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The Redskins Keep Getting Injured: Is This Karma Coming Back To Bite Them?

Early in the season, the Washington Redskins were known as the team that knocked out key players on other teams. Just ask DeMarcus Ware, Andre Johnson, Steven Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, JerMichael Finley, Clay Matthews, Michael Vick and Dallas Clark. There was even a sense of pride for this, as if the Redskins were the bad, fearsome team that everyone was afraid of playing.

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Well, then consider today a sign that karma has come back to bite them. The Redskins are hanging in against the Tennessee Titans, but they're doing it despite many of their own players getting hurt. Here's the full list of guys that have come out of the game at one point today.

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  • Starting safety Anderson Russell.
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  • Starting linebacker Lorenzo Alexander.
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  • Starting center Casey Rabach.
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  • Backup guard Derrick Dockery, who replaced Rabach.
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  • Starting running back Clinton Portis.
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  • Starting linebacker Rocky McIntosh.
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Throw in injuries before the game to Carlos Rogers, LaRon Landry, Ryan Torain and Artis Hicks, and that's 10 key players that have gotten hurt in the last seven days. Congratulations, karma. You win again.
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