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The Redskins didn’t exactly need another pass-catching tight end. But that’s what they took in the sixth round.
Washington selected tight end/fullback Dennis Morris out of Louisiana Tech, with a pick obtained when they traded their fifth-round choice to Miami. The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Morris caught 38 passes for 623 yards and 12 touchdowns this past season. He also made some good highlight blocks.
Morris said coach Mike Shanahan told him he would play a little tight end, fullback and H-back — a role he filled in college as well.
“I can play all of them,” Morris said. “Any of them I’m good at…I’m pretty fast for my size and I can catch a lot. I’m pretty aggressive and I like to block.”
How he fits in remains to be seen. The Redskins do not need another pass-catching tight end, but they only have one fullback in Mike Sellers. His size and speed would make him a good special teams player. But Morris could end up on the practice squad.
Morris was not invited to the scouting combine.
