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Redskins Look North, Work Out CFL Starting Lineman Brian Simmons - Redskins Journal

Redskins Look North, Work Out CFL Starting Lineman Brian Simmons
By ZAC BOYER | zboyer@freelancestar.com

Brian Simmons, a 6-foot-5, 304-pound offensive lineman who started all 18 games at left tackle for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats last season, worked out for the Washington Redskins last week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Simmons, 27, played four seasons in college at Oklahoma, where he was a teammate of left tackle Trent Williams and occasionally started next to him at left guard. He was in New England’s training camp in 2010 after going undrafted, then signed with Hamilton for the 2011 season.

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By Zac Boyer on January 21st, 2013 4:58 pm

If you don't have much money to spend in FA, don't have your top draft picks -- I think this makes perfect sense. Shanny always likes low round draft picks for O-line, to work with his ZBS. Would be nice if it works, clearly other teams dumped him.