Redskins Insider: Random stuff

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Redskins Insider

A few players were available to the media before the start of practice at 5.

Marcus Washington got his braces off and was happy about that. No more ortho appointments. Gotta think the prospect of shredding your lips on your braces every Sunday wasn't a whole lot of fun either.

Not an expert but his choppers looked pretty darn shiny and straight to me.

Clinton Portis said that he kind of took the game for granted entering last season, was burned out, and vows to return to the CP of old. Says he is cool with sharing the load, though clearly believes he is the definite starter, and said that if he gets fewer carries that Ladell Betts some weeks, then that's okay, too.

Clinton also conceded that no matter how good he might feel right now coming off shoulder, hand and knee injuries, it won't mean much until he starts taking hits and seeing how his body holds up. He hasn't done anything really strenuous yet. His mental outlook is refreshed as well, he says.

Portis has no plans for more costumes, so it appears that the days of Dolla Bill or over for good.

As for other random observations:

Frosty The Punter must be feeling pretty good these days. Derrick Frost is the only punter on the roster.

Also, Shaun Suisham is being "challenged" by Tyler Fredrickson. Yeah, that Tyler Fredrickson, the one with all those game winning kicks a few years back ... No, seriously, this is a first year kid out of Cal, which explains why the word challenged is in quotes.