The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday morning the signing of free-agent quarterback Rex Grossman to a deal. Details of the contract were not immediately available.Grossman spent last season in Houston, where he played in an offense run by Kyle Shanahan, who left his post as Texans offensive coordinator to take the same position in Washington.
Grossman threw just nine passes in 2009, completing three of them. He did help the Bears to the Super Bowl in the 2006 season, starting every game -- he posted a QB rating of 73.9 that regular season. But an injury the next year limited him to seven starts, and he then made just one start in 2008 before leaving Chicago for Houston.
Now 29, Grossman will be entering his eighth season in the NFL.
The Redskins released Todd Collins, who had been Washington's backup for the past four seasons, in early March. Washington still employs Colt Brennan, a sixth-round pick in 2008 and a fan favorite, but he spent all of the 2009 season on injured reserve.




