ASHBURN — After sustaining a hamstring injury in the Washington Redskins’ 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, veteran nose tackle Kedric Golston was placed on injured reserve on Monday. To replace Golston, the Redskins signed rookie defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis from the practice squad.
The Redskins depth on the defensive line was greatly tested on Sunday after Golston was injured on the first play of the game. Washington only dressed five defensive linemen. Defensive end Kendall Reyes was inactive because of a groin injury and undrafted rookie defensive end Anthony Lanier was inactive for the second consecutive week.
Golston, 33, is in his 11th season after the Redskins re-signed him on a one-year deal in the offseason. With Golston out, the Redskins turned to Ziggy Hood at nose tackle when they were in their base 3-4 defense. Hood played a total of 47 of the team’s 68 defensive snaps on Sunday and had one tackle.
Ioannidis was selected in the fifth round out of Temple. Throughout training camp, the Redskins experimented with the former Temple defensive end at nose tackle at times, but it proved to be a difficult transition for Ioannidis. He was cut on Sept. 3 when the Redskins trimmed the roster to 53 players and was signed to the practice squad.
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