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A paintball shot in the groin left rookie LaRon Landry unable to practice when the Washington Commanders opened their minicamp Friday.
The No. 6 overall pick in this year's draft was injured during a team-building outing Wednesday, when coach Joe Gibbs allowed the players to leave early at the end of the voluntary spring workouts. Some players went bowling or had lunch together, while many of the defensive players went to play paintball.
"I didn't know paintball was that dangerous," linebacker Marcus Washington said. "I hope it wasn't friendly fire."
Landry was on the sidelines when practice began, but within minutes he left and began laboring slowly up the hill toward the team's main building, appearing to favor his left leg.
Gibbs said Landry should be fine after a couple of days' rest.
"It's kind of bizarre," Gibbs said. "Almost anything can happen in life, so every now and then something like that does happen." Notes
CB Shawn Springs, whose wife gave birth Tuesday, left practice early. "His baby had to be readmitted to the hospital," Gibbs said. "We keep having issues there. It's tough." ... LB Rocky McIntosh was absent following the birth of his son Wednesday. ... RB Clinton Portis wasn't expected to practice because of tendinitis in his knee, but he took part in many of the drills. "I think he's ahead of schedule," Gibbs said. ... As expected, WR Santana Moss (groin) and G Randy Thomas (knee) did not practice. "I'm feeling a lot better now," Moss said, "but I'm not going to go out there and go crazy with it. I'm fortunate that coaches gave me time to let it rest." ... The Commanders signed free agent WR Jason Willis and released WR Terry Mitchell. Willis' only NFL experience came in one game with Seattle in 2004.
The No. 6 overall pick in this year's draft was injured during a team-building outing Wednesday, when coach Joe Gibbs allowed the players to leave early at the end of the voluntary spring workouts. Some players went bowling or had lunch together, while many of the defensive players went to play paintball.
"I didn't know paintball was that dangerous," linebacker Marcus Washington said. "I hope it wasn't friendly fire."
Landry was on the sidelines when practice began, but within minutes he left and began laboring slowly up the hill toward the team's main building, appearing to favor his left leg.
Gibbs said Landry should be fine after a couple of days' rest.
"It's kind of bizarre," Gibbs said. "Almost anything can happen in life, so every now and then something like that does happen." Notes
CB Shawn Springs, whose wife gave birth Tuesday, left practice early. "His baby had to be readmitted to the hospital," Gibbs said. "We keep having issues there. It's tough." ... LB Rocky McIntosh was absent following the birth of his son Wednesday. ... RB Clinton Portis wasn't expected to practice because of tendinitis in his knee, but he took part in many of the drills. "I think he's ahead of schedule," Gibbs said. ... As expected, WR Santana Moss (groin) and G Randy Thomas (knee) did not practice. "I'm feeling a lot better now," Moss said, "but I'm not going to go out there and go crazy with it. I'm fortunate that coaches gave me time to let it rest." ... The Commanders signed free agent WR Jason Willis and released WR Terry Mitchell. Willis' only NFL experience came in one game with Seattle in 2004.
