ASHBURN — After Ross Pierschbacher was drafted, he received a FaceTime call from Shaun Dion Hamilton. The two played together at Alabama and now are set to be teammates again.
Pierschbacher became the latest Alabama product to join the Washington Redskins after the team took the offensive lineman with the 153rd overall pick. He was one of the two fifth-round picks the Redskins made Saturday as the team also drafted North Carolina linebacker Cole Holcomb.
The Redskins now have eight former Crimson Tide players on their roster: Hamilton, Pierschbacher, Ryan Anderson, Jonathan Allen, Cam Sims, Reuben Foster, Landon Collins and Daron Payne.