Washington Redskins sign embattled free agent WR Michael Floyd

The Redskins receiving core has undergone some fine tuning the day after the team’s home opening loss.

Heading into the season, it was known that the Washington Redskins were banking on youth at the wide receiver position, similarly to their defensive backfield as well. The gamble paid off for the secondary. The receiving core? Not so much.

In the first game of the season, the Redskins lost both Trey Quinn and Cam Sims to ankle injuries, placing both on injured reserve. Heading out of Week 2, Maurice Harris is still experiencing lingering effects from a concussion sustained in preseason. Thus, the Redskins came out of their Week 2 game with just five healthy receivers: Josh Doctson, Paul…