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<h1 property="dc:title">Rams trade former No. 1 pick
Carriker to Redskins</h1>
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By R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer<em property="dc:issued">[/i]</div></div></div></div>
ST. LOUIS (AP)â€"The <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/was/;_ylt=Ap_Morjmy5cq7uzb8GRHEhgdsLYF" target="_blank">Washington
Redskins</a> have acquired former first-round pick
<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8267/;_ylt=AiOK.KNEEcXxE67.v2az9dUdsLYF" target="_blank">Adam
Carriker</a>
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from the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/stl/;_ylt=AlFivFC0a4P8JTSk8Pu4WekdsLYF" target="_blank">St.
Louis Rams</a> in an extremely low-cost deal that
provides an option along the defensive line if <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5901/;_ylt=ArrNyCMTv9K4OsFI.HoXLtwdsLYF" target="_blank">Albert
Haynesworth</a>
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is traded.
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The Redskins got a great price Tuesday for the 13th
overall pick in 2007.
They swapped fifth-round picks with the Rams, moving down 28 spots in
that
round, but in a swap of seventh-rounders Washington actually moved up
three
spots.
"Adam is a guy who our staff is very familiar with,"Â Redskins coach
Mike
Shanahan said. "He is talented and has an incredible work ethic. We feel
he
will fit in our scheme and will help us reach our defensive goals."Â
Carriker's career has been dogged by injuries. He spent last season
on
injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Carriker could be the contingency plan if the Redskins are able to
trade
Haynesworth, who has displeased Shanahan by staying away from offseason
workouts
and a minicamp. Haynesworth is also unhappy about Washington's switch to
a 3-4
defense.
Rams general manager Billy Devaney said the team had enough depth at
the
position to make the deal, and said the draft class was loaded with
"whopper"Â
defensive tackles who could be had as late as the fourth round. The Rams
are
expected to re-sign backup <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8633/;_ylt=AjYp6at6f59mHStvlboB1DEdsLYF" target="_blank">Gary
Gibson</a>
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to augment a group headed by <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8408/;_ylt=AtfAfghlWNkwLhwjTeBeT6YdsLYF" target="_blank">Clifton
Ryan</a>
(notes),</span>
<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5084/;_ylt=ArRwTuEQikMbXzX_Hb6cO.0dsLYF" target="_blank">Fred
Robbins</a>
(notes)</span>
and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9367/;_ylt=AubgYBblCbY50zEMzPcMMEcdsLYF" target="_blank">Darell
Scott</a>
(notes).</span>
Carriker will be reunited with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, a
former
Rams head coach. Devaney said the Redskins have been trying to trade for
Carriker for a while.
"The signings we've made the past couple of weeks we thought, you
know
what, this might be the right time to do it,"Â Devaney said. "Right now
it
seems like we've got a little bit of depth. I hope we do."Â
Carriker was a 300-pound defensive end at Nebraska, where he was Big
12
defensive player of the year as a senior. He played tackle in a 4-3
alignment
with St. Louis.
"He's never complained and we used him in multiple positions,"Â
Devaney
said. "He did the best he could, but it hasn't been a great scheme for
him."Â
If Carriker was used like he was at Nebraska (as a DE) then he'd be dominant. Yes, he's 300lbs, but that's at 6'6". He has great quickness. It's unfortunate the way they used him in St. Louis. Good luck to Adam.
Edited by: Highlander