Four and a half months after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin was throwing to Pierre Garcon and Fred Davis while working alongside other players who are rehabilitating injuries during the team's OTA practices. (Garcon is recovering from chest surgery, Davis is coming off a torn Achilles.) According to multiple reports out of Redskins Park, Griffin, who had surgery to repair tears of his anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in January, was not moving at full-speed, but was able to plant his right leg and made "crisp" throws to his targets. ?The knee feels great," Griffin said. "I?m able to do all the stuff out there without any hesitation, so that?s the best part about it. I?m excited about that. It?s all about having that confidence, and if you put the work in you?ll have that confidence when you get back out there on the field. It?s about playing like you were never injured." Whether or not Griffin will be available for the start of training camp has yet to be determined. Though Griffin is ahead of schedule in his rehab, the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year acknowledged that he needs to work on "explosive sprinting" and "cutting" before he will be ready to play. Griffin hopes to be ready for training camp, but has the proper perspective in that he knows he's entering Year 2 of what it is expected to be a very long and productive NFL career. "Yes, I'm all-in for Week 1 but I'm also all-in the rest of my career," Griffin added. Griffin also said that he has been taking "mental reps" and doesn't feel as though he needs offseason or preseason snaps to play against the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2013 regular season-opener. Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan would not be as comfortable with that scenario.

COMMENTARY | The Philadelphia Eagles had a mild medical scare earlier this week when running back LeSean McCoy left practice with a reported knee injury. Fortunately the time for minor injuries for key players is right now, with training camp and regular season still months away from starting up. McCoy's injury was apparently nothing to be overly concerned about though, with the running back moving around out of practice without a noticeable limp and telling reporters the issue was with his knee.

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Eagles free-agent pickup James Casey will be out the next few weeks after having minor surgery on his right knee.

The Carolina Panthers added another linebacker to their roster Wednesday by claiming Ryan Rau off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. Rau was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Portland State University by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012. He was released by the Eagles at the end of training camp but re-signed to the?

Brandon Graham is well aware that he's running out of chances with the Eagles but promised he will succeed as an outside linebacker this season.