Trent Shelton News

We'll see if Renaldo Wynn's third stint as a Redskins lasts longer than his second.

The Redskins have signed punter Glenn Pakulak to the practice squad, the team announced on Tuesday.

The Redskins' punter competitionA has ended -- yet the team's 53-man roster remains the same.

Their offense languishing, unable to make much headway even against the NFL's worst defenses, the Washington Redskins called in some help Tuesday for coach Jim Zorn.

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 ...

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.

Wide receiver D.J. Hackett and quarterback Chase Daniel were among the 21 players released by the Washington Redskins on Saturday, as the team established its 53-man roster.

The status of Colt Brennan's hamstring injury is expected to be updated today and his future could be decided in the next few days.

In the month that has passed since training camp opened, the Washington Redskins have sweated through 39 practices, three preseason games and a handful of burning questions and important decisions.

In the next several days -- the final week of preseason -- they'll attempt to declare victors in the few remaining position battles, travel 700 miles for one final preseason game and pass out pink slips to one-third of the players currently crammed into the Redskins Park locker room.

If Friday's 27-24 loss to the New England Patriots game provided a final test for the first-stringers, expect the Redskins' final exhibition game Thursday night at Jacksonville to be focused more on the bottom of the depth chart. It's a game of survival for the fringe players.

Technically, there are still five players battling for the Redskins' fifth receiver spot -- Keith Eloi, D.J. Hackett, Marques Hagans, Marko Mitchell and Trent Shelton.

Marko Mitchell continues to impress with the Washington Redskins. The former Nevada Wolf Pack wide receiver caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Colt Brennan Friday night in the Redskins' 27-24 loss in Washington.

For each sky-high pass Marko Mitchell pulls down at the sideline, D.J. Hackett and Trent Shelton make a play that displays the understanding that comes with having spent time in Coach Jim Zorn's West Coast offense. When a wide receiver makes a mistake, such as when Marques Hagans dropped a pass over the middle in last week's preseason opener, coaches notice. When one makes a play on special teams, such as Keith Eloi's tackle on a kickoff last week, eyebrows rise.

And so goes the battle, day after day, for the fifth wide receiver spot on the Washington Redskins, who play their first home preseason game Saturday against the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

LOCAL POWER RANKINGS " WHO'S GENERATING BUZZ IN THE D.C. AREA? STEPHEN STRASBURG The kid won't be unveiled until Friday? Yet another sign the Nationals don't know how to capitalize on the rare positive story.

Midway through the fourth quarter of Thursday's preseason game against Baltimore, Jim Zorn watched his third-team offense jog onto the field at M&T Bank Stadium.

Though the Washington Redskins' offense scored four touchdowns and kicked a field goal during Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage, the defense dominated the 57-play session.

ASHBURN, Va. - Washington receiver Trent Shelton, a former Baylor standout, is the Redskins self-proclaimed "Twitter King." The long-shot vying for a roster spot at training camp rattled off six in 16 minutes after Tuesday's morning practice, including one about his interview with the Associated Press for this story.

Washington receiver Trent Shelton is the Redskins self-proclaimed "Twitter King." The long-shot vying for a roster spot at training camp rattled off six in 16 minutes after Tuesday's morning practice, including one about his interview with The Associated Press for this story.

Washington receiver Trent Shelton is the Redskins self-proclaimed "Twitter King." The long-shot vying for a roster spot at training camp rattled off six in 16 minutes after Tuesday's morning practice, including one about his interview with The Associated Press for this story.