Happy Birthday Stephon Heyer

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Please join me and the staff of The Curly R in wishing Redskins rising third year tackle Stephon Heyer a happy birthday, Stephon turned 25 on 16 January.

The Redskins nabbed Stephon as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Maryland after the 2007 draft, after right tackle Jon Jansen was injured in the first game of the season and replacement Todd Wade wore out in ten games, Stephon stepped in and started five of the final six games, including the miraculous four game win streak to propel Joe Gibbs' Redskins into the playoffs. In 2008 Stephon with new coach Jim Zorn in place beat out veteran Jon Jansen for the starting right tackle spot but relinquished it only to see veteran left tackle Chris Samuels succumb to injury, in all Stephon started seven games in 2008, a year when Clinton Portis ran for very nearly 1500 yards. Stephon is young, a hard worker and has a place on this team, optimistically he still could develop into a starter.

Happy birthday Stephon!



Stephon Heyer stretching before game fifteen against the Eagles from here.