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Friday, July 17, 2009

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Defensive end Jeremy Jarmon is the first player the Redskins have selected in the supplemental draft.

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By Ryan O'Halloran

Hours before Thursday's NFL supplemental draft, Jeremy Jarmon made a final plea to Washington Redskins vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato via text message.

"I want to be a Redskin. Make it happen," the Kentucky defensive end wrote.

Cerrato and the Redskins acquiesced, selecting Jarmon in exchange for their third-round pick in next year's regular draft.

Of the eight players available, the 6-foot-3, 278-pound Jarmon was the only player selected in the supplemental draft.

"If he would have gone through the combine [next year], he probably goes in the second round," Cerrato said. "We get a chance to get a quality player at a quality price. I don't think we could have got him in the third round next April."

The supplemental draft began in 1977 to accommodate players who did not enter the regular draft the previous spring because they still had college eligibility. Jarmon was only the 38th player to be selected in the supplemental draft and the first selected by the Redskins.

Jarmon entered the draft after he lost an appeal with the NCAA for a failed drug test resulting from an over-the-counter dietary supplement. He worked out for 18 NFL teams on July 8, met with Redskins officials that night and, two days later, flew to Aspen, Colo., to meet owner Dan Snyder and coach Jim Zorn.

The Redskins were one of six teams to put a claim on Jarmon, according to a league source - the other five teams, including Detroit, wanted to select Jarmon in the fourth round.

Jarmon, 21, joins a crowded group at defensive end. He'll play on the left side with veterans Phillip Daniels and Renaldo Wynn. Cerrato said the role of first-round draft pick Brian Orakpo won't change because of Jarmon's addition - Orakpo will be a linebacker/situational pass rusher.

Jarmon's arrival means Alex Buzbee and Rob Jackson face longer odds of making the team.

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