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Worthington

The Redskins had a roster spot open up thanks to LaRon Landry’s season-ending injury, so Worthington getting a late-season look. He’s just a rotational body.

It’s a no-brainer move after the Redskins lost Adam Carriker and Brian Orakpo for the season. The 2010 seventh-round pick out of Ohio State has never appeared in an NFL game.

He’ll undergo more tests to determine the severity of the injury, but Coach Mike Shanahan already alluded to surgery as a possibility. Worthington was brought up off the practice squad last year, and was competing for a reserve-role with the team.

Coach Mike Shanahan mentioned that Worthington had suffered a bicep injury likely requiring surgery. It’s probably a tear. Worthington will clear waivers and head to year-ending injured reserve.

Worthington spent 2013 on injured reserve with a biceps injury. He will compete for a reserve role in 2014.

A seventh-round pick of the Steelers in 2010, Worthington has played in six career games. The moves get St. Louis to the 75-man roster limit.

27-year-old Worthington was replaced on the roster by TE Matt Veldman.

A seventh-round pick by the Steelers, Worthington projects as a defensive tackle in the Buccaneers’ 4-3 scheme. He’s not much of a long-term prospect.

A three-year starter at Ohio State, Worthington (6'5/292) profiles as a defensive end in the Steelers’ 3-4 scheme. With Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel expected to be healthy, Worthington will have a hard time making the final roster this summer.

With Summers out, Jonathan Dwyer will take the final roster spot in the backfield. Urbik and Burnett were third-round and fifth-round picks respectively last season. The Steelers got nothing out of them. Worthington was a 2010 seventh-rounder out of Ohio State.