Helu to season ending IR

[PennSkinsFan]

http://www.dcprosportsreport.com/washington-redskins/redskins-place-rb-roy-helu-on-ir.html

For those of you wondering why we signed Ryan Grant, wonder no more.

[SkinsGuru]

i had high hopes for Helu going into the season, too bad he has been dealing with so many injuries . . . drafting Morris sure seems smart now . . .

[PennSkinsFan]

Yeah. Helu was banged up some his rookie season too. Doesn't seem like a back that can carry a full load.

[Crazy Horse]

Should have done it at the start of the regular season.

[SkinsGuru]

Yeah. Helu was banged up some his rookie season too. Doesn't seem like a back that can carry a full load.

he didn't carry any load . . . he was not healthy all off season, pre season or at all . . .

[ISF]

FYI, former power back Gerald Riggs career was ended prematurely due to turf toe.....just saying.

[SkinsGuru]

FYI, former power back Gerald Riggs career was ended prematurely due to turf toe.....just saying.

Turf toes SUCKS . . . i've had it . . . and it is VERY painful . . .

[Spence]

It's the curse of the Redskins' leading rusher (http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/redskins-talk/The-Redskins-RB-curse?blockID=779515&feedID=6355):

The news that Roy Helu Jr., who led the team with 640 yards on the ground in 2011, has been placed on the injured reserve list means that the Redskins will have a new leading rusher for the fourth year in a row.

Clinton Portis led the team in rushing for three straight seasons, from 2007 through 2009.

In 2010 Portis had a groin injury that limited him to five games. Ryan Torain, a Mike Shanahan reclamation project from Denver, ran for 742 yards to pace the Redskins’ running attack.

But Torain fell out of favor with the coaching staff due to his inability to stay healthy. That prompted them to trade for Tim Hightower just after the 2011 lockout ended. Last year Torain played in nine games, starting four, and rushed for 200 yards on 59 carries. He was released shortly before the end of the season.

Even leading the team in rushing for even a partial season has proven to be bad luck. Last year, Hightower had a team-best 321 yards on the ground when he suffered a torn ACL in the sixth game of the season. That opened the door for Helu to take the team rushing title.

[Crazy Horse]

The Skins reached out to hightower before signing grant.


Before contacting Ryan Grant this week, the Redskins reached out to former starting tailback Tim Hightower about replacing the injured Roy Helu Jr.

Hightower, however, still has not recovered fully from the ACL surgery he had last November. In fact, Shanahan said Hightower recently suffered another setback in his recovery.

“It was my understanding that Tim was going to go in for a little scope,” he said. “He re-injured it in his rehab and it was a little bit sore. He’s the first guy that we talked to but obviously that was not going to work out.”