The Washington Redskins‘ offensive line dealt with major injuries last season, losing both left guard Shawn Lauvao and center Kory Lichtensteiger for the majority of the season.
Lauvao sustained a lateral sprain in his left ankle in Week 3 and missed the remainder of the year. Overall, he had a total of five surgeries to correct problems in both feet. Lichtensteiger played in just five regular-season games because of a pinched nerve that sapped power in his neck and left shoulder and was on short-term injured reserve. He returned in the Redskins‘ wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers.