Bruce Allen liked Phillip Buchanon enough that he drafted him in Oakland and signed him in Tampa Bay. Now the Redskins general manager has brought him to yet another stop: Washington.
The Redskins signed Buchanon, giving them another veteran corner to pair with DeAngelo Hall and Carlos Rogers after releasing Fred Smoot last month.
“He … brings with him the ability to create turnovers,” Redskins vice president/coach Mike Shanahan said. “He will be a big part of what we are trying to accomplish defensively in Washington.”
Buchanon played in Detroit last season, starting 11 games and was considered a decent player.
Buchanon has started 76 of 105 games and intercepted 18 passes in his career, returning five for touchdowns. He can also return punts, with a 9.1 yard average on 118 career returns.
Buchanon was traded to Houston in 2005. The Texans cut him a year and a half later and the Bucs signed him. The University of Miami grad started 29 of 32 games for Tampa.
