The possibility of bringing in Colin Kaepernick for a tryout was “discussed”

Washington Redskins http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/kaleb-mcgary-jersey , according to coach Jay Gruden, who said Tuesday the team made a “strictly football” decision to look elsewhere.“Isn’t it obvious what the real reason is?” Kaepernick’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, wrote in an email to The Associated Press.Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance, hasn’t played since the 2016 season, when he began kneeling during the national anthem as a way to protest police brutality and social and racial injustice. He filed a grievance against the NFL last year, saying team owners colluded to keep him off rosters.Gruden told reporters during a conference call that there would have been “a greater possibility” of considering Kaepernick for a roster spot if the Redskins were in need of a QB in Week 1 rather than at this stage of the season.“Not a lot of time to really get a brand new quarterback and new system installed and taught in a couple of days of practice,” Gruden said. “So he’s been talked about and discussed, but we’ll probably go a different direction.”Added Gruden: “You want to have somebody with a similar skillset to the quarterback you have. Not that Colin can’t do some of the things that I’m talking about, but somebody with a little bit of familiarity.”Washington quarterback Colt McCoy had surgery Tuesday after fracturing his right fibula in a 28-13 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. McCoy had replaced Alex Smith as the starting quarterback after Smith broke his right leg in a game last month and was ruled out for the season.Gruden said McCoy would not go on injured reserve immediately because there is a slight chance he might be able to return to action by Week 17.Now the Redskins will turn to Mark Sanchez, who starts at QB next Sunday for the Redskins (6-6) against the visiting New York Giants (4-8).Against the Eagles, the 32-year-old Sanchez compiled a passer rating of 53.7 Kendall Sheffield Jersey , going 13 for 21 for only 100 yards with one interception and one fumble that he managed to recover.“For me to go in and play was in an emergency situation and those things happen. Now it goes from contingency plan to game plan,” Sanchez said. “Listen, I’ve seen just about everything in this league except for, I don’t know, a Super Bowl game.”He hasn’t started a regular-season NFL game since going 0-2 in the 2015 season.Sanchez’s career passer rating is 73.7, and he has more interceptions (87) than TD passes (86) since entering the league as a first-round draft pick of the New York Jets.Gruden said the Redskins would be bringing in a couple of unemployed quarterbacks for workouts later Tuesday and then would decide among them and those street free agents that tried out last month when Sanchez was signed. That group included Kellen Clemens, T.J. Yates, EJ Manuel and Josh Johnson.Notes: Already missing two starting guards, the Redskins lost two more against Philadelphia. Jonathan Cooper tore a biceps tendon and needs season-ending surgery; Tony Bergstrom will miss at least two games with a high ankle sprain. … LB Ryan Anderson will likely miss at least a week with a strained hamstring. BENGALS (2-3) at STEELERS (4-2) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS OPENING LINE – Steelers by 6 RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cincinnati 3-2, Pittsburgh 3-3 SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 60-35 LAST MEETING – Steelers beat Bengals 24-20, Dec. 18 http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/john-cominsky-jersey , 2016 LAST WEEK – Bengals bye, beat Bills 20-16, Oct. 8; Steelers beat Chiefs 19-13 AP PRO32 RANKING – Bengals No.25, Steelers No. 4 BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (28), PASS (18) BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (14), PASS (2) STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (16), PASS (11) STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (23), PASS (1) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Steelers have won seven of last eight meetings between AFC North rivals Qadree Ollison Jersey , including last three. … Pittsburgh 9-0 in last nine October games against Cincinnati. … Bengals have won two straight following 0-3 start. … Game features top two pass defenses in NFL. … Cincinnati averaging 25 points per game after making Bill Lazor offensive coordinator before Week 3. … Bengals are 5-8-1 following bye under head coach Marvin Lewis. … Cincinnati WR A.J. Green averaging 118.8 yards receiving in last five meetings with Steelers. … Bengals one of three teams to not lose fumble this season. … Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton has thrown 10 TDs without interception in last five division road games. … Dalton has 2,024 career completions. His next completion will move him past Carson Palmer into second place on team’s career list. … In last three under Lazor, Dalton has seven TDs and two tipped INTs for passer rating of 116.2. … Dalton is 3-9 career vs Steelers with 13 TDs, 11 INTs and 76.5 passer rating. … Bengals have at least one sack in 34 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. …Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger 21-7 all-time vs. Bengals. … Steelers WR/PR Antonio Brown has returned three punts for TDs vs. Cincinnati. … Pittsburgh CB William Gay has played in 166 straight games, longest active streak among defensive backs. … Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell has 2,283 scrimmage yards in October games since 2013, most in league over that span. … Brown leads NFL in targets (74), receptions (48) and yards receiving (700). … Brown has caught at least one pass in 114 straight games. … Bell’s 191 scrimmage yards against Kansas City marked 13th time he broke 150 yards in game, most in franchise history. … Steelers averaging 32:12 time of possession, third in league. … Fantasy Tip: Roethlisberger has thrown at least three touchdown passes in last four home games vs. AFC North opponents. —