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Redskins notebook Date published: 12/7/2009 By RICH CAMPBELL BY RICH CAMPBELL
LANDOVER, Md. --Shaun Suisham pulled his gray sweater over his head late yesterday afternoon and reluctantly welcomed the horde of reporters and cameras to his locker. Kickers don't relish the spotlight because they usually find themselves in it for the wrong reasons, and this was no exception.Suisham used the softest tone to recount one of the lowest moments of his professional career. His disappointment oozed out through his measured words, and tears welled in the corners of his eyes as he detailed his heartbreaking miss of a potential game-clinching 23-yard field goal late in regulation in the Washington Redskins' 33-30 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. "I sure wish there was something I could do," Suisham said. "Just apology, really, to my teammates, coaches, Mr. Snyder, fans. I feel terrible." For the second time in three games, Suisham missed a fourth-quarter field goal that would have given the Redskins a two-possession lead in the waning moments. Yesterday, Washington led the Saints 30-23 with 1 minute, 56 seconds left in regulation. The Saints had used all of their timeouts. If Suisham had made the field goal from the right hash marks, New Orleans would have had to score quickly and recover an onside kick just to keep the outcome in doubt. The kick went awry, though, from the snap. Veteran longsnapper Ethan Albright's delivery sailed a bit high. It wasn't too high for holder Hunter Smith to handle, but it threw off the meticulous rhythm of the snap-hold-kick. "It starts with me," Albright said. "I've got to do my job. It's hard to say without seeing the film, but it felt like a high one."
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