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Position Battles: Cornerback

 
One of the major strengths of the Redskins in recent seasons has been the secondary. Plenty of attention, and money, has been spent on the unit, including drafting Sean Taylor, Carlos Rogers and LaRon Landry in the first round and signing Shawn Springs and DeAngelo Hall, two former first-round picks. And yes, Washington has also found serviceable-to-strong players in other rounds and other places -- Chris Horton, Reed Doughty, Fred Smoot and Ryan Clark to name a few. Going into this season, the secondary again figures to be one of the team's strengths despite the departure of Shawn Springs, a leader in the secondary who was able to match up against some of the league's bigger, physical receivers and also provided valuable experience playing in the slot. We get back into the roster review today with cornerback, a position that has two first-round draft picks as the starters but has (link)

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