LaVar Arrington was more severely injured in his June 19 motorcycle accident than his agent and attorney let on. Agent Carl Poston and attorney Rosalyn Pugh had said the former Washington Redskins star suffered a fractured right forearm and lacerations to his legs and other arm. But Arrington also sustained a broken wrist. The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker also reportedly is suffering from an infection that developed in the lacerations as well as a torn tendon and a carpal tunnel-like condition in his right wrist. So Arrington remained at Prince George's Hospital Center yesterday, nine days after the accident took place on the ramp from Route 50 to the Beltway. In contrast, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was hospitalized for just two days after suffering multiple facial fractures and a broken nose in a motorcycle accident last June. And Arrington, unlike Roethlisberger, was wearing a helmet.

Is Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder really talking to Bill Cowher over succeeding coach Joe Gibbs? The Redskins say no, but past performance says that it is a possibility.

Casey Bramlet threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, leading the Hamburg Sea Devils past the Frankfurt Galaxy 37-28 in the highest-scoring World Bowl. Bramlet, allocated by the Washington Redskins, was honored as the MVP in sending Hamburg to its first NFL Europa championship. "This is an awesome feeling," Sea Devils coach Vince Martino said. "It felt like a heavyweight title fight at times. We had to keep on fighting and the Galaxy kept coming back at us." Bramlet set a record with scoring strikes to wide receivers Justin Jenkins, Marcus Maxwell (twice) and Josh Davis. Maxwell, of the San Francisco 49ers, caught five passes for 127 yards.

The Washington Redskins have exchanged contract proposals with free agent wide receiver Keenan McCardell, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, with the player rejecting their initial veteran minimum proposal. McCardell, 37, was released by San Diego and also has a veteran minimum offer from Houston, where he lives. Should the Redskins fail to add a signing bonus or additional salary to their offer, McCardell, who mulled retirement earlier this year, likely would take the Texans' offer. With training camp five weeks away, there is no pressure on either side to strike a quick deal, although sources said the Redskins do have considerable interest in taking a chance on him despite investing a large chunk of their salary cap at the wide receiver position in recent years.

The Redskins denied reports that they are interested in former Steelers coach Bill Cowher. The team issued a statement, in response to a report on Profootballtalk.com, and said there was no basis to the talk on the football rumor web site. "No one at the Washington Redskins has had any meetings or discussions with Bill Cowher or anyone else regarding any coaching position with the Redskins," the statement said.

A paintball shot in the groin left rookie LaRon Landry unable to practice when the Washington Redskins opened their minicamp. The No. 6 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft was injured during a team-building outing June 13, when coach Joe Gibbs allowed the players to leave early at the end of the voluntary spring workouts. Some players went bowling or had lunch together, while many of the defensive players went to play paintball. "I didn't know paintball was that dangerous," linebacker Marcus Washington said. "I hope it wasn't friendly fire." Landry was on the sidelines when practice began, but within minutes he left and began laboring slowly up the hill toward the team's main building, appearing to favor his left leg. Gibbs said Landry should be fine after a couple of days' rest. "It's kind of bizarre," Gibbs said. "Almost anything can happen in life, so every now and then something like that does happen."

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis said Tuesday that his controversial remarks about dogfighting were insensitive and that he now realizes he "shouldn't have made the comments." The remarks overshadowed news that the running back's tendinitis is progressing well, according to Bubba Tyer, the team's director of sports medicine. Portis will miss the team's minicamp (June 15-17) but the Redskins "fully expect" Portis will be ready for training camp in late July.

The Redskins have made re-signing tight end Chris Cooley an offseason priority, but formal negotiations have not begun, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Cooley was a third-round pick in 2004 and has one year left on his rookie contract. Washington has $5.1 million in cap space available, league sources said, and has yet to sign any of its draft picks.

The Redskins signed wide receiver Jason McAddley on Friday. McAddley has played four seasons in the NFL with Arizona, Tennessee and San Francisco, with 38 receptions for 578 yards and one touchdown in 34 games.