voices.washingtonpost.com - 9/2/2008
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No lack of news coming from Jim Zorn's press conference. Hmm, where to start... Right tackle Jon Jansen is fighting for his job with Stephon Heyer. Zorn made it very clear that Jansen is in a battle and could be replaced by Heyer at some point. Jansen is the longest-serving Redskin player and received a big new contract after the 2006 season. Jansen has struggled in pass protection and Heyer was hurt but played well...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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Jon Jansen Demoted
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog —
Will likely be back Rumored since the Jaguars preseason game, the news is out, Jon Jansen, the longest tenured current Redskin and the team's right tackle for ten years, has been demoted to second team in favor of second year undrafted free agent Stephon Heyer. This is the way of football, still it should not go without a comment, there are some interesting circumstances here. It was known and accepted that Jon had some struggles in training camp, particularly in the are of pass blocking. He is returning to action after ...
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Jansen Loses Job, Heyer to Start
theredskinreport.com 9/2/2008 — The longest tenured Redskin, Jon Jansen, has been benched in favor of 2nd year man Stephan Heyer for the season opener against the Giants on Thursday. At one point Jansen was one of the top right tackles in the game but he’s suffered a series ...
Heyer, not Jansen, will start on Thursday night —
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It’s official .
Stephon Heyer’s meteoric climb from Undrafted Rookie out of Maryland to starting Offensive Tackle in the NFL took nary a year. Heyer has been named the starter for the Redskins on Thursday night vs. the rival and defending Super Bowl Champion Giants.
An ankle injury to Jansen was a factor in the decision, but ultimately Jim Zorn just decided he could get the ...
Jansen Benched For Stephon Heyer —
Football Outsiders
In a decision that’s very surprising on the surface, the Redskins have decided to start undrafted second-year lineman Stephon Heyer at right tackle, which moves veteran Jon Jansen into a utility role along the line. Jansen’s never played guard, and signed a five-year extension last year before suffering a gruesome ankle injury.
Jansen hasn’t looked great [...]
Jon Jansen on the Bubble? —
Bleacher Report - NFL
It has been pretty obvious to all who have watched the Washington Redskins this year that Jon Jansen has been struggling. It has been widely assumed, however, that Jansen would get some time in the regular season to work through his issues.
Maybe, ...
