Washington lost more than a quarter of its starting offense in one fell swoop Monday, with receiver Paul Richardson and guards Brandon Scherff and Shawn Lauvao all going on injured reserve because they need season-ending surgery.
Head coach Jay Gruden said that Richardson has been playing through a shoulder injury that is now too much to bear. Scherff, a right guard, tore a pectoral muscle and Lauvao, a left guard, tore the ACL in his left knee in Washington’s 38-14 loss to visiting Atlanta on Sunday.
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That setback ended a three-game winning streak for NFC East-leading Washington (5-3), which brought in several offensive linemen for tryouts Monday and signed tackle Austin Howard and guards Jonathan Cooper and Luke Bowanko.