[Washington Redskins News]

WASHINGTON REDSKINS: Signed LB H.B. Blades. Agreed to terms with LB Dallas Sartz and QB Jordan Palmer. Released QB Sam Hollenbach.

Small words, big impact.

Good news for Blades, Sartz and Palmer. Bad news for Hollenbach, the former Pennridge and University of Maryland signal caller. Life-altering news boiled into quick and tiny sentences, but with often-times stunning affects.

Hollenbach returned a phone call Tuesday night, only a day after Redskins general manager Vinny Cerrato told him he was being dispatched to the unemployment line. Hollenbach sounded like someone who had just been kicked in the midsection, and why wouldn't he?

He was led to believe he would be in the Redskins training camp when it opens July 27. He was signed as a free agent shortly after the NFL draft ended in late April. He spent the next few months immersing himself in Washington's playbook, competing in several minicamps.

“It was really shocking,” he said. “I was not expecting it at all. I thought I'd have a shot in camp. I went from having a lot of focus, knowing what I had to do, to not knowing what I'm going to do. ... I guess that's the nature of the NFL.”

Release by Redskins bad blow for Pennridge's Hollenbach (phillyBurbs.com) | Ed Kracz