A steady presence on the field and in the locker room, nose tackle Kedric Golston didn't play in fewer than nine games throughout each of his 10 years with the Redskins.
That streak – and, more importantly, that stability – has been snapped for the team’s longest-tenured player, after Golston’s MRI on Monday indicated a hamstring strain and prompted the Redskins to place him on Injured Reserve for 2016.
The news brought some disappointment to a defensive unit that leaned on Golston’s guidance.
“You lose just about every good tangible and intangible thing imaginable,” linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said on Wednesday.