Redskins sign Hall

The NFL Network is reporting the Washington Redskins have reached agreement on a one-year contract with cornerback DeAngelo Hall.

In under a week, Hall has gone from a celler dweller of the AFC West to a contender in the NFC East. According to ProFootballTalk.com the contract is said to be the same prorated $1 million salary he would have received if he had stayed in Oakland. It also contains a commitment that the Redskins won’t use the franchise tag on Hall in 2009.

The Skins should welcome Hall with open arms as Shawn Springs has struggled with injuries this season, and has managed to only play in four games. The Redskins have a bye this week and will host the Cowboys on Nov. 16.

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• Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, the Cardinals’ first-round draft pick out of Tennessee State, is slated to start this weekends game at corner. Rodgers-Cromartie has started three games this season when the Cardinals used their nickel package to start the game, but now Rodgers-Cromartie will be a fixture in the base defense.
  


• Steelers running back Willie Parker, who returned to action on Monday night after missing several games with a knee injury, won’t play on Sunday against the Colts, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The injury is to his should which Parker sustained in the game against Washington.