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Redskins add, waive offensive linemen

The Sports Xchange

May 08, 2015 at 5:11 pm.

he 6-foot-4, 310-pound Cofield started 42 straight games at left tackle for Duke. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Washington Redskins signed rookie free agent offensive lineman Takoby Cofield of Duke and waived offensive tackle Xavier Nixon on Friday.

The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Cofield started 42 straight games at left tackle for Duke during his college career and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior.

The 6-6, 330-pound Nixon was with the Indianapolis Colts for the past two seasons before signing with the Redskins in February. Nixon originally signed with Washington in 2013 out of Florida before he was cut.