Cornerback
Shawn Springs has the highest base salary of any Redskin (nearly $5 million), said he feels as healthy as he has in years and is the most accomplished of
Washington's defensive backs, yet with the game in the balance Sunday, he stood on the sidelines watching. Springs was the third defensive back in the season-opening victory, with
Fred Smoot and
Carlos Rogers playing in the base package, a move that surprised some veteran players.
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