LeShun Daniels is the latest Redskins running back headed to the injured reserve. (Denis Poroy/Associated Press)
Another day, another Washington Redskins player placed on injured reserve.
The team announced Saturday afternoon that running back LeShun Daniels’s season is officially over after he suffered a freak injury this week in practice.
“He was fielding a kickoff and it bounced, and he went to pick the ball up and broke his hand,” Gruden explained Friday, two days before the Washington (6-8) face the struggling Denver Broncos (5-9) at FedEx Field.
Daniels is now the fifth — yes, fifth — running back on IR for the Redskins, who have lost Rob Kelley, Chris Thompson, Keith Marshall and Byron Marshall to injury.
In a corresponding move, the Redskins signed Kenny Hilliard to the active roster.
Washington placed veteran left tackle Trent Williams (knee) on injured on Friday and signed running back Dare Ogunbowale off their practice squad. With Ogunbowale and now Hilliard, the Redskins will have four total running backs at their disposal against Denver, including former Bronco Kapri Bibbs.
Rookie Samaje Perine, who was bumped up to the starting role following the injuries to Kelley and Thompson, was held out of practice since tweaking his groin on Wednesday and is questionable for the game.
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