The Redskins signed former Maryland right guard Andrew Crummey and tight end Jason Goode. Neither player was selected in last month's NFL Draft.

Crummey was a three-year starter for the Terrapins, starting 36 games. He missed Maryland's final five games due to a fractured fibula. Then, he re-injured the leg in the East-West Shrine game in December.

Goode completed his Maryland career with 36 catches for 401 yards and three touchdowns. He participated in last weekend's Redskins minicamp on a tryout. A graduate of Baltimore's Woodlawn High, he can also play H-back. His only four starts came at the end of last season and he made 14 catches in the last five games.

- Ryan O'Halloran

A belated farewell to safety Adam Archuleta, who was let go by the Bears earlier this week.

A little over two years after the Redskins foolishly made Archuleta the highest-paid safety in NFL history, he was found wanting yet again, this time by his mentor. Lovie Smith had been the Rams' defensive coordinator when Archuleta was picked in the first round of the 2001 draft and became an instant starter. Smith traded for his protege last year. If he doesn't think that Archuleta can still play, who will? My guess is no one.

I knew the 2006 Redskins were in big trouble the night Archuleta was destroyed by Tom Brady during a preseason thrashing at New England. I wasn't the only one. And Archuleta didn't win any friends in the locker room as the likely snitch to ESPN about backstabbing at Redskin Park that fall. But don't feel sorry for Archuleta; he has millions to keep him happy.

Speaking of safeties, who would've guessed that Reed Doughty would be the only one who came to camp with Washington in 2006 who would still be on the roster 21 months later?

-- David Elfin

A day after receiver Antwaan Randle El had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, quarterback Jason Campbell suffered a mild pulled left hamstring this morning. And running back Clinton Portis didn't practice with a strained hip flexor. That's three of Washington's starting skill position players out of action. Good thing they're not due on the field again until June 2.

-- David Elfin

Washington Redskins receiver Antwaan Randle El underwent arthrosporic surgery on his right knee this morning and is expected to be sidelined 3 to 4 weeks.

Coach Jim Zorn announced the procedure after today's organized team activity/practice at Redskin Park. Randle El did not practice yesterday.

"I don't think any surgery is minor but this was something fairly minor," Zorn said. "Sometimes, those things are in there and create irritation and swelling. They gave him an MRI which showed a little piece of cartilage floating in there so they go in, suck it out and get on with it.

"He'll be here for the next set of OTAs. It should be a 3- or 4-week deal. That's the preliminary thought."

A couple of other loose ends from today:

* Defensive tackle Kedric Golston (ankle) missed the OTA and safety Reed Doughty left early to visit his son at the hospital.

* Today's practice focused on red zone. "The defense did a nice job and a few things went our way on offense," Zorn said. "But it was a battle both ways so that was good."

* Linebacker London Fletcher said he has not had the radio transmitter installed into his helmet yet. "I guess it evens the playing field a little bit ... but it will take some getting used to," he said.

* Zorn said he has a training camp schedule in mind and it's similar to what Mike Holmgren ran in Seattle. On one day, two full-squad practices (morning in full pads, afternoon in shorts/shells). On the next day, full-squad practice in the morning, special teams-only practice in the afternoon.

-- Ryan O'Halloran

Ryan O'Halloran just stopped by Redskin Park and phoned this in:

Receiver Antwaan Randle El had arthroscopic knee surgery to remove what coach Jim Zorn called a "loose body" of cartilage. The team expects him to be sidelined three to four weeks.

Zorn said he's not concerned about Randle El's availability for training camp which starts in mid-July.

Ryan will be back later with more on this and other news out at the park.

The Redskins signed quarterback Derek Devine and safety Patrick Ghee and cut defensive end Alonzo Dotson, quarterback Bret Meyer and safeties Kevin Mitchell and Justin Scott, all of whom signed as rookie free agents last week.

Devine and Ghee were both in training camp with Seattle last year. So, Devine has more experience working with new coach Jim Zorn than does holdover backup Sam Hollenbach or rookie Colt Brennan, the other candidates for the No. 3 quarterback job behind Jason Campbell and Todd Collins.

Devine threw just six passes at Marshall after transferring Mt. San Antonio College, but it's still an interesting signing.

- David Elfin

The Redskins' rookie pool is $4.544 million, leaving them with about $3 million to spend on veteran free agents and for a reserve fund to replace players who are injured during the season. Executive vice president Vinny Cerrato said he doesn't expect the team to begin negotiations with the agents for any of its 10 draft picks until next month.

- David Elfin

His 20-month-old son, Micah, is still in the hospital but is doing better, so safety Reed Doughty is back on the field today after missing the final day of minicamp on Sunday.

Second-round draft pick Fred Davis didn't report for the last day of minicamp. The Redskins eventually located the tight end from USC and said he's safe but didn't release any other information at this point.

"He didn't show up to meeting this morning so we started looking for him," coach Jim Zorn said. "There was one of two scenarios. Either there was som real trouble and we needed to find him or he screwed up. I haven't even got to talk to him yet. I know he has been found. I believe it is more in the 'I screwed up' category. I just want to talk to him and make sure he and I are both on the same page. I don't know if he was sick. I don't know if he was out. I don't know what the deal was. It has to be mortifying to him to know he missed practice.

"[I'm] very disappointed, but part of this is life. This will be the first time I get to deal with this situation, too. It was going to come at some point ... it might as well come now. Every practice counts. He just had a setback. Hopefully everybody will learn from the lesson that he having to learm right now about what it's going to take to get to a place on time, to be responsible for whatever it is."

UPDATE: A Redskins spokesman just called to say that the official word on Davis' absence from practice was that the rookie tight end overslept. How that's possible in a dorm room with a roommate, who's on the same schedule, and with team officials rounding up the rookies onto the buses, remains a question.

There's no confirmation about where Davis slept Saturday night/Sunday morning, but he has since met with coach Jim Zorn. The Redskins also confirmed that Davis wasn't involved in any criminal activity.

Like the rest of the rookies, Davis isn't due back at Redskin Park until June 2. He can't be fined since he's not under contract and since he's a second-round draft choice, he won't be cut. Just greatly embarrassed.

Starting strong safety Reed Doughty just left here in street clothes. Coach Jim Zorn will address the matter after this morning's practice. Let's hope that Doughty's 20-month-old son Micah, who received a kidney transplant in March, hasn't received yet another medical setback.