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previous item. ... HC Shanahan said Saturday he thinks that Griffin had “a good week” of practices at training camp while being limited to seven-on-seven passing drills and other scaled-back activities. Shanahan declined to specify when Griffin might be permitted to participate in full team drills as part of his comeback from knee surgery in January. But Shanahan seemed to hint that might be unlikely to happen before the Redskins’ opening preseason game Thursday night at Tennessee. “Our plan [for Griffin’s practice-field work] goes all the way through Tennessee,” Shanahan said. “Then we have another plan after the Tennessee game.”
Reported by the Washington Post
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Shanahan said later: “After the game, we’ve got a little bit different game plan. If there’s no setback, I’ll share that with you next week when we implement it. The reason why I don’t tell you at the beginning, if there is a setback, I’m not gonna tell you, anyhow.” Shanahan previously has said he does not plan to play Griffin in any preseason games. ... According to Post staffer Mark Maske, Griffin’s number of snaps during seven-on-seven passing drills increased this week. He completed 13 of 17 passes during seven-on-seven drills Saturday before a fan appreciation day crowd estimated by the team at more than 25,000. Griffin said earlier in the week that his knee was feeling good and he was pleased with the sharpness of his passing. ... In other words: All remains on track for likely Week 1 start.
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