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The new and improved Redskins are without their best wide out this weekend at minicamp, Santana Moss, due to the fact according to PFT he had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee:

Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss is sitting out Redskins voluntary minicamp this weeked after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Moss revealed to the Washington Post that the knee has bothered him for the last three seasons. He is expected to be back by training camp.

Moss hasn’t missed a game in two years, but the surgery is a concern for the Redskins. Washington’s top wide receiver turns 31 next month, and the team’s depth chart behind him is ugly.

The Cowboys and Rams are in the midst of wrapping up a deal that is going to have the Cowboys sending linebacker Bobby Carpenter to the Rams for tackle Alex Barron.

The proposed swap of Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter and Rams tackle Alex Barron will be completed Monday after the players take physicals, the NFL Network reported. The deal came closer to fruition Friday when Barron signed his restricted free-agent tender.

Barron could push Doug Free at left tackle but most likely will be a backup at both tackle positions for Dallas. Carpenter is expected to compete for a starting job on the weak side for St. Louis.

With the departure of Barron, rookie Rodger Saffold is expected to open the season as the Rams' starting right tackle, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Second-year player Jason Smith, who played right tackle last season, will replace Barron on the left side.

Carpenter has played in 58 career games, with just three starts, and has amassed 3.5 career sacks, two of them coming last season. He will go down as a bust for a first-round pick of the Cowboys back in 2006, the 18th overall pick, and now will get a second shot with the Rams, a team that can use playmakers on defense.