the intense competition for the final roster spots on the defensive line.

ROB JACKSON, DEFENSIVE END Jackson is at the heart of the intense competition for the final roster spots on the defensive line.

The scene on Tuesday morning was familiar at Washington Redskins training camp. The most prized of free agent acquisitions, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, bulldozed over guard Derrick Dockery. Rookie defensive end Brian Orakpo blew past veteran left tackle Chris Samuels -- twice.

In one-on-one drills between the linemen this summer, it has been the big guys on defense who more often have gotten the better of those on offense.

Yet while much of the focus of that all-too-common result has been on whether the offensive line will be able to protect quarterback Jason Campbell this season, the possibility for success from Washington's defensive line has been mostly overlooked.

It seems all I do is write about the offensive line, so I was determined to focus on something other than that unit in today's intrasquad scrimmage at Redskins Park.

It seems all I do is write about the offensive line, so I was determined to focus on something other than that unit in today's intrasquad scrimmage at Redskins Park.

Training camp has only begun, so it would be silly to analyze the offensive line's performance after one day.

Hours before Thursday's NFL supplemental draft, Jeremy Jarmon made a final plea to Washington Redskins vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato via text message.

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 Friday and answers fan questions.