Jammal Brown signs tender offer with Saints, then shipped to Redskins

OT Brown signs tender offer, shipped to Redskins

METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to trade offensive tackle Jammal Brown to the Washington Redskins for an undisclosed pick in the 2011 draft.

Brown, a restricted free agent, signed a tender offer before the trade.

The 29-year-old was a first-round selection in the 2005 draft from Oklahoma. The 6-foot-6, 313-pounder was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2006 and 2008 seasons.

After starting 58 games for the Saints in five seasons, he missed all of the 2009 season with a hip injury and a sports hernia.

Jermon Bushrod started for the Saints last season while Brown was out with his injury. Bushrod, nicknamed “Big Neck,” started 15 games during the regular season, when the Saints allowed only 20 sacks, fourth-fewest in the NFL.

The 6-foot-4, 325-pound Bushrod was a fourth-round choice in the 2007 draft, from Towson, and did not play a regular-season snap on the offensive line during his first two seasons.

Brown could provide a boost to the Redskins’ offensive line, which struggled last season as the team finished 4-12. New coach Mike Shanahan is looking for depth after the retirement of six-time Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels last season. Washington also took Trent Williams of Oklahoma with the No. 4 overall pick in April’s draft.