Redskins Sign 3 More Picks

The Washington Redskins have completed negotiations with all draft picks save for first-round selection LaRon Landry after signing linebacker H.B. Blades yesterday and agreeing to terms with linebacker Dallas Sartz and quarterback Jordan Palmer.

Sartz was taken in the fifth round, while Blades and Palmer were drafted in the sixth round. Seventh-round pick Tyler Ecker, a tight end, signed several weeks ago. The Redskins also announced that they have released former Maryland quarterback Sam Hollenbach, a rookie free agent who was signed after the draft.

The Redskins had only one first-day draft pick -- Landry, a safety from LSU -- and he will receive the bulk of the team's rookie cap money. Players selected in the fifth round and later receive nominal signing bonuses and NFL base salaries are not guaranteed. Negotiations with Landry had not begun as of the weekend but will intensify by next week with players scheduled to report for training camp July 27.

Sartz, who was a part of two national championship teams at USC, and Blades, who was a Big East star at Pittsburgh despite his lack of size, are expected to work their way up from special teams, while Palmer, whose older brother Carson is a Pro Bowl passer for Cincinnati, will be in a fight for a roster spot as well.

Palmer is very raw and, even with Hollenbach gone, veteran quarterbacks Mark Brunell and Todd Collins and journeyman Casey Bramlet remain on the roster along with starter Jason Campbell.

-- Jason La Canfora