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Redskins' QB undergoing MRI

ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Quarterback Shane Matthews, injured when the Washington Redskins got pasted by Philadelphia Monday night, was scheduled to undergo an MRI Tuesday afternoon to determine the extent of the damage done to his left shoulder.

Matthews suffered a bruised left shoulder late in the second quarter when hit by safety Brian Dawkins after a blitz and did not return, although he claimed he could have played.

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"It's pretty sore," Matthews told reporters as he walked out of Redskins Park Tuesday morning. "I'm going to go get an MRI and see what's the matter. They [the doctors] really don't know what it is. That's why we're going to get the MRI. Hopefully, it's just a bruise. It doesn't feel like a bruise, but hopefully that's all it is."

Matthews threw for just 62 yards on 10-of-22 passing, with one interception through two quarters. Coach Steve Spurrier said after the humiliating defeat that Matthews would start at San Francisco Sunday if he is healthy.

The Philadelphia game was a far cry from the season opener, when Matthews passed for 27 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-23 win over Arizona.

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