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          Redskins list 17 on injury report

          • John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2014, 07:35 PM ET
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          ASHBURN, Va. -- This is not what the Washington Redskins needed to see one day after losing a game and another starter: 17 players on the injury report. Many of them will be available when the Redskins host the New York Giants on Thursday, but it’s also an indication of how banged up they are after three weeks.

          The Redskins placed corner DeAngelo Hall and safety Duke Ihenacho on injured reserve because of their injuries -- a ruptured Achilles’ tendon and a fractured heel, respectively.

          The Redskins only had a walk-through Monday, but had they held a full practice, 13 players would have either been out or limited. Quarterback Robert Griffin III is included on the injury report, and will be for the foreseeable future. Tight end Jordan Reed, still nursing a hamstring, did not practice.

          Meanwhile, the players who would have been limited: nose tackle Chris Baker (ankle/hip), end Kedric Golston (groin), end Jason Hatcher (hamstring), receiver DeSean Jackson (shoulder), linebacker Akeem Jordan (knee), end Frank Kearse (ankle), guard Shawn Lauvao (knee), center Kory Lichtensteiger (groin/rib/hip), linebacker Brian Orakpo (finger), corner Tracy Porter (hamstring) and safety Trenton Robinson (abdomen).

          Conversely, the Giants listed only seven players on their injury report.

          “This is a week I’d rather not have a Thursday night game,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said.

          Lauvao underwent an MRI on his right knee, but Gruden said the results showed no damage. Orakpo will see a specialist about his left middle finger, which he hurt during Sunday’s game.

          Gruden said there's still a chance some of the players who have been sidelined a couple weeks could play Thursday, including Porter, Reed and Jordan.

          Hatcher said he's day to day with his hamstring injury. Jackson, who played with a sprained left shoulder, said, “I wish I could have a couple more days, but that didn’t present itself so I have to get in there and do everything my training staff asks me to, to get back for Thursday.”

          It’s not an ideal situation for either teams, especially one as banged up as Washington.

          “Nobody in the league likes Thursday night games,” Orakpo said. “I don’t know why they have them. It sucks for players, but it’s part of the game. We’ll be fine. It’s tough, but Thursday night games have been going on for a while. We don’t like them, coaches don’t like them. It’s a short week. You want to prepare and scheme as much as you can, but you can only do so much in limited time.”