Kory Lichtensteiger knew he was placed on injured reserve, but the Washington Redskins center still met with General Manager Scot McCloughan after the move. What Lichtensteiger didn’t know was that he was placed with the designation to return during Week 10 if the Redskins somehow made the playoffs.
Washington was 3-5 at the time of the transaction, but it somehow made a run late to clinch the NFC East, allowing Lichtensteiger to be activated off injured reserve this week and practice with the team on Wednesday.
“There was some uncertainty,” Lichtensteiger said. “I don’t want to make it sound like at 3-5 you’re going to make the playoffs every time.