Redskins Add Veteran Safety With Loss of Kareem Moore

The Redskins have taken the first step towards the Kareem Moore healing process by signing veteran safety Tyrone Carter.

Moore was injured during the Redskins 23-3 defeat against the Baltimore Ravens last Saturday night. During a tricky fake punt executed by the Ravens, Moore injured his knee while trying to make a tackle.

After receiving arthroscopic knee surgery described as a “simple scope” on Monday morning, the team has announced that they will be without Moore for four-to-six weeks.

While current safeties Reed Doughty or Chris Horton will fill the first-team void at the temporarily vacant position, Carter brings experience, depth, and the ability to contribute on special teams.

Kareem Moore and Chris Horton each started at the strong safety spot last season and "The Predator" looks to bounce back after suffering his own injury in 2009.

“I know I can play both,” Horton said, speaking of the free and strong safety positions. “They’re definitely interchangeable. Like I say, like I’ve been saying all along, sometimes you can be the strong, sometimes you can be the free.”

Reed Doughty showed some obvious signs of struggle in the team’s last game, appearing to fall way behind on coverage assignments, but remains positive.

“It’s happened two or three times now in my career. I’ve started based on people being injured, hurt for a week or whatever,” Doughty said. “Everyday is an opportunity to prove what you can do on the field.”

Tyrone Carter is a 34-year-old eleven-year veteran who has played the last six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Carter has played in all 16 games in each of the last five seasons. He has also spent three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and one season with the New York Jets. In 151 career games, Carter has a total of 53 starts, nine interceptions, and five sacks.

While this may be no where near a blockbuster signing, Carter is a reliable player to help fill some gaps in the suddenly struggling secondary.

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Special thanks to Jason Reid of The Washington Post, awesome reporting as usual.