Press Release - REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES

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For Immediate Release

June 20, 2010

REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have been awarded cornerback Ramzee Robinson off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. In addition, the Redskins waived defensive lineman Greg Peterson and cornerback Melvin Stephenson.

Robinson, 26, has appeared in 26 career regular season games and has totaled 13 tackles (11 solo), one pass defensed, one fumble recovery and 24 special teams stops in his three seasons in the NFL. Originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (No. 255 overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, Robinson spent his first two NFL seasons with the Lions (2007-2008) before being waived prior to the 2009 season.

Robinson started the 2009 season with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in three games and recording three special teams tackles before being waived on Dec. 1, 2009. After being claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 2, 2009, Robinson appeared in four games, making two special teams tackles.

A four-year letterman at the University of Alabama , Robinson started all 12 games his senior season, totaling 40 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble.

A native of Hartsville , Ala. , Robinson was born Feb. 20, 1984.

Peterson originally signed with the Redskins as a free agent on April 15, 2010, after spending the 2009 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his third in the league. Peterson was born on Jan. 21, 1984, in Kenansville , N.C.

Stephenson originally joined the Redskins on May 17, 2010 as a college free agent out of UTEP. He was born July 6, 1988, in Dallas , and attended South Grande Prairie in Grand Prairie , Texas .

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