Washington Redskins safety Su’a Cravens will have knee surgery Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The surgery comes after Cravens injured his knee Thursday in the Redskins’ first preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. Cravens is expected to be healthy for Week 1, according to Schefter.
Coach Jay Gruden said Saturday that the Redskins would be taking Cravens’ injury “day by day.”
Gruden said that an initial MRI Friday had revealed no structural damage, though he did say that doctors might take another look once the swelling in the knee had gone down.
It wasn’t clear when in the game Cravens got hurt and the injury was never announced during the game, though he did spend some time on the sideline with an ice pack on his right knee.
Though having Cravens healthy for the start of the regular season is — by far — the most important thing for the Redskins, he was having a good training camp while making the adjustment from linebacker to safety. If he’s unable to practice much before Week 1, he’ll miss valuable time continuing to learn a new position in Washington’s defense.
Safety Deshazor Everett has filled in for Cravens over the past few practices. With Cravens hurt, fourth-round draft pick Montae Nicholson only having started practicing fully Saturday and veteran DeAngelo Hall still on the physically unable to participate (PUP) list, the injuries piling up at safety have given Everett a good opportunity to make the roster.
• Nora Princiotti can be reached at nprinciotti@washingtontimes.com.
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