TK Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=5271 Redskins Sign 4 to Active Roster By Gary Fitzgerald Redskins.com December 29, 2004 The Redskins announced a host of roster moves on Wednesday, signing four players to the 53-man roster and two more to the practice squad. Tight end Kori Dickerson and defensive lineman Melvin Williams--both newcomers--were signed to the active roster while cornerback Rufus Brown and running back Dahrran Diedrick were signed from the practice squad. The four roster spots became available this week when linebacker LaVar Arrington, running back Clinton Portis and cornerback Ade Jimoh were placed on the team's injured reserve list and offensive lineman/tight end Dan Goodspeed was released. Dickerson, 6-4 and 235 pounds, was with the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this season. Last year, he was on the Eagles' practice squad for 14 games and saw action in two regular season games and one postseason game. He made the most of his playing time, hauling in two touchdown passes. Dickerson was originally signed as a rookie free agent with the Eagles in 2002. He spent part of the 2002 season on the team's practice squad before being allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe and appearing in World Bowl XI. After making a successful transition from linebacker to tight end his senior year at USC, Dickerson went on to start 12 games for the Trojans and caught 25 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns. Williams, 6-2 and 269 pounds, was a fifth-round (155th overall) selection by the New Orleans Saints in the 2003 NFL Draft. He had brief stints with San Francisco and Miami after being waived by the Saints in October 2004. In Williams' rookie season, he appeared in 15 games with two starts and recorded 15 tackles (12 solo), one pass deflection and a fumble recovery. A graduate of Kansas State, Williams finished his college career with 70 tackles (40 solo), two forced fumbles, eight pass deflections and 13.5 sacks. To fill the two practice squad roster spots, the team has also signed cornerback James Bethea and linebacker Maurice Jones. Bethea, a rookie out of California, is 5-9 and 196 pounds and most recently spent time on the Detroit Lions practice squad. Jones, also a rookie, is 6-0 and 249 pounds. He was an outside linebacker at South Florida University last year Goodspeed was released by the Redskins on Tuesday. He had signed with the team on Dec. 15 but was inactive for two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan93 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Anybody know anything about this rb, Diedrick? Also it's interesting they activated another TE. Could Koz or Sellers be on their way out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Looks like they want to get a look at some new players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big#44 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 it looks like goodspeed didnt last long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Originally posted by skinsfan93 Anybody know anything about this rb, Diedrick? Also it's interesting they activated another TE. Could Koz or Sellers be on their way out? Deidrick is a bigger back from what I've heard. Probably going after TE cause they're good for special teams, especially since he was just signed off the street. Koz is in his 30's, so it wouldn't surprise me if he's replaced this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f_dallas Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I think Dickerson might stick with the Skins. He's been impressive with the Eagles every year, but gets caught in a numbers crunch at the end of pre-season (because they have to carry a third TE that serves as the long snapper- Dickerson would make 4 and they just can't waste another roster spot on the position). I've been very surprised no other team has taken a chance on him because he's got all the tools as a receiving threat and I think he has a chance to be a very solid NFL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 We are now reduced to picking up Eagles' droppings and discards, hoping that would help. How low we have sunk! Whatever happened to Sultan McCullough? Is he on another team's active roster or practice squad? Koz should have been cut long ago. Too many mistakes. I know Ramsey's pass was a little behind him, but it hit him in a bad place: both hands. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I thought Goodspeed was going to be something from one of our threads that we had. Isn't this guy the big 300+lb former OT turned TE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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