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Payne injured his left ankle when he was stepped on in practice, and coach Jay Gruden said the first-round pick is expected to miss two to three weeks. This is the second consecutive year the Redskins have had a defensive lineman they drafted in the first round from Alabama go down with a foot injury after Allen had his rookie season cut short five games in because of a Lisfranc sprain.

”I feel like it’s going to be tough for him mentally just because he’s still `Bama-nized’ and he still thinks he has to push through everything,” Allen said Saturday. ”But at the same time I’m like, `Payne, we’ve got to get you ready for the opening game, so just take it day-by-day, work your butt off and do what you’ve got to do to get back.”’

Payne shrugged off questions after practice Friday when he got rolled up on but wasn’t on the field 24 hours later and wearing a walking boot. Gruden said Payne would be in the boot for about a week and downplayed the injury’s effect on the 13th overall pick ‘s acclimation process to the NFL.

”He’s in great shape,” Gruden said. ”He’s big, strong [url=http://www.thecoltsfootballauthentic.com/kemoko-turay-jersey-authentic]Youth Kemoko Turay Jersey[/url] , physical. He’ll probably get stronger in his two weeks working out. He’s in great shape, so it’s not a big deal. He’s already very smart, knows the defense, so he’s in great shape.”

It’s still not a great development for the Redskins, who easily could plug in Payne as their starting nose tackle when the season begins. But because he and Payne no longer play at Alabama where players are counted on to gut out injuries, Allen isn’t worried about the missed time stunting Payne’s development.

”He’s definitely going to try to rush it back, try to get out there as quickly as possible, but he’s going to be fine,” Allen said. ”Trust me. I have no doubt in my mind.”

The two-to-three-week timeframe means Payne will likely miss the preseason opener Aug. 9 at the New England Patriots and possibly the second exhibition game Aug. 16 against the New York Jets. Washington still has good depth on the defensive line with Allen [url=http://www.buccaneersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-ronald-jones-ii-jersey]Buccaneers Ronald Jones II Jersey[/url] , Ziggy Hood, Anthony Lanier, Matt Ioannidis and Phil Taylor, and the injuries to Payne and Stacy McGee (core muscle surgery) open the door for fifth-round pick Tim Settle to show what he can do and earn a spot in the rotation.

”That means there’s more reps,” Settle said. ”I just want to show them that I can ball and I can hang in there with everybody else.”

NOTES: CB Orlando Scandrick was held out of practice because of back spasms. … WR Josh Doctson said there was nothing to an Achilles tendon MRI he had before camp, calling it a ”tuneup.” The 2016 first-round pick has been bothered by Achilles tendon soreness off and on through his first two seasons.

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Tessa Worley had perfect timing to win her first World Cup race of the season Saturday in the final giant slalom before the Pyeongchang Olympics.

The world champion from France survived a tricky passage through the steep and twisting first three gates of her second run to hold off Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 0.07 seconds.

”This victory was built on the first run,” Worley said. ”In the second one there were some errors, but really happy to be able to attack until the end.”

Unheralded 19-year-old Meta Hrovat placed third, 1.45 behind Worley. Hrovat gave the Slovenia team a first-time podium finisher for the second straight day.

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On both runs, Shiffrin skied the top section cautiously, sliding into curves where it was risky to let the skis run fast.

Shiffrin stood fifth after the first run but, having completed the race out of the podium places, skied directly out of the finish area.

Still, she extended her big lead in the overall standings in defense of her title. Shiffrin earned 36 World Cup points and now leads by 799 from Rebensburg, who rose to take second place from Wendy Holdener of Switzerland [url=http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/kenny-young-jersey-cheap]Kenny Young Jersey Ravens[/url] , who placed 15th Saturday.

Holdener, who won the Alpine combined event Friday when Shiffrin rested, will resume their main rivalry in slalom on Sunday.

Worley’s 12th career World Cup win – all in giant slalom – followed three runner-up finishes this season. Her previous victory was taking her second Worlds gold medal, at St. Moritz last February, when Shiffrin got silver.

Lenzerheide staged the last GS before the Olympic medal race on Feb. 12 – the first women’s event on the Alpine program in South Korea.

Though Worley will likely start favorite, Rebensburg is aiming for a GS medal at a third straight Olympics. The 28-year-old German got gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and bronze four years later at the Sochi Games.

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