The Redskins filled a need for depth at the center position Wednesday night, trading cornerback Dashaun Phillips to the Steelers in exchange for rookie center Lucas Crowley.
The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Crowley signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cardinals in May, then with the Steelers on Aug. 8 after he was waived by Arizona on July 22.
Crowley last played at North Carolina, where he started every game of the 2015 and 2016 seasons and earned All-ACC honors both years.
The move comes as starting center Spencer Long begins his recovery from knee arthroscopy. Long is expected back around the start of the regular season, but coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday afternoon, before the trade, that he was hoping to bring in another center for depth.