Heading into Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Redskins were facing an enormous concern. Their long snapper, Nick Sundberg, was dealing with a back injury and was questionable for the game. Had he not been available, the Redskins had little depth at the position. In fact, Colt McCoy was supposedly the backup at the position, and that could have been a disaster for the team.
Because of these issues, the Redskins made a move on Saturday afternoon signing Rick Lovato to their active roster. The news came via ESPN’s Adam Schefter:
With Redskins’ long snapper Nick Sundberg nursing a back injury, Washington signed former Packers long snapper Rick Lovato, per source.