The Redskins shifted their offensive line on the go just to complete their overtime win vs. Green Bay. They might have to do the same this week, depending on how MRIs come back for their starting offensive tackles.
Left tackle Trent Williams and right tackle Jammal Brown both suffered knee injuries in the Redskins’ 16-13 victory. Neither player has structural damage, coach Mike Shanahan said. But Brown said he will undergo an MRI on Monday and Williams said he likely would do the same.
Williams injured his knee on the final play of regulation.
“I went to plant and it buckled on me,” he said. “It’s something minor, nothing major.”
Williams said he wasn’t sure if he would miss any time. He missed two games already with a left knee and toe injury.
Williams returned for the first series of overtime, but it was clear he couldn’t do much and did not play in the second series.
“It hurt a lot,” Williams said of when he returned. “I’ll do anything in my power to win. … [But] I didn’t want to make it any worse than what it was.”
When he was on the ground after getting hurt, Williams said, “It’s very tough because you can see your whole season flash in front of you. You pray it’s nothing serious.”
Brown left early in the second half and said he sprained his knee.
“At first it was very bad, but when I got up it loosened up,” Brown said. “I was able to take a deep breath … I can walk on it OK. It’s just putting my weight on it.”
The injuries forced the Redskins to use right guard Artis Hicks at right tackle for the final series. They moved Stephon Heyer to left tackle and Will Montgomery to right guard.
Fortunately for Washington, Hicks had worked at right tackle in the spring and through minicamp until Brown arrived via a trade.
“You have to understand you’re dealing with a faster guy and there’s a lot more space out there,” Hicks said. “You have to make sure you take good sets and use your hands. Even though they’re a lot faster, they’re smaller guys so if you get your hands on them you can control them faster.”
But Hicks said the line wasn’t bothered by being pieced together.
“It’s a big deal if you start doing it overnight,” Hicks said. “But we’ve been rotating guys all through OTAs and training camp. We’re used to playing so it’s not that big a deal.”
