RG Thomas Placed on IR
The Redskins’ starting right guard, Randy Thomas, suffered a season-ending tricep injury on Sunday against the St. Louis Rams in the ‘Skins 9-7 win.
This leaves the Redskins even shallower on an offensive line that lacked depth coming into the season. None of the five backups on the ‘Skins roster played an NFL snap last season.
Thomas suffered a complete tear of the right tricep muscle from the bone, which could end up being a career-ending injury for the 33-year-old offensive lineman. In 2007, he tore his left triceps and played in only three games. He had neck and knee surgeries in the offseason.
Along with Thomas, starting LT Chris Samuels has an injury history of his own with fragile knees.
The Redskins’ lack of consistency on the offensive line plagued them in the red zone, as they failed to score a touchdown against the lowly Rams. They have two potentially easy games coming up, with a trip to Detroit next week and Tampa Bay coming to town the week after.
