Bashaud Breeland Out 4-6 Weeks With MCL Sprain

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Bashaud Breeland suspended 1 game; CB out 4-6 weeks for MCL, source says
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  John Keim, ESPN Staff Writer

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland was suspended one game by the NFL for an incident during last year's training camp. Later Friday, he injured his right knee during practice, according to a source.

Breeland, who can practice with the team up until the week of the Sept. 13 season opener against the Dolphins, was on the field Friday until being carted off with the knee injury. A source said Breeland suffered a sprained MCL and will miss four to six weeks.

Breeland was injured during a one-on-one drill while covering a receiver. As Breeland tried to plant and come back, his leg gave way, and he was down on the field for several minutes, surrounded by teammates until being carted away.

NFL spokesman Randall Liu said Breeland will serve his suspension in the first week of the regular season whether he is healthy or injured.

Breeland was cited for possession of marijuana last Aug. 11 on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The incident occurred on the final night of camp, and he was served a summons for simple possession of marijuana.

DeAngelo Hall. The former fourth-round pick has been working as the slot corner in training camp, with Hall starting opposite Chris Culliver.

 

[kbso83432]

Hate to see him go down, but does anyone know if we can simply activate him for game 1 while he is still injured so we can kind of get from under that suspension? How does that work.

 

[kbso83432]

Never mind, I just re-read the article and saw that we can.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

Too lazy to pull up a calendar but won't 4-6 weeks end before the opener anyway?

 

[Sharkinva]

Too lazy to pull up a calendar but won't 4-6 weeks end before the opener anyway?

Basically. And even if he is suspended, he doesnt have to be on the game day active list in order to count as serving his suspension. He simply needs to be on the active roster. So as long as he isnt PUP'd for week one, his suspension will be covered.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

Basically. And even if he is suspended, he doesnt have to be on the game day active list in order to count as serving his suspension. He simply needs to be on the active roster. So as long as he isnt PUP'd for week one, his suspension will be covered.

When I heard he was carted off the field I was thinking he was gone for the year. Sure it hurts his development but this is the best possible news as far as knee injuries are concerned.